The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-05-19
ANOTHER WARM SESSION Is
HELD BY The SCHOOL BOARD

that they have elected US to attend
to this matter and they have
enough faith In our honesty and in
tayrjty to leave the matter to us.
REV. Bailey made the statement
in his pulpit some time ago and
reiterated II here to the effect that
In ninety per cent of the schools
OF the country there have been
fights over the matter of superin-
tendents. This cannot be so, for
there are only six out of the
seven hundred accredited high
schools in which there has been
fight" MIR. Jacoby proceeded to
name the schools in which there
had been fights in the matter OF
electing superintendent.
At this point Mr.. Jacoby out
lined his objections to Mr.. Frank
which reads as follows:
"He has no systematic outline
OF the work in the grades.
"He has quietly permitted the
schools to go without supplement
tary reading or helps, and poorly
supplied with maps globes and
cther equipment.
"He has had only few teach
ers meetings and no system to
them.
'He does not recommend chang
es OF teachers when advisable.
''He permits the employment OF
inexperienced teachers in preference
to those OF experience and with
higher grade certificates, because
Of his desire to hold his position
as superintendent.
"He has not recommended teach
ers to the board as required by
law, but has permitted the COM
mittee on teachers to do the rec
ommending.
"He has used supply teachers
in our sdhDols without cerdfiI
Gates.
"The High school course has
no common branches, botany ZOO
logy, geology, or astronomy and is
deficient in physics and mathemat-
les for which he is largely re-
sponsible.
''The High School has too much
commercial--tbree and one half
years of stenography and typewrit-
lng-mcre than any other school in
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responsible.
| "He has failed to recommend a
drawing teacher this year though
he had several well qualified ap-
riicants.
'sIIe has perpetuated in our
schools the vertical system of writ
ing, when 1t is admittedly imprac-
teal. s-tt
"He is not tactful and lacks in
itiative and executive ability.
s'He either has not the capacity
/ to see or stamina to recommend
l.hose things which are necessary
n bring our schools to high
standard of efficiency, in other
words he lacks leadership.
''He does not teach.
s'Hle does not inspire our young
people TO continue the pursuit OF
knowledge in higher institutions OF
learning
While Mr.. Jacoby was present
ing his second reason that Mr.
Frank had allowed the schools to
go without supplementary reading
CIR helps and poorly supplied with
maps, globes and other equipment
Mr.. Christian, Jr., took issue and
stated that Mr.. Janoby was tell
ing an untruth. ''Mr. Frank has
recommended lots of things to
1.-The board wrich have been voted
down time and again. said Mr.
Christian hotly. The other members
Of the board coincided Immediately
with Mr.. Christian, even those op-
posed to MIR. Frank.
"a superintendent with stamina
enough in him would have made
lit SO hot for the board that II
would have had to do something
yelled Mr.. Jacoby amid the OBJ
jections of the other members.
~ wouldn't talk that way, young
man." said George B. Christian
quietly, "How long have you been
on the board?" In reply to the
answer that Mr.. Jacoby had been
lon only snce the first OF
the year Christian said, 81 supposed
YOU had been on life time"
With the turn of the discussion
IMr. CUTLERY severely called down
Mr.. Christian for interrupting.
LET us hear what Mr.. Jacoby
has TO say" said the president OF
the board, and Mr.. Christian VIII
remain quiet"
| .'IIe has got TO stop using my
name in the discussion before |
stop talking" replied MIR. Chris
tian. 'T'm not going to have him
mention my name and then be
called down for replying"
After the unpleasant tilt Mr.
Jacoby continued to make his OBJ
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