The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-07-14

ing was to last but fifteen minutes
according to the revised motion and
the last ballot WIS: Frank, 3, Snyd-
er 3. Mr.. Snyder failed of election
by the board some time ago.
1 AT this point the compromise was
offered and evoked the very heated
discussion. After a squabble over
which side was backed by public
sentiment, Mr.. Christian stated that
the legislature will settle this thing
IL no one else can and the matter
was at this point dropped.
Clerk Hill changed the subject of
discussion very radically in at
tempting to rid himself of the charge
by various members some time ago
of k1o1ifying the Nirious teachers
agencies of vacancy here. Mr.
Hills main argument was that the
dates on the applications which we're
handed to the board Were previous to
the date on which he had written
to the Brewer agency at Chicago.
Early in the evening communica-
'tion from Miss Mary Elizabeth Dairy,
asking for an increase in salary and
promotion to first grade work, start
ed the board on a discussion of
teachers President CUTLERY stated
that many of the principals especial
ly had asked for an increase in
wages. President CUTLERY thought
that an increase ought in many in
stances to be given, but with this
discussion the matter was dropped
and no move made for any increase.
The report of Prof. Frank was
handed to the board and was read by
Clerk Hill. The report is very COM
plete and shows much careful OBJ
servation of the work in the
schools.
The report notes the duties of the
superintendent states the number OF
visits made TO the various grades
THE classification of the pupils is
noted and the prospective estimate
of the number in the various grades
l Is given. The figures show that
14S have been promoted from the
grades to the High School for the
next year. Mr.. Frank states that
he has held between forty ana fifty
teachers meetings during the year
| The health of pupils and teacher!
has been good. Mr.. Frank has made
\ an earnest effort to keep the board
lposted on the needs of the schools
: He has enforced the compulsory at
4, tendance law. In the report, tn,
: work in music is given credit ant
9 the children recognized as having
: much musical talent.
The reprW was accepted. Mem
ber Jacoby in connection with th
report wanted to know IL there wa
not some means of classifying tn
teachers as to their merits and thu
pay them salaries accordingly. III
: thought It strange that the assist
;, ant teachers are given positions eac
year in q direst rotation, accordin
y to custom, thus barring the teach
,ers, who may be of far more merit
Member Christian explained TO hir
g that the assistant teachers are thos
o who have been thought worthy 1
q other years, when no vacancy wa
T open and were given the position :
keep them for use when needed. &.
:, The proposition of Mr.. Jacoby
: asking for "a classification of tn
/ teachers and pay for them accord
n ing to the classification met wit
L. much discussion. Everybody talke
N at once. Mr.. Jacoby thought this
30 those teachers with q god normi
/ training and certain experienC
% should be in Class A, while tho'
5 with lesser ability should be classe
= lower in the scale. The propositlc
10 failed to gain much approval, Il
- practically every member of u
IN board thought that no classificatic
u of this nature could be made, Il
:, there are points about one teache
~ who though she may have hit
IS Training, that make a splendid teacI
Us err. Furthermore, two teachers ca
d not be differently salaried If they a
Gu both to do the same work outline'
" The text book committee of b
VI board will meet with Prof. Frai
- soon and discuss the prospecti'
ICUdnStS III Tue NtAL Nhio
IL Some members of the board see
decidedly against the reader and a
lithmetic now use in the grades.
at Janitor Roush was granted 81
!" airy of $50 for services as janito
" On the teaching force in {
ne grades this fall there will be 70
I positions to be supplied. They a
ri tho3e of Miss Maud Boyd, Miss BE
Waddell, Miss Carrie Hudson al
Miss Clarlssa Smith.
Following Is the proposition ma
y by Messrs. Spaulding, Hill and J
\ coby.
Marion, Ohio, July II, 1908
To F.. Il. CUTLERY, President, a
\ M. B. Dickerson and George
Il Christian Jr., Members OF I
n Board of Education OF Mario
Ohio:
Gentlemen:
Mindful or our responsibility
\ members of the Board of Educati