Evening journal., 1918-05-14
MORE Teachers Give
UP School POSITIONS
Four Send designations TO
Board of Education: Seven
Get Appointments
PAY $4,000 OK
NEW HIGH SCHOOL

At the meeting Of the Board Of Edu-
cation last night the teachers COM
mittee reported the designations Of Ann
r. Harkins, Amanda T.. Truax, Florence
V. Dunn and Louise Truslow. The
designations were accepted.
Rachel Stevens Grace Motherall,
Mary Messick, Laura Ritter, Geraldean
Bear Mary b. Sweeney and Ann Lister
were appointed as new teachers.
Because the principals Of No. p
School and No 10 school have been
absent through illness and their places
have been to some extent taken by Elva
Ninsinger and Sarah McKeown. who are
teachers in these schools. the teachers
committee recommend that their sal
aries be increased at the rate Of S25 per
month during the absence Of their
principals
A motion was passed to pay A. s.
Reed and Brother Company $4,000 one
half Of the sum now due on the High
School addition.
The heating system is not yet finished
and 10 was claimed last night that the
heating men are not fully living up to
their duty The building Will not be
taken over by the board on behalf Of
the city until the heating apparatus is
complete. 10 was decided, however, the
heating apparatus cannot be tested sat
isfactorily in hot weather Just whal
will be done in this regard was not an
nounced
+. Higgins and Company, electrical
oonfractors offer TO furnish the cleo
trical fixtures for s2.OO6J0, plus s2O62O
Tor bulbs. This bid was turned over
10 the High School building committee
Of which Ellwood Souder is chairman
The purchase Of 100 caps, gowns ana
diplomas for the graduating class, was
left 10 the care Of the teachers COM
mittee.
A letter was read from the Young
Women's Patriotic League requesting
the use Of the High School auditorium
for a night in June, when a play Is
proposed TO be held and an admission
charged.
Il is a rule Of the board not to al
low persons or organizations 10
charge admissions In this public ROOM
and accordingly the secretary was In
siructed TO write TO the league and TO
give the use Of the chamber If only
a voluntary collection was taken at the
door as the patrons come in or out.
Because Of possible trouble m get
ting books and supplies when ordered
late in the season in time for the open
ing session in September. a motion by
DR.. Cooper authorizing the changing or
Section a Of the bylaws, striking out
the word July" the stipulated time
for bids. was passed.
The payroll for teachers, ianitors and
all others was approved and checks or
dered drawn up for the stipulated
amounts.
The board unanimously accepted tne
invitation Of the c. A. r. to participate
in the Memorial Day parade.
Hiram Yerger reported that sunday
afternoon or early Monday morning
some persons. evidently boys, tampered
with a water trap in the school yard
OF No 3 school and caused the valves
IN the piping to leak, with the result
that several feet Of water ran into the
cellar Of a Mr. Simmons, who lives next
door 20 the school building.
, Director Campbell stated that he had
ATTENDED a community sing at No.
school recently, and that he was de-
lighted with-the showing made by the
pupils. He said that the pupils Of the
- school had sold $500 worth Of Liberty
Bonds. The school is one Of the pio-
peer auxiliaries in Red Cross work and
has been doing very good work along
that line. A motion was passed au-
thorizing the property committee to ar
range for The Playhouse for com
mencement exercises Of the Howard
School.
The building committee was given
carte blanche to accept the bid Of S24l
for swing doors at both ends OF the