The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-04-29

Director Markle, from the committee on teach
ers. reported, on the question presented by Miss
Belle Fisher al the last meeting of the board tina,
the committee had visited her school and found
the facts to be as she had represented and recon-
mended, that inasmuch as there Is no other mode
OF relief available, that she be allowed an increase
OF salary OF $40 per month for the present term
Report received and extensively discussed hv
Mr. Jenkins, principal Of the 9TH ward school. and
others. $500
Director Courtney moved tina, in consequence
" 'he ezra laoOrs required of Mss Fisher, that
tue sum OF ten dollars per month additional 10 he
present salary for each of the three months of IN.
present term be allowed her.
ar: JENKINS, when asked by Director Hit il pu
pms III the lower grades could not be transferred
10 other rooms, SAID 1.-THE same o,e st,op came
up last term and was discussed and a commi,tea
appointed 10 visit the 9th ward school and eY
""iihe IL. Inc committee came and saw, and were
convinced OF the utter impractcabiIty of the plan
rt 'oIu them II was impossible, except in one way
mere was room enough in one or two Of the upper
rooms, ahd while you might transfer a few pnnils
from one or two OF these rooms Miss Flsbar's
room would still remain as crowded az ever n
you were to attemp. to crowd them into the diff
ierent rooms regardless Of grade, YOU would breat
up the classes, have fragments of casse, in diff
cut rooms; you would have to make an endless,
NUMBER OF new classes and the more clas,es Won
make the shorter will be your time for hearip,
sHen' una you VIII thereby demoralixe the whole
schooi. AS you 20 up the number Of studies And
resltatlons increase, and is i, irnnos.hl. IN in
crease the number of classes You could crowd
~ more into some OF the rooms but AZ the bnild
ing Is calculated to seat So and you have 800. il
IS evident that taking 20 from Miss Iisb.r'. I'M
Will leave her 90 and thus not reley. her m.,eri.
any; She IS good teacher and is dong as well
as she can. She tries hard to do her duty can
say this for her"
MI. mt" When do you expect this difficulty
TO cease IN this ward ,"
Mr.. jenkins" Never until the children thin
out" '''"
After some further debate the m o,on was carried
communication from Miss Anna NJ Beck AJAX.
ing Tor y situation as teacher wax r. All and or
dered TO be noted IN the minutes.
The clerk called attention TO the fact N a, b,.nt.
ior pupls monthly reports were needed On mo.
'oh OF Director Courtney. 5000 were ordered 1, be
procured by the committee on supplies.
Director Murphy called attention to thu fact
that Two families, named respectfully Sinclair and
Robinson had moved nIo the 9Th ward permanent.
~; and each desired to send their children 10
schooI' As they had not been residents 60 days
some acton must be taken by the board. GA his
motion, sec. 90 was waived and the children NJ
SAID families we're admitted to school.
director Courtney called attention TO section 90
OF the rules, which provide. that all reinstate
fhents after the first n any term shall onlv be
mace oy vote OF the board Of education. He
moved that the amendment be a. follow: Add At
the end OF sec. 81, Crowded that a director NAV
IN MS own ward, for mere absence, renstate = pu.
pr not ottener than twice in term" Adopted
Dhector courtney moved thar section Is be
amended as follows: Add at the end Of the sec.
ZION, IN stormy or inciement weather teachers
may mold but one session OF deemed e1pedispt
Adopted
Mr. jenkins on leave, called attention TO sec.
ZION a aud 81, the pituitary rules, and in a long
speech advocated their amendment, SO as TO ALLOW
the teacher discretion in each case and boI,liny
'he teacher responsible to the board for the sxer
cise OF such authority. The subies, Was postponed
On Notion Of Director Markle, the board ad.
Journed Ill Monday evening. May 9Th, at7p.n
J. G. ARMSTRONG, CLERK.