Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1872-07-10

MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BoARD.-The at
tendance at the meeting of the school committee
last evening, was unusually large, as it was
understood the annual election OF teachers, and
the fixing of salaries would come up.
Rev Mr. Hall, who was appointed to present
the action Of the board relative to the evening
drawing schools to the city council, reported
that he had attended to the duty, and the re-
quest of the board that the two upper stories of
the old high school-house be fitted up, and that
$4,000 be appropriated for the use of the school,
| had been iavorably acted upon in one branch of
the city government. Mcssrs. Hail, Gale and
| Ballard were appointed committee TO take
charge of all matters concerning the school, in
| Guiding the expenditure of the $1,000, if appro-
| pratcd.
The book committee reported the fol-
| lowing books for use in tho high
school: Eliot and Sorer's chemistry, LockyeI s
astronomy, S. A. Norton's natural philosophy.
The report was accepted and its recommended
| tons adopted.
In executive session the list of teachers was
taken up, and all but eight of those employed
during the past year re elected; two were reject
ed, and six passed over till the next meeting
The finance committee reported, recommend
ing that the bills for printing and furniture,
| referred to them at the last meeting, should be
| paid; but in future no items not authorized
| should be allowed. The committee also recon-
mcnded the following changes in salaries: High
school, Mr.. Davis, master, from S28O0 to s2500,
aud subject to such change of duties as the
committee may hereafter make; Mr.. Parish,
\ master, $4,000 to $220O; Mr.. Fitch, $3.50
| to $1,000; Miss Became, $500 TO 5000;
Miss Stewart, $500 TO 5000; Miss Wilder,
800 to 5000; all grammar school mas
ters, $1700 to $1,000; Mrs Waite, Thomas
street school, $500 to $1,000; Miss Munger, New
| Worcester, 1915 to $3.50; Miss Wetmore, South
| Worcester, 5000 10 $3.50; that principals in the
schools in the following buildings be paid the
sums additional to the regular salary of the
| highest grade in each, as follows: Sycamore
| street, East Worcester, and QUinsigamoud, $50
Ash street, Providence street, Pleasant street
Salem street and Edgeworth street S25; gram.
mar masters assistants, S75 additional; Mr.
| Mason, music teacher, from $17OO to $1,000, and
that he be allowed $500 additional for the use Of
Il horse. This latter increase was ms lie subject
to the following conditions That lessons Of the
usual length be given in the high school, each
grade OF the grammar schools, and each grade
of the secondary schools, three times in four
weeks, in the primary and Intermediate primary
| grades, and in each of the suburban schools once
in four weeks, and in the sub primary
schools twice each tei,n. The committee
recommended no change in the salaries of Other
| teachers in the public schools The report says
the petition ofseventy teachers of the grammar
secondary, and primary grades was carefully
| considered, but no reason for q change seems tc
| have been given which did not exist one yea
ago, and that these salssics compare favorably
with those paid in other cities of similar size
The report was accepted and its recommended
| tons adopted.
A resolution was passed authorizing the high
| school committee 10 secure the services of a gen
tleman OF ability and culture as principal of the
| high school, at a salary not exceeding $4,000 q
year, Adjourned.