Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-11-09
THE SCHOOLS.
Report Of the superintendent and See
retary-ApPOintme of Teach.
ers-The Finances-Etc.

The regular meeting OF the board Of
education was held Monday evening,
November Sth, at half-past seven
O'Clock.
Secretary Cairns read the minutes of
the October meeting, which were
adopted.
The committee to nominate sue
cessor to Mr.. FARMLAND, as q member
from the eighth ward, reported in favor
of Mr.. w. A. Collier, who received sew
en.eeu votes on the first ballot, and was
declared elected.
The superintendent read his report, as
follows:
To the Board of Education:
The principles of the new arrange
ments for conducting our schools seem
to be in themselves completely success
full. The greatest difficulties at present
met with are the excessive numbers, es-
pecially in the lower grades. Accord
ing to reports Of teachers, and the best
information / can otherwise gain, the
pupils Of the halliday schools are COM
pleting the course as rapidly and as
thoroughly as under the former plan of
alI-day schools. The arrangements for
the normal school are now nearly COM
plete, and the schoOl is in very success
full operation. DR.. Hunter, Mrs. Crock
EFT and Miss Mary Kunkell have charge
of the English department: the former
two also give portion of their time to
instruction in Latin. Prof. Whitman has
charge of instruction in German and
French, and teaches from half past ten
in the forenoon to twelve noon. Miss
Clara Conway, without increased COM
pepsation, is giving instruction to the
special normal class, and conducting
their practice in the various sch ools
under her charge. We have the same
number of Languages taught in our
schools this year as last, but Ger
man instead of Greek. The ex-
penses per month at the present
time for tuition are 1921, against 1856,
the amount per month last year after
the languages were introduced into the
female high school. A little, however,
should be deducted from the latter
amount, as a part OF the time Of the
principal OF the female department was
employed in care fer the lower grades
under her charge. The number of pu-
pills on the rolls on November LIST was,
in the white schools, 2119; colored, 571;
total, 1880. The resignation of Miss
Evelyn Belcher as teacher in the Court
street schools has resulted in the sp-
pointmsnt of Miss Jennie Mansford as
teacher to fill the vacancy. 1t has also
been found necessary on account of the
great numbers in the lower grades at
Court street to appoint an assistant to
teach at present halliday school, from
nine O'Clock in the morning to twelve
O'Clock noon. Miss Inez VnllintinO 10
named Tor the place. Prof. Whitman is
named as teacher of German and
French. The election of these persons
is desired. A. PICKETT,
Superintendent City Schools.
Report received. -r
Mr. Collier, the new member from the
eighth ward, appeared and was sworn in
by Mr.. Trezevant.
Action was taken on the superintend-
ent's nomination Of Miss Jennie Mans
ford for the vacancy occasioned by the
resignation of Miss Belcher; Miss Mary
Boddie. Miss Fannie Cain and Miss
Annie Hite were also nominated. The
first ballot resulted rs follows: Miss
Mansford, II; Miss Boddie, s.; Miss
Hite, 1. Miss Msnsford was declared
elected.
An election for teacher for the half
day school was then had, and resulted
in the following vote: Miss Vollintine,
6; Miss Boddie, IL; Miss Cain, 2. Miss
Boddie was declared elected.
Some discussion was brought out by
a motion to non-concur in the superin-
teDdents recommendation to elect a |
teacher of French and German. Mr.. |
Trezevant opposed the introduction of |
German and French into the normal |
school at present. Mr.. Kortrecht IA |
vored the appointment of teacher in |
those branches, and thought the eco |
nomical manner in which the schools |
were run would allow the salary pro- |
posed, thirty-six dollars per month. He |
wanted the normal school to furnish |
facilities for thorough education. He |
thought the talk about importing teach |
ers, or taking them from private schools, |
would be stopped when the graduates of |
city schools received such education as |
would fit them for teachers in any |
graded school. Mr.. Gibson favored the |
election of the teacher, and thought the |
opportunities should be afforded to give |
a good education in the normal school. |
Mr.. Mallon favored the introduction of !
Italian and Chinese. The nomination |
of Professor Whitman was confirmed.
The following is the statement Of re- |
ceipts and disbursements Of the board OF |
education for the month Of October, |
1875, as submitted by Mr.. J. G. Cairns, |
the secretary:
October !, balance on hand Sl7 81
Receipts.
october 4, from city tax.collecto r..,, 1865 25 |
October IL, from city tax-collector. s. 50
october %, from city taxcol Iector....... Al %