The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1909-05-28
Veto OvERR|DDEN
BY SCHOOL BOARD
Insists On Purchase of Site at Clark
ave. and Porter-st.-Gift for
Former Inspector Scholl.

Overriding Mayor Breitmeyer's veto
and the protests OF west side residents.
the board OF education voted, Thurs
day night. to purchase site at Clark
ave. and Porter-st. for the William
Cotter Maybury school. Inspectors
Burton. Goldberg. Johnson. Mumford
and Schultz were the minority.
Then the gang" tried to cinch the
purchase at once by indefinitely post
poning reconsideration. Inspector
komrofsky voted with the independ-
ents on this occasion, however. and
the attempt failed. although President
George tried to declare II carried.
Showing "A generous and charitable
spirit toward an ex-member, the board
voted to give Martin Scholl $l.oU3 to
reimburse him for the failure OF one
OF his sub-contractors on the Cass
High school To carry out his contract
The independent members. backed up
by an opinion from the corporation
counsel. protested that this was Writ
ual gift To Scholl since the matter or
sub-contracts was one In which he
alone was interested. The gang had
IL votes. however. only Inspectors
Burton, Komrofsky. Goldberg. Mum
ford, Cary and Schultz voting in oppo-
sition.
A communication was received from
the Federation OF Women's clubs call
ing attention TO the fact that the state
law requires that physiology be taught
In the eighth grade. This was refer
red TO the committee on text books.
A recommendation was adopted clos
ing the Custer school. although Inspec-
tor Burton protested. A report from
the teachers committee that the gym
nasiums In the high schools be open
ed evenings during the time that night
schools are In session was also adopt
ed, although the report stated that
damage had been done and acts OF
vandalism committed by evening use
OF the gymnasiums previously.
burand w. Springer, or Ypsilanti,
was selected as principal Of the COM
mercial course in the Cass high school
at $1,000 per year
A communication from the w. G..
I. u, asking permission to present a
portrait OF Frances Willard to the
Bishop school was received.
The board confirm the following
transfers OF principals: Fl. Jane Coop
er from the Capron to the Doty; Grant
Gordon, Logan to Capron; Guy Bates.
Everett to Logan; John A. Morse. vice
principal at the Washington Normal.
to be principal of the Everett; Rather
inc b. White. Bradford Smith. to
Greusel; Ella Fitzgerald. Alger to
Smith; Inez Kepperling. Ferry TO AL
ger; Katherine Hardie, Lincoln to
Ferry; Elfreda Betzner, to the VIII
kins: Lolita V. McGregor. Winterhal-
to Winterhalter; Edith Riley Is APP
pointed assistant in the girls gymna-
SUM, Central high school; Rose II.
Judge, first assistant at the Parke;
jeanette Hume, first assistant at the
Berry; Charlotte Angstmann. assist
ant at the Eastern high school, and
ern high school.
The following were appointed play
ground directors: W. r. Stocking,
athletic director; George J. Baker, Al
bert A. Graham, j. Fred Lawton,
Carew Martindale. Ernest Wuesthoff,
Fred j. Scovel, Roy Torbet. Theodore
A. L. Albrecht, John A. Buss, George
H. Lawton. George G. Patterson. JOS
eph E MaundeTs. These were made
assistants: Irma Coughlan, Sarah
Crisman, Elsie Is. Duncan, Edith Good
rich, Helen Hanley. Winifred Hayes.
Harriet CASTOR. Jessie Wood. Jennie
Crow, Lucille Savage. Mamie Riopelle,
Marie Magee, Viola Koenig, Louise
Tuomey. Margaret Z. Seath, Florence
C. Parry, Ada X Dietz, Marjorie New.
ton, Shellie Dunn, Jeanne II. Kingel-
berg, George Clark. Margaret Nc
Kaig, Elizabeth Strigel. Catherine San.
dow, Florence Munger Mrs. Frances
Frazer. Edna G. Heide. Amory f..
Hungelberg. s. Leah Huey, Eliza NJ.
Burbank, Margaret Hart and Annie B..
Little.