The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-05-24
SCHOOL BOARD
FIXES THE LEVY
No Increase Over That of
Last Year.
BOARD WILL keep RECORD
Teachers to be Credited for
Normal Work.
Proposition to Employ =. S. Wilson
For Another Year as Superintend-
ent of Building and Grounds Is
Laid on the Table for n Time

The question of the levy for schoo
purposes was the first matter of in.
terest taken up by the school board
last evening. The finance committee
condition than the preceding year
as an advance loan would not be
necessary. 1t was unanimously voted
that the levy of last year be made
the same for the ensuing year; 003
for bond; three and one-fourth for
contingent fund: .005 for tuition and
Une-fourth mill for building fund,
making in all eleven and one-half
mills levy.
The finance committee reported the
bills due at this time amounting to
$470.7S. Allowance was made for
payment of these.
The question of tuition was the
next consideration of the board. The
finance committee reported difficulty
in procuring the tuition fund from the
county students This Is due more to
the present rules of payment than
from unwillingness on the part of
the students to pay. 1t was left to the
finance committee to devise a better
plan to collect the payment. IL was
further decided to fix the tuition of
county students, who had not Pat
terson certificate at $50, $27 being
the tuition of last year
Mr. Jacoby of the building and
grounds committee presented the idea
of Installing continuous drinking
fountain in one of the buildings as
trial. one of the local plumbers
has agreed to put one in without cost
for trial. The board authorized Mr..
Jacoby to have this done.
Mr.. Dickerson presented the name
of Mr. r. II. Wilson, superintendent
of the buildings and grounds, for re-
election, as his term expires June J..
While the board was unanimously I'm
favor of Mr.. Wilson, If 1t employs a
supervisor of buildings, some thought
perhaps his services could be dis
pensed with, saving all or part of his
hire. Mr.. Rickerson was strongly In
favor of the reelection of Mr.. Wilson.
He said that 1t would be impossible
to hire a truant officer under $50, and
that Mr.. Wilson did all this work
along with his other work. He also
stated that the buildings could not be
kept up In the condition they should
be without supervision, and that as
Mr.. Wilson's salary was only $75,
counting out $50 for truant work, II
practically hired a supervisor for $25
per month. The board, however. did
not pass on this question at this time.
Mr.. Jacoby of the teachers COM
mittee stated that some provision
should be made to procure teachers
certificates of summer school work.
He thought that "A book should be
kept in which teachers certificate
of studies pursued and grades re-
ceived I'm normal work could be kept
The board agreed that this would be
a splendid idea and arrangement was
made to have this done before July,
as such records will help TO deter
mine the salaries which will be fixed
at that time,
The board authorized the janitors
committee to ascertain If there would
be any vacancies among the janitors.
If there be, To present applicants for
the positions.
Mr.. +. f. Sands, at the close of the
meeting, gave highly interesting
talk on the pedagogy of geography.
He had with him relief maps which
the board looked on quite favorably
and considered the question of buy
ing some of these sets in the near flu
ture,