The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-05-20
SCHOOL BOARD
finds ITSELF
IN DEADLOCK
Unable to Agree
on Vital Issues
Despite 2 Star
Sessions

lnabic 60 agree. alter two
Star chamber sessions during
the week. the school board has
again postponed several anpert.
ant matter~ scheduled for final
action At Fridays meeting.
AmonE these are the teaching
schedule for neat year; tho pro
posed change In the meeting hour
Of the board. with the possibility
that Director r.. Shorrock viii re.
sign n business prevents hts attend.
snce 1T the hour chosen. the pro.
posai TO grand supt. Cooper leave
Of absence until the expiration OF
hts term. and TO appoint Assistant
Supt. X. T. Cole. acting supcrin'
tendcnt In the interim. and the pro
posed reorganization OF departments
d h Understood that nj an
executive meeting "Wednesday
night . warm fight developed
IN the question Of next years
teaching schedule. Two Of the
directors nre said Go have held
for continuing the present
nc1>r1ule without change.
Another special meeting was held
before the regular meeting Friday
Afternoon. but no agreement was
reached.
MIG CONTRACTS
ARE APPROVED
The board approved contracts 10.
falling si7s.s7i.si. as follows.
Garfield high school. heating and
ventilating. sio..osi. King Plumbing
= Heating Co: plumbing. sSs.2os.
Wenzier 4 Ward. electrical work.
a.. 200. NePage- Mckinney Co.
Roosevelt high. steel lockers. si..-
1851. Fred Medart Co. 81. Louis.
Award OF the opera chair contract
for Roosevelt high was postponed.
pending reports from the superin-
tendenf and the architect
Il was stated that the locker con
tract went to the St Louis firm be
cause lockers are not made locally.
Upon motion OF Dr. Casper w.
Sharples. the hoard went on record
q requesting the superintendent 10
eee that smaller pupils were gwen
preference In choosing seats In the
porszbies and In other buildings
whore draft or danpnexs were en-
counsercd-
The younger children haven't the
resistance OF those In the higher
grades" Dr. sharples said. ''and
where some seats are near n
dr&uxhty window or door. the older
pupils should take them"
The report Of Assistant Superin-
Hendeus Cola. favoring the establish
ssment Of summer schools this year.
rs last. was adopted
DO these summer schools pay for
themselves: are they opera,-d with
out extra cost to the school district 70
DR.. Sharpies asked.
absolutely said Cole
WANTS TEACHERS
NOT On PANROiI
Director santmyer came to the
front with the declaration that he
wixf<d. N II could be done. TO have
summer school teachers drawn from
these not on the regular payroll.
President Carl Croson stated that
his idea was to secure the most ef-
ficisnt teachers. no matter where
they came from.
well" said sanfmyer. II
only know that one certain
bunch has been doing the sum
m1er school work every year Of
the four that have been on the
beard"
Director r. r. Taylor said that as
teachers now are paid on i2-month
basis for their regular work. those
teaching at summer school are twice
on the payroll Of the district
ITO eliminate this Inconsistency. Z"
sasd Taylor. II wish to give notice
now that later shall make a motion
10 the effect that We hereafter pay
teachers on the basis OF 10 months
work. That IL. they will receive the
same salary they do now. but II
shall be divided into 10 pay checks
and they can do whatever else they
wish during the two vacation
months
Teachers In the elementary
summer schools will receive this
year $40 for the six weeks. and
high school teachers $3.50 for the
etxbt-week course. Classes are
held half day only.