Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-09-04

MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BoARD.-A regu-
lar meeting Of the school board was held last
evening, Mayor Very in the chair.
Superintendent Marble read his monthly re-
port of the condition of the schools, detailing
many facts which have been previously pub
ished. He stated that Mr.. C. NJ. Jones had been
temporarily appointed to fill the vacancy in the
high school caused by the resignation of Mr.. B.
S. Ladd, and that changes have been made IN a
few of the other schools The superintendent
paid touching tribute to the memory of Miss
Abigail Pratt, and Mr.. George Jacques, who have
died since the last meeting of the board. In
accordance with the recommendations contained
in the report, it was voted to allow the pupils
now attending the training school from out of
town to continue free Of charge; also to run
partition across the hall in the new South Wor-
cester school house to provide accommodations
for rev school, which has been formed in that
building.
The bill of E. R. Fiske for printing the high
school catalogue and programmes and tickets
for school exhibitions, which had previously
been approved by this board, came back from
the finance committee of the city council not APP
proved. Some discussion arose as to what dis
position should be made of the matter, and it
was finally referred to the finance committee,
with instructions to explain the circumstances
under which the bills were incurred to the
finance committee of the city government
An order was passed authorizing the supern.
tendent and the committee on evening schools
to employ teachers, and cause the schools to be
opened on the first Monday in October.
On motion of DR.. Woodward it was voted that
the bell upon the high school house be RING
fifteen minutes before the opening of the schools
for the afternoon sessions.
Mr.. Whtcomb gave notice of his intention to
move, at the next meeting, that the salary of
Mr.. Adams of the Orange street school be in.
creased from $1,000 to $1,000.
Mr.. Aldrich offered the following resolutions
to the memory of Mr.. jacques, which were
adopted unanimously by rising vote:
Resolved, that in the death of our late associate,
George Jaques Esq, this board has lost most in
telligent and faithful member, one who during the
many years of his service, has had no superior in
the fidelity with which he has discharged all his
duties TO the schools of the city, in his constant
devotion to the cause of general education of
which he was an enlightened and liberal bene-
factor.
Resolved, that we sincerely lament the death of
Mr. Jaques and direct the secretary to enter these
resolves upon the records Of the board, as memo
rial of our appreciation Of his great worth and
fidelity as public officer, and friend Of popular
education.
The following preamble and resolution upon
the death of Miss Pratt, offered by MIR. Ballard,
was adopted:
Whereas, in the providence of God, one of our
long tried and most faithful efficient and successful
teachers, Miss Abby Pratt, has been removed from
her field of labor; therefore,
Resolved, that it is with heartfelt sorrow that we
are called to record loss which must be seriously
felt, not only by many Of those who have enjoyed
her faithful instructions at times during period of
thirty-eight years, but by the community at large