Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-05-11

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counts, as approved by the committee:
Paw roll OF white schools s, 234 25
Pay roll of colored schoOls.~-..... 949 90
IOLal....-s.s.s s----s. ss----s--sF1iA co -
Messrs. Young q Bro, s%tationery.~s 10 So
Messrs. Brown & Jones', fuel---... "a 20
Messrs. Risk q Johnson, sundr1es
and ..-.. ~
Messrs. Wheeler, Pickens q Co.,
brOOmS, II W
Trustees Collins chapel remit. 25 90
M. joyce. rent..--....-.-....... % 90
G.. T. Beauregard, rent...---......... 90 %
\. Folwell, repairs on Market street
school house as per contract........ l5O 90
TOSal.--....-.. ..... ....-- -.... .s...-.---S0Lf 20
Paw roll and above bills ordered to be
paid.
The committee appointed to examine
the bids for printing, report that we have
examined the several bids submitted to
us and find that of the APPEAL Publish
ing Company to be the most favorable,
and we recommend the accepting Of the
same. ID. ANTE
W. YOUNG.
j. G. BARBOUR,
Committee.
The report ordered to be received and
adopted.
MI o L. AlAND4EAA I've Na1N ~ O01A
mittee on Buildings be instructed to re-
quest the city authorities to have the
street in front of the Linden street schools
properly graded as soon as possible.
Adopted.
Mr.. w. z. Mitchell resigned his position
as teacher and principal of the Adams
street school, and continues in his posi-
ton as a member of the Board for the
Ninth Ward.
w. Il. Mitchell offered the follo-ing:
ResoLUed, That this Board in behalf of
the Memphis city schools and the people
of Memphis, do tender to the Trustees
and Rev. DIR. Sears, general agent of the
Peabody fund, a vote OF thanks for the
continued FSidences OF hberality toward
our schooA, by the donation OF n thou-
sand dollars, as reported by the Superin-
tendent at the last meeting; and that the
Superintendent make known to DIR. Sears
the gratitude of the Board.
Adopted.
The President presented to the Board
the following communication:
MEMPHIS, May 8, 1870.
Mr.. President and gentlemen of the
Memphis School Board:
Dear Sirs' By the kind permission of
your officers the Memphis Mechanics In
stitute has, for the past TOUR weeks, been
holding their weekly meetings in your
hall, for which courtesy please accept
our sincere thanks.
The Memphis Mechanics Institute has
been but recently organized and have for
its objects the deFusion of useful knowl-
edge, and the elevation and Improvement
/ of mechanics and artisans of Memphis,
and the Advancement of the mechanical
and material sciences, and is based upon
the same general principles "a other
Institutes of like character elsewhere.
Being but recently organized, and, as
vet, few in numbers, they are not yet in
a condition to secure rooms for their per-
manent use, and it has been suggested TO
US that the use Of your ball might be OBJ
tanned for our use until we can secure one
of our own, and the object of this COM
municstion is to ask the continuance Of
the favor temporarily given US by your
officers.
We will keep the hall clean and in or
der, pay FOR the gas we use, n comply
with such conditions as you may require.
Again returning you our thanks in be-
half of the Memphis Mechanics Insti-
tute. l am
Your obedient servant
L. LAGRILL,
Chairman Committee on Hall.
The.use of the hall was granted as re-
quested.
The visiting Committed to the Peabody
school made the following report:
To the Board of Education of the Mem
phis City Schools;
The committee appointed by your hon
oPahle Board to visit the " peabody y
school, in the Tenth Ward, would respect
fully report that they performed that
duty on Friday, the 9th inst, and are
pleased to say that they found the three
schools kept in that building in a very
satisfactory condition. The building
itself is we'll adapted to the purposes for
80 - - 49, Nar.a aaa
well ventilated rooms.
The first school visited was that of Mr..
Thweat, who has sn actual attsndance Of
about forty-four scholars. TIL fe0it2ttons
of the classes in reading manifested the
greatest care and attention of the teacher,
and were highly creditable to him and
his pupils. The children we're tidy, and
the discipline of the school is apparently
all that could be desired. The writing,
SO far 40 our brief visit permitted US to
examine it, was also very satisfactory.
The next school visited was that of
Miss Armour. We here found about
sixty scholars in attendance, All of whom
we're very orderly and tidy, plainly indi-
eating GsrefHl attention by their teacher.
They were at the time OF our visit en-
gagged in writing, an exercise which, upon
inspection, we found very gGoa. The
next exercise was in vocal mHsio, in
which the children manifested very cred
table progress. The exercises in this
school are so arranged as TO. as near as
possible, destroy the monotony of the
school-room, and keep the children in an
animated and pleasant bumor, which in
Varisbly adds much in the way of person
al Improvement to the progress of the
scholars. From our brief observation Of
the discipline and progress Of TINS seaoel,
we deem it in a highly satisfactory condi-
ton.
HervaV, where we found about sixty
scholars in attendance. We found them
orderly and tidy, sgd ae tbe exercises for
the day bad closed, the teacher. k1nqly
BsYMitted rs to examine the children IN
mental arithmetic, We were well pleased,
and really astOnished ST the progress some
of the scholars have made, az the larger
portion are very young. They also IA
Vored us with some singing. In which
they manifested very satisfactory pro-
gress. We are informed that Miss Her
gey Ia a new teacher, and we are impressed
moSt feyorably with her, and believe that
she VIA prGss 2 valuable acquisition to
the schools.
In concluding our report, We viii add
that the attendance in this building IL
sufficiently large to demand four teachers
Instead Of three, and although the session
Is nov too faF advanced for anything to
I RS 0DAS - EEoScA1J ct@otffof ffottOn SnOulQ
not be permitted to begin yith9pt a fall
corps az teachers.
Respectfully,
ALFRED MATTHIAS,
@. A. HANSON,
JOHN s. KERR,
Visiting Committee.
Ordered to be printed.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed to visit the several schools during the
present month";
VISITING R~MaIFFEEs.
Court street-M4 Kortrecht, Mr.. J. Il.
Speed, Mr.. Joy.
Adams Strest-Mr. Ballentine, Mr..
Drew, Judge Brown.
Reabody-NF. \. $. Taylor, DR.. J. e.
Lynch, Julius A. Taylor.
Linden Street-Mr. Bruce, Dol. A. II.
Douglass, DR.. Newkirk.
alabama Street-Mr. Matthias, Cries
habsr, Col. =. B. Pickett.
cheises-W !, ste4ey, Anderson Bet
It's, ThOs. b. CubbinE.
Market Street,. @. Barbour, Geo. W.
Jones, John E. Randle.
Lincoln Schools, Orleans street-P. L..
Mitchell, DIR. Hinson, Frank Bras.
Phoenix Schools, Rayburn ayenue-A.
Il. Msg3ul, Jas. Rounds, Mr.. Speers.
Washington Street Schools-Mr. Hol-
brook, Geo. r. Foweii, Is. Sohloss.
Chelsea Colored Schools-Mr. HedeF, J.
r. Washington, w. Denies.
The Board then adjourned.
]. O. CAIRNS, Secretary.
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