, 1864-03-02
BOARD Of EDUCATION,
Presentation Of Annual Reports by
the superintendent, PrfucIpa1 OF
the H1Eh School and President OF
the H00rd - Discussion on
Printing = Appointments
and TranHlor3s :

The regular monthly meeting Of the Board OF
Education IVES held yesterday afternoon, in the
rooms OF the Board. There were present Walter
l. Eewberry, the President, in the Chair, and In
spectors Ryder, P1indirifle, onahan, TAFT, Wicker,
Foster, Carpenter, Wahl, Wentworth, Holden and
Sheahnu.
Pending the formation Of quorum, the prelim-
inay DRIFTS Of their annual reports were read by w.
Il. Wells, the Superintendent Of Public Schools,
and George Rowland, Principal Of tho High School
The report of the President, ". L. Newbeuy, was
a'eo submitted; Tho reports brought down the his
tory OF the schools to lie end Of the year 1858.
TILE QUESTION or PRINTING.
The reports were accepted, and Inspector Ryder
moved that aix thousand copies of the reports be
printed undcr the supervision Of committee Of
tt1ee, two Of whom shall be the President and su-
perintendent, the other a member Of the Board
He. would then propoee TINT two or
three thousand copies Of the Rules published in
q zepa1ate form.
the Superintendent, and order It printed as sub
mittcd.
Inspector Wicker moved to increase the proposed
committee to fire, who should revise and publish.
Some little discussion cnsued as to the propfiety
Of giving to the coumitte = revisary power.
Inspector sheehan protested againat such an e1-
e1csse Of function; the reports should be printed
exactly rs written.
Inspector Onahan clafmed that the Board ought
to revise II necessary.
Inspector PEndivi1Ie thought that there WAS no
use In submitting report to the Board THAT body
are to profess no reEisory power.
Inspector Taft asserted the right Of the Board to
supervise; he asserted that the Doard was not
obliged to print at ali II the report lid not suit.
The reports were then ordered to be supervised
and printed ly committee Of nvc, consisting Of
President NeWbcrzy, Superintendent Wells, and
three Inspectors mot appofnted.)
On the question Of numbers Of copies, the Super
Intendaut explained that 1t had been the uza.e to
distribute to city officers, to exchange with other
cities, and to begin with the higher grades Of the
echool ard 10 distribute 20 to give each family
report. This could scarcely be done with 70O0 but
the Cincinnati Board only psinted 5000 copies Of
their report.
Inspector Ryder moved that the number be limit,
Cd to 800 copies. r- ...
1nspector sheahan said that the report had been
60 long deferred that It would bo comparatively
valncless. The report should be printed tn July,
and brought down to that time-thc end OF the
school year He would move thst the printing be
deferred to July and print the rules with them the
rules were the most valuable portion Of the book.
Thcte WIS no uss In sending the rcports except as
the rules could be compared Herewith He would
ike to rule instituted to tho effect tat no per
eon should be admitted 10 teach TIL he could repeat
the 1uaee rom nemosY. Hc eaw no use IN limiting
the number Of oopies. - >.
! The Superintendent submitted whether It r'puld
not be better TO pl:e this report nov, and order
that the next report be published in July, 1868 Or
saooa thereafter az possible -