Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1861-06-07


school Beard-Precesdings Last Niaht,
An adjourned meeting Of the School
Board was held iaat night. vicc.President
Wilstach "a the chair.
The special sdtject under consideration Il
embodied in the folowihg resolutions oaered
by Especial committee:
Resofusd. That the intermediate schools be
united into two schools.
Resoiped; That the first intermediate house
and the woodward High School building be
used for the purpose.
AS a substitute for the foregoing DR.. Davis
offered the following:
Resolved: That this Board respectfully bu,
earnestly recommend the Union Board OIL
High Schools TO unite the two High Schools
and place them in the Woodward Building.
Resolped: That the delegates from this
Board in the Union Board be and are hereby
instructed 10 vote for some union.
Resolped; That If the Union Board will
make this union, that this Board consolidate
the First and Fourth intermediates Schools.
and place them in the Hughes Building,
provided the Union Board will consent.
Mr.. Powers called for a division Of the
question and a vote on the first resolution
of the substitute.
Mr.. Harding said bis idea Of perfect sys.
tenn Of schools for this city was q regular
pyramid, consisting of as large q number Of
District Schools as possible for a foundation,
with two intermediate, capped by one High
School. He therefore favored the adoption
Of DE-. Dayisls first resolution. /,
DR.. Davis gave his reasons for presenting
~ IL xrae an anonaoosonI vaon, H.
statistics of the High Schools in the cities Of
Philadelphia, Boston, Baltimore and Chicago,
showing, that by means Of one central High
School, a larger number Of scholars could be
placed under the charge of a single teacher,
thus cutting down expenses. A comparison
of the system adopted in Philadelphia and
that employed in Cincinnati showed that
$500 were saved in. the..former city per an
num by this course. COZ
ME. Doherty said the passage Of the reso-
luton would be Of no avail, as the Trustees
of Hughes High School would not consent
to the measure. .
Mr.. Stratton took the same view of the
case; this could be nothing more than a
courteous request. We should commence
work in the intermediate Schools, which
were under our own control, and in which
ne could effect retrenchment. bsrr.
The resolution was adopted.
DR.. Davis withdrew the remainder of his
substitute, and the resolutions of the com.
mittee were passed.
The second recommendation Of the Com
mittee on Funds and Taxes, that the principal
Teacher of P~ennmanship be dispensed with,
was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Troxell, the Board
agreed to elect Principal teachers for the
two consolidated intermediate Schools, on
Monday evening next.
The recommendation that night schools
during the coming year be abolished, was
adopted.
Mr.. Doherty offered a resolution, in &C.
cordance with the recommendation of the
committee, that the rules be amended so
that no additional teacher should be en-
ployed in any school until those already
teaching should have forty.eight scholars,
and there be sufficient surplus to justify an
additional teacher. Passed. va e.
On motion of Mr.. Bonsall the Clerk of THU
Board was instructedto notify the different
parties of whom buildings occupied as colo.
MES are rented, that such buildings will moi
be occupied by us after the present school
year. Adopted.
Mr.. Kelly moved that the Committee on
Music be instructed to inquire whether some
of the teachers in that department can mo-
be dispensed with. Adopted.
Board adjourned. ls- ..5 81 100 rs