The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-07-10
CITY INTELLIGENCE.
iron ADDITIONAL LOCAL ITEMS SEE OUTSIDE PAeEs.l

The CONTROLLERS OF PUBLIC SCHoo1s.-The
regular stated meeting of this body was held
yesterday afternoon. President Shippen was in
the chair.
A large number of communications were re-
Ceived from the various Sections, all of which
were referred to committees.
a protest was received from the TWenty-fOurth
Section against the proposed division of the
$50 600 appropriated for the erection OF a school.
house in the old Twenty-fourth Ward, with the
TWenty-seventh Ward, that mas been dissected
from IL.
[The plan proposed is to erect two structures
OF small size, one in the TWenty-fourth, and one
in the Twenty-seventh,l
A number of notes were received from the
different districts, asking very earnestly that
Councils would prove the truth of the adage
that "a stitch in time saves nine," by making
appropriations for repairs to sundry school
properties.
A note was received from the Secretary of the
Board, announcing that the cost of printing the
last annual report was $40s6.
The Committee on Appropriations reported
bills to the amount of $40, ,98626. and for them
warrants we're ordered to be drawn,
The Committee on Property reported reso-
luton increasing the salary OF Lewis II. Eser,
Inspector of the Erection of School Buildings,
to $298'33 per month. This was agreed to.
A report, with a recommendation TO Councils
TO take up lot on Green street, east of Broad,
running back to Monnt Vernon street, for the
purposes of new Girls High School building,
was agreed to.
report was received adverse to the con-
frmation of Miss Lucy NJ. Aldrich as principal
OF the Colored Unelassided school Of the First
Section.
Mr.. Taylor offered resolution that Miss
Aldrich be confirmed.
MIR. Hilles represented that in his opinion,
Miss Aldr1ch having been appointed some time
alter she had resigned another position, was
ineligible TO the one in question.
Mr.. Shippen desiring to speak upon the sub
ject, placed Mr.. Elkin in the chair, and took
the floor. He submitted the annexed report
from the City Solicitor.
In answer to your communication of the I'd
ult., asking whether, under the act of February
II, 1865, you can properly confirm the appoint
ment of teacher who, though holding posi-
ton as teacher at the time of the passage of the
act, resigned subsequently, and has since been
appointed by sectional board, without having
passed the examination required by the first
section, and therefore without having received
the certificate required by the second section oi
said act. would reply that, by the act in ques.
tion, the Legislature have peremptorily required
that all persons who shall desire to beco me
teachers 'shall be examined, and that no person
shall be elected to the position of teacher unless
he or she shall have been found duly qualified
and shall have received certificate of Qualldca
tiOn duly issued"
This rule is laid down by the strongest affirma-
tive ana the plainest negative words; no discre-
tion is left to the Board OF Control in the matter
no exception is provided for.
Though the applicant may have been a
teacher, ana may nave rendered entire Satlsfac
tion, still he or she is simply "a person who de-
sires to become teacher" and must comply
with the provisions OF the act.
Yours, etc., JAMES LYND, City Solicitor
motion was made 10 place in like category
Miss Crawford, of the Seventeenth Section, and
Miss Walton of the Twenty-dtth Section.
After some debate this was lost and an amend.
ment confirming the election of the young ladies
named was agreed 10.
MIR. FTeeboTn offered resolution dispensing
with the August meeting. Agreed to.
resolution to appoint weighers of coal, TO
Eli existing vacancies, was agreed to.