The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1909-07-28
TWO TEACHERS
ARE EMPLOYED
Vacancies in Faculty Are
Also Filled.
EXECUTIVE SESSION HELD
Five Members of the Board
Present.
:. G. Diver, of Detroit Is Made Prin-
cipal ofs Commercial Department
and A. +. Lantzer, OF New WASH
ington Teacher OF Mathematics.

school building IueSday evening, tne
matter of electing n principal for the
commercial department of the Ma
rion High school was disposed of in
executive session by electing s. c.
Diver. of Detroit, to fill the position.
A. +. Lantzer, of New Washington,
was elected instructor of mathematics
in the High school. In order to fill po-
sitions created by the overflow of
children this fall, two additional
grade teachers were employed. These
were Misses Lulu Kellar and Cora
Zachman.
. Monday evening the members made
an attempt to get together and dis
pose of these matters but failed to
obtain a quorum, with the result that
an adjourned meeting was held last
evening, when five members were
present. ]. Wilbur Jacoby was the
only absent member, he being now on
a trip through the West.
After transacting preliminary busi-
ness shortly after 8 o'clock, the local
scribes were asked to absent them
selves and the proceedings of the
evening remained quite in the dark.
There was q plenty OF discussion on
the part of the board members from
that time until near midnight and
what Is shown on the record marks
the completion OF the list of teachers
for the local schools so far as is
known at present. Local talent made
desperate effort for the positions in
the local school and there were num-
bers of local persons who were appll
cants for the vacant positions. Just
how or why these were turned down
remains to be known and conjecture
is the best method available to get
to the matter. II. Edmund Hill, who
acted as clerk in the absence of Mr..
Jacoby, was the only member of the
board according to the record who
favored local talent for the positions
and so cast his vote.
Emerson Parks. n Marion county
lad who took the honors of the local
school, and who has been under
training in some of the leading
schools was turned down for the po-
sition of mathematics teacher and a
discussion of very heated nature
was one of the features of the even
ing Clarence Davis was an appli-
cant for the principalshlp of the Com
mercial department. and he also was
given little consideration. There
were a number of local people well
in line, but the tide turned last
evening and Detroit took the honors.
Mr.. Diver, It Is understood, is a
very capable teacher of Commercial
branches. He has had considerable
experience in n private school at De-
troit.
or the mathematics Instructor little
seems to be known, cnly that he has
had good record as teacher.
The matter OF electing a man 70 act
as the principal at local school
building was up for discussion and
Mr.. Dickerson advocated employing a
male teacher to supervise the Central
building. Nothing was done regard
ing the stationing of Miss Emma
Cunningham, who was elected with
the proviso that her position be left
open for male principal at the Oak
street building. II Is probable that
| male principal will be elected with
In the near future.
While the board was not In secret
! session during the early evening. Mr.
Dickerson stated that the insurance
| rates for the school buildings will
soon be reduced on account of the
change In the closet system in many
| of the buildings. Under the sanitar,
| system. the rates are lower and the
board has been paying the rates un.
der the old system. The inspector wa.
here recently and stated that gen.
eral readjustment Will be made al
over the city. soon.
communication from the chic
inspector of workshops and factor
les urged the board to comply Will
the new rules laid down in the con
structlon of new buildings. This viii
not affect the frame structure beinl
erected at the David street buildinl
as an addition.
A large number of seats were or
dered for the new room which hay,
been made in moving the Commercial
department to the Central building
These were authorized. The member
of the board will investigate the in
surance on the Lincoln building soon
as damage was done TO the bulldlnl
recently by being struck by lightning
According to the plans made las
evening, 1t is possible that ]. Adam
Bede, or George Vincent, may de
liver a lecture in this city within tn
month of August. as an evening fea
ture of the joint city and count
teachers institute which is general
held during the last week of August
The board agreed to bear half of tn
expenses incurred and 1t will cos
about $40 to secure the speaker 10