The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-10-11
Longbon Trial Will be Held
October 81.
eSATHlETES HAPPY
Will Install Shower Baths
at High School.
Hartman Says Teach
crs Should Nacate Rooms as Soon
else I'm the Fresh Air--Unus,val
Amount of Routine Work.

A request that the hearing of the
charges against w. A. Longbon be
delayed until later date because
of the absence from the city of Mr..
Longbon's attorney, ii. n. Quiglcy,
was agreed to last night by the
members of the board of education
and the date for the hearing was
| advanced to Oct. 81. 1t was to have
been held last night.
Mr.. Longbon yesterday filed a for
NAL request for n continuance and
this was read at last nights meet
ing. The members were willing to
continue the case. 1t was also de-
cided to hold the hearing on some
night other than a regular meeting
night The hearing is likely to be
lengthy affair.
one important action taken by the
board last night at the instance or
superintendent Hartman and Princi-
pal Marshall will doubtless be hail.
Cd with joy by the athletic ones at
the high school. The board gave the
building and ground committee
power to examine into the necessity
of having a shower bath in the base
ment of the building for use after
daily practice at football, baseball
or other sports and to purchase and
install the same. If the committee
should deem it advisable.
The teams practice on the large
field At the rear of the Central
building. They dress for practice In
the basement of the high school
After two hours OF hard work, some-
times performed in the mud, the
athletes must don their street
clothes without so much as a near
bath. II Is said that many refuse
to go in for athletics for this very
reason and it is discouraging for
those who do.
For very reasonable amount q
good shower bath with hot water at
tachment, can be installed and the
boys can get n bath and rub down
each evening after practice. This
recognition of the athletic needs of
the school by the board will doubt
less be a help in stimulating the hibh
school warriors to greater achieve
ments
Superintendent Hartman said that
he is in favor of getting the teachers
out of their rooms just as soon rs
missed in the afternoon. He wanted |
the board to direct that the teachers |
must be out by four o'clock in order
to give the ianitors a chance to |
clean up the rooms. The board gave |
the desired order
Mr.. Hartman said that he did not |
think teachers ought to stay in the |
rooms hours after school is dismiss
ed but that they should get out |
Just as soon as possible and take long |
walks. "ThCy need exercise and |
fresh air after being in the school
rooms all day and / think that they |
should get II, They are unfit to
grade papers and do other work |
after finishing five hours of teaching |
and should take their work home
with them and do II after they have
taken some exercise"
Mr.. Hartman reported that he had
n tentative agreement with Charles
A. McMurray. an institute speaker Of
note. to come here for next years
for $3.50 and hotel expenses.
The board instructed the superin-
Icndent to close IA contract with Mr..
1t was reported by Superintendent
Marshall that the high school this
year houses 395 students. which is
less than last year. lie attributed
the decrease to the small senior class.
The other classes are large.
Much time was spent in dis
russion of the class picture privilege.
4 photographer was present and ask
ed permission to photograph each of
the gra des in the schools and the
high school as well. The members
we're unanimous in their decision
not to direct the pupils to pose for
rs 1t would require so
much time that the board felt that
II had no right to order pupils
TO leave their studies. They said that
they had no objection to the taxi
ing of pictures If the pupils in
any room made the request
Various other business having to
DO with routine wrok, the rebind-
ing of books and the purchase Of
some new ones, was taken up.
Before the adjournment was taxi
en- President II. Edmond Hill said
that the bills for the year had been
exceptionally heavy and that as soon
as the things that are absolutely
necessary are purchased, he desired
10 have the bills cut down TO the
very lowest point. "Il seems" said |