Evening journal., 1919-10-07
Or. BECK FLARES
: UP over LAXITY
OG SDHOOL BOARD
Continued from First Pase.


board.
last nights session. which lasted for
Two hours. was replete with excite
ment At times the spectators were
amused by the verbal battles that RACED
between The members.
The meeting was called 10 order by
President Rommel who asked that the
roll csll be made. This caused Harry
J. Guthrie secretary OF the board, to
ash II 10 was desired 10 call the roll
for a special meeting OF a committed
and President Rommel decided that 10
was not necessary. Mr.. Guthrie was
then asked 10 read the call for The
meeting and showing its purpose, snd
he stated that the call was made al
the suggestion or the chairman OF The
building committee 10 discuss the sub /
icct OF portable buildings.
Chairman Campbell or this commit |
tee explained that at the last meeting [
Of the board The subject Of engaging /
Professor Laird as consulting archi- /
fect on the proposed new school build /
ing was discussed but he desired 20
rear the expression OF al the members
on the matter before any move was
made. lie explained that DR.. Laird's
charges would be the same as that
$500. Secretary Guthrie said that he
had talked on the phone With Profess
sor Laird on the subject and had told
him that the board planned 10 spend
about 100000 on the new building.
Dr. Beck then said that he thoueht
this statement was not definite enough.
He desired a written communication
setting forth the price. not verbal
contract over a telephone.
"If you give Professor Laird $500 ,
snd lake $4,000 from the fund allowed !
by Council and then more for some :
fhing else. there viii be nothing lefi," =
DR. Beck asserted.
Dr. Beck said that he had been un
able 20 ascertain just what the ilnan- u
cial condition Of the board was. and i'
Chairman stradley. Of The finance COM n
mittee. explained thai he hoped 10 be
sble 70 make report on 10 at the next
meeting. 4
Or. Beck then raised the question as
70 why the school fund should now be
100000 when Council had allowed
$4,000 for this purpose. President
Rommel started to explain that $4,000
was taken from the fund for portable ll
buildings The Twelfth ward member IL
then asked what assurance he had ?,
that more Of the money would not be ul
taken for other purposes, and President -
Rommel said that the Twelfth ward ca
building would be allowed credit for
this sum. W
DR.. Beck asked how many portable "a
buildings had been ordered and IL was
said nine. but that two OF them had lb'
been ccouniermsnded and seven had G.
been ordered. Dr. Beck at once Jumped la
TO his feet saying, Now the president
informs me that orders for two OF these
buildings have been countcrmanded and 81
when ] asked Mr.. Campbell about il. m
le said they had not, which was a co
alsehood. and ! want TO go on record q,
on his floor on the subject -.
/, Mr.. Campbell replied: I'm sorry that WI
tcannot recall that question. Or. Beck ne
but would not have any object in tell fr,
lng an untruth. Il was necessary that
the orders for those buildings should
be countermanded Immediately or we th'
would have had them on our hands. TN
snd Or. Cooper, President Rommel. Dr..
3anton and myself talked the matter ,,,
over and decided that it was by far the .''
best Thing 10 do. rather than wait and ioi
have a meeting and take chance on 81,
receiving the buildings we did not want
I am sure that ] told you OF our ac- 00
hon ch
Mr.. Campbell has never admitted TO ed
ne in this room or in any other room IN
lhai the order for the two schoolhouses m,
~rse, countsrmaned.' retorted DR.. Beck. ed
I lhine~4 is abou time that every mem fo
Der OF Nc board should show both ar
bands and NC down to business. And ";
till every member does get down 10 On
business there is going to be friction Go
Mr. Stradey said he agreed with DR.. w,
Beck and thought that the citizens de- =
handed business-liks administration -
N the Board 4
Dr. Banton took issue with DR.. Beck
saving he was pained by the remarks
~ Dr Beck who appeared to think that
De represented only the Twelfth ward.
= have never felt that ! represented
only the sixth ward in this body" said
DR.. Banton. AS for the $4,000. that
was not taken from The Twelfth ward a
alone but from az other wards as we'll" /
DR.. Beck retorted: Il was not elected d
70 this office but was appointed by this
Board 70 represent The Twelfth ward 4
sud propose 20 do so. Dr. Bsnton Is I
wrong. when he states that he does not \
: 1'-''r'-->ssrIt pQlY the Sixth ward II he Il
vent before Hhe residents OF this city a
le :r,' would not y ,. been ,.,1., elected" 5
5r. Beck remar&d:
This is no laughing matter. This =
sosrd has been rtnning things in a
manner sad 10 Is not going N
o be lons before thehe will be radical
'hanges made in this hoard"
j. Clifford J. Scott. superintendent OF
schools. said that he thought the pro.
oosed school TO be erected 20 replace
so. 25 school in the Twelfth ward y
would have to accommodate 1000 chill
iren. and in his opinion 10 could not be ,er
'onstf.cted for s25O.0oO, and theTe was ,ne
20 use TO think Of it at the present < :
Time Chairman Campbell. OF the COM r,,l
'nsuee. said he thought no action 49,
should be taken until the finance com 10,
mlttee chairman had conferred with 49,
I1c finance committee OF council and "a, -,
Hscertained what assistance Council 80,
would give them in their budget FOR !
Deyt year.
e When we talked about building ..
n6w home FOR No. % school we set ~
s2oOooo as a figure for she cost OF CON %,
siruction.' explained President Rom -
mel. we We're only allowed by our -
budget $4,000 No one would start -.
opildns unless ne has money. CITY ~
Council has promised us an additional "
budget next year We have 10 have ~ ~
money to put up the kind Of schools va -,
*e need, and No. % can't go I'D for :,
10000. Fooiishly we accepted Coun-
.fIfS on r~fo " a