-THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1922,1 THE OREGON DAILY - JOURNAL PORTLAND. ; OREGON THOMAS R ESGNS ASSCHOOL'CLERK fc AFTER 14 YEARS fr- during the lull "of quiet, school board meeting Wednesday night, R. H. Thomas, clerk and business - man ager for 14 years,, read a communica tion from himself. -announcing that he is not a .candidal to succeed himself, and askings to be relieved of the re sponsibilities of his office August 1- . Director Georg B. Thomas, who has been the prime factor in a movement to oust, tneisclerk. Immediately moved that it accepted. : iiirectors J. E. Martin and W. J. H. Clark, simul taneously seconded it. and all the di rectors but Chairman Frank 1 ScbuD voted aye. , -' Schull, in voting a lone no, expressed regret at V the clerk communication. "He has been an unusually efficient! employe of the board, tod I would very much like to see. hint continue in of fice." :: i ' CHASTED IMOXTITS 1EATE The board at the suggestion of Di rector Woodward voted to allow Thom as a month's leave of absence with pay. " Immediately after the acceptance of Thomas' communication. Director Oeorge B. Thomas nominated Robert E. Fulton to fill the vacancy. No ac tion was taken by the board. R. H. Thomas" letter Was as follows : "I wish to advise you that I am not an applicant to succeed myself to the office . of school clerk and -' business manager. I trust 1t will be convenient to relieve me of the responsibilities of that office August 1. 1922. "The many courtesies, both official and personal, extended to me by the members of the - board are and ; have been appreciated. ' R. H. Thomas has been school clerk for 14. years,! and previous to his clerk- Shis' was employed for ,14 more years as a teacher la the Portland schools. He baa altogether served 28 years for the school district. He Is president of the national association of public school business officials, to which he was elected last May at the. national convention In Atlantic atyv; which, he did not attend, -owing to pressing du ties, here., The previous year, he, was secretary b the same organisation, j For many months the . George : B. Thomas faction of the school boartS has been preparing to oust Thomas, whose three-year contract with the board ex pires this month. Particularly eager has Director Thomas been to have Clerk Thomas orr the job, after the recent resignation of Captain George Edmondstone. whom " Director Thomas placed on the:listrict'B payroll, and who resigned following disclosures of irregularities-" In connection with the new Buckman school construction, In vestigation of the business office im mediately following this, showed a high degree of efficiency in thia de partment SIX AFTER HIS SCALP It Is understood that six members of the board. Chairman Shull being the only one not invited, have been secretly planning to oust Clerk Thomas, add have only been delaying action be cause of inability to Agree upon his successor. Clerk Thomas ha received numerous offers, not only from commercial firms in Portland, but from aeveral outside cities,, since the -agitation over his po sition arose several weeks -ago. '-, He has not yet accepted any of these, ' Robert Fulto is ' an accountant In the employ of John Y. Richardson ,& Co., public accountants. The board referred the report ct the education committee on the most im mediate school, needs building te the properties committee to Investigate and report back to j the board as to the feasibility -of carrying It out. The rec ommendations were: That A. K. Doyle be employed to make a preliminary survey of the situ ation relating to the Holladay school wfth a view to Its replacement, and that the block upon which the Holladay building now stands be sold and addi tional ground purchased for a four block Bite for the new building where streets may be vacated. That W. C. Knighton be employed as architect to make a preliminary study for the contemplated 'northeast high school. .::"-' - -'..A'- . N - That at Linnton a 10-room building with assembly hall be authorised. That unit No. X contahun- 14 rooms, be built- at Benson. :'.!- . - That the southeast unit of 13 rooms be built at Franklin high.1 . V That a site for the Oberlin school be purchased. ' . . '- ' . -1 PORTABLES BELEASED . The completion of recent buildings has released 19 portables. The com mittee recommends that these be moved to. situations where additional school rooms are needed. i A number of applications were re ceived for the position of school archi tect. The $3,000,000 vbonds will be sold to block of $1,000,000. with from one to six months between sales ; they will be serial' bonds, the first payment to be made In three years and the last In 20 years ; the denomination w!U - b $500 and $1000. and the number of each will be in accordance with the wishes of the successful bidder. The rate of interest will be left open for' the bidders. The date of sale-of the bonds has been left open. The board will meet tonight to de cide on a new system of paying janitors. .Inscribed' B . 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