The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1912-01-09
Mrs. Hutchinson is Elected
Clerk at Last Nights
Meeting.
SALARY IS $40 Per MONTH
Fl. E. Hill Unexpectedly Re
tires From the
Fight.
President Saucr Names New Com
mittcc-COntractOrs Info,m Board
New Buildings VIII bc Completed
Jan. 13.-AnncX Ready Now.

Mrs Jeanette Lummcrs-Ilutchin-
son. SIS East Churcn street was
elected clerk Of the board of cluca-
ton at a salary OF $50 per month
without a free telephone In her resi-
dcnce at meeting Of the board mcm-
hers I'm the high school building Mon-
day night.
t'0or the FIRST time On years, the MI
rlan school board Is at peace. APP
parcnuy The hatchct has bcon buried
by the opposing factions. Wth last
nights meeting as an indication, an
wnugliug, iangling ana almost end
less ballOtng Is at an end.
Marion people elected two women
TO places on the board OF education
for the purpose OF quitting aa end TO
dea Iloclis and to "s:rd.ghten OUT the
male members of the board but 10
was not woman who broke the dead
lock of the last session. 10 was the
chiyalrous action of man that made
the election OF clerk possible.
After President George =. Sducr
had appointed his committees for the
yeur; after the clerks salary had been
raised 10 $40 per month, exclusive OF
telephone rent, and after the mem-
bers had cast Two ballots for the cam
didatcs for the clerkship, with the
deadlock of the last session prevailing
Member II. y. Hill. last years clerk
and an active candidate for the office
this year, sprang a great surprise on
the board Member Hin politely with
drew his name as a candidate and de-
clared that he would favor Member
Hutchinson on the next ballot
joy prevailed in the Hutchinson
camp. It's members had conceded the
presidency 10 the opposition but We're
bound to elect their candidate to the
clcr6ship Member R. j. Penneil
moved that the election Of Member
Hutchinson be made unanimous and
| the motion carried As she WIS not
under bond. Member Hil acted as
clerk Of the meeting last night ana
was authorized TO pay the bills which
| the board allowed.
The first ballot east FOR clerk gave
| Member Hill three votes ana Mem
4 Der Hutchinson three on the second
! Oall O.. Hutchinson received three, Ilill
two and Pcnnell one. Briggs Penneil
ana Hutchinson favored Mrs. Hutch
inson, and Whiting, Sauer and Hill
favored Hill
CIerk-elect Hutchinson thanked the
board for her election and declared
that at some future time, If It would
not be out OF place, She would serve
the board with a feed.
The retiring clerk stated that "a state
examiner had gone over his books
and found them IN good condition a
minor clerical error of 3S cents was
found and rectined. The amount OF
money paid out by the treasurer OF
the board does not correspond with
the amount shown on the warrants IS
sued by the clerk, but Member Hill
claimed that this had been the case
for years Warrants are Issued whicr
are never presented 10 the treasurer
consequently the accounts do not bal
ance,
President Sauer named his com.
. mittees for the year as follows
Finance-Gauer, Whiting and Hill
Building and eround-Pennell
Briggs and Hutchinson.
Text book and course Of study
Whiting, Sauer and Iiill.
Printmg-Briggs, Hutchinson am
Pcnnel.
supply-Hll, Whiting and Sauer.
Janitor-H BViggs ant
Hill
Teachers Entire board, sauei
chairman.
Member Hin suggested, and th
other members agreed, that I'M Tn
future the work Of The board shoui
! be done by committees, "a plan whic
would expedite the handling of seho'
, affairs Let the committees do o.
work. Hill stated. We sit dow
! here and argue over bill Of S2,s9 (