Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1859-12-20


BOARD OF EDUCATION AT the regular meeting
held last night Messrs. Stanley, Vaughn, Rhodes,
Maynard Hayes, Fogg, Pratt, Reese, Payne were
present.
Minutes read aud approved.
The Secretary, DR., Maynard, presented his an,
nua report In this lie expresses az the views OF
the Board the hope that The barbarous mode OF
corporal punishment" would soon be done away
with.
Mr.. Pratt wish d the word "barbaruos" to be
stricken out. Mr. Rhodes wanted the report
adopted just as it read. DIR Maynard thought that
this was 10 prepare the public mind to believe that
this system could be done away with.
The report read "aud those teachers are most
mighty esteemed by the Board who preserve otder
aud discipline without its use"
Mr. Fogg moved TO amend as follows; "And
those teachers will be most highly esteemed by the
D0a4d Who best preserve tue dIsOiPnne Uf thviI
SCHOOLS WllhOut tue use or corporal punishment"
Onmotlon the word "barbarous' was strick
out, aud Mr. Foggs amendment adopted, Mr.
Rhodes voting no.
| The report was then adopted.
| b. White, Esq OF the Board Of Examiners re
/ ported that they had changed the grade Of only
one Certificate since Il o commencement of the
present school year and that one did not expect
any increase Of salary for the year over what was
| due on the certificate she held when engaged.
! The Superintendent OF Instruction was directed
to obtain from the teachers list OF their certia-
Gates from which TO make out pay roll.
! Mr. Rhodes presented q petition from members
OF the 9th Ward, whose children attend the Hud.
son street school, stating that there are a large
number OF colored children attending that school,
aud Of necessity, mngng with the white children
They state their Willingness and ask TO be taxed fOI
the erection OF separate school building for the
accommodation OF those cOloi ed children that the
races may be separated "as the Creator designed
them to be" ! his petition Ia signed by tho fol
lowing names.
L.. A Pierce II h. Castle, +. W. Green, Il. s
Flint, d Horton, f. A. Thompson, II. OyRtt, Jas
A. Cleveland, q +. Lewis, j. O. DOanc, A. d
kin, A, }. Beggs, s s. Stone, +. b Hale ii
Harvey, John Tennis, W. Mcbride, Nicholas Bart
lett, j, kattner Church. W b. Cssaeberry,
Hickox, Lewis Gross
On motion OF Mr. Rhodes, the petition was re
ierred to special Committee Consisting Of Messfs
Bradburn, Vaughn and Payne.
From the Secretary's Report we obtain the fol
lowing facts
Receipts for the year ending August 7, 1859
luNlon' '..... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Sl0 ~
Tax for year 1858, ......,....,.. 6O,743 DO
S5o,76O ~
Expenditures for same period
Teachera' Salaries, ,...,...........S S35 O2l AZ
Hudson street School House. go, $500 90
, Other suadries amounting With the -------.--
above to. Observation-Disclosures. S44,9 ,997 %
, Total number of pupils in the City,..," 1896
4 Mr. FrcesO reported that there were lO9 student
. in the evening school on Prospect st., aud GO /
7 the Penn st. school on West Side. These eyenln
Q schools are prospering finely.
( Mr. FOEg offered a resolution requesting tina
the special committee appointed at the last meetn
TO DEVISE means 10 protect the schools against eI
: try thieves be authorized 10 put bells on the ou
side doors Of all the school houses where the teacl
ers may think they are required