El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1910-05-11
n. R. CROz|ER IS
SUPERINTENDENT
Of SCHOOLS
School Board Fails to Grant
Herald Permission to See
Who Voted Saturday.

Norman R. Crozier. principal of the
high school until Tuesday night, be-
came superintendent of the FL Paso
public school system Wednesday morn
ing at a salary of $4,000 per year. COM
mencing Immediately.
Crozier was selected at a meeting
held in the office of DR.. Z. II. Irwin
Tuesday night at which were present
trustees Carpenter, Harper, Worsham.
Peabody, Winter and Irwin. W. L. Too
ley was the only member who failed 10
attend.
The meeting was to have been held
in the council chamber of the city hall,
but when the trustees arrived there at
o'clock they found the building locked
and consequently adjourned to the doc
tors office over the Peoples drug
store-a most appropriate meeting
place.
W. l. Peabody, of the internal com
mittee, placed the name of Norman r.
Crozier in nomination for the superin-
tendency, Harper seconded it and all
voted in favor. Peabody stated that he
is to fill out the unexpired term of F.
NJ Martin to June l 1910, and is then
to have a contract for one year from
that date at a salary of $4,000 per an
mum.
Employed for a Year.
Worsham asked for what length of
time he was to be employed and what
restrictions there werc to be- W. H
Winter replied that he was to be en-
ployed at the pleasure of the board,
that being the agreement However,
Winter wanted the contract made from
July /, 1910, to July 1, 1911. as the su-
perintendent has work to do after the
teachers have finished their work and
gone.
Then DR. Worsham moved that Har-
tut -
tee to make suitable contract with
CroZier.
President Carpenter then brought up
a request made by The Herald to ex-
anime the poll lists used in last Satur-
days election. John Harper said that
there was no objection, but as the
school board was a returning board at
that election, he did not believe it had
any right to give out this information
Then Worsham suggested that Harper
and Winter be appointed a committee
to investigate the propriety Of giving
out this information. Winter said: This
seems a trivial matter which can do no
one any good and I object to giving
legal advice on such matters: you can
put that in The Herald, Mr.. Reporter"
Peabody then made a motion that the
matter be taken up with the city at
torney by president. Carpenter and thus
it was ended.
Carpenter reported that some Of the
judges at Saturdays election had sent
in bills for 81 each for the days work,
but il was his impression that the pay
fixed by law was only 81 per day
Worsham said this was so and payment
would have to be made according to
law.
As TO Purchases
Dr.. Irwin, of the external committee,
presented q resolution to the effect that ,
acquisitions for articles needed in the
schools be presented to the external
committee for its approval 80 DAYS
prior TO the actual purchase and in
making all purchases that bids be call
ed for and at least three bids be re-
ceived before a contract is let, except
in instances where certain article pur-
chasable at only one store is to be Sc
cured. This resolution was passed
Irwin then asked who would keep
the books and Worsham reported that
this is the secretary's business unless
a clerk is appointed as suggested by I
president Carpenter. President Car |
penter said that the auditors will have !
the report ready in a few days and will |
then suggest n set of books TO be kept |
by the school board.
President Carpenter suggested that |
the internal committee make a report |
as soon as possible before the close of |
the schools and the matter OF summer |
salaries will rot be acted upon until |
this committee receives the report of |
The auditors and other reports neces-
sary.
The board then adjourned and future |
meetings will probably be held in the
office of the superintendent at-the high /
school. as nearly all the members live
nearer that place than the city hall.