Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-07-09
DUFF
CITY SCHOOLS.
Regular Monthly Meeting of the Board
OF Observation-Disclosures of Ruperin-
tendenf, Principals and Teachers

AaIA ~ &1
OF Observation-Disclosures of superin-
tendent, Principals and Teachers.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
! Board of Education was had last night,
at which thirteen members answered to
rOll-call.
On motion, the reading of the minutes
was dispensed with for the purpose of
the presentation of some special bust
ness; when
DR.. Taylor arose, and remarked that a
vacancy had occurred in the Eighth
ward bv the death of Mr.. J. A. John
son, and, with a few appropriate re-
marks to his memory, stated that he
had prepared a series of resolutions to
offer the board, but had not brought
them with him, but would offer them at
a future meeting. DR.. Taylor then
moved that the vacancy in the Eighth
ward be filled Immediately, when an
objection was raised to such action, and
the matter was discussed to a consider
able extent, resulting in a motion that a
committee of three be appointed to select
some one to fill the vacancy, said COM
mittee to report at the next regular
meeting.
Another discussion arose, and an
amendment offered that said committee
report instanter, when section six of the
rules was brought to bear on the matter,
which provides that vacancies shall be
supplied by a committee Of three, to re-
port at the next regular meeting after
their appointment.
A motion was made to suspend the
rules, which was laid on the table; after
nh Toh Tho motion 70 ~aEar tho G11fDD Of
the vacancy to a committee of three
prevailed.
Thechair appointed on the committee, |
DR.. Taylor, Mr.. Bruce and DR.. Mitchell.
The Superintendent's report was then
read and adopted, which showed a
healthy and prosperous condition of the
city schools at present; showing that
the school rooms had been increased
from. forty-twO to fOrty-eight, which re-
lieved in a great a the former
crowded state of the schools, and afforded
opportunitieso of otherwise imprOving the
condition of schools in general. The
report paid high compliments to the
present corps of principals and teachers,
and to the rapid advancement of thegI
pupils, and stated that the closing of the
schools was most satisfactory in every
respect. The report wound up with q
compliment to the press reporters for
the duties they performed in giving all
these facts to the people in advance of
the regular report of the S~uperinten-
dent.
The report of the Finance Committee
was then read and adopted, which
showed the expenditures for the past
month to be for payroll, five thousand
eight hundred and eighty-four dollars
and thirty cents, and for miscellaneous
bills and accounts, eve hundred and
thirty dollars and twenty-foUr cents,
making a total of six thousand six hun
bred and fourteen dollars and fifty-fOur
cents.
The report of the Building Committee
was then read, which announced the
completion of the Market street build
ing, and that the Peabody schOolhousc
was rapidly approaching completion.
1t also suggested some outside improve
ments to that building, which were not
included in the original contract,
which were enumerated, and, after some
little argument, it vas ordered that the
Building Committee be authorized to
contract for them, and the report was
adopted.
The report of the Committee on
Teachers and Textbooks was then
read, when the Chairman, DR.. Tay-
Tor, made some apology for not
making a report at the June meet
in order that a series of books
be adopted in time for the reopen
ing of the schools, and asked that
a suspension of the rules be had,
which was granted. He then
recommended that the University pub
faaffrVru ha aAarFad Cfoffnn fhnf II
would involve no additional expense to
the scholars, from the fact that the COM
pany propose to take all understandable
books from the scholars in exchange for
new ones.
A heated debate pro and con here
arose, during which it was intimated
some member or members of the
committee were stockholders in the Uni
Printing Company, which was
duly responded to by a member an
1Ouncing that he was a small stOckhOld-
er in the company, and asked that he
relieved from duty on the committee,
which was granted, and DR.. r. W.
was substitutediinshis stead.
Considerable debate was INDUCED in
with reference to the comparative mer-
It's of the new and the old books, both
IF which were warmly championed,
when a disinterested member moved to
defer the whole matter till next special
regular meeting, which was carried.
Some discussion here arose as to who
constituted the committee, which was
explained by the Chairman.
The Chairman of the committee then
recommended that teachers certificates
be issued to applicants Nos. 430 and 43I,
heir general average being 80 and "a,
which was adopted.
1t was suggested that as Memphis
Teachers certificates were recognized in
Mississippi and Arkansas without fur
her examination, that certificates from 5
States be in like manner recog-
nized by this Board, which was dis
,ussed and rejected. 4
The old salaries were adopted, with s
The exception of the Superintendent,
which was raised to twenty-one hun
ired dollars.
The election of Superintendent was 8
hen had, which resulted in the re-elec-
ion of Mr.. II. G. Slaughter.
The following principals and teachers {
we're elected. '
Rrincipals-T. c. Anderson, Jennie f
Mary Kunkle, Richard Hines, f
n. Thweatt, H. A. Sanders, Clara c
Conway, Laura Beleher, William
Sutherland. G
Tedchers-M. T. Sweeney, J.. c. Hun {
VIM. Foute, Miss Juliet Cairns, G
Miss G. S. Harvey, Miss Matte Grove,
Miss Kate Farris, Augusta Towel, Mrs.
Ella SabatZky, Miss Louisa Book, Miss l
5eorgie Sharpe, Miss Mary Moon, Mrs.
?. Smith, Miss Emma Petit, Miss Pau
inc Reudelhuber, Miss Inez Valentine, I
Miss A. G. Reudelhuber, Miss Carrie (
Mrs. Mary Reilly, Miss Annie 9
Miss Laura Fleck, Miss
ella Mcmahon Miss Sue Boyd,
Mss Maggie Fealey, Mrs. Jennie Goats,
Hiss Sue Murphy, Mrs. Kate Lilly, Z
Mss Mollie Johnston, Miss Mary Bodie, !
hrs. Mary Hines, Miss Carrie Reichen- Q
Miss Martha Kunkle, Miss :
Nary Hill, Miss Fannie May, Mrs,
aura Lewis, Mrs. II. Hampton, Mrs.
:. S. Mitchell, Mrs. Lizzie S. Taylor, =
Hiss Fanny Cairn, Miss Mollie Patton, .
Hiss Cora Ashe, Miss Mary Cairns. a
CoIOred Teachers = Mrs. Grafton
doodle, Mrs. Annie Hilson, Miss Jane
dabson, Miss Sue Maynard, Miss Maria
Miss Matte ClOuston, Miss n
c. Clark, Miss Emma Cloth.
Tha Doar1 than o1s,,,rDoI