The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-02-20
School Committee.

The regular monthly meeting of the School
Committee was held last evening. The Com
mittee on the Park street school reported that
Miss Blanchard is emp Dyed as teacher in this
school, in place of Miss Warren, absent on ac-
count of illness The resignation of Miss Alb
bic Russell, first assistant in the same school,
was received and accepted, and the method of
filling the vacancy referred to the committee in
charge. Leave of absence was granted to Miss
Isabel Lawrence for six months.
| The committee on the subject of the transfer
of the High School Library to the Public Libra
| nv, reported that 16S volumes of books had been
re-transferred to the High School building and
are now in the keeping of Mr.. Stone The re-
| port was accepted.
A memorial signed by st. John Smith, John
Dow, Nathan Cummings and ten others cit-
zens in the vicinity of the location referred to,
was presented, representing that the rchool or
schools located adjacent to the residence of st.
John Smith are a nuisance in and to the neigh
| borhood; that the scholars come from distant
part of the city; that they of such a class as
renders them, from their habits, offensive
and noisome; that the character of1the schools is
such as precludes the possibility of the atten-
dance of the children of the people living ada
cent; that the city has abundant school-house
accom- nodations nearer the residence of said
scholars; and also that the remonstrants feel
deeply aggrieved by the location of said schools,
and that it is due them that said schools should
be removed forthwith The memorial was re-
ferred to the committee in charge of the school
with the chairman of the Board added.
An order was passed directing the Secretary
to keep in book prepared for that purpose
record of the monthly returns of the schools
made to this Board in accordance with its regu-
lations; and that the Secretary be instructed to
see that the regulation requiring such returns is
strictly complied with.
An order was passed providing that there be
printed, under the supervision of the writer( Mr..
c. F. Libby 1000 copies of the School Commit
tee report, exclusive of those to be found in the
Auditors annual report.
The following was offered by Mr.. Leavitt:
Whereas, By recent action of the Library AS
ISOLATION of the Girls High School, whereby the
library of said association has been alienated
from the High School, the loss of which is now
severely felt and strenuous efforts are now be-
ing made by members of the present High
School to form library of reference for said
school, therefore
Ordered, That committee of five be appoint
ed, with the authority and under instructions
from this Board, to investigate all the circum-
stances attending the formation of said library,
ownership, care, custody, ETC., of the same dur
ing the time in which the High School has
heretofore had the use of the same; and also to
investigate the circumstances attending the
transfer of the same to other parties than the
High School.
Messrs. Smaller, Leavitt, Symonds, Gordon
and Libby were appointed said committee.
The Board then resumed the revision of the
rules of the Board.
Brief Jottings.
The station ON the Maine Central Extension
heretofore called Perley's is hereafter to be
called Gray and 'Chandler's" is to be called
'New Gloucester Station
The second Sunday in April is now desgna-
ted as the time for the dedication of the new
Congregational church at Woodford's Corner.
The Union Brass Band of Cape Elizabeth, a
new organization of eight pieces, gave a very
acceptable concert last week under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Charles Grimmer of this city.
The Deputy Marshals made raid ON Nelson
Leighton's establishment yesterday and captur-
ed four girls,
A small Irish boy who lives near Vaughan's
bridge, had one of his eyes put out Saturday by
the lash of whip. He was endeavoring to get
on to "a team against the caution of the driver
not to do so, when the latter struck at him with
his whip, the lash unfortunately reaching his
eye.
Rev. John c. Perry is now pastor of the Con-
gress street M. E. Society, succeeding Rev. Mr..
Pillsbury, who has been transferred to Iowa.
The sixth semi-annual session of the Maine
Dental Society will meet in the Alderman's
ROOM LIST floor, City Building, Congress street,
to-day (20th) at o'clock.
In the list of patents granted last week, the
name of George III. Merryman of Portland
should be George H. Merriam.
Friends of the Samaritan Association and
those who wish to pass an agreeable evening
should remember the levee and promenade con-
cert at City Hall this evening
The U. S. Circuit Court came in yesterday
morning but without transacting any business
adjourned to the first Monday of March.
Rev. E. G. Bolles will deliver his second lee
ture upon the microsc ope, at Fluent Hall to-
morrow evening. See advertisement.
AT the ting of the Haydn Association last
evening, Mrs. George o. Gosse, organist at st.
Stephens church, was elected pianist.
In the School Committee last evening pro-
test against the school ON the corner of Spring
and Oak street was received from thirteen citi-
zens living in that neighborhood. This is one
of the schools which the subcommittee pro-
posed to abolish by the consolidation into one
large school on Bracket street; but the city
council at once repulsed the proposition.
Nehemiah Curtis of this city, has undertaken
i r.
the Brunswick gas works twenty feet to make
space for an addition. The chimney is seventy
feet high.
DR.. VIM. II. True addressed crowded house
. at the Allen Mission last evening, on temper
ance. Thei lecture was very interesting illus
trating with charts the effect of alcohol upon
the system. 50
Mrs. MACREADY AS SHYLoCK.-For the sec
ond time within the past year lady has ap-
Deared on the Portland boards assavinp one of