The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-07-22
CAIRO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
REPORT OF THE BOARD OF EDU
CATION FOR THE EAR END
ING JUNE 3OrH, 1874

At a regular meeting Of the Board Of
Education, held at the ethce Of the seotc.
tsry Of the board, on the SIst day of
March, A. ID. 1874, tho following rosolu-
tion was passed.
Resolved, That the fret lay Of July lie
fixed IA tho beginning OF cur fiscal year,
and that our annual report shall be made
and published annually rs tcun US pracu-
cable after the let OF July, rs required by
law.
Ia compliance with the above resolu.
tion the said board present TO the people
Of Cairo School Distric! tho following re-
port OF its doings, for the year ending |
June 3o,h, 1874, the general condition of
the various schools, and the amount of 70.
ceipts and expenditure.
There hsve been in operation seventeen
different schools, sixteen during tho en-.
tire year, and one for term of four
| months.
Tho number Of scholars taught during
the year Was eleven hundred and twenty
six and the number Of teachers, includ-
|
The schools have been under the gen
er,l supcrintondonce o. Prof. &. q. Al.
word.
| THE UGGU SCHOOL
was uudet tho direct management Of Mits
Sarah l.. Stocking during tho Grat half Of
the year. On account Of failing health
sho was thereafter partially relieved by
Prof Alyord Miss Sarah n French
was the assistant teacher Of the high
school through the entire year.
The seventh and eighth grades in the
high school building were under charge
OF Miss Alice Wimplo; the fifth and
sixth grades were taught by Miss Mary
a. Hawkins tho third and fourth By
Miss Mary T. Hawkins and the drs. aul
second by Miss y. II. Ross.
THE TnIRTEESTH STREET SCHOOL
Tss under general charge OF Miss ka:o a
Thompson. She was assisted, in thu
grammar department, BY Mics Nanni,
Mckee. The 9TH sud sixth grades wer,
. taught by Miss Eva Kra,zinger; tn
: fourth By Mis-. Anna Houston tho thirc
by Miss Maggie Aubrey. Mrs. Z. a
Taylor bad charge o; the second grad
through the first term, when she rosigne,
10 assume other duties, aud WAS succeede,
Z by Misc Anna Phillis, who coniinu.
p through the year.
THE ELEVENTH. STREET PRIMARY
was under charge Of Mss Ameli, Roger.
THE EIGHTEENTH STREET SCHOOL
" was taught by Mrs. II. Eames though Ii
fret half of the frat term the remaiude
Of the term by Miss Anna Phillii, al
:, thereafter by Miss Luoretis Walbridse.
THE CoLoRSD sCEcoL
: was in charge OF Mr.. p. q. Talford, VIII
slso taught the seventh and eigh,
grades Mrs. j.. William. taught ia
dish and sixth grades Mics Mary Grand
stat, the third and fourth At the clio
Of the frs. term Mrs. Hulst.. who h'
nj, been IN charge Of the primary room, r
4. signed on account Of III health, and III
D. Nellie Bank. took her plac. tor tue ?
mainder Of the year.
?, The c0lored school in the country "
=. in session four months sad was taught |
Butler ssaggs.
THE SCHOOL YEAR
= cou.i-.sd ofEile calendar months, divii
~ ia!o three terms, the Fall term COZ
tnsn-irg on the eighth OF September a.
:. closing on the twsnty.ihiri Of DecemJs
.. the Winter term commencing Janua
~ hhb, and ending April third the Sprir
n, term beginning On tho thirteenth
IA, April and ending On the 9Th OF June.
a.. IMPROVEMENTS.
in Some permanent and mucs-neede1 il
"a. progemer. wore msis asst summer.
- The building on the corner Of Nil
"a. tenth and Walnst streets, being too srn
in to accommodate tho growing want, Of t
:. colorcd school! was raise one story, a
three three spacious, aOurenisn. a.
p.esisE. rooms were added The eui
building was thoroughly repaired co
ycuicriy furnished, and will now Gcco
3, m,dAto as many pupils as any schc
building in ia. city.
- Tn. sidewalk, around the Thirteen
and Nineteenth stree. buildings W,
lowered, the fence, repaired and
49, painted, and such repairs mad, with
=. the bull1isg' ~ were necessary.
" The Introduction Of ga. into the HI
" School room added much 10 the conve
euce aud inlcres: " he High School.
THE FOLLOWING STATEMENT
~ exhibits tho accoun, of receipts and
''N penditureS by the Bard during the ye
aA Tho Board have i!hereI to the rule
80 paying oil teacher wages, and all bI
-" presented each m,nth, and there are
''' Outstanding orders or debts against |
district.
| EE.EIrTs ~ THE TREASURER
H. ApP1HHnir'n, Of .'ss fund ........... ... os1
''' Amount 1'.r-tsd ~ dptict taI"...,,.., 1.,2ii
suIt
~ Total 'mo4.t II receipts ............. sl.,27I
ely A-a amount treasury july lst, ls'J,..,. a.IJ
u i'fi
the ENrLSDITuREs ny TINE BOARD.
am On coloTcH.ghg.I niHfing.
his i la,,.msn, ....,..... - o.
,'iprn'ef "'rs ...,........,... 2,Jl' ~