The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1910-09-13
OCT. 5TH. SET FOR HEARING
Old Trouble Will be Ironed
Out.
Trnant Officer IIirct--SaIaries of
Teachers Raiscd--Sci,ooI Board
News.


cepted. a report of the last schoo
examination. was read by Clerk
briggs This was review of tn,
recent troubles between the board ant
one OF the examiners as result OF
which rules were suspended and tn,
board of examiners conducted the ex.
animation as n majority. Bills were
read and approved to the amount OF
1929.
The question of raising some OF
the teachers salaries was referred tc
the teachers committee. Salaries OF
Miss Freeland and Mr. Morgan, how
ever were raised. Mr.. Morgan's from
$1,000 to s1,10O per year. Mr.. Nor
gan was recently offered a position
In st. Louis at $1,000. and the board
saw fit to raise his wages and keep
him here. Miss Freeland was raised
from $75 to $S5 per month. Miss Free
land has also received better offer
in another city.
The congested conditions of the first
grade school at David street was
next considered and 1t was decided
to divide the school unil the board
could make better preparations, and
permit one half to attend morn
ing session and the other In the af
ternoon In that room there are near
ly sixty pupils, so large a number
that IL is practically impossible to
teach all at once.
David Vestal was hired as truant
officer for the coming year, his
salary was fixed at $25 per month.
Member Pennell read the following
charges against w. A. Longbon at
this time.
We, the undersigned. two of the
members of the Board of Education.
of the city of Marion, Ohio, charge
w. A. Longbon, one of the members
of the Board of City School Examin-
ers with improper conduct as such
member in this, towit:
First. Said w. A Longbon made
improper proposals to raise the
grades of manuscripts graded by him.
If his co-examiners would lower the
grades of manuscripts graded by
them, so as to give certain appli-
cants certificates for but one year for
the purpose of embarrassing and an
noying said applicants and the Board
of Education.
Second: AS shown by the returns on
file with the clerk of this board of
the examination of August 10th and
llth, 1910, incorrect grades We're made
by W. A. Longbon in the manu-
scripts of a number of applicants and
passing grades were given by said
w. a. Longbon to those, who, up
on review by the examining board of
the manuscripts graded by said Long
bon had failed: all of which has been
admitted by said w. A. Longbon
Third: Prior to the last eXamina-
ton held August 3lst and September
LIST, 1910, said w. A. Longbon re-
fused to submit his questions to the
examining board for their approval
upon demand, and after 1t had been
so agreed TO submit to the examin-
ing board for their inspection and
approval all the questions of each
examiner, and, as Is reported, alleg-
ed that his reason for so doing was
because che had been informed on
the best of authority that n desperate
attempt was being made by Ex-
aminers Bowen and Clark to get his
questions, and that 1t was their In
tention of 'railroading through b
number of applicants who had re-
peatedly failed in the examinations
and who simply were unable, unuer
any circumstances, apparently, TO
pass the examination"
Fourth. Said w. A. Longbon pre-
pared two lists of questions In the
same subject for the same examina-
tion, a difficult list to be presented
IL nfG
examination, and an easy list should
such applicants not appear, and the
dit,icult list was prepared for the
sole purpose of failing certain appli-
cants should they appear for examina
ton
Fifth: Said W. A. Longbon refused
to sign certificates granted by the
Board of City School Examiners, ana
refused to cooperate with the other
members of the examining board In
conducting the city examinations
sixth: That said w. A. Longbon has
ought TO conduct examinations as 10
embarrass this board In its selections
of teachers and has proposed 10 the
examining board that 1t would be a
good thing to give all applicants cer-
tincates, so that there would be four
or five applicants for every position,
only one of whom would get the po-
sition and others would then go ana
fight the Board of Education.
Seventh That said w. Longbon
at the examination of August Slst
and September lst, 1910 at about z
O'clock D. m, said to the applicantsi
81 might say TO you people that !
am one of the regularly appointed ex
aminers, and that the subject OF MS
tory. is my subject, and l am the
one TO prepare the test. have been
informed by several prominent at
torneys that the action of the ma
iority of the Board is illegal, ana cer7
ti6cates granted by a majority OF the
hoard will be invalid. just want
20 warn you, now, you can take youi
choice of the tests, you can eithe'
take the test prepared by the ma,
iority of the board or by me- ana u
you answer my questions, give the
manuscripts to me; II you answer thf
Questions of the majority OF the
hoard give the manuscripts TO MT
Clark" thereby annoyinEi fmparrass'
ing and exciting said applicants &c
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