The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-12-12
School Board Finally Sets
Date to Decide About
Them.
MEETING WILL Be DEC. 10
Miss Madge Whitney Re
signs as Teacher at
Lincoln Building.
New Buildings VIII he Turned Over
to the Board the First of the Year.
VIII Have TO be Heated Six Weeks
TO Drive out Dampness.


Teachers salaries. the same bug |
aboo' that has been given consid-
erabe attention since the beginning
Of the present school year was again
the topic of lengthy discussion at a
meeting Of the members of the board
OF education I'm the high school build |
ing Monday night. other business
was transacted but the salary propo-
efion occupied the center of bhe
stage.
Heretofore, many of the teachers, !
obsessed with the idea that they
should receive greater compensation
for their labors, have been put Off by
the board members with the plea
that nothing could be done in the way
OF increasing salaries until the county
auditor reported the amount OF money
the board would have at its disposal
for school expenses. Now that thel
auditor has made his report. the mem
bers Of the board are almost COM
PEELED to act one way or the other. !
The discussion last night advanced
farther than previous discussions
have advanced. A date for a teach !
ers committee meeting was set for
the exclusive purpose Of ironing out
the salary difficulty. The meeting
will be held December 10.
1'ne majority OF the board members
are willing to start at the top OF the
list OF teachers, both high school and
grades and go to the bottom. allow !
ing the superintendent to recommend ]
the teachers deserving a raise and
then confirm or reject the recommen- J
dations as they see IT. The board
may decide to lenguhen the school
year one half month.
one resignation was received and
accepted last night. Miss Madge c. :
whitney, teacher of the third grade
Mt the Lincoln building informed the
board that she had accepted n posi- !
tion as teacher I'm the public schools
at Lakewood, Ohio, near Cleveland, |
at an increase In salary over that
which she was receiving here. Her
resignation will take effect December \
%, 1911.
In connection with Miss Whtney's
resignation. the probability OF other
designations because of the failure OF
the board to raise salaries was dis
cussed. This year the Marion schools l
have lost a number Of good teach =
ers because more money waspaid else |
whore. II don't like the idea OF con-
ducting preparatory teachers
school here for other cities" DR. H. |
4. Hartman stated. The board came
to the conclusion that that condition |
could not be helped The larger
cities will draw the teachers from
cities the size OF Marion and Marion
will have to secure teachers from the
smaller towns.
Member o. G.. Briggs moved that
G.. W. Hayes, n high school teacher
who had asked for an increase in
salary before school began this year.
be paid S1100 per year. At the pres
ent time his salary Is $1,000 per year.
Members Hill, CUTLERY and Dickerson
voted against the motion and 1t was
lost. Mr.. Hayes case will probably
be taken up I'm committee meeting.
Architect Merrlott. OF the firm OF
Merrlott, Allen and Hall, designers OF
the new school buildings. was pres
ent at the meeting and stated that
w, G, Eandshy and Son, contractors.
would be ready to turn the new build
ings over to the school board before
the corner Of Mark and Greenwood
streets will be completed next week
However the buildings will not be
ready for occupancy until the cement
work Is thoroughly dry 1t will be
necessary 10 heat the buildings for
about six weeks before all dampness
is removed.
The building and ground committee
was authorized to ask for bids on light
fixtures for the two new buildings
and the State street building. The
bids viii be opened and the contract
let at the next meeting Of the board.
DR. Hartman was instructed 10 pur-
chase two books containing college
entrance examination questions to be
used by the high school teachers in
giving tests and ten sets Of classics for
the high school library to be used in
connection with the literary courses.
The question of fire proofng and |
Installing a heating plant In the high |
school building came up when Clerk |
Hin read a proposition, offered hyl
the American Heating and Ventilating |
company, OF Toledo. The proposition |
was 10 furnish plans, from which heat
Ing companies could prepare bids
free of charge providing they were
given the contract for the plant or
providing the board rejected all bids,
but to charge five per cent commis-
sion II the bid was awarded to an
other company. Member Dickerson |
moved the proposition be accepted by |
the board but the motion received no |
second and the matter was dropped |
lowed.
The members adjourned to NEE. in |
regular session on December 90, 1911, |
the last meeting of the present board |
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