The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-08-25
UP TO THE
COMMISSIONERS
School Board Unable to Elect
Superintendent
LAST EFFORT Is MADE
Members Agree to Report a
Disagreement.
Some Changes Made in the Curri.
culum and High School Text
Books are Changed.

The matter of the election of a
superintendent OF ,he Marion schools
was taken up at regular meeting
OF the board of education, Monday
evening, but In the absence of Mr..
Spaulding, no vote could be taken
As this was the last regular meetin
before the opening of schools 1t was
deemed wise by those present TO have
the matter transferred to the county
commissioners without delay. TIL.
viii be done within the ncar future
by President f. Il. Cutlery. of the
board. After Inc discussion of the
matter, Member Christian stated thai
tie president with the consent of the
board should notify the commission
ers.
II intend to notify them soon
whether | have the consent of this
board or not" said the president,
but | would very much rather lave
the consent of the others on the
board before such action Is taken. =
'Well. you have t:e consent of the
Others on the board" answered Mr.
Christian. FElch Of these membe IS
have been saying that they can see
no reason why you should net noti-
fy them.
81 think the board has made a
very grave n1fstlke,' returned the
president, Sin letting this matter go
50 far II we intended % disagree.
The commissioners now have very
little time to look up the credentia S
of any one person.
Mr. CUTLERY will therefore notify
the commissioners of tie matter if
no settlement can be agreed uron by
the board before the adjourned ses-
sion of next Thursday evening. As
Mr.. Spaulding ls not expected TO ar
rive home from his vacation in time,
the matter may be transferred this
week depending of course upon the
attitude of the board in general, the
whole being as yet a voluntary mat
ter on the part OF the board mem-
bers, no vote having been taken leg
ally transferring the matter.
Members of the boarG present at
the meeting last evening seemed
heartily in favor OF having the mat
ter given over to the commissioners
but at the same time there with the
president in the opinion that owing
10 the lateness of the period II was
Tar from fair to place the difficult
matter In the commissioners hands.
If the public schools are to be o.
ened at the regularly prescribed time
the commissioners will have but n
fortnight to consider applicants and
DO tie necessary work. In case of a
new superintendent being e'ectcd, it
Is believed, that the disadvantages
VIII be with him IN view of tho fact
that he should spend some time in
acquainting himself with the work.
However, according TO the board
members, the matter must DE trans
ferred and President CUTLERY will
make every effort to have the mat
ter in the hands of the commissioners
soon.
Perhaps the most important move
by the board in Ito session last even
ing was in regars to the text books
used in the classical course In the
High school. TIE Latin texts and
grammars Of Professor Charles e.
Bennett. of Cornell university, which
have been brought into and used al
most exclusively In the High school
were given decided jolt and tie
entire list voted out of the school
In place of this text is to be used that
OF Scott Foresman and. company.
The new High school texts are
First year ALLEN and Greenough's
Latin grammar, ''Fabulae Faciles'
a first year Latin reader by f. Ritch
ie and A. Riyingtons. Second year
Caesar, four book series with priv
ilege Of seven book series and prose
composition by Jones. published by
Scott-FOresman and company, Third
fear-Vergil Scott. Foresman and
Chemistry, Henderson aud
Mcpherson and also the manual with
text and the l., +. Knott national
note book. In addition is a pro-
gressive course in English for second |
airy schools two books by Stebblns
and Sibley, The medieval and mod
ern histories Of Myers are also TO be
used in tie history classes OF the
school.
A new course was also prescribed
for the High school, and there are
now three courses. which may be !,
pursued by pupils. while last year
there were but two. Tie courses are
the classical, scientific and the COM !,
mercial. Some time ago the English /
course in the school was abolished
because OF the fact that pupils not
caring to rlgldly pursue either, sought