The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1913-08-08
MORE ROOM
IS NEEDED.
TOACCOmmOdate The Scholars
In High School
AT The Coming Session Of.
The Public Schools
Proposition Is Left To The
new superintendent
MIR. ChriSmdn Resigns As
One Of The Instructors
Teachers Institute The Week
Of August iS

The steady increase in size of the
student body at the MI. Vernon high
school each year has at least become
IA great problem and the school board
Is unable to determine just how the
students of the coming school year
will be taken care Of properly.
There will be at least five hundred
in the high school az the opening Of
school in September and an effort
was made at the monthly meeting Of
the school board Monday evening toi
formulate a plan or schedule where
by there will be ample room for all
of the classes both in periods of
study and recitation.
After "A discussion Of nearly an hour
the board gave it up and informed
Superintendent p. G. Zemer that he
will be expected to work out the prob
lem as best he can with the amount
of room that he has to work upon.
Perhaps the high school auditorium
will be utilized for class work. It
looks like the MI, Vernon public
schools have been ou,srown. If the
student body continues TO increase
during the next two years as rapidly
as it has In years heretofore there
will either have to bo new buildings
or some of the pupils will have TO be
rejected.
The knox county teachers insti-
tute viii be held during the week OF
August 18th. The institute requested
the privilege of using the high school
auditorium during the week and 1t
was granted.
The resignation of Mr.. Carl Chris
man, an instructor of the high school
sDorps, was received by the board. 1t
stated that he had secured a new po-
sition at higher salary. The rcsig-
nation was accepted.
Miss Mary Seymour was reelected
as member of the board of city ex'
-Sminers. Her application for re-elec.
zion had been received previously.
a communication was received
from Mr r. A. Chubb which was an
acceptance of the position of music
al Instructor of the public schools ta
which position he was elected one
pnpNih ago.
MiAs Lulu MoHit asked the board
fIor years leave of absence from her
ewdgA as Gpacher in the schools in or
igr talat she may take an advanced
souIse al ohio University during the
coming year. The heaye OF absence
Nas grained
Miss Besse PatterBon's application
Cor reelection as superintendent as
sisthnt with an increase in salary OF
800 per year was received, She was
re-@eted Tor a period of one year
with salary of $3.50
Clerk Coyner moved that tho board
purchase three carloads OF coal at a
.-1ost uf 1896 per ton, tits motion pre-
.aned. 1t is probable that coal will
,la 'ase2 in the schools this winter
Tho matter Of improving the com
gnsrNial department at the high
fchOM Is causing a great deal of con
assrn II win have 10 be made larger
HSut she board Is at a loss to know
anw a. can be done, This was left tC
Superintendent Zemer 10 figure ou
she best way that he can.
Tie building and repair committe,
reported that the yard at the Firs
egard building is under course of re
gair and that about seventy loads o
gravel have already been hauled upoI
e. The committee was authorized
and Instructed TO have gravel haule'
upDn the rear yard OF the Third war,
building.
After the bills had been read an,
allowed and after a few miuor maj
ters of business had been transacte
the board recessed until tho eyenin
sDf Monday, August 18Th.