The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1911-10-06
LOCkS
To Be Placed On All High
School Recitation Rooms
To Keep The Male Students
From Playing "PrankS"
Board Takes Action At Meet.
ing Monday Evening
SuDt. Alan Offers His Report
For First Month
Other Business Transacted
Other Business Transacted
By Board Of Education

The regular monthly meeting Of the
board of educetioR OF Mt. Vernon was
held on Monday evening with all
members present. and with President
G. N. Lorey in the chair. The min
utes of the last regular meeting were
read by Clerk George Coyner and
were approved as read.
The board is having considerable
trouble strengthening out the matter
of regulating the janitor work at the
was appointed after the election and
At present there are two janitors,
Messrs. Beck and AcitermaD. and at
present the two can take care of the
work IN the two buildings properly
This, however, will not be so when the
cold weather comes and II is necessary
TO keep good fire going under the
boilers at al tines IL will be neces-
sary to have one man constantly tend
ing the fire and The boilers and the
other man cannot possibly do all of
the sweeping necessary in the build
ings. This problem was discussed at
length, but to no result. Probably an
other man will he employed to assist
the two present janitors when the
coidest weather cameB.
II was decided, after short discus
sion on the matter, Go place Yale locks
on all of the doors Of the recitation
rooms in the high school. This pre-
caution win be to keep prank-playing
students out OF the rooms at night
The locks will come in the hest use
in the spring Turing class fights etc.
At present all Of the regularly elect
ed teachers of the eighth grade are
receiving salary Of 5000 per year
and in order to place all on par with
the rest of the instructors Of that
grade, Mr.. Beck moved that Miss CLARA
Mckay be given an increase of $50
per year or an advance from $3.50 to
5000. The motion carried. all voting
favorably. Miss Mckay was not one
of the regularly elected teachers. but
was appointed after the lection and
for that reason did not come under the
5000 salary. The action taken by the
board on Monday evening WAS not
forced, but was merely an act OF fair
ness.
Mr., Coyner moved that the supply
committee be instructed and author.
lied 10 investigate concerning the
placing OF extra heat radiators IN the
Central building before the coming of
cold weather. The motion prevailed.
This action IL taken because Of the
fact that great deal more space has
been taken over IN the building for
class rooms end has not been in use
for long time. Now that II Is to he
occupied 1t will be necessary to make
arrangements to heat IL in the winter.
The bills for the month &C Septem-
ber were read by Clerk Coynor, after
having been cal efulIy examined by the
examining committee. and were order
cd paid by an unanimous vote,
Mr.. Faddis spoke OF the lots owned
by tho school board which lie IN the
west side OF the city "The lots
declared Mr.. Faddis. "are nuisance
TO people residing near them as rank
growth OF weeds grow there every sea.
son TO scatter seeds throughout the
neighborhood as wen az t0 grow over
the sido walk apd mako walking there
decidedly inooDvenient aud annoying
10 pedestrians" Many suggestions
were offered az TO what use the ground
be put to but nothing definite was
done. II was suggested that the ground
be rented, that IL he turned over to
someone who would cultivate II aud
get tbs soil Ia fairly good condition
and third. to make playground out
OF II. Because OF the fact that Rivor-
side park Ii IN such close proximity,
the playground suggestion was not
long dwelt upon. II was even suggested
that bonds be sold aud that the board
build a new building on the property
This last was merely a mggeBtion and
never went any further II Is probable
that some time the city will need a
building IN that section and the lots
should he held in case of such need.
Mr. Faldis moved that the city council
be requested 70 make some arrange
ments whereby dirt be hauled on the