The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1911-06-07
STERLING TO
HEAD SCHOOLS
Directors After Many Ballots Sc
lect the Albuquerque Appli-
cant for Superintendent
BAILOTINC CONDUCTED
IN SECRET SESSION
Board Decides to Abolish Tuition
Fees for Pupils From Outside
Districts Taking the Per Capita
for Attendance Instead

for Attendance Instead
After one and one-half hours spent
in secret session. during which over
90 ballots We're cast for the Ace cam
didates selected from the 102 appli-
cants for the position of superintend-
ent of the North Yakima schools. the
directors Thursday night elected W.
d. Sterling, of Albuquerque, n. NJ, to
that office on a ballot reported to
have been three to two in Mr.. Ster.
lines favor.
The election followed an open SEES
sion Of the board at which various
business was transacted. For the
purpose Of letting contracts for coal
and other school supplies for the
forthcoming year, II was resolved to
hold special meeting next Thursday
evening at which time Architect Heath
will submit plans and estimates for
remodeling the heating plants at the
Cohmbis and Barge schools, which
proved unsatisfactory last year.
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Behind Closed Doors
Following the routine business, Press
ident Watt announced that the board
would 60 into executive session" and
requested reporters and others pres
ent to retire. The doors were then
locked and the directors fell upon
the task of selecting the new superin
tendent from the list of FIVE appli
eants, NAMELY, A. c, Davis. principal
of the North Yakima high school; w.
n. Sterling. superintendent of the AL
buquerQue schools: George A. Frank
lin, Austin, Mimi; Harry NJ. Schaefer.
of Ptttsburs, deputy chancellor Of the
university Of that city; and j. f.
Thornton, assistant superintendent Of
the Indianapolis schools.
The executive session commenced
at O'Clock and at 10 o'clock the
secretary announced that the board was
far from reaching decision, al
though some changes had taken place
in the voting.
No details of the balloting would
be given out by members of tho
board, but indications are that the
contest narrowed down to a test of
strength between Principal Davis and
Mr. Sterling, with Directors Adams,
Watt and Knerr favoring the Albu
querque applicant and Directors o. A.
Eechter and G. F. McAulay voting for
Mr.. Davis This could not be con-
hrmed, however, owing to the COM
pact of secrecy entered into by mem
\ of yI nYinr fn a l.
loting.
Is Michigan Normal Graduate
Mr. Sterling, the superintendent
elect who succeeds Superintendent d,
&. Reed, who declined to be IL cam
didate for reelection, is Al years of
age, and graduate of the Michigan
state normal school Prior to taking
his present position in New Mexico,
Mr.. Sterling was for five years super
of the Lansing, Mich,
schools and before that was superin-
tendent of schools at Howell, Mich.
He has high recommendations and is
said to be "a l1an of marked ability
and high personal qualifications.
After the appointment Of the superin-
tendent had been made. Mr.. Reed sub
mitted a list of his assignments of
teachers for the forthcoming year
70 the board This also was done in
executive session and the list is not
to be published at this time.
Improve Heating Plants
At the open meeting Mr.. Heath
uovho1 "a
heating plant at the Columbia school,
winter. He said that part of the
plant was all right. the boiler being
good, but the engine was not of the
right sort and the coils and pipes
had not been properly installed and
were not of the right size. With the
purchase of some new parts and an
engine and q Encouragement of the
system Of installation, he believed
that the plant would prove satisfac-
tory. He said that this work would
cost between $500 and 81 900 and UNI
dertook to supply correct estimH tes
within ten days. The heating plant
at the lie Barge school also is to be
overhauled and the basement en-
trance closed. Mr.. Heath said that
with the Encouragement Of the plant
at the Columbia schools the fuel bill
probably could be cut by one half
On the motion of Mr.. Fechter the
secretary was instructed to draw and
issue warrant for payment on account
to contractors now erecting new school
Hold Summer School
On the recommendation of Superin-
tendent d. G. Reed Miss Benning of
the high school faculty. was given per-
mission to use one of the school rooms
for a summer school at which she
proposes to instruct students who wish
to take teachers examinations in the
fall.
The secretary reported receipt Of
one bid. from the Yakima Bindery. of
$3.50 for new book of 5000 war
rants for the treasurer, who has to
oomemnce a new system in the pay
ment Of accounts this month Mr.
Fechter thought other bids should be
secured AS the price seemed to him