The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-17

August 10th and 18th, 1910, and report
promptly to this board the result of
such review, stating all changes in
the grades of applicants, If any
changes there be in any or all of the
branches, and return their report, to-
gether VITA the expense thereof to
this boari. IL possible, not later than
Monday evening, August 22nd, 1910.
THAT 1t is deemed necessary by
this boald, in oIoer that there be
sufficient number of qualified appli-
cants to LII existing vacancies in our
schools, that thu board of city school
examiners, at the earliest date practl-
cable, hol1 an examination, and in
veiw Of The communication submitted
to this board by the president of the
city examining board, we suggest that
all lists % questions prepared shall be
inspected by the city school examiners
as a boar1 and be by said board ap-
proved before submission to the class
of applicants, and that the grading of
all manuscripts be gone over by the
city board of school examiners as
whole before return of the result of
such examination be made to this
board.
"That d copy of these resolutions
| be sent Iorwith by the clerk of this
board to the clerk of the city examn-
ing board"
This action upon the party of the
board is practically based upon a let
ter received by a member of the board
of examiners from the state school
commissioner in which he stated that
| Il was without the province of the
commissioners to pass upon the ques-
tions whiSh are propounded at an eX-
animation. He also stated that 1t was
the import of the law that the whole
beard should pass upon the questions
lsubmitted to applicants, before they
are submitted and that the grading
Iof all papers in all branches should
be done by the whole board and not
be to Individual members composing
lit.
| Should this rule be adopted by the
board it viii WORK a revolution. lr
Marion it has teen the custom fol
1.-The branches to be divided and assign
loucstions were submitted just as they
we're prepared bS the examiner and
the papers were graded Individually
lby the examiners. Then these grades
were compiled and the standing OF
1.-THE applicant was made up in accor'
dance with them.
At the meeting this morning the
designations of Miss Fern Trey ant
Miss Grace b. Hoff were accepted.
A communication was read TO th'
board by President Hill, from a lady
lin a Western city making application
for the position of music teacher. TIT
applicant stated that she was inform
ed that Miss Grace y. Hoff, who filleC
the position here last year, had beer
married and would not accept tn
position. The board had received thu
resignation of Miss Hof a few day.
previously. Miss Hon stated that sh'
had taken up claim in the West bu
! whether that claim was land or
. husband was not stated. 1t Is certai
! the board will have to employ some
: lone to fiji the vacancy. The applican
! for the position was evidently no
! familiar with the conditions in tn
: city, for one of the questions aske'
was whether the town is wet or dry
3 Whether or not the condition woul'
. have an effect upon her ability L
teach music was a matter which wa
3 Undetermined when the board adjourn
ed.
: Another vacancy in the teaching
force has sprung up. Miss Fern Trey
who last year was a teacher in tn
seventh grade at the Central building
has resigned. Miss Trey has made
very competent teacher and the boar'
regrets to lose her from the force.
= The Tuesday evening caucus, afte
! Idevoting shout an hour to the salar
D Question, adjourned,
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