Omaha daily bee., 1909-06-02
Council Bluffs
TEACHERS ARE NOT CHOSEN
Executive Session Of an Hour Does
Not Bring Results.
CHAIRMAN sHUGARr ASKS DELAY
Indications Point-tO y Difference of
Opinion Between superintendent
and some Members of
Board.

That there was a rift in the lutte some
where was made evident at the meeting of
the Board Of Education last night, and the
expected election Of teachers for the next
school year was postponed for a week.
The board spent about an hour in ex-
ecutive session behind closed doors, but
this apparently did not clear the situation.
When, towards the close OF the session,
suggestion was mad that It might be as
well to dispose Of the matter OF the cleo
ton Of teachers, Chairman shugart Of the
teachers committee declared that he wanted
a little more time TO think II over, but he
did not explain what the 'it' was.
Rumors have been current for a week
or more that everything was not mar
monious in the board and that some OF
the members and Superintendent Bevcr-
idge were not entirely In accord so far as
the election Of teachers went. Superintend-
ent Beveridge manifested a desire last
night to have this matter disposed of, and
some Of the members expressed themselves
as ready to take action, but it was finally
decided to postpone the election until next
Monday night.
After the meeting Member Elliott as
serted that the trouble was due to a diff
ference between the teachers committee
and the finance committee as TO the sal
aries which ought to, be paid certain teach
ers. The other members declined to talk
for publication, as they expressed 1t.
Miss Stella Vincent, a teacher in the
Washington Avenue school, requested per-
mission 20 occupy a room in this building
for a summer school,, and this brought on
a prolonged discussion as to the advisable
lty Of permitting the use of the school
rooms for such purposes. Member Elliott
in particular opposed granting such permits
sion. What Is there TO prevent a teacher
purposely keeping back the pupils under
her charge so that she might gain finan'
cially by instructing them during the va
cation months?" said Mr.. Elliott.
The board finally decided to allow Miss
Vincent Nthe use Of the room on certain
conditions. one OF which will require hei
to accept any pupil who is willing to pay
for such instruction. Members Elliott anc
Reed voted against granting the permls'
sion and the former moved as a suosti'
tute that any teacher be permitted to use
any room in any school at any time. The
substitute, however, received only the sup
port of Mr.. Reed, and was consequently
lost. Miss Grovenor, who requested per
mission 10 use a room in the Washington
avenue school for a summer kindergarten
was turned down, as the board was OF
the opinion that 1t was merely a day
nursery" proposition.
Miss Anna Ross of the high school fac
ulty applied for a years leave of alb
sence in order to travel in Europe. The
leave was granted, although Member Kill
pack declared he did not see what power
the board had to grant any such per
mission in view of the fact that Miss
Ross was employed by the year and tina
her contract expired at the close of this
school year, when she would be free tc
do as she liked and go where she liked.