The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-11-15
MORE|SCHOOLl'lo
ROOMS NEEDED
Board Will Have to do
Some Building.
TO ASK SPECIAL ELECTION
To Authorize Issuance OF
Bonds.
Conditions Prevail All
Over City-Noise of Steam Shovel
Works Makes David Street Build
ing Useless For School Purposes.
Examiner John Clark Resigns.

To teach the young idea how to
shoot will require more school room
space next year and to meet the grow
ing needs of younger Marion the
board of education finds that it must
do some building. This was agreed
upon last night after a long discus
sion of the congested conditions at
several of the buildings when the
board held it's first session since the
Longbon inquiry. Aside from the
building talk the resignation of John
II. Clark as member of the board
of school examiners of the city dis
trict, was the principal feature of
the meeting. The resignation was not
accepted for several reasons. But Of
that more, anon.
Silver street, Lincoln, Olney David
and Forest Lawn buildings are now
crowded to capacity and more. Espec-
tally Is this true in the lower grades
and some teachers have more pupils
than they are able to properly in
| struct. For months the superintendent
and the members of the board have
been shifting pupils back and forth
between the various buildings to re-
| lieve the congestion but the enroll
ment has increased at such rate
that it is no longer possible TO give
proper instruction to the pupils with
out more school rooms. Committees
have found 1t impossible to rent tenn
porary rooms in the vicinity of the
buildings where additional space Is
required. There is also q shortage In
teaching talent which Is causing n,t
a little inconvenience.
| 1t may be chat the board will ask
the electors of Marion to authorize
the issuance of bonds for sum suf-
ficient to build four-room ad-
dition to the Silver street building, a
two-room addition to the Lincoln
building and perhaps an addition to
the Davids street building or else
to provide for a new school building
in that section of the city.
| Superintendent Hartman says that
the day is fast coming when the
Davids street building must be aban.
doned by the board. In fact he prac-
tically declares that the time is al
ready here. The noise from the boil
er shop of the Marion Steam Shove
works Is so great that it is some
times impossible to hear ordinary con-
versations in the school rooms and
the work at the building is greatly
hampered thereby. The superintendent
and probably most of the members
favor the sale of the Davids street
property and the erection of new
school building several squares west
and several squares south of the
present structure. In such a location
the school could be made to better
serve the needs of the constantly
growing West Marion.
Immediate action Is necessary on
the part of the board and 1t was de-
cided to have the building and
grounds committee and Superintendent
Hartman examine into the question
carefully and determine upon the
exact needs, The members are hope
full Of getting a complete understand
ing, on the situation by January
In order that a bond issue may be
determined upon and a special election
asked for. A January first decision
will make 1t possible to hold the
election and IL the electors authorize
the bond issue the addition or new
buildings as the case may be, will
be completed and ready for occupancy
by Sept. l, 1911.
There Is feeling among the mem
bers of the board that the electors
will not again embarass the board
by refusing to give the necessary
votes TO authorize the construction of
such addition and such buildings as
are necessary.
There Is peculiar situation IN
which the board is placed. The state
authorities have come here and order
ed the board to put only a certain
number of pupils in each room and
threatened prosecutions under the law
against board members If the orders
are not complied with. But, on the
other hand, the voters refuse to al
low bonds to be issued the members
have no recourse but to stand for the
fines and look happy.
Clerk Pennell read the resignation
of John III. Clark as a member of the
board of school examiners. Mr.. Clark
had stated on the witness stand in
the Longbon hearing that when the
inquiry was over he would resign. He
made good last night. A motion to
accept the resignation was headed off
when the lack of teaching supply