Knoxville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1875, 1871-08-16
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Anotbile a0lelp Gbronte 6oleonsaap august IT, 1871
.Mcc,ing OF school Comm,ss,oncrs


The school commissioners Of the various dis
tricts of the county met in the upper room of |
the court house yesterday morning, John Tun-
nell Esq, Chairman of the Board presiding |
The following commissioners were present; Il |
Hacker, l. c shepard, b 4 Sanders II l. Kirk
patrick, II Clapp w w Harris, I ID Little, u |
g Shell, John Lester, J n lIarbcson, W !
NJ McCloud, VIM II Hall ] L Brown, E Bishop, |
John Tunnel X p Bell, Robert Hardin, Nor
decai Yarnell, Galloway Grant 5 ID w Lowe |
VIM 7 Smith, John Caldwell, NJ Rags; |
Dunn, w w Cruze, g NJ Monday, A 9 e CAL |
len, Isaac Sherrod, w ID Brown, II A Nj Shipe |
J VI Caldwell, p II Skaggs, John Ohumlea, 81
Garrison, George Rule, Henry Haynes and w
CITY Board.--W a Henderson, l. c Shepard
and J 4 Rayl.
First, tho newly elected commissioners were
sworn in and assumed their duties as officers
The minutes of the previous meeting were
then read, corrected and adopted.
The report of the committee recently appoint
ed to select text books was presented and
| To the Board of Education of Knox county,
| assembled in the city of Knoxville Aug IL, 1871;
| The undersigned Committee on text books,
| beg leave to make the following report:
| l. That they have selected the following text
books for introduction into the common schools
| of Knox county:
| McGutfey Spoilers and Readers.
| Rays Arithmetics.
| Pinneo Grammars.
Mitchers Biographies
| Quackenboss Histories.
| Spenccrian or Thompson ~ Bow,er's Coov-
books,
Bryant g. Stratton's G. 5. Book -. ecr;nc
,. That supply Of the above t,oots Will be
on hands in few days, and that by special ar
engagements with the publishers Of the same,
they can be furnished % the lowest introduce
tory and Wholesale prices.
| :" lhat the bJard select a committee to take
charge OF a.ld stock of books to furnish the
sane on application to tho teachers or District
Commissioners, to keep Il correct account Of
the transaction. and report quarterly to the
, Board, s ,.,.
= That the amount tor &c o., books furnished
. as under section B. be charged against the
school districts or schools, and the amount col
lectcd from the same pro rata of school money
, due to each school district by an order on the
County Trustee given by the School Commits
sioner Of the District.
, & That - shall be the duty of the School
Commissioners or We various utstrlctS 70 Keep
correct and detailed accoui.tt OF the books sold
and furnished free of charge to the SCHOLARS, on
cause the same to be done by the teachers under
! their supervision, and report quarterly to the
+ ! School Book Committee.
o. To empower the undersigned committee "a
draw upon the County Trustee for the pay
nnent Of the stock Of text books ordered.
, +. i. HACKER,
/ I. w. HUMEs, ..
\, G. Il. CALLEN,
Committee
There wa, not Il fail report of the scholastic
population from all the districts, as of the
Commissioners had not completed their, emu
merations. The following wcro reported lst
District, 1871; 9TH, pa; 9Th, 200 It'll, 2S0; 9Th,
= 3lG 9th, 279 10Th, Gjj; 18th, 235 18th, 3l7
r 10th, 600; 18th, 3O4; 10Th, 81 Dist 30
committee consisting of Prof r. l.. Kirk
n patrick, John Tunnel Esq, Prof f. ii. Hack
O err, and John Chumlea, Esq were appointed t.
prepare rues-and regulations for the public
| schools of Knox county.
q On motion thu meeting adjourned to NEE
: | again Saturday the 9th inst.