The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-29
NEW PLAN
ADOPTED
By School Board Relative T[
Substitute Teachers
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dents To Do The Work
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High School Class Rooms
In Central Building

A large number of the many mat
ters that necessarily have to be taken
care of at this time of the year we're
disposed of by the Mt. Vernon school
board at an adjourned meeting held
Monday evening. Messrs. George ID.
Arndt and Alfred Mill of the board
were absent. The meeting was ar
ranged for at the instance of Super
intendent Zemer who had for his pnr-
pose the completing of the staffs of
teachers in every grade. This was
accomplished although one of the
Superintendent's recommendations
was not made but will be at the next
meeting of the board.
A telegram was received by Mr.
Zemer Monday evening from Mr.. c..
S. Martin at Bryan, Ohio, stating that
the Bryan school board would not re-
lCdoC MN W Tic WI Cl nun oCnOOlo,
The local board had been depending
upon him to take charge of the man.
ual training department because he
was recommended at the last meet
ing by Mr.. Zemer and had been elect
ed on condition that he could secure
his release.
Mr.. Voigt of Holgate, Ohio, was rec
commended by the superintendent and
was elected as manual training teach
er at salary of $500 per year.
Miss Goldie Kunkel, formerly of the
Fredericktown schools, was elected
as teacher in the sixth grade at a
salary Of $500 per year.
Superintendent Zemer introduced a
new idea relative to substitute teach,
ers. He does not favor the plan of
formally electing or appointing sub
stitute teachers, but suggested that
when substitutes are needed youne
ladies be selected out of the high
school classes who aspire to become
teachers and allow them to secure
preliminary training in this way. They
will be called upon to act as substi-
tutes as long as the work does not
become too heavy. This plan was
adopted by the board.
Bids from various local firms on
sundries and supplies for the city
schools were received by the board
and were read. They were submitted
to President Lorey and Superintend-
ent Zemer who were authorized to ex-
anime them to make the purchase OF
the needed supplies of the firms sub
mitting the lowest bids.
Provisions we're made to have the
weeds on the vacant school lots in the
west end moved before they go to
seed. This action was prompted by
several complaints registered by per-
sons residing in the vicinity Of the
above mentioned lots.
At last the difficult problem of pre-
pairing a suitable place for the in
struction of the commercial classes
of the nigh school has been solved.
The partition between the two class
rooms on the second floor and on the
south side of the Central building
will be torn out and the two rooms
made into one large one. At one end
of the large room wooden partition.
fitted with glass panels, will be erect
ed allowing sufficient space to make
typewriting room of sufficient size.
The glass panels will allow the teach
er to oversee the students in each
compartment at the same time aud
| still allow those in the large room to
| escape from the clatter and noise OF
the typewriters. Twenty new desks
will be purchased and will be placed
| in the commercial room.
Miss Marie Shireman was reelected
as high school librarian al salary OF
$3.50 per year
The supply committee was instruct
ed to purchase twelve chairs to be
placed in the library.
Adjourned.