Evening journal., 1922-01-10
SCHOOLS Under
LIABILITY ACT
Board Orders Insurance
Taken to Cover Future
Indemnity
TO EXPLAIN NEW
EDUCATION SYSTEM

The provisions OF the Employers
Liability Act applies to employees OF
the Board OF Public Education as
well as TO others using the school
buildings. in case they are injured
through neglect OF the Board OF Ed
ucation. This opinion was given the
. board last night by City Solicitor
satterthwaite in reply to a query
sent him by the board some time
ago.
At the present time. the board
has before it one or more claims for
damages presented by school teach
ers for injuries received while in the
performance Of their duties
After the opinion had been read
last night. Shermer II. Stradley.
member Of the board. was instruct
ed TO obtain rates for liability insur-
ance at once on all buildings and
10 report at the next meeting Dr.
Conwell Banton suggested tkat all
organization now using the school
buildings for meeting centers should
sign waivers Of liability hereafter.
This suggestion was approved by the
members.
The Central Labor Union. in a
letter TO the board. asked that def
mite action on adopting a new
school system be withheld until
after public meeting can be held.
following the return of the board
members from Detroit. DR.. Victor
D. Washburn and Mr. Stradley said
they felt that TIE public would be
given ample opportunity TO hear
just what the trip to Detroit would
reveal
David A. Ward superintendent OF
schools, in his report. made the fol-
lowing recommendations, which
were adopted:
A closet to be built in the Office
Of the gymnasium for equipment OF
the High School. s55; light Installed
in a classroom at the High School
$50; doors on bookcase in library o.
No. 22 school. s65; four doors u
take the place OF windows leading (,
fire escape In School No. s, $50. an,
street connections made for cleo
trio current at No. 20 School. S4.39
total s294.2s.
Instead OF partitioning the com
munity room OF the High School, tn
superintendent recommended re
placing the desks now In use will
so movable chair-desks and trans
~
rooms used by the industrial de
partment. The purchase OF thes
movable desks was authorized by tn
board.
Superintendent Ward pointed ou
that 367 pupils from School No. 2
are being taught sewing in a roof
in the High School. From the gram
mar schools 366 pupils will ente
High School at the beginning q
next term. and the room now use
by the eighth grade sewing class wi
be needed for high school use. a
an approximate cost OF s110 IN
board authorized putting the base
ment room at school No. 2S int
shape for the accommodation {
these pupils.
superintendent Ward reported tn
following appointments: Mri
Florence VanRiper, temporary. n,
2 School: Mrs. Margaret Ferguson
temporary. No. 80 School; Mis-
Louise Clendaniel. temporary. Ger
sus clerk; Miss Mildred Grove. res
uiar. superintendents Office; Patric
stannard. regular janitor at Hig
School. The resignation Of Mr.
Julia X. Baynard from No.
School was likewise reported.
Among various suggestions mad
in view OF the fact that a total !
s37. .46G.50 has already been expenS
ed for books and supplies. and oth'
expenditures authorized which wi
bring the balance remaining in th'
account down to $1O.663. Shermer J
Stradley suggested the advisabiiity
investigating what he considered
heavy expenditure. IN view OF reduc,
prices on paper. He said he did M
lbelieve the increase in the numb
pf students justified the evident Fl
crease in the cost OF books and sui
plies. superintendent Ward promi
cd n 1ootr info tho rnaffor