The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-10-26
MAY START INSURANCE FUND
Members Believe a Great
Saving Would Result
Squabblc Over Janitors Bobs Up Again
--.Suppllcs are Purchased --Tcach'
ers to Attend State Institute --Bllls
are Allowed --ThcNIectIng.


board OF education at regular meet.
ing held Monday evening at the High
school building. The members had
understood that the rates would be
renewed over the state and had hoped
that the rate on the local buildings
would be lowered. instead, the aver
age rate has been raised and the
members are much disappointed.
The rates run from fifty to eighty
five cents for each one hundred dol
lars of insurance carried. On each OF
the local buildings the rate has been
raised with the exception of the State
street building and the board mem
bers are puzzled to- understand the
method OF the companies in arranging
their schedules and rates. vr
II suppose that we would be con-
siderably criticized If We did not car
ry the insurance" said Member Il.
u. CUTLERY. That ratio is enormous
ly high and | don't think 1t would be
bad plan to cut it all out and carry
our own insurance.
THE state of Ohio carries all OF
It's owa insurance" commented
George B. Christian. These Building
have the best of protection and you
never hear of school building burn
Ind down, at least very often. /
think We ought to arrange matters
so as to have our own funds and car
ry our own insurance Just as the state
does and then We would not be COM
PEELED to pay these excessive rates. "
The board members decided TO
pay the insurance bills which have
been held up pending an investiga-
tion as to the rates following the re-
vision and in the future the board
will be on the look out for means to
avoid the excessive rate and in due
time may arrange to carry its own
insurance. About $1,000 is paid out
annually for insurance on the local
buildings and fixtures and Member
Dickerson stated that in fifteen years
not more than 5000 had been collect
ed from the companies for damages
A big purchase of supplementary
readers, primary supplies and geogra-
phical supplies was authorized by the
board. J. Wilbur Jacoby stated that
the text book committee had agreed
that fifteen sets of Carpenters read.
ers were necessary for each building.
This will cost Sl44.4 The supple.
mentary readers will cost $159. go and
primary supplies will be purchased
at an expense of $50. "a. About $26
will be expended for other minor sup.
plies such as scissors, measures and
colored sticks.
81 don't see what they want of so
many scissors" declared ember M. B..
Dickerson II do think though that
those measures would be all right II
ge can train the children to give a
full measure for a quart when they
get into the strawberry business.
superintendent Frank explained
that many scissors were necessary IN
the primary departments.
The Democratic on the board held a
conference during the meeting re-
lative to the appointment of a man
TO fill the vacancy at the Greenwood
street building caused by the serious
illness of Philip Bender, the regular
Janitor. some time ago Frank Rathel,
Janitor at the Davids street building.
stated 10 the board that me would quit
work II he was not given an increase
IN salary and II the increase could not
be given, the board was at liberty to
get a new man. A new man was OBJ
tained for the place and It was ar
ranged that he go to work immediate.
ly. This man was Republican.
When he was taken to the building
Rathel refused TO give up the keys
and has still refused.
I'VE want him to quit playing horse
with us or We will request him TO
resign" was the statement of the Re-
pnblicans on the board as expressed
last evening.
The Democrats at their caucus de.
sided to employ John Neldhart to fiji
the vacancy at the Greenwood street
building until Mr.. Bender is abL, 10
return TO his duties.
The old talk about the danger OF
the Darius street crossing was revived
and an application reached the board
In which a man asked for the posi-
tion at salary of SIS per month, In
asmuch as the railroad commission
declared no watchman was necessary
no action will be taken. Member
Dickerson doubted whether the board
might legally spend its money to
watch a railroad crossing.
Superintendent Frank reported that
local teachers desire to attend the
meeting Of Ohio teachers at Toledo
November 12and 10. They were gwen
permission TO go and the schools will
De dismissed early on Friday after
noon, the twentieth in order to al
low Teachers to take Che regular train.
A reference work will be purchased
for Oak street reaiiest that hur.