, 1873-06-18
BOARD or EDUCATION,
Dearborn School Lot for |Snio, Prico,
$1,000 a Front Foot.
Appointment, Transfer, and Reaignd-
e. tion Of Teachers. =
An Exciting Discussion OF tho
German Question. :.

An Exciting Discussion OF tito
p" German Question. :,
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Tho Doard Of Education held an, adjourned
.un1IootIue lsss evoning, pros1dont King in tho
phair, and present inspectors GoggIn, pr,isBing,
ntohberg, nunyan, Sheldon, Wells: aud Witcs.
, THE DEARBORN SCHOOL LOT.
Mr.. Wilco moved that that tho Clerk bo au-
thorizod. to advertise tho old Dearborn School
lot for eac at not loss hnn a. GOO por foot 'front.'
Tie proooods to bo invested In city. Z per cont
bonds. Adopted. ~. r, ...,,
i THE ANxuA1 nEronr. ''s'
Mr.. nunyan offered resolution providing for
the publication Of 5000 oopies Of tho annual
report. and authorizing tho Committee on Publi-
cation to buy tho pnpor. Adopted. d. /
!. y. - :. = TIE nn1DEwELI LOT. ~.
: Mr..wilco moved that tho o1orls bo instructed
to procure IN sbatract Of tho old Dridowell lot,
to ita conyoyanoe to the Govern
mont; 'Adopt6d. -,
-. < q SALE or sonoor 1ANpa. s..
Mr., Yiloe, from tho Committee On School
Property, reported that Horny Wianer whp
bought Tho cfghty-eight acres Of school property
st Brunswick Station, had fnlA1lad all tho con-
ditious, and recommended TINT tho property bo
transferred to him at tho rate Of $3.50 per acre.
we're orderod to DO made out.
APFo1NTHENTs.
The Committee on Appointments reported aa
follows: !
dppotnsments-Avarill r.. ghooklcy, Hattie Feeney,
Maokintosh Asslstanta In the franklin; LdA 4. Ha1n-
lin, Flora A. Uocombc Assistants In tho Washington
Mary F. nufb.nk hss H ksonsy Assistants r. tho
4 randall, Hison; M.ry i. Johnston; Holden Mills
& H &o9xa' nd Kas
Clark School; T. 4. VAndervoof Rolling Mills; Rloh
Transt.r~sasah as, 'i IL. Smith. from Novborr, to
: Confirmation v. r. Dr.ub, s.ngamon Street
Ksstsnaston Mary ). Corn, Sarah E. Wilson, Laura
F1il lrt1aeate.-Mary 1. Allison, Hattie O. nIgow,
Mary !. oasls, Anns Y; or.xoas. Ion!.. 4 Chandler.
Marie "a Feosains, austsve Dema1, Kate p9,ton Ia
Rians Rsans ill., 3as a:rss s!:ta aess MsEse ssae
Howard. Ellen Holland, Iettn II; Harvey, ADJ Hub
n5s %sy y ,EE snaln ssns s.
ssn, Fl. iivin, 1nn Rs, '?ss Ha.s sslast
III, s' oSleo hsn Rss nsssh Rasss riese nas9s. d
Inu MatSlIdo stsameys1. a ysaais sp9s
Ma assne oss s5 S1asg s zs Ta. Hs
Y, Patton, Emma a. Upaon, Nevad. H. Williamson,
Johanna WalAh.
,, GRADUATING EXERCISES.
Tho Procfdont stated that Mr.. MoVickor had
tcndered ths use OF hin theatre TO the Board for
the graduating exercises on tho 9th iuat.
MI. MoVfcker received o vota Of thanks and
90 did the Centenary Church for similar
courtesy.
RAISING SALARIES. -..
Tha Superintendent. recommended that the
following nnmod experienced tcachers have thoir
salaries raised: -:
. Belle 8. Jones, $3.50 from appointment; Mrs. Y. E.
Draub. $3.50 from appointment; Sara N. Smith, $3.50
Is: Gsp EXT 5 from
+: Tho recommendation was adopted.
GERMAN INSTRUCTION.
hlr. Pruesing argued In favor OF putting Cor
man on the Bn1no footing "a drawing and music.
II was far more useful. and the strife would con-
branch Of instruction without Superintendent.
Tho $4,000 expended In German WAS not
wasted. They could get good Superintendent
for 81, 500 year. That WAS very little: As long
perintend Gorman as everything else, they
should have man to go round tho schools md
sea the German was taught. Then they would
have no fault to find with tho iuelicienoy Of tho
teachers. He had heard outside thero Was hard
II friend Of German instruction on tho Board.
He had deuiod that, claiming there was but ono
momber oppoBedto German instruction. 10
would not call up the reports, but Instead would
offer the following:
Ieso'red, That IN Iii schools whero 100 porsons havc
whore Ihe same il now introduced, Tho benent Of sail
instruction he tendarod to tue pupils Of the Ave upper
s8a bss. 6s Obligatory for ha al
Tor the current year, but that be granted at
tho bcginningof tho year to aaach pupila who sha'
bring W1tton statement from their parents. or guar
dams dea1ring such e1ouHo.
.Mr. Pruaslng spoke further in support Of his
resolution, and said that ii 1t Was adopted he
Nould move for the appointment Of dorman
Superintendent.
tion Of tho minority report providing for the
teaching Of German to tho throa upper gradoa
only. .
IT.. Wells VAS sorry Mr. Prussing introduced
the resolution, as It would inevitably be defeat.
cd. The sentiment .of tho Board was against
compulsory education In German.
Preeidont King was In favor Of letting well
enough alone. German Was doing all that could
be expected. -.
Mt. Mohburg made long apeooh, reviewing
German instruction generally
Mr. Prussing announced bis willingness tc
modify his resolution BY striking out the grading
and the compulsory part.
Mr. Wells moyed to lay tho whole subject on
the table,.
The motion WIS Loaf, as follows:
Yeas-Runyan, Wells, Wiloo, hIr. prcstdcnt-4.
Naps-aosgn, prussfns, Rtchberg, Sheldon.
There we're some more speeches.
Mr. Goggin inquired II tho whole matter wat
not laid on tho tablo.
The rrosident-s"No, it Wa. lost by your
vote." [Iaughter.1
After some mere speeches, wrangling, and
fun, Mr. Prusslns's resolution WAS lost bs tue
following vota. Il:
Yea.-ffrusaiags Rlehberggs-31. ,v.v. x,u.. x,-
rzesident--5.
Mr.. Riohberg offered substitute for oyory.
thing, to tho effect that the German instruction