The Detroit times., 1914-12-11
BOARD in
SQUABBLE OVER
WOMAN'S JOB
|Displaoes Mrs. Latham as At
tendant; Gives Place to Miss
Sarah Farrell
$4,000 MORE ASKED TO
CONTINUE NIGHT SCHOOL
Attempt VIII be Made to
"TOuch" Council-Kennedy
Named Commissioner

Mrs. Sadie Latham, widow, OF No.
81 Elizabeth-st. west, scrubbed floors
and performed other duties as an at
tendant in the Russell school for one
week, and saw visions of being able
% earn enough money to provide a
happy Christmas for her TWO children.
Thursday night, the Board OF Edu-
cation, In its regular session, INDUCED
n some lively squabbling over the
position. and after the smoke cleared
hway Mrs. Lathams dreams had
been shattered. She had lost her job,
bpd In her place had been put Miss
Sarah Farrell.
The action OF the board was not
taken without some bitter comment
pm the part of Inspectors Bahorski
and Mumford, who championed the
cause Of Mrs. Latham.
What place has been made for
Mrs. Latham" asked one sympathetic
member OF the board, after he had
voted 10 displace the widow.
oh" said Mumford "a place has
been left for her out in the cold, cold
world"
The teachers and schools committee,
which had the appointment of the at
PENDANT, reported that IL was unable
o agree. as two of the committee fav-
pred Mrs. Latham, two favored Miss
FARRELL, and the chairman, Inspector
Condor, refused to vote. Inspectors
Mumford and Neinas were the com
mitteemen who supported Mrs.
.atham. Inspectors Kunz and Auch
were in favor of Miss Farrell. When
Il was reported that the committee
was evenly divided, Mumford told the
board that inasmuch as side informa.
ton rumored that one OF the commit
tee members who formerly had favor.
ed Mrs. Latham had changed his mind,
no moved that the appointment be
voted upon by the board at once.
MRS. Latham was only appointed
Temporarily anyway" was KunZs al
gument in favor OF Miss Farrell
AS | understand IT." said Inspector
Bahorski. the rule has been that in
|spectors are privileged 10 select those
10 be appointed TO schools in their
respective wards. Why should the
rule be broken now Miss Farrell had
IA similar position once before. and
she gave K up because she said ii was
too hard. The job in the Russell
SCHOOL will be even harder Mrs.
|Latham's services have been satisfac-
| tory, and she ought TO be allowed to
retain the place"
When the vote was taken, Mumford.
|Bahorski, and Neinas were alone in
their support of Mrs. Latham, "A"
kunz and his followers defeating them
overwhelmingly.
Inspector Condor moved that Mrs.
Latham's name be placed at the head
|of the eligible list. and the motion
| " as carried.
A resolution proposing increased
compensation for the school archi-
tects, the firm of Malcomson & Hig-
|ginbotham, and extending their con-
tract to April 13, 1916, was introduced
by Inspector Auch. The architects at
present get 1-2 per cent commission
on the total cost OF a building. The
resolution provides for per cent. II
was laid over for two weeks.
Another resolution, introduced by
Inspector Kunz, asks that the council
provide an additional appropriation OF
$4,000 for night school work. so the
course of 100 nights as was originally
planned, can be completed The APP
preparation OF $4,000 made for night
school work has been expended
The resolution placing the archi
tects in sole charge OF the inspection
of school buildings while construction
work is in progress was taken from
the table and adopted, 10 to 3. The
action curtails the power OF Supervisor
OF Buildings Albert f. Stewart. The
supervisors inspectors heretofore
have clashed with inspectors while
work was being done. The supervisor
will have no authority now to inter
fere until the architects have reported
their final approval of building.
DR.. j. b. Kennedy was named as
successor to Bernard Ginsburg on the
public library board. The name was
proposed by President McMichael.