The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1871-09-19

SCHOOL COMMITTEE. The monthly meetip,
of the School Committee v a. held las evan;nc
Leave of absence was granted to Nli>s Mar
tina A. owen OF Primary SchHol No. 8 on ac
| co int OF illness; same for six months IN u;s,
Lizzie b. Phi'hps OF the Bracket street Gram
mar school, and to Miss Carrie E lFoster ofltbe
Park street Grammar school: the latter bro.
posing to attend the Osvego Traiaing School
The resignation of Miss Francis NJ. Elwel1 10.
sistant teacher in Primary No. z; Mss Hattie
e Morrill, of the North School and Miss Eli
abetb E. Seaman of the High School were
seyeralIy received and accepted. Misses Seam
| man aud Morrill, leOve Portland to enter unon
| similar duties elsewhere at decreased salaries.
| The vacal cy occasioned by the resignation of
Miss Seaman was filed by the promotion of
Mss Flora 3 Corldge, sssisant teacher in the
| Fourth Grammar for boys.
The application of Miss Emily Hunt for a
situation as teacher was referred to the Com
mttee on examinations.
The following resolution By Mr.. Blanchard
was passed:
Resolved, That it is the sense of this commit
tee, other things being equal, that teachers
leaving the service OF the committee for the
purpose OF attending school witt, the view of
perfectlng themselves as teachers, ought TO
have aud will necessarily have as strong or
stronger Claim upon the Committee for en-
ploymeut as sucn.
The quarterlyipay-rol of teachers and bills
to the amount OF $l703 43 were presented and
passed. ''.''-
The committee to whom was referred the
matter OF charge OF reading books reported
that change is expedient and, recommend
ing the adoption of the Independent Series"
The following orders were adopted:
Ordered, That the first four of the Indepep.
dent Series of Reading books be introduced
Tor use IN the Grammar and Primary schools
OF TINS city IN place OF corresponding books of
the Progressive Series; said Introduction to be
gradual into each class as they advance {,
grade requiring them to change the grade of
readers now in use, and that the pupils advar-
cling to such grade shall be required to provide
themselves with the appropriate volume of said
series.
Ordered That the executive committee be
instructed to procure a sufficient quantity OF
the first four books of the Independent Series
OF Readers for introduction into the schools, to
make the best possible terms with the publish
ers and to distribute Tie books to the scholars
at the price paid.
Ths executive committee were! instructed to
enforce the city ordinance re quiring all schol.
"
The 10th rule was suspended in order to refer
the subject Of the substitution OF Harris Rbet
oric for Quackenboss's Rhetoric, 10 the High
School committee with power.
On motion, Messrs. Merrill, Smith and Cor
don were appointed a committee TO lake charge
OF the matter of Drawing in the public schools,
with powers to secure the assistance necessary
for Its proper introG uction.
Mr.. W. Fl. Clifford and DR.. H. N. Small ten
dered their resignation as members of the |
Board and they were accepted.
THEATRE.-Music Hall Was well filled last |
evening with an appreciative audience, thu |
main sttraction being Pink and White Tyrran-
ny, dramatization from Mrs. Harriet Beech
er stoves recent brilliant novel Of that name
-one OF her best efforts. The play was ar
ranged by Kate Reignslds, and endorsed by
Mrs. Stowe. Its moral is excellent, showing
the wickedness and folly of fashionable lifts,
and the severity and sorrow of retribution.
The play is finely written and full of the |
most interesting and best points of the book. |
Tho character of Lille Ellis, afterwards the |
wife OF John Seymour, was finely taken BY |
Miss Reignolds-the coquetry at Saratoga, the /
frivolity at Springdae, (fhe Seymour's coun-
try home) the sin at New York and her expia-
ton aud death being forcibly portrayed. In /
fact, the play while not great one, is highly |
moral and one OF the best Of its class, and just
suited 10 the capital talents OF Miss Regno'ds
Mr.. e. w. Beattie, that sterling actor, as noblt
John Seymour, Mr.. Thomas II. Burns as Dick |
Foll,ngsbee, the man of the world, Miss EN- |
ma Reigrolds as Rose Ferguson, Miss Emma |
Hail as Grace Seymour, and Mrs. e M. Leslie |
as Mrs. Follingsbee, the fashionable woman,
were excellent.
The evening performances concluded with |
song by Mr.. Bassett, and the comic sketch /
Our Country Cousin, with Miss Emma Reign |
olds as Margery, Mr. George w. Wil,on as
Cousin Joe, Mr.. f. s. Slater as Sir William
Evergreen, aud Mr.. G. M. Bassett as Captain
Blenheim. Both were excellently done and
were well received.