New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1922-04-05
SCHOOL TRUSTEES AND SUPT
GLOOR CHARGED WITH
UNFAIRNESS.
CLAIM MADE THAT WE HAVE A
SCHOOL BOARD DOMINATED
BY ONE MAN.

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delegation Of taxpayers appeared be-
fore the Board to present petition
1or the reinstatement of the present
librarian who was not reelected at the
annual election of teachers Monday,
March ~. Mrs. Emmy Steinhauser
has filled the position of librarian for
two years and had expected to be re-
elected but apparently Superintendent
Gloor had other plans in mind for he
had notified another one of the teachers
that the position of librarian would be
vacant and asked her whether she
would accept it some two or three
weeks ago.
Dissatisfaction Expressed.
DR.. Joseph H. Vogel had opposed
the action of the Board in failing to
elect Mrs. Steinhauser and also in the
matter of salary reductions. Mr..
Vogel felt that Mrs. Steinhauser had
not been fairly treated because she
had been given no notice whatever
that she was not to be reelected nor
was she asked to appear before the
board nor consulted in any way. She
was simply dropped from the list and
was not notified in person. When a
number of New Ulm people learned
OF this action of the Board there was
considerable dissatisfaction expressed
and a petition was circulated in the
business district and signed by practic-
ally every business man asking that
the matter be reconsidered. The petit
ton as signed follows:
New Ulm, Mimi, March 20, 1922.
To the Honorable Board of Education,
Independent School District of New
Ulm,
New Ulm, Minnesota.
Gentlemen:
Petition for Reinstatement of
Librarian.
Whereas, your Honorable Board,
under date of March 27, 1922, held a
meeting for the purpose of selecting
teachers, inclusive of a librarian, for
our public schools; and
WHEREAS, at said time the pres
ent librarian, Mrs. Emmy Steinhauser,
was denied renewal of her contract
as such librarian for the ensuing year;
and
WHEREAS, under date of March
20, 1922, Supt. Gloor, in writing, "a
copy of which said letter is hereto at
tached and made part hereof mott
fed the said librarian of such ter
mination of her contract, setting forth
Communications of the work done by
said librarian, together with an alleged
claim Of ''evidence of disharmony and
lack of cooperation without specify
ing wherein and whereof such claim
consisted; and
WHEREAS, said Communications
and alleged claim and reason for denial
of renewal of said librarians contract
are contradictory in their terms and
do not square with sound common
sense, justice and fairness; therefore
WE, the undersigned citizens, resi-
dents, freeholders and taxpayers of the
City OF New Ulm, respectfully petition
your Honorable Board to reconsider
your action with respect to the dis
charge from service of the said librarian
and that the said librarian, Mrs. Emmy
Steinhauser, be granted a shearing upo1
the question of reinstatement as sucl
librarian in our public schools. r.
A delegation Of taxpayers appeared
before the Board at their Monday
meeting with the petition and it.
signatures but were treated rattle
summarily by President Mueller of tn
Board. The taxpayers asked tina
Mrs. Steinhauser be given hearin
but Mr.. Mueller, informed them tina
the Board would not do. this withou
4 first talking the matter over anon
themselves. Mrs. J.. B.. Krook VIII
acted as spokesman insisted on tn
right to hearing but Mr.. Muelle
uecldTeu CHdL he ulu IoG nave W ylel
to their wishes in the matter and lai
the subject on the table without calm
for a. vote. Mrs. Krook informed tn
meeting that it was her, intention t
see that things were cleaned up, tina
there is general feeling that tn
School Board is dominated by on
man and that that man does not eve
send his own children to the publ
schools. She declared that Mr.
Steinhauser had been dropped from til
list for personal reasons and confronte
the members Of the School Board wit
4 the charge that two Of them had vote
against Mrs. Steinhauser for the reaso
that she, Mrs. Steinhauser, had faile
to greet them or their children, Whe