The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-08

expression from the countenances of
a number of the members of the
board. The petition" was pigeon
hoIed following a statement made8 by
board had no knowledge that a va
cancy existed and that Mr.. Gleed
would in all proba bilities come in late
and throw some light on existing con-
ditions.
However, the evening wore along
and Mr.. Gleed did not make his ap-
pearance and just before adjourn
ment President Carver called up the
question on receipt of long distance
telephone message from Kansas City
from Mr.. .GIeed.v That member of the
board, or eX-member pleaded that he
had missed his train and would not
be present at the meeting.
He stated however, that his remov-
al from the Third ward is temporary
and that he has not purchased a home
in another part of the city as has been
stated. He holds that he is entitled
to hold his place as a member of the
board but not wishing to pass on the
question has submitted it to Attorney
General F. s. jackson, who has not
rendered an opinion.
Regardless Of the merits of the
proposition of women on the school
board or the question of the right
eousness of the claim of Mr.. Gleed
the school board neatly side stepped
the proposition with which they were
confronted and it now appears that
the vacancy will not be filled before
the election next spring. It is the
opinion of the majority. of the mem
bers of the school board that Mr..
Gleed has not lost his residence In the
Third ward on account of his tenn
porarys removal to another portion of
the city and for that reason is entitled
to a place on the board.
Engineer VIII Stay.
w O. Holloway anOipaay of Io,1iIIiv oc
for the Topeka schools, will receive ST.
400 per year in the future as a salary
instead of $1,000 as in the past four or
five years. This brought about a SER
les of joint debates which lasted for
half an hour or longer and had Engi-
neer Holloway heard all that was said
about him by a majority of the mem
bers of the board he would be justi-
fed in asking that his salary be dou-
bled
He had purposely absented himself
from the room during the discussion
and this in turn saved him from lis
gestions which were made by the mi
nority portion of the board which did
not favor the increase in salary. 1t
was the opinion of some of the MEM
bers of the board that Mr.. HolIoway's
loss would be disaster and that it
would be impossible to find another as
competent man for the place. Then
there were others who thought that
from the JanlIOrS employed about the
school buildings an equally competent
man could be secured. A difference of
opinion as great as it would have been
possible to hope for.
Mr.. Holloway, however, will receive
the salary and while it seems large for
such work, in justice to the engineer it
may be said that he is compelled to
keep team and buggy. Has the sup
of the machinery in 2S
school buildings including the high
school and manual training schools with
their complicated systems of heating,
lighting and ventilating. Besides this
he is the handy Andy for the school
board and has made a record in the
matter of coal consumed which has
been a great saving to the school board.
Those voting for the increase for Mr..
Holloway were Nicholson, Mitchell, An
derson, Norton, Hardy, Poole, Carver
and Jordan. Mr.. Jordan started the
fight in opposition but was won over
by the pleas of Superintendent White
more who spoke of the valuable ser
vices which have been rendered by the