The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-03-23
school COMMITTEES.

The regular monthly meeting of the School
Committee was held last evening, Rev. DR..
Smaller, Chairman of the Board, presiding.
The monthly reports of the schools were
made by various members, who represented
the schools to be in good condition.
Miss Carrie A. Berry was designated as LIST
Assistant in the Bracket Street Grammar
School, to date from March II.
The resignation of Miss Eliza l.. Demise
Assistant of the International School for Boys,
was accepted She goes to Brooklyn, N. Y,
to take a situation in one of the schools in that
city.
Miss Alice Turner was appointed temporary
Assistant in Primary School No 4.
The resignation of Miss Sarah L. Parker,
Assistant in the 4th Grammar School for Boys
was accepted.
eMessrs Lewis B. Smith and Ambrose Gid
dings were elected to fill out the Committee
on Construction. The committee is now COM
posed Of Messrs. Leavitt, Smith and Giddings
A resolution recommending the City Coun-
Gil to purchase the lot of land on Peake's
Island, containing 10000 feet, offered by Mr.
Henry Trefethen, for the sum of 5000 as a site
for a new school house, was referred to spec
ial committee, consisting of Messrs. Leavitt,
Smith and Giddings.
Another resolution recommending that a
school house be built thereon without delay,
in its general arrangements and features ac-
cording to the plan drawn by Mr.. Fassett and
approved by the Board last year, was tabled.
An order was passed directing the Execu-
tive Committee to inquire into the expedeney
of charging the building occupied by Prima-
ry School No. 7, so that it may better accom-
modate the increased attendance-and to re-
port at the next regular meeting.
An order passed directing the Secretary of
the Board to call the particular attention of all
tsache rs to section of chapter of the regu-
lations OF the School Committee.
The Secretary was directed to notify the
principals of all the schools to make returns
to the Executive Committee, on or before the
10th of April, from their records, the number
and kind of text books loaned to pupils, their
parents or guardians, with their place of resi-
dence.
The Executive Committee was directed not
to approve any bill for books, stationery or ma
terials used in the schools of the city, unless a
"--ssSAA 0AN~A Va oAO ASASOutlVc OOmmltLe0 OF
one of the subcommittee in charge accompa.
MES the bill.
Two reports were made by the Committee
on Assignments in relation to change of vaca-
tions in the schools-one from Mr.. Hamlin and
one from Mr.. Hall. Both were laid on the ia.
be.
MI. Gould gave notice that at the next
meeting be should move to alter the Rules and
Regulations of the School Committee mean
| ing to abolish the Committee on Construction.
Mr.. Hamlin, from the Committee on Assign
ments, reported the subcommittee assigned to
the several schools 1.-The report is the same
as published in the Press of last Wednesday. !
After some discussion the report was recon-
mitted to The Committee on Assignments.
Sundry bills to the amount of $6S4.o2 were
approved.
The payroll of teachers for the quarter ending
March 81, amounting to $11,57214, was ap-
proved. This does not include the increase Of
pay voted by the last School Committee-that
matter being left for the special consideration
of the Board. Adjourned.