East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-10-13
Our Public SchOOIs.--Their Past
and Present.
CONCLUDED.

For the payment in part Of the expen
ses of the first term there was raised b
Rate Bill in June, 1853, 500 81.
In the summer Of 1853, Mr.. j. o. Sci
den was employed by the District Boar,
as principal teacher.
There was raised by Rate Bill in Sept
1858, for the term last preceding, th,
sum Of $50 81.
At the annual meeting September &c
1853, the officers elected for the year
were:
NATHANIEL BLAcKMAR, Moderator. w
i. WEBER, Director. WILLARD Hun.
BARD, Assessor, and NORMAN LITTLE
Trustee.
The return of the Directors Mt this
meeting showed 29s scholars entitled ia
public money, being an increase of 6s
during the year. The sum reported to
the Supervisor, to be raised by tax for
District purposes, was s532 SO. On ODD
Of Dec. 1853, Rate Bill was made out
for term ending Dec. 16, at rate Of two
cents for each days attendance, amount
ing to 1926 Is. The term was for l6
weeks, and the total expense of the term
was, for teachers wages only, s321.S2.
The average daily attendance at this
term in all the departments was 7S $40,
but fraction over one-fourth Of the
children between four and eighteen in
the District. On 20, April, 1854, Messrs.
a. NJ. Hoyt and Willard Hubbard were
appointed committee to expcnd the
sum Of $1,000 in grading, stumping and
fencing the School Lots in their discre-
ton.
At this time there was much disalfec-
ton in the district in regard to the man.
ner in which the school was conducted
and at meeting of the Board at the
date last mentioned, a resolution was
adopted, THAT in the opinion of the
Board the interests Of the district will be
promoted by dissolution Of the connec-
ton now existing between Mr.. j. o. Sci
den as principal in the School, and the
district, and that Mr. Selden be respect
fully requested to consent to the same"
and the Director was instructed to trans
NIT a copy of the resolution to Mr.. Sell
den. AT the next meeting of the Board,
April 90, 1854, it was notified to the
Board that Mr.. Selden did not propose
TO be dismissed, without some specific
charges being preferred. That should
sufficient cause appear, he would consent
10 have the contract cancelled, but until
the Board could and would inform him of
the reasons for such resolution he should
insist on his contract.
Whcrcupon the Board resolved, "That
il is now the opinion Of this Board that
Mr.. Sclden has discharged his duties in
the school with fidelity, and with view
to the most thorough and rapid advance
ment Of the pupils in the School, and
that the Board would now deprccate a
dissolution of our connection with him as
an injury to the best interests of the
District"
At the annual meeting Sept. rs, 1854,
it appeared that there were 35S scholars
in the district entitled to puplic moneys,
being an increase Of 60 during the year.
The officers elected for the year were:
JAcoB Z. vooRurEs, Director; L. H.
EASTMAN, Moderator; A. l.. RANKIN,
Assessor; ALFRED NJ. HoYr and w. A.
HuBBARD, Trustees
I On 9th November, 1854, the contract
with Mr.. Selden having expired, con-
tract was made with Mr.. j. G.. Warner,
as principal, at an annual salary Of $500,
and Miss Rice, as assistant, at $3.50 per
annum. Mr.. Warner continued as prin-
cipal until prevented by sickness, which
terminated fatally few months after his
employment, and by his many amiable
and sterling qualities Of head and heart
he endeared himself to all who knew him.
At the annual meeting of September
"a, 1855, there were reported $50 schol-
airs, being an increase Of 272 during the
past year. At this time it was found
that the three School Rooms of the
Union School House were not sufficient
to accommodate the growing number Of
scholars, and on motion Of M. L. Gage
II was resolved that the sum Of 81 200
be raised to be expended by the Board in
the building Of new houses, leaving the
Board to select the sites and determine
the number of houses. The officers
elected for the year were
Director, ID. w. O. GAGE; Moderator
r. G. NEWTON; Assessor A. X. PENNY
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