The daily gazette., 1875-09-28
FIRST EDITION
Roard of Education,

sSsoLnw Law SCHOOL CoNsIDERED-THE
Me- Me- WARD CONSIDERED AS THE
assT PLACE FOR ITS EREcrioN-
ss, s1 zEBLEY's RESIGNATION &C.
.cular meeting of the Board of
riA,nstion q was held last evening, Presi-
1au'sh ien, sshorsledge In the chair, and MIR.
asdr p.ird Il secretary, pro tenn.
Ds m committee on Transfers, re-
InsS M that the school No. s, on East
pSl,sIs pIs.s street had been vacated, as de.
sll.aa nv bv the city, and the scholars
sleu u,fsrrred n to No. z and 10.
transieT Tckel offered a resolution auth
MI. MI the appointment of a com.
OIianso ...aN Il II three to inquire into the
nlssadiency nls%dyi m Of providing additional
eipsu ei1psI accommodations, either by
es,v, s,;"u suitable place, or erecting a
rseunSS nSSuIlding, and to report their
new snsons to the Board.
cOacluiT''C @ Morrow offered as a sub
MI. M, a resolut ion providing for the
sn'uM, n'ua;1,ment of q committee to select
appp apI." far the erection of school in
A
ihe Eighth Ward. ,, ,,,
~, ad.d in the Eighth Ward, but did
not uo care to confine the committee ex'
n%,ively uv' M within the limits ofthe Ward,
s,u sua supported the substitute
ana No. ~ Morrow said several good sites
IN m nav school could be obtained in
!ua ~, r;chth Ward, and that school
WV ~so hsdly needed there.
M NJ Eckel said school should be
N, Mr' IN the northwestern part of the
Iu,,' ,,, Int If the Board positively de-
W. WA n erect q school house In the
S,uI. Tnh,h Ward. and nowhere else, the
n.ce n Of eligible lots in that Ward
p.ld prnuld at once go up so to 100 per
M zebley thought this argument
vnuld mot hold good, as the Board
~S ussd not buy lot if the price asked
! was too high. ~, u
rotsI's resolutions adopted, Messrs.
Tckel Ruth and Sharp were appointed
tbe committee, Mr.. Woolley stated
that in accordance with the recent
ordered change in the keeping of
school accounts, Mr.. James Bradford
and Mr.. J. I. Heald had kindly prom
ised to assist in making an appraise
nept of the value of school property.
He also said there was considerable
nroperty in the various schools which
could not be used, and he moved that
/. be disposed of at public sale
Adopted,
A communication was read from
R II. Smith, of Hopes Bro, ano
Thomas, West Chester, Pa, offering
toapply the Board with shade trees
At reasonable terms. Laid over til
next meeting.
The Printing Committee was auth
orized to have the names of the Visit
uS Committees printed on cards.
Tho subject of the closing of som'
schools before the regular hours was
brought up and discussed. II wa
decided by the Chair that the rules o
the Board must be adhered to. TIT
rules require that no special cases O
dismissal before the usual hours, Cal
be allowed, except by permission o
be Visiting Committees.
Mr. Lewis Zebley then offered hi
lesigaation, which the char slyly tor'
up and threw away.
Mr.. Zebley then offered his reaigna
ton verbally.
Messrs. Pierce, Moore, Eckel, ant
others, hoped that Mr.. Zebley .woul'
not resign.
Referringto to the complimentary re
marks made by these gentlemen, MIR
zebley remarked they had great dea
to say In regard to the efficiency o
the members from the Eighth Ward
yet the latter were ommitted entirel.
from committee just appointed t
inquire into the expediency of erect
insa new school house In that Ward
(The committee alluded to consists
members from the Sixth, Seventh ar
Tenth Wards.
The chair said he had not appointe
Mr. zebley on this committee becaus
he had been on the last building com
A mittee.
hr. ]. c, Morrow, Mr.. Zebley's co
league, also offered his resignation.
:. A motion was made to add both C
these gentlemen to the new schoo
clined.
hr. zebley said that, though
might not have been the fault of tn
chair, the Eighth Ward was entirel
overlooked In the appointment of thi
committee. This might have hastene
ais resignation, but 1t did not urg
MN 70 this step, as he had conten
Plated resigning for some years. Fl
lufther said that he was not acquainte
with parlimiuary rules and never ea
Pecled to be, yet he had frequentl
oeen called to order while on the flool
Whlle other members were allowed t
peak dozen times without remor
susnce. He said he had several time
eelore offered his resignation in goo
ailh, but the Board had alway
Nlused to accept. Now he hoped
would be accepted.
Action on both designations W,
us,erred until next meeting.
Vn motion the Roa ri adjourned