The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-08-08
Matter of Organization Not Up
at Special Meeting Held
Last Night.
BOARD DEADLOCKED ON
SELECTION OF CHAIRMAN
w. A. Eaton and Edward c. A.
Johnson Receive Three Votes Each
for Chairman-New Manual Train
ing Instructor Hired Last Night at
Salary of $2,1O0.

dent district Of Virginia did not at
tempt organization at special meet
ing held at the office Of the Roosc.
welt building last evening. At the
first meeting of the new board held
last Saturday night, deadlock de-
veloped over the selection Of a chair
man and last night, owing to the
absence of Clerk Stewart and under
the terms of a "gentlemen's agree
ment" the matter Of organization was
not taken up. R. J. McGhee is still
presiding.
The situation on the board as de
veloped by the deadlock exemplifies
the truth of the old saying that "poli-
tics makes strange bedfellows." It is
claimed that Directors McGhee and
Irwin are voting for Director Eaton
for chairman and that in turn Direc-
tor Eaton and Director Irwin will
support Mr.. McGhee for treasurer.
Clerk Stewart, Andrew Hawkinson
and Edward C. A. johnson are voting
for Mr.. Johnson for chairman.
No feeling has been developed and
it is probable that organization will
be effected at the regular meeting
next Wednesday night.
At Saturday nights meeting Of the
board Attorney Mcmahon gave all
opinion regarding the legality Of the
discharge of four teachers who had
failed to resign when so requested to
do by the board, to the effect that
the teachers could not successfully
contend they had a contract. The
board passed a carefully prepared
resolution which appears to cover the
ground satisfactorily, dismissing the
teachers. They are Miss Henry, Miss
West, r. Glenn and Mr.. Partridge.
New teachers were hired at last
nights board meeting in accordance
with the recommendations Of Superi'l-
tendent Colgrove as follows:
Miss Virginia Chase to teach the
third, fourth and fifth grades at the
Higgins school at salary of $65 a
month.
Miss Una Reardon, English and his
tory, high school, at a salary Of $50
a month. Miss Cravens, elected to
this position had just notified the
board that she can not accept.
Miss Thekla Johnson, upper grade
supervisor, at salary Of $110 a
month. Miss Johnson has had eight
years. experience in this work and
comes highly recommended.
R. G. Soutar, physical director, at a
salary Of $170 month.
Laura Stenger was appointed prin-
cipal of the North Side school at a
salary of 500 month. Miss Stenger
formerly taught the seventh grade in
the johnson school at salary of SIS
a month.
H. J. Scharr, St. Paul, superinten-
dent of manual training department
at salary of $2,100 year.
Mr.. Scharr attended the board
meeting last night. He is at present
in charge Of the manual training work
at the Johnson high school in St. Paul
and for three years did similar work
at the Ely school. He has been visit
ing in Virginia with Mr.. and Mrs.
L. J. Barrett.
The board authorized the payment
Of the railroad expenses of R. G.
Soutar, the new physical director, to
Madison, Wis.,, where he goes to look
over equipment for the gymnasium
which is to be fitted up this fall, and