Evening journal., 1913-09-09
TEACHERS TC
NEW SCHOOLS
Some Transfers and Appoint
mentS Made by Board Of
Education Last Night
COMPLAIN OF WORK
IN ONE BUILDING

During the meeting of the Board
of Education last evening report
was submitted by Or. r. o. Cooper,
chairman of the teachers committee,
making the following transfers of
teachers and appointments;
Transfers. Esther Strickland from
School No. to School No. 1 Neotia
Carvin from School No. s to School
No. 5 Rebecca Sparks from School
No. 20 to School No. 80.
Appointments-Ger Smith to
School No. 8: Helen Norris to School
No. 25: Marguerite Fulton to School
No. IA: Corinne Emmons to School
No. 90; Elizabeth Downward TO
School No II; Eva S. Burton TO
School No. 30; Lillian Anderson to
School No. %: Cora Cornish to
School No. %; Blanche Dutton to
School No. p.
The board received and accepted
the resignation of Miss Mary a. Nc
Daniel, as teacher in No. II School
Miss Mcdaniel has served a week OF
this term, but il was decided to al
low her predecessors salary to com
mence from the beginning Of the
term in order to avoid the additional
bookkeeping, as it would mean that
she would be a week behind lurihg
the entire year.
The appointment of George S.
Oliver to be ianitor of the new No.
30 school at a salary of $50 per an
mum was approved The board au-
thorized a committee TO advertise for
bids for boilers in Schools Nos.
and a.
A bid to supply extra toilets in
School No. / was received from z. T.
Weldin, the sum being $50, and a bid
was received from Shinn ad Com
pany to supply copper Innings for
the cutters, walls and urinals i'm the
new No. 80 School for S129. and a
bid OF S140 was received from the
Sheet Metal Construction Company
for the same work
In speaking Of this latter work DR.
Cooper said the concrete work i'm the
new school, which has just been com
pleted, was a poor job.
He said that this concrete work
was only half an inch thick. and was
put on laths. which accounted for its
leaking. Concrete work that is done
in a proper manner. he contended. is
the best kind of work. far superior tC
copper. The matter was then refer.
red TO the architect and contractor foi
adjustment
The newly elected member of tn,
board, Col. c. NJ. Leitch. from The
Eight ward, attended the meeting las
evening, for the first time. he having
been away since his election lie pre-
sented a thorough report on No
school, which is one of his schools.
Bills aggregating SS230.4S were or.
dered paid Superintendent Twitmyel
announced that there would be only
One session in the schools for the re-
mainder of this week at least. a
request from the Alumni Association
that they be granted the use of thl
senior room for a meeti'f; Septembei
% was granted The report of thu
city treasurer showed balance {,
the current fund of S19.S56.Si. and in
the special fund. of S14,9S5.17. a
report was made that. after investiga
tion. committee found that thl
board had no desks to give away.
superintendent Twitmyer, in speak
ing of the general conditions as thel
exist at present, stated that the indi
cations are that the attendance I'm th'
schools during the present year woul'
exceed any previous years. Sc era
schools we're crowded TO their utmOs
capacity. and the only schools in
which there remain many vacant seat
were Nos. 3 aud 25. Transfers woull
soon fill these two schools he be
lieved.