The daily gazette., 1874-09-29
FIRST EDITION!
OUR SCHOOL BOARD.
the VISITING COMMITTEE. .
JOSEPH n. TAYL0R's COUNSEL.
Board Of Education.
REGTLAR MEETING, LAST EVENING
TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS AND sCHOI.-
ARs-MUsIC IN THE SCHOOLS

CHILDREN SC.
The Board of Education met at the
regular hour, last evening, President
Sho-tledge in the chair.
The Committee on Teachers reported
the following changes and promotions,
which were on motion, confirmed:
Miss Amanda ID. Sevil was changed
from the position of I'd Assistant In
School No. IA to that of 4th Assistant
in No. IS; Miss Mary A. Colt was ap-
pointed to the place made vacant by
the removal Of Miss Scvil; and Miss
Lizze j: Sayers was appointed 4th As
sistant in No. 8, Miss Rebecca Crum-
ton in School No. 0 (colorcd) Second
Ward
The Committee on Transfers repor-
ported that pupils had been transferred
us follows:
From No. 1, to No. 4, As pupils; No.
2, to No, a, 90; No. 2 10 No. 12, 90 NO.
to No. IS, 6; No. 3 to No. 4, 2; No.
3 to No. Is. 68; No. 6, to No. ., 3; No.
to No. 3, A. No. 8 to No. z, @; No. 5
to No. IL, 3; No, to No. 4, 8; No. 8
to No. 5, 3; No. 6 to No. z, 4; No. 9 to
No. 13, %; No. to No. 4, 9; No. 2 to
No. 13. z; No. 8 to No. 4, II; No. 8 to
No. 13, 0; No. 10 to No. 4, 4; No. II to
No. 4, 81 No. 12 to No. 4, z, No. 13 to
No. 4, 23. Total, 297,
The Committee of citizens who at
tended Prof. Becher's singing exhibi-
ton in School No. 1, reported that the
exhibition was very satisfactory and
that Prof. Becher was in every way
competent to teach vocal music In our
schools-which study in the opinion of
the committee would prove of great
advantage
The Boards committee who also at
tended this exhibition, presented a re-
port concurring in the views of the
! other committee and recommending
that Prof. Becher be employed to teach
vocal music in our primary schools,
commencing with schools of the third
grade, providing satisfactory finan-
cial arrangements can be made with
him
The report was recommitted to the
| committee, with instructions to ascer-
| tain the cost of Prof Becher's servi-
ces and report theron at the next meet
ing.
The Treasurer's report was read
which is in substance, as follows;
Balance on hond at last re-
port, s22, ,74s 70
Received from School Fund ,535 81
Total, S24, ,SO1 81
Bills payable and other cx-
| penses, $10,S58 50
Balance on hand, 13,443 81
| Treasurer Talley further reported
that all notes were paid, and thai the
school fund this year was not so large,
on account of the decrease in the mum.
Der Of liquor licenses granted.
| The Finance Committee reported
that the City Treasurer held school
taxes to the amount of II III SO, for
which the usual order was directed to
| be drawn
| In relation to the dividend of School
District No. 1871, the same committee
reported in favor of drawing an order
on the State Treasurer, for $61 S3, one
half of the dividend for thisDistrict for
1850; and asked for authority TO pre-
pare an act to be presented to the next
Legislature, by the passage of which
tie Board would be authorized to
draw half of No. 19i dividend each
year and for the years since 1870.
A communication was read from the
Society for she Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals, Offering two prizes of 81
each to the boy and girl in the public
schools who shall write the best essays
on kindness to Animals, by the 18th
of December next.
The offer was approved and the mat
ter referred 30 No. School Committee
with instructions TO carry out the pro
visions of the proposition.
The Webster Literary Society, hav,
ing rented the meeting room of the
Board for each Friday night, petit
toned forpermission to use the Boards
furniture Granted.
The Medal Committee reported that
all the medals had been awarded, and
was on motion discharged. The total
cost of the medals was t4S2.
The Committee on the sale of old
School No. 13, ION Second street, near
Washington) reported that w. w.
Bennett wanted to know the lowest
price for the building, and the condi
tions on which it would be sold.
The committee was instructed 70
confer with Mr.. Bennett and see the
best terms he would offer.
Mr.. Baird offered the following reso
luton;
| REsoLvKD, That the Superintendent,
be instructed to notify the teachers
that hereafter corporal punishment is
forbidden in the Public Schools.
Col. .Grimshaw favored the resolution;
He referred to the case of child in
No, Is, who, he said had recently been
numerically beaten.
Col. Moore said that the boy in ques
tion was first punished by being whip
ped on the hand !; he was hurt SC
slightly that he laughed out in the
teachers face, whereupon she took of
his coat and whipped him soundly, but
not brutally.
After further discussion, the resolu,
tion was laid oyer until the next meet
ing.
The Committee on School No. l,
reported that the blackboards in two
rooms of said school needed repairing
also, that waste water from the school
yard flowed over on adjoining property
/ ulan that unrinna nthar ranaira Wpra