, 1875-09-01
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

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regular meeting Of tho board Ut Education
was held last ereniug In tho rooms Gil Fifth ay-
enuo, President Etchherg In tho chair. inspect
orr BIuthardt, Clarke, Covert. English, l1oync,
Kohs,, O1oson, Olinecr. Reed, schocniuger, Sui
iivan, Welch, aud Wilco weto present.
NEW MEMBERS.
Tho City Clerk snnt In communication which
stated that NfeHsrs. Kohn aud Covert, nominated
by the Mayor and confirmed by tho Council M
membern Of tho Board Of Education, Ind quail
tiod according to tho law.
Tho geutlemon were conducted to thor geats,
and tho document was placed Oh lie,
THE REPORT OF THE scHoo1. AaENT
showed that tho receipts during the last two
mouths amounted to $lB, B,039, and tho e1peudi-
turcs to. s5s9.70; balance rotnainipg Sept /,
1875. sl7,4496l. or tho money Oh hnnd, tho
nnm Of *13. 04i ia for tho payment OF tnacl,era:
-, S45.35 la for investment. and 4f,5tU.03 for
the payment Of aundry baianccs.
aorpo c!ttzona Of Lnwntia1e sont in petition
PRAYING that noDe other Principal be appOlutcd
to that = hool in placo Of tho present incumbent.
AlrA. II. Luulsa Tanner sont In a colulnuuca-
tion III whtcl,slls stated that such action by tho
board would bn grcat injustice to tie lady III
charge OF tho Hchoul.
both doc.iinonts wcre placed on file.
Tho Jolns Committee oil High Schools reported
The Finance Committee reported IN fRvor Of
paying bills to the amount OF elG, ,G50.lG, tho
hnno having been duly audited. Adopted
cERTlrIcAIEH, En-.
lowing ladies' Kate Walsh. e eAnmo G. scanlsn, s
8. F. Hanna, Mrs. II. q. DrcBsnr. Annie II. Cal.
gau, sallio y. Crocker, Maggie u. Knight,
I.ousalM. Deck, Minnie 4. Marble, Medo9a l..
Dodge, Ida G. StapIey Caroline Breciel, NoIEo
II. Phillips, QIaca llarnood+ and Flora Adler,
tho 1attpr to teach German.
Tho following appointments and trarsforn OF
engineers of pubic schools wore reported By
II. Do Luro to the Hayon School Charles Mur-
ply to tho brown School; Charles W. Maple
appointed JAnitor OF Calumet Avenue School;
y. Smith transferred from tho brown to tho
Skinner School; William Malou transferred from
The Brown Branch to tho picknrd School.
Tho report waa adopted.
Tho Doard resolved to hAvo tho report on
German instruction md litctaturo aud salaries
published III tho annual report
On motion, it was decnlod to lave an e1am-
tnation Of candidates for tho High School. not
yet examined in tho oi,ico Of Tho board ol
Education, No. Vt Filth avenue, tomorrow
morning at o'clock.
MrB. Barclay was elected Principal Of the
NickeraoaElllo School, which haa beon Just eoul-
pletel
Inspector IIoyne movotl to proceed With Tho
otect.on Of an Assistant Superintendent
Inspector sullivan moved that the matter 10
indefinitely pnAtponed. Tabled.
Mr. Hoyno's mutton was tien put, and pro-
vailed.
Nr. Sullivan said that no eiEnply desired to
tost tic foolinga OF the Dourl aH to the neco.-
slty for Huch IN 0ttico.
Tho trst ballot brought no choice. On tho
second Mr.. Leslie 1.ewiH received yoten out Of
II cAat, and WAS declared oloctod.
TE1T-nG0KH.
Inspector Welsh. from tho Commttteo on
Text.Books, reported. recommending that Mou-
tsith's PRIMARY doography be used IN tie third
and sixth gradoB OF tho public schools; that
Various Common School Geography bo use.l ia
tho second thisd, aud uoYouth grades that
FetHter's Primary Arithmetic be used In tho
sixth seventh, and eighth grades, and that
ftoblnaons Practical Arlt4mouo be used In all
tho grades e1eept tho sixth.
Tho sa,a,o committee recommended that Ton
neys Nationa: History. and sohil!eE's Alarlu
etuart" and William Tell, be adopted NJ books
ia tho High schuols; and thnt payaon. Dunton
Il Sefibnor'H primary copy-books bo adopted in
tho PRIMARY grades Ut tho common schools.
Adopted.
Tho board &hon adfonrned