The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1914-12-29
ASK TO AMEND
C|TYS CHARTER
Would Make superintendent
Actual Manager of City's
School System
UNDER BOARDS DIRECTION

The proposed amendment TO the
city charter relating to the public
schools has awakened considerable
Interest among the school patrons Of
the city. Those who propose to have
the amendment submitted to Il vote
give assurance that II is not In the
interest Of any member Of the board
or any school official, but for the in
teests of the schools alone.
As the matter now stands the mem.
bCrS Of the board of education are not
In close enough touch with the schools
II is impossible for them to be in
close touch with the working system
or to know all Its details. The super
inlendcnt knows the conditions, but
Is poWerlrss to remedy them being
practically without authority. 40
I'm the proposed amendment Section
Z AS It now stands would he suppressed
.ed hy Il new section. The remainder
.of the proposed changes follow.
In Force In Two Years.
The bOurd Of education OF the ok.
lnhOmu city independent school shall
consist Of one member from each ward
OF The city aud one from the territory
lying outside the city limits who shall
h. nominated and elected by the
district ut large aud who shall hold
office Tor a term of four years unless
sooner recalled for cause I'm the same
manner a. provided for the recall of
city commissioners This provision
shall gu into force and take effect on
aud after the first Tuesday IN April.
1917 NJ which time no Successors viii
be elected 10 take the place Of the re-
firing twO-year members
The board Of education shall mike
monthly reports In writing, giving mll
details In regard to the principal con
ditiou, and operations Of the school
system one copy Of which shall be
filed with the city auditor aud be- by
him included IN his general report to
the general citizenship at the close Of
each month.
Except when the board of education
Is In session, the superintendent shall
h' the head Of and In charge of the
school system, hut II he has more than
one year Of his term to serve he shall
be- subject to recall by a four fifths
vote OF the members Of the board and
shall ut all times be subject To dis
missal by unanimous vote OF school
system.
Makes Him Clerk Of Board.
Effective July /, 1916 The super
ntendent Of schools shall also be- eX-
Ofticio clerk Of the board Of education
and shall be- allowed secretary
cashier aud superintendent Of build
ings aud grounds who shall report /,
and get information from the superin
tcudent and who shall receive such
salaries as the board Of education
shall determine.
The secretary shall attend to IN,
Iuurely clerical work uf the office
such M applications for positions cor
respOndcnce, minutes Of meetings, etc
The cashier shall look after that
Iortion of the work pertaining 10 n
Iunncin transactions such as budgets
IunyrollS, bills. advertisements for bids
etc.
The superintendent Of building,
land grounds shall look after the ply
sical welfare of the properties anC
shall have charge OF the engineers and
ianltors.
The cashier shall receive. weekly
certificates from the principals Of al
schools giving the names ~ all teach
crs and other employees ON duty al
their respective schools. and IN,
amount II time lost, II any, by each
Refusal to furnish or any intentionn
misrepresentation " actual condition,
lr such certificate shall be considered
sufficient cause for aud shall result
IN the cancellation Of the employment
ccntract with said principal and hi,
discharge from the school system
Present System n Failure.
BASED upon these certificates IN,
cashier shall have authority to issu,
land the superintendent tu approx,
luuyr0lls Tor salaries Of all employs
whose employment has been author
lied hy the hoard Of education Al
other claims or bills must be present
cd to the board for It's approval be
fore being allowed or paid
The superintendent, cashier and su
Ipcrtntcudcnt Of buildings and ground
shall give surety company bonds Il
such amounts ny the board may deter
mine. Such bonds shall be approves
nv the board and filed with the seer,
ury.
acquisitions FOR materials or SUI
Iulips not exceeding $50 IN value ma
hc approved 10y the cashier Over S2t
hut not exceeding 500 In value nv IN
superintendent. and over $50 by IN
board ~ education before purchase
made, hut this approval ot the rcQu
tiun does not authorize the paymcr
of the hin without submission Of IN
! details 10 the hoard AS above proviC
ed
p The failure NJ the present system
h apparent IN the high school durin
I the present term BEFORE the schoo
2 opened the board adopted u course ,
p study for the high school hut II WI
mot put into practice The high scho,
I principal preferred the old course 4,
D study and continued II The rcceI
!. turmoil ~ result ~ the objection
2 made among the high school teacher
to the cuurSe ~ study that was adon
> ed hut was not used
NEW RATE SCHEDULES
SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAl