The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1910-03-11
BOARD n
OF Education Is Addressed
By Three Ladies
On The Matter OF Providing
BubbIing Fountains
In The Various School Build.
ings OF The City
Question Of Teachers Time
Also Discussed
Supt. Alan To Secure Speaker
For Commencement

Inc regular luOuluIy mSSIluB vi IuS
city board of education was held in
the office of Clerk George Coyner on
South Main street, Monday evening.
President DR.. Lorey was absent from
the meeting, his absence being due
to illness and DR.. G. ID. Arndt was
elected president pro TEN to act at
this meeting. All members of the
board were present at roll call ex-
cept President Lorey. The minutes OF
the last meeting were read by Clerk
Coyner and approved as read.
Immediately after the reading of
bubble drinking fountains for the diff
ferent school buildings was begun.
This movement has been strongly agi-
tated by the mothers clubs of the vari-
Gus buildings and at the meeting, Mrs.
Frank Harper, president of the Third
ward Mothers club, Mrs. Il. G. Devin,
president of the Central building Moth
ers club, and Mrs. l.. S. Kinnaird,
president of the First ward Mothers
club were present as delegates to en-
deavor to demonstrate and explain
some of the many advantages of these
fountains-both sanitary and conven-
lent. Mrs. Devin brought the matter
before the board for their considera-
ton after which Mrs. Harper gave
an estimate, as near as possible, of
the probable expense Of the installa.
tion of the fountains. After consider.
able discussion, the matter was refer
red to the supply committee to be re-
ported on at the next meeting of the
board.
A resolution was adopted to receive
bids from any reliable bank in the city
of Mt. Vernon for the deposit of the
school funds during the next two
years and that the funds be deposited
with the bank offering the highest
rate of interest.
The matter of time lost by teach
ers ON account of sickness, etc., in the
schools was brought up before the
board for consideration or action
Seldom ooes any teacher lose any time
to speak of, but in order that the mat
ter be settled, the board decided that
should two days, consecutively, be lost
by any teacher, nothing be deducted
from her or his salary. Should the
teacher lose any time over two days
the entire amount of time lost shall
be deducted from the salary, includ
ing the first two days, which other
wise, would have been unnoticed. Ii
was also decided that should sub
stitute teacher take the place of q
regular teacher during her absence
she be paid the salary of the regular
teacher This above decision caused
much opposition and necessarily mucf
discussion and consideration by the
entire board.
Miss Bayard was added to the lis
of substitute teachers for the Mt. Yer
non schools, on motion.
Mac stephens reported that in hi!
contract to wire the new First wart
building for electricity, everything hat
been specified in the contract, which
he was to do and when he bid fo
the contract, his bid was for the speci
fications in the contract. Since thi
has been awarded to Mr.. Stephens
some drop lights and electric gong
have been added to the specification
and should he install these things,
would be at his own expense. Th
matter was given careful considera
tion and finally left to the building
and supply committee for investiga
tion.
The bills for the month were rea
by Clerk Coyner and ordered paid b,
the board, all voting aye as thei
names were called.
Supt. j. s. Alan was instructed t
= secure a good speaker for the Jun
commencement.
The meeting was adjourned unit
the gath of March.
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