The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-10-13
VERTICAL
WRITING OUT
School Board Adopts the
Semi-slant System.
II -
ALL GRADES AFFECTED
Fifth Grade and Over May
Retain the Vertical.
Some Added Expense is Necessary
to Properly Complete the Fire
Escape System.

| a change in the present system OF
penmanship now in use in the pub
| JIG schools Of the city. The SEMI
slant system viii now be taught
| in all OF the grades in the public
schools with the understanding that
pupils in grades above the fifth
shah continue the vertical system
until they have completed their
studies in school. This will eliminate
the vertical system within few
years.
Some time ego the board after
much discussion of the matter de-
cided that the vertical system of
penmanshlp should be used in the
grades up to the fifth with the
semi-slant in the higher grades.
The teachers were in favor Of the
vertical for the primary grades and
had eHked Tor IT. NJ. u. Dickerson
Of the board. stated that he haa
gotten hold of some OF the writing
OF the pupils under the change and
he Pdvocated another change at the
board meeting IN executive session
Monday EVENING. The semi-slpnt will
for the present at least, he taught
practically throughout the schools.
Every member IF th board was
present for the regular meeting lass
evening and the members collected
shortly after 1880 o'clock and the
session closed at r. late hour
MIR. Dickerson brought up the
matter OF fire escapes and II was
decided that the committee on
buildings ana grounds should look
after the purchasing of the supplies
necessary for the proper erection OF
the fire escapes on the various
school buildings At the Lincoln
school building. where landings
must be constructed to prevent the
escapes from lending on the prop
erty of the neghbors, an extra
expense of $50 will be ne,essary
At the H1Hh school building simI.
lar emergency Of this nature is
found and an expense or S35 here
was allowed. The board agreed tc
Supply these wants for the construc-
tion of the escapes.
AT the State street school bulld-
Ing another emergency was found,
which viii necessitate added exp-uae.
The balcony OF the old escape which
was formerly located on the buildine
was found to he rotte? ana white
some OF The fire escape workmpn
were at work there last week they
fell through, hut fortunotely escaped
serious injury. The entire escape
let loose and fell, there being no
prong bars by which the eecape
was IN any way imbedded in the
building. This condition OF affairs
was found by the committee to be
very dangerous and the escapes at
thet bui---lg will be arranged to
supply the deficiency OF the old
escapes. This viii not add muen
expense, II ia believed, by the men..
bers OF the committee to whom the
matter was referred.
The matter of tearing up the press
ent side walk which leads TO the
Forest Lawn school building was
brought uD by Mr.. Dickerson. He
stated that the walk was in YER /
poor condition and that the children
there were having some narrow
eScanes in going oyer It each day.
Dickerson asked TO have the walk
taken up and cinders placed in It's
stead This was granted.
p S Wilson. superintendent OF
buildings and grounds asked that n
furnace costing not more than $135
be purchased for heating the annex
at the Fore9t Lawn. building. This
was referred TO the committee.
Since the National Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold its meeting No
Vember IL and IA pt Detroit. the
Ieachers In the schools through Mr..
frank asked 10 have day OFF for
this or spend the time visiting az
various schools oyer the state. The
question was brought up whether
'he teachers could be compelled to
Visit these schools on that day or
not Clerk Hill stated thPt they could
nor hut they could refuse to pay
me teachers for the dav If the
teachers failed 10 report. The teach.
srs VIII be granted this day for
their own benefit as teachers.
MISS Clara Cosley. the drawing
ana penmenship instructor, asked
ior a number OF supplies, among
mem being scissors. chalk and pen
slis' These will be purchased by
Mr. Frank, as they are seen to be
necessary Typewriter ribbons and
number OF minor supplies were