The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-14
LOOK FOR A ROW
School Board Situation Is Not
Improving.
Acts of Old Board Will Probably
Be InEalidated.
AFTER CLERK stage
Probably Reduce His Salary to
Get Rid of Him.
Talk of AbOlishing the Bush
ness Course.

The clouds are thickening and 1nd1-
cations are that another school board
battle of words will break loose this
evening at an adjourned meeting. An
effort will be made to undo acts OF the
old board.
yer is that the board meeting of July
IA in connection with which M. g
Holman was chosen as head janitor or
engineer to the board of educatlOn TO
succeed w. G. Holloway was not Legal.
His grounds for this assertion are that
at a previous adjourned meeting when
a quorum was not present those who
attended the meeting had no rlgnt TO
call another adjourned meeting pc
cause they could not transact business
of any kind. An effort will be made to-
night to reinstate Mr.. Holloway
Furthermore, a motion made py
Judge Carver at the meeting week
ago to cut the salary of the clerk from
$1,S00 to $1,000 Will De consloeTeu 60.
The aim of the motion, it is under
stood, is for political reasons to get w
G. Stagg. the present competent clerk,
out of Office. and if the scheme IS sue
cessful it will be interesting to note
whether or not the salary of the man
who takes the place of Mr.. Stagg IS
raised within a month or two.
May Cut Out Shorthand.
Considerable discussion will doubt
less arise when a motion is made to
cut out stenography and typeWrltlng
from the last two years in the business
course. At the last meeting the system
of shorthand to be adopted by the
board was a bone of contention. At
the meeting tonight a motion will be
made to cut these branches out en-
tirely.
Girls now" remarked L. NJ. PenWell,
"and do not believe that such a
course would be conducive to efh-
cheney. There would be so many girls
who would be crazy to take up stenog-
raphv and it would cost the board pN-
haps two thousand dollars a year TO
maintain the courses. 1t is question
whether this work belongs to the pup
lie schools. I think it would detract
from the other studies"
It is understood that superintendent
c. c. Starr is in favor of building up
business course that IS complete IN
every detail. According to Mr.. Starr
much stress is being put on the com
mercial courses in many OF the large
cities of the country.
Consider the Budget.
The budget for the ensuing year will
be considered and it is likely that the
tax levy will be raised from 5.S mills
to 6.25 mills.
A number of the committees just
appointed will meet this afternoon or
early in the evening just before the
board meeting.
One conspicuous thing about the
committees as announced by president
G. c. Nicholson is that no woman
member of the board was honored
with the craftsmanship of committee
Mrs. c. J. Evans is now member OF
the committee on teachers and salaries
of which she has been chairman
Two Insurgents it might be noted
were given chairmanships, DR.. R. s. Ma
gee, and c. K. Holiday. The work OF
the former as chairman of the insur-
ance committee has been recognized as
painstaking.
Mr.. Penwell does not approve of the
board rows. This rowing has got to
stop after we settle the head engineer
and clerk questions said he. If IT
does not I'll resign. I won't work with
a bunch that's doing that"
Committees Named.
The following are the committees ap-
pointed for the ensuing year.
Teachers and salaries-T. T. Carver,
chairman; c. B. Van Horn, L. NJ.
Jones. Mrs. c. J. Evans, R. S. Magee,
A. V. Linden.
Buildings and grounds. NJ. Pen
well. chairman; w. E. Atchison, p w
Griggs, c. K. Holiday, Mrs. W. A Nc
Carter, c. C. Nicholson.
Finance and accounts-W. E. Atch-
ison, chairman; L. NJ. Jones, c. c.
Nicholson.
Text books and course of instruction
&C. B. Van Horn, chairman; L. M
Penwen. Mrs. c. J. Evans.
Insurance-R. S. Magee. chairman;
T. F. Carver. P. W. Griggs-
School laws, rules and regulations
c. K. Holiday. chairman; Mrs. W. A.
McCarter, A. V. LindeI
DIDN'T STTTrT THEM