The Portland daily press., 1864-08-24
PORTLAND AND VICINITY.
Meeting Of the School Committee.

Meeting OF the School COMMITTEE.
The regular monthly meeting of the Schoo
Committee was held at their rooms on Mon
day evening last, Joseph c. Noyes, Esq, il
the chair.
The attention Of the Committee was called
to the fact that there was a want of uniformi
ty In the Grammars used In the different
schools, and a committee was appointed to in
quire into the subject and direct that new
classes do not purnhsse their Grammars until
adecision may be made on which one shall
be adopted.
Mr.. Webb introduced resolution in mem
DRY of the late James o. Brown, ESQ.,, which,
after some very appropriate remarks by Mr..
Putnam, was adopted unanimously.
The following Teachers were elected for the
different Schools in the city, including those
elected at previous meeting:
HIGH School-Wm. p. Tucker, PRINCIPAL.
who subsequently declined; Prentiss Cum
mings, Assistant Master; Ii. Dalton, Assist
ant Mistress; Sarah Gilpatrick, katherine b.
Larrabee. Lydia A. Lord, Harriet J. F..
Adams, Assistants; Julia X. woodman, NJ.
Louisa Merrill, Temporary Teachers.
Wills school for Giris-Angela A. Small.
Principal; Emily w. Dana, Temporary Teach
er.
Congress Street Grammar School for Boys
leo. L. Taylor, Principal; Ellen ii. Smith,
Sarah j. Nutting, Assistants.
Park Street Grammar School for Boys
Eoenezer Wentworth, Principal; Eliza NJ
Munger and Harriet A. Dennison, Assistants
Centre Street Grammar School Jpr Boys
Martin l.. Stevens, Principal; Harriet +. Lar
ra6ee and Mary +. Hitchcock, Assistants.
Fourth Grammar School for Boys-Joseph
w. Symonds, Principal; Augusta Hale and
Henrietta L. Hay, Assistants.
Congress Street Grammar School for Girls
Ellen G. Carey, Principal, Marion Merrill
and Harriet j. Little, Assistants.
Bracket Street Grammar School for Girls
Lydia A. Harris, Principal; Sarah B. Tit
comb aud Laura Carleton, Assistants.
intermediate School for Boys-Clarence
c. Buck, Principal; Ellen NJ. Richards, AS
sistsnt.
Primary School No. l, Summer Street
Charlotte 4. Putney. Principal; Sarah T.
Moulton, Abbie o. Proctor aad Frances +.
Bancroft, Assistants.
Primary No. 3, Monument Street-Mary
ID. Simonton, Principal; Martha Cumpston
and Emma Wilson, Assistants.
Primary No. 8. Franklin Street-Hannah
Z Drinkwater. Principal; Mary Z. Greer and
Francis L. Blake, Assistants.
Primary No. 4, Spring Street-Martha A.
Owen, Principal; Abby n. Norton and Miss
Richardson, Assistants.
Primary No ), Centre and Spring Streets
Sarah Z. Evans, Principal; Sarah J. Turkey,
Martha Prince, Persia NJ. Dunn and Sarah a.
Libby, Assistants.
Primary No. 9, Casco street-Mary f.
Barbour, Principal.
Primary No. Z, Walnut Street-Rmily j.
Gray, Principal; Ophelia A. Grover aud Eliz-
abeth G. Rand, Assistants.
Primary No. 8, Bracket Street-Anna NJ.
t. Adams, Principal; Jane NJ. Bailey and
Mary l.. Farley. Assistants.
Urinary No. 8, Congress Street-Jane
Haines, Principal; Susan Peters and Frances
A. Hedge, Assistants.
Primary No. 10, Chestnut Strcet-Mary j.
Cumpston, Principal; Ellen L. Weston and
Anna Latham, Assistants.
Primary No. II, Park Street-Mary A.
Stackpoe, Principal; Sarah NJ. Bailey and
Sarah K. Currier, Assistants.
Primary No. -, Vaughan Street-Mary
Z. McKenney, Principal; Clsrinda Z. Care-
ton, Assistant.
Primary No. Is, Congress Streef-Anna
M. Garviu, Principal; Mary J. Pencil, As
sistant; Miss Cole, Temporary Teacher.
Primary No. IA, near Libby's Corner
Adrianna NJ. Carleton, Principal; Caroline
Riggs, Assistant.
The Secretary announced that Mr.. Prentiss
Cummings had accepted the position OF As
sistant Master In the High School.
The consideration Of the proposition TO add
four to The subcommittee of the High School
the question Of whether there shall be one
or two terms day In the High and Willis
Schools-the continuation of Music Teach
er for the Grammar Schools, and some other
matters Of minor Importance, were postponed
until the next meeting
The committee appointed to see II a suita-
BILE lot can be obtained ON which TO erect a
school house for Primary No. 1, reported pro-
gress.
Lewis B. Smith was elected one Of the Su-
perinteEding School Committee, in the place
Of james o. Brown, Esq, deceased.
Adjourned to Friday evening next, at 12
o'clock.