The daily gazette., 1874-12-15
EDITION
The Board Of Education.


REGULAR MEETING LAST EvEsrNa-EsTr-
MATES FOR THE COMING SCHOOL YGAR-
THE FINANCE OF THE BOARD.
The regular meeting of the Board Of
Education was held Dec. l4th, President
Shortlidge and seventeen members pres
ent
On motion Of Mr.. Grim shaw, s. A.
Macallister, Esq, was placed on ali the
committees OF his predecessor, Mr.. His.
gihs,
Mr.. Ferris from the Committee on
Bo oks, reported in favor Of purchasing
Appleton New Encyolopedia for the use
Of School No. l. The Book Agents let
ter was read le volumes, 50 each;
Messrs. Grimshaw, Ferris, Macallistsr,
Spes kman, Baird, Moore, Roberts and
Adams participated in q debate on the
question Of purchase. Tho report was
adopted:
Accounts reported sundry bills amount
ing to S71098 which the Board directed
to be. paid A bill Of Mrs. E. ]. Elliot
was also ordered to be paid-relating to
tar.
Mr. McIntire from Committe. reported
q resolution that the proper officer Of the
Board draw on the City Treasurer, for
I
Aresolution was offered TO employ an
assistant to the Treasurer of the Board
the rest OF the present term at S25.
An animated debate occurred on the
question and the resolution was finally
lost.
MI. Moore moved that committee be
| appointed to wait on the Cashier OF the
Union Bank and request him TO receive
certain money and place it to the credit
OF the Board OF Education. Adopted
year 10; naysT. The money ia III sinall
currency.
| Mr.. McIntire presented the following
estimate Of school expenses for 1875 =
Books and Stationary, $500; Salaries,
81 5000; Repairs, Sc ,806i Fuel. $500; In.
terest. 81 .6O0i Insurance, S400; Unpaid
bills and notes. $1,000; Sinking Fund,
5000; Incidental and Miscellaneous,
$4,000; Night Schools. $500; Total. s77 $50.
| Receipts for use Of books. S. 900. State
Treasury, 81 600, $500: to be raised by
! City Council. S7I COZ. Referred, ~ com.
nittee with privilege to have printed.
| Mr.. Wooiley introduced o preamble
and resolution. the first refel ring to the
public opinion OF ertravagance in the
Board expenditures, l-nd the latter ap'
pointing q committee Of four to examine
! and report how much money has been
asked Tor each year ky the Board during
the past ten years, how much has been
received out ot what has been asked for
each year during the past ten years, and
the aggregate expenditures OF each
| specific account
61sts 9ssats Tas as sasHNSa NSsss, in y yassw aessr2
Fraim and MacaiLster. fhe preamble
was stricEen ont and the resolution
adopted.
Mr.. Roberts offered resolution 10
change the plaoeof meeting OF the Board
to School House No. !. Postponed.
Mr.. urimshaw offered O resolution that
the Finance Committee be instructed to
| apply to the Cashier Of the Union Bank
of Delaware and request him, in view OF
the illness OF the Treasurer OF the Board.
to receive from teachers employed by the
Board, such funds as may be in their
hands or be collected by them for the use
of books, and to receipt for the same
Adopted
| Mr.. Moore offered a preamble referring
to the Act OF the Legislature, Feb. "a.
il67l, relative to voters for members OF
the Board and resolution appointing q
committee OF three to petition the Leg
islature to amend the charter OF the
Board. 30 that all citizens over 2l years
of age may vote for members OF the
Board on the payment of school tax
tar to have been levied and assessed by
City Council at least six onthsprevlous
to the election day; excepting those
l"voting on age" none others but those
above qualified shall vote. The follow
ing ia the vote on adoption Of the reso-
luton:
Yeas-Messrs. Grimshaw, Heisler,
Lynch, Morrow, Moore, McIntire, Ruth,
Roberts, Shortlidge, Speakman anu
F'rock--l1. =.
Nays-Messrs. Adams. Baird, Ferris,
Messrs. Moore, Grimshaw and Baird,
were appointed the committee.
Mr.. Ferris presented communication
from the Corresponding Secretary OF the
Soldiers and Sailors Association relative
; to their employment Of professor from
brooklyn to give an entertainment for
the benefit of their fund and asking CO.
operation Of the public schools SO far as
there is no interference in the school eY-
ercses. Agreed TO.
Mr.. Woolley offered n resolution rela,
tive 10 signing bills 10y committees.
Adopted.
Mr.. Spoakman asked and obtained
permission to withdraw from the com.
mittee appointed to petition the Legis.
lature to tax the colored people OF the
j city for school purposes.
A communication was read from Johu
Fl. Adams, rendering his resignation
accepted.
Mr.. Hiesler offered u resolution 10
close the schools for the holidays On the
afternoon Of Dec. Gath. Agreed TO.
Superintendent Harlan read his report
dated Dec. IA, showing for the month
ending Nov. %, there were 4,4SS pupils
in the public schools; average attendance
1892 applicants, 65; vacant seats, 75s
ipupils perfect in attendance. 1916; num-
ber of cases OF tardiness, 500; tardines'
. OF teachers. 81; days OF absence of teach
ers from sickness. AZ; from other causes.
81; g. days taught by substitutes. He
says If the parents Of the 65 applicants
were anxious to get their children in
school they could do so by sending >!
, applicants at Nos. 6 and 8 to Nos. and
IL and Is applicants at Nos. , and could
get in Nos. 10 and 10. A matter OF im-
portance is the present grade organiza-
ition in girls school No. = and Miss Row
lands. The difficulty will require some