The daily gazette., 1874-11-10
1Ae Boardof Etsucatio,t,
REGULAR MEETING LAST EvENINo--AD.
VERSE ACTION TO THE INTRO
DUcTIoN OF MUSIC.


VERSE ACTION TO THE INTRO
DUcTIoN OF MUSIC.
A regular meeting of the Board of
Education was held last evening, VIM.
$. Hilles presiding, in the place of
President Shortledge who was absent.
The Committee on Teachers repor-
ted that George Anderson had been
appointed Sd Assistant in School No.
16, for three months from November
I'd; Sarah Francis Assistant Principal
in No. 16, for the same time. Also,
that Mary /. Good had been appointed
Teacher in School No. II, at an annual
salary of $3.50.
The report was adopted.
The proper officers of the Board were
instructed to draw upon the City
Treasurer for $500 so of collected taxes,
and 5000 OF balance of loan reported
in his hands.
The Finance Committee was, on mo-
tion of Col. Grimshaw, instructed to
report to the meeting of the Board the
probable amount of money requisite to
carry on the schools for the next fiscal
year.
A balance of $500 was reported to
the credit of the Board.
The Committee on Night Schools
reported one organized in the base
ment of the Institute Building with
between 80 and 60 scholars one in
the old Board of Education room with
about 45 scholars, and that another
would soon be opened in the old Acad-
emy, Ninth Ward.
The subject of employing Professor
Becker to teach music in the primary
grades of the public schools, coming
up for action, the minority report, that
on account of the deficiency of funds
it was inexpedient to employ him at
the present time, was adopted by the
following vote
Yeas-Messrs. Adams, Curry, Fraim,
Frock. .Grimshaw, Hillcs, |. j. Jenkins,
Lynch, Pierce, Rice, Ruth, Roberts,
Nernon-13.
Nays-Messrs. Baird, Hicsler, II. NJ.
jenkins, w. J. Morrow, Palmer, Speak
man, Woolley-7.
The Finance Committee was, OH
motion of Col. Grimshaw, instructed
to report to the next meeting of the
Board, the amount of funds requisite
to carrying on the Schools until July
| 1st, 1875; what amount of tax had
been collected and what uncollected !;
| and what amount of the uncollectcd
| tax is likely to be collected.
DR.. Grimshaw stated that VIM. ).
Flemming of Christiana Hundred was
about to move to Florida, and that
having a very large collection of valu-
able minerals in his possession he had
| 1y;n,1ltr pTnrn1 than, n thn Rna r1
of Education for the use of the Public
| Schools.
DIR, Grimshaw then offered a resolu-
ton instructing the Committee of No.
/, to accept the minerals and place
them in proper place for the use of
the schools, and also another resolution
thanking Mr.. Fleming for his kind con-
sideration. Both resolutions were I'M
animously adopted,
a resolution offered by Mr.. Adams
was adopted authorizing the appoint
ment Of committee of three, to APP
ply to the Legislature, for the pas
sage of law instructing the proper Of
ficers to assess and collect a tax from
colored people for school purposes, the
same as like tax was now assessed and
| collected from white people. MessrS.
Adams, Speakman and Lynch Were ap-
| pointed said committee.
| A communication was read fromAn-
thony Higgins, Esq, informing the
Board that in consequence of his re-
moval from the Fifty Ward his scat in
the Board was vacant.
| S. A. MacAllister was elected to fill
the vacancy he receiving 13 votes to
scattering,
| Mr.. Ferris, reported that building
near Eleventh street bridge had been
leased and that primary school would
be opened there next Monday.
A communication from j. f. Field,
of Philadelphia, was read, Offering tC
teach music in the Public Schools. anC
desiring time to be fixed upon in which
he could meet the Board and explain
his system.
On motion of Mr.. Baird the secretary
was instructed to inform Mr. Field
that the Board at the present tim,
deemed it inexpedient to take actiol
on his communication.
The following orders were draw
during the evening:
. Boughman, Thomas & Co. S431 Of
: Stephen Davis, $47 46 Finn & Jack
son, 60 cents; james France, $40 95
d Robert Morrison, $24 so; John w. Nc
Call, 50; Adolph S. Ruth, S31 70; Speak
: man Bro, $40 81; A. Speakman, 81 &c
+ -IC. Warner & Co., $12 5G; James Mo
;; Lain, SG4 20; James Davis, $12 So; W
+. Robinson, S84 90; Delaware Associf
ton, SAT 80,
| On motion the Board adjourned