The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1906-09-08
School Board Settles English
Teacher Middle.
Committee Of Citizens VIII Consider
the Position and Choose an
Instructor.
MISS CARRIE HAM IN MUSIC

called meeting OF the school board
last night. The arbitration board VIII
be composed of ten citizens, i've be-
ing selected BY each faction in the
deadlock. These ten men are to Sc
lect an eleventh man II they can
reach no agreement. The board Sc
lected Is:
James NJ. Lang. c. NJ. Leske, Or.
]. n. Coleman. Capt. Z. Farley.
Arch Sutherland. Il. G. Boone. Or.
j. G. brooks, Joe Potter. j. ]. Do
rian. J. G. Miller.
The arbitrators were selected by
Mr. Watson for the members desir-
ing a new teacher In English and Mr..
Becke abach selected for the other
six members. Both consulted with
their supporters before making the
selection. The first Ave were selected
by Mr.. Walston. the others by Mr..
Beckenbach.
Five propositions were made by
Mr.. Walston for arbitration, the
board deciding upon the fifth They
were:
/. A committee OF all former
school trustees in the last FIVE years
2. A committee OF the school
board in Office when the city became
second claus.
=. A committen OF former schooi
bonrd trustees Ave selected by one
side and five by the other.
4. A committee of all living ex-
chalrmen OF the school board.
8. A committee of ten reputable
citizens, II an eleventh mfn is nee
essary. TO be selected by the COM
mlttee.
After having unlocked on the Eng
hih position. the board dead-locke1
again over the position OF music
teacher. but Mis- Carrie Ham was
elected to that position over Miss
Emma Acker on the second ballot.
vote to 4.
The motion for arbitration was
made the first thing In the meeting
b. Mr. Walston. who said his side
hid fallen in with the idea Of arbi-
tratlon held by the other side. But
II was at 1925 O'Clock before his
motion which had lost by the usual
tie vote, was reconsidered on mo-
ti1fi by Mr.. Beckenbach. and the So
luton agreed upon. Mr.. Bcckenbach
defeated the motion for arbitration
early in the evening In order that
other propositions might come be-
fore the board. and not because ne
had abandoned that idea.
The next most important PROPOSE
ton for solution was offered by
DR. Troutman al the request or Mr..
Berkenbach. II was that the chair
mau Of the committee on examina-
tons and course OF study. Or. Trout
man. should recommend Miss Nor
gan for princtpalship. II supt. Meb
would recommend her for that post
ton. A substitute motion was made
TO allow the chairman of that COM
mittee to speak The substitute mo-
ton was lost.
Some of the members wanted 10
settle the arbitration motion imme-
dlatelv. and in the contest over this
question, both Mr.. Beckenbach and
Or. TIoutman reversed their express
ed determinations and voted with
their sides. causing the motion to be
lost by tie vote. Both members ex-
planned to the satisfaction or the
board why they changed their at
ttudes.
On vote to sustain the original
motion OF resorting to arbitration
the motion was lost by vote OF six
and six.
Then Or. Troutman introduced
motion to elect Miss Morgan 10 a
prncipalship, II she should be rec
ommended by Supt. Lleb for that po-
s.. !. After discussion on the motion
II was carried by vote of 5 to .,
Trustees Pitcher and Troutman vot-
ing with the Affirmative. There was
much warm discussion on the motion
before II was carried. occupying most
OF the boards time Or Williamson
thought that Supt Ldeb, having
made his recommendation once, anu
Ns Morgan not being In those rec
concentrations. could not back down
on his stand and recommend her for
a principalship DR.. Troutman saii
he made his motion with the under