The Portland daily press., 1875-03-19
school Committee.

| The School Committee held their second
| meeting last evening. Present. The Mayor,
Messrs. Curtis, Frank, Smaller, Chadwick, Hill
| and Fobes. The Mayor reported that the COM
mittee on superintendent ard estimates were
| not prepared to report.
Rev. DR.. Hill in behalf of committee on reg
| ulations made report. The committee begin
| by stating that the regulations in force were
made by the committee of twenty-one, whose
business was performed by its executive COM
mittee and other sub committees. This busi-
ness must now be done by the Superintendent
or Agent. The committee find considerable
difficulty in framing new regulations, but the
committee recommend the following orders:
First, That an Executive Committee of two
be appointed by the chair to co operate with
the School Agent land direct the Superntend-
ent in all matters involving the expenditure OF
money and the care of the property of the
schools. Messrs. Smaller and Frank were ap-
pointed.
Second, That a Committee of three on the
Examination of Teachers be appointed by the
chair to perform the duties assigned in the reg.
ulations of 1872, to that committee Messrs
Hill, Chadwick and Curtis were appointed.
Third, That a committee of three be appoint
ed by the chair to take into immediate consd-
Grafton the course of studies, the text books,
tine apparatus and method of teaching In all
grades Of our public schools, and report as soon
as convenient to this board with such sugges.
tions as may occur to them. Messrs Frank,
Libby and Hill were appointed.
Fourth, That the regulations adopted by the
School Committee Feb. 10, 1872, be provision
ally adopted except SO far as they have been
modified by subsequent votes of the School
Committee, and except so far as they are obvi-
ously inconsistent with the new organization OF
the Board.
The report was accepted and the above orders
passed.
The matter of assigning schools to the seve-
raj members of the Committee for personal
supervision was discussed, and the following
temporary assignments made:
Mr.. Fobes to the West school, Walnut and
Vaughan street schools.
Rev. DIR. Hill to schools on Bracket and
Spring streets.
Mr.. Libby to the schools on Park and Casco
streets.
DR. Chadwick to Girls Grammar school in
High Schuol building, the schools on Centre
and intermediate school on Chestnut street.
Rev. DIR. Smaller to Mr.. Taylor's Gramm
school, the Primary school on Chestnut street.
Messrs. Frank, Curtis and Smaller to the
North school.
Mr. Curtis to Primary school No. /.
All of the Committee were assigned to the
High school.
Rev. DR.. Hill presented the following order:
Ordered, That the members of this Board
communicate to the teachers of the schools
specially under their charge, the fact that this
Committee have adopted the regulations for
bidding any of the outer doors to be locked
while the schools are in session.
The subject of enumerating the scholars of
the city was taken up and considered. On be-
ing questioned, Mr.. Fox who was present, said
that he should consider himself as Agent until
the Mayor or City Government should notify
him that his services are not wanted, and as
Agent, he should make arrangements to have
the census taken.
After some unimportart business the Com
mittee adjourned to meet at the call OF the
chairman.