, 1862-04-18

a special meeting Of the Board Of Education
was held at their rooms yesterday, at half past
two o'clock. Present, Mess.s. Carpenter,
Uore, Foster, haven, Higginson, Holden,
Moseley, Newberry, sheahan, sturtevant,
Wahl, Ward, and Wentworth Absent,
Aessre. Steele and Taft. =. The minutes Of the
last meeting were read and approved. Tie
designations Of John E. .Klmball, Principal OF
the Ogden School, Fannie Nicol, Assistant
Principal Of the Dearborn School, Maggie 4.
Patterson, and Jennie Wells, also Of the Dear
born School, were received and accepted.
On motion Of ". Higginson, certificates Of
qualifications to teach were granted to F. s.
HeyWood, r. Graham, Geo. J. North, Chas.
Il: Allen, Geo. r. Moore, J. G. Thompson,
Morton Culver, J. B. Brigham, A J. Auaer-
SOL, A. s. Grinnell, Orrin Z. Snow, Gren7ine
7. Fletcher, John Il Rolre, Thos. c. Viii
Hams, Rodney Welch, N. Reifsnider, John
Law, 0. " Herrick, and Sarah ]. Elltthorpc.
Mr.. Higginson, of the Committee on the
Examination Of Teachers, presented report
respecting the recent examination Of male
teachers.
4 communication WIS read from Mr.. J. H
AASA4S3 1VofN~LA16 faA hfpV4AttAxEAb 1A tRC O5H-
den School
On motion of Mr.. Mosely, the Board pro-
ceeded 10 ELL the position OF Principal Of the
Ogden School, and Mr. F. s. Haywood Of
Elgin, was elected. The Appropriate Com
mittee reported the following appointments
and transfers, since the last meeting Of the
Board:
Jennie F. Austin, appointed assistant in
the Seammon School; Miss Norman. assistant
in the Skinner school; Carrie n. White
head, assistant in the Dearborn School;
Myra 8, Felker, assistant in tue Dearborn
School. Mary S. Herbert, assistant in the
Mostly School Caroline II Westcott, assist
ant in the Ogden school Sarah ]. Merriman,
transferred from the Skinner School to the
place Of Assistant Principal Of the Dearborn
School. Maggie 4. Brown, from School No Il
| to place Of Assistant Principal in the Jones
School Ada F. Clifford, Of tie Kinzle School,
| to the place Of Assistant Principal in the same
| school Sue II. Weatherhead, from the Scam
mon School, to the place Of Assistant Princl-
pal n School No. Z. Rose J.. Bateson, from
Cooke, from the Ogden to the seammon
School Artie G. Hicks, from the Brown to
the Kinzie School. Celia G. Whipple, from
the Ogden to the Kinzie School. Miriam s.
Sherman, from the Ogden to the Brown
to the Ogden School Martha Myers, from
the Dearborn to the Ogden School, Martha
Throop, from the Ogden to the Skinner School
Mr. Ward, Chairman Of the Committee on
Buildings and Grounds, submitted plans for a
small frame school house, prepared by g. P.
Randall, Esq, and recommended that four
branch houses be erected this season, in &C.
cordance with said plans, on lots already oc-
| cupied By schools-one in the Kinzie District.
| one in the Franklin, one In the Washington
and one in the Foster.
| On motion Of Mr.. Holden, this report was
accepted, and the plans submitted were
adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. Haven, 1t WIS
Resolred. That this Board recommend to tho
Board Of Public Works, the adoption ef the plans
| prepared by Mr.. Randall. and the erection ol
bulldings in accordance with them OF the school
lots Of the kfnzte, Franklin, Washington and
| Foster districts.
Mr. Dore, Chairman Of the Special Commit
tee on the purchase of books, for the pupils
Of the Public Schools, recommended that the
Board accept the proposition received from
8. G. Griggs & Co., which Was eoncurred IN
The Board then adjourned.