The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-08-17
Full Board Must Grade all
Manuscripts.
AN EXAMINATION IS ORDERED
Bowen's Letter is Not at
All Specific.
First Step Is Made Toward Ironing
Ont Difficulties I'm the Board Of
City School Examiners--Special
Meeting is Held.

Guthery's residence or office had not
been complied with. the school board
discovered. when 1t assembled Tues
day evening for a called meeting, that
1T could transact no business. The
meeting which was attended by every
member excepting Mr.. CUTLERY, re-
solved itself into caucus, or gabfest,
during which the question of the
salaries which will be paid to the
teachers in the High school and in
the grades were discussed and agree
ment was reached in all cases. The
salary question will be embodied in n
resolution which will be adopted at
the regular meeting of the board,
next Monday evening.
1t was also decided to hold a meet
ing in President Hills office at ten
o'clock today to take some action
concerning the complaint which was
registered by T. C. Bowen, president
of the board of city school examiners.
Written rotice was served upon each
member oi the board present and
later a written notice was left at
Mr.. Guthery's office, so that there
can be no doubt about the Legality OF
the meeting which was held according
to schedule.
The communication which T. c.
Bowen made TO the board, after
having lept It in the innermos'
bowels Of the office in which he Is
Iemployed until after the Mirror had
gone to press. Tuesday evening, con-
Icerning the trouble which has ariser
among members OF the board of ex'
laminers for the city is as follows:
Marion Ohio, Aug. l6 1910.
To the President and Members o.
the Il, ard of Education,
Marion, ONO.
Gentlemen:
1 regret having to say to you, tina
Il appears to he very unwise, not u
say useless for the Board OF Cit!
School Examiners to hold any NOR
: examinations. so long as the Boar'
of Examiners is constituted as now
1t seems to be a waste OF time ant
money, examinations apparently be
ling used as n means of embarrassinl
the Board of Education and punishini
I innocent applicants for teachers Ger
8 tificatcs, 10 say nothing of the re
2 sulting annoyance to and advers
criticism of, some of the examiners
If the Board of Education can, in an,
way. relieve the present unfortunat
!, condition of affairs, 1t is TO be hope'
: that il VIII be done promptly and de
cisivcly.
(Signed),
Respectively submitted
, T. C. Bowen,
. President of the Board of Cit,
School iGxamnemrs.
This matter was taken up and dis
,cussed at some length by the schoo
board, Tuesday evening, but n
definite action was taken. 1t was sug
gested that differences in the boar
might be adjusted by requiring IN
! board, as n board, TO prepare the eN
amination questions and go over tn
manuscripts in order that all migh
? be satisfied that the questions wer
proper ores and that the prope
, grading had been given to each appli
) cant
, While all of the board member
: knew full we'll who was meant in tn
: communication of Mr.. Bowen, an
, were fully cognzant of the condition
and the troubles existing in the boar
of examiners, It was held that MI
/. Bowen hnd not made his communica
ton definite enough for them TO TAX
any decided action looking to reliev
, ling the condition complained about.
| 1t was freely talked at the meetin
| that w. A. Longbon was the thor
! lin the flesh of the board of examiner:
/ but the communication of Mr.. Bowe
, does not so state and the board di
: mot feel that II would be justified Il
: proceeding upon information whic
/ had been received from the outside
: The matter was allowed to go over un
. iii this riorning for definite action.
| At the meeting of the board held Il
| In. Il. Fils office this morning tn
) following resolutions were adopted, al
/ of the members excepting T., Il
CUTLERY Icing present and voting 70
the adoption.
.Whereos the board of education
have a communication from tn
President of the city board of schoo
examiners, stating that somethini
was wrong with the conduct of tn
city examiners.
"And, whereas the said communica
Ition does not specify exactly what 4
wrong, nor does it make any definit
charges against any one
"And, whereas the board of educa
,ion can not comply with the reques
contained in the said communication
without some definite proof of wha