The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-12


School Committee was held last evening The
order offered at a previous meeting by Mr..
Blanchard, in relation to change of school
text books, was taken from the table, and Mr..
NJ L. Stevens offered the following as an
amendment
Ordered, That Hagar's Elementary Arith-
metic. and Hagers Primary Lessons in Num-
bers be forthwith introduced into the Primary
Schools of this city; and that Hagar's Common
School Arithmetic be introduced into all the
classes of the Grammar Schools, except the
hrst class, at the opening of the several terms
OF the school year. Provided said introduction
be made at rates not exceeding those reported
20 the board by its Committee.
The amendment had passage
1t was also ordered that the Independent Fifth
and Sixth Readers be adopted for use in the
Grammar Schools in this city in place of
the Readers now in use, provided the work of
introduction shall be done at the expense of
the publishers and at rate of one half retail
prices, in exchange for old books Or thirds
retail price without exchange, ten per cent. off;
and that said introduction be made as classes
require new books.
1t was ordered that the publishers of school
books be required to introduce their books in
to the schools through some agent, not involv-
ing as such any Committee or member of the
Board.
1t was ordered that the Boston Primary
School Tablets be adopted for the Primary
Schools of this city, and that the Executive
Committee be authorized to procure one set of
said Tablets for each Primary School, for the
Intermediate and the North and West Schools,
at a cost not to exceed eight dollars set
1t was ordered that Swinton's Word Method
be forthwith adopted for use in the Grammar
Schools in this city, in place of the Spoilers
now in use, provided the work of introduction
be done at the expense of the publishers, at the
rate of one-haf retail price in exchange for old
books, or two-thirds, ten per cent. off, retail
price without exchange.
1t was ordered that Mason's Manual of Gym
nastic Exercises be adopted for use in the Pri-
mary Schools of this city, and tina the Execu-
tive Committee be authorized to procure two
copies of the same for each Primary, for the
intermediate and for the West School, and four
copies for the North School.
1t was ordered that Monroes Manual of Vo-
cal and Physical Exercises be adopted for use
in the Grammar Schools of this city, and that
the Executive Committee be authorized to pro-
cure one copy of said Manual for each Gram
mar School, and two copies for the North
School, at the rate of two-thirds the retail
price.
1t was ordered that the Secretary of the Board
be instructed to give due notice, in accordance
with the law of the State, of the adoption of
Hagars system of Arithmetics, of the indie
pendent Fifth and Sixth Readers of Swinton's
Wold Book, of Monroe's Manuel of Vocal and
Physical Culture, of Mason's Manual of Gym
nastie Exercise and of the Boston Primary
School Tablets, for use in the Grammar and
Primary Schools of this city, in place of the
several text books upon those topics now in use
1t was ordered thai the Manual of Commerce
be adopted for use in the Grammar Schools of
this city, and that the Executive Committee be
authorized to procure one copy for the desk of
each Grammar School teacher.
1t was ordered that the Secretary be directed
to cause to be printed 800 copies of the Pro-
gramme of Studies in the Primary and Gram
mar Schools in this city, and to furnish copies
to all teachers in the city, and to the members
of this Board. Adjourned.
STARTLING. The Adcertizer says that
Portland merchant, who came down from Bos
ton on the noon train yesterday, states that
when the trains reached the Junction that he
started to go into the Pullman car, and in SO
doing, brushed by a man who seemed anxious
to oppose his progress. He sat down in the car
with the Pullman conductor, Hilton, and while
talking with him observed that the stranger
was staring at them from the platform in a
very strange manner. AT Kennebunk Hilton
and himself went into the passenger car in
front of the Pullman and the stranger followed
them iii and kept staring at them. AT Bidde-
ford they re-entered the Pullman, and while
going through the bridge the merchant looked
up and saw that the stranger was standing in
the passage way on the size of the car pointing
revolver directly at his head. He sung out to
Hilton and both jumped, the man swapping the
revolver which did not explode. As soon as
they got through the bridge and stopped at
Saco, Hilton called a policeman who arrested
the stranger, and found in his coat pocket re-
volver, loaded and cooked. The merchant
thinks the man was crazy and says he was very
handsomely dressed, but his silk hat was crush
al in on one side