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Show 0. H, CHRISTENSEN SUCCEEDSHIMSELF In Fact, School Board Clinches Matter by Electing Jlim Twice in One Night. EIGHT-ROOM ADDITION TO EMERSON BUILDING Damages Are Claimed Because Naughty Boys Break Windows Win-dows of a House. At Tuesday evening's session of tho board of education, City Superintendent Superinten-dent of Schools, D. JI. ClirifJlensen, was Iwieo elected to succeed himself in that position for a term of two years at tho present salary, $1000 per year. When the election of a superintendent was reached, Mr. Thomas placed Mr. Chris- : Icnsen iu nomination, and a motion that, nominations be closed was mado and j carried. It was then moved and carried car-ried that tlits clerk be instructed to cast the ballot of all members present for Mr. Christcnsen, and tho clerk did as directed, announcing nine votes for Mr. Christcnsen. Mr. Oberndorfer then raised tho point that there should be rt roll call upon the selection of the superintendent and, although the other members disagreed with him, it was decided de-cided to call the roll upon tho selection selec-tion of Mr. Chritscnsen, and ho was again given nine votes. The board took action also at this mooting respecting the construction of an oight-room addition to the Emerson building, bv accepting the plans submitted sub-mitted by Dallas & Hedges. Bids for the construction of tho building will bo opened June 23. In tho sanio con-j con-j nection it was decided to trade- ibo 1 present Walker site, between inth and Tt'itth South and Mnir: and Wst Temple Tem-ple street, to J. R. Walker for. a larger ! and better site in the- same locality. The board gives tho old site, which cost $3000, and $4000 in cash for tho new site, which comprises two and one-half one-half acres of ground. It is the intention inten-tion to erect an eightcen-room building on this site at an early date. The board also voted to buy, for '$15,000, block 132, plat D, which is bounded by E and P streets and Ninth and Tonth avenues. A big building also will bo erected on this site. Naughty Boys Break Windows. Reporting upon the request of A. O. Miller that tho board pay him for windows broken in his residence, near tho Hamilton building, by pupils of that school, the school laws committee announced an-nounced that none of the pupils of the school was an agent of the board, and that tho board was not responsible for their acts. Mr. Miller was advised to take the matter up with tho .iuvonile court. Tho report was adopted. Tho conimittcc on tcachers.nnd school work made tho following recommendations, recommenda-tions, which were adopted: That eighteen eigh-teen sewing machines bo purchased for tho elemental schools at a price not to exceed $25 each; that A. B. Kesler be re-employed ns manual training teacher; that Truant Officer Clayton bo re-employed for a term of twelve months; that provision be mado at tho high school for a full course in domestic domes-tic science, to include cooking and sewing. ,Mr. CheeBman asked as to who would eat tho food cooked by tho pupils, but no member deigned an answer. The public teachers' retirement commission com-mission reported that William Bradford, Brad-ford, Francis Qualtrough and Retta Cassidy had been solectcd ns members of tho commission, and asked the board to appoint its members. Tho board is required to elect two of its membership, in addition to the clerk, who is mado a member by tho act, and it was moved and carried that the president name the members from among those who aro serving long terms. As President Henderson Hen-derson was not present the matter went over. The treasuror of the board reported a balance of $S4,595.25 on hand at tho first of the month. I |
