The daily gazette., 1876-09-26
FIRST EDITION
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

The Board of Education met in rev
gular session, last evening. President
Shortledge in the chair.
The Committee on Teachers reported
in favor Assistant Principal, and Miss
Maggie N, Elias Third Assistant, in
No. IS; and Miss Marion Carswell
Fifth Assistant in No. Is, the appoint
ments to continue as long as they will
be rendered necessary by the attend-
ance of pupils. Adopted.
the Training School was In prosperous
operation, and recommended the ap-
pointment of Robt. p. Jones as janitor
for said school. Adopted.
The bill of Rev. P. Reilley, $500, for
the rent of School No. Is from June
Let to Sept. 1st. was reported by the
Committee on Accounts and allowed.
The Treasurer was dircited to draw
upon the City Treasurer for 81, 2,01S. 90,
taxes for 1876. $247.20, taxes for
1875, and $1l3, taxes for 1873; total.
$2,39s 40.
The Committee on Repairs reported
that the roof of School No. 13, which
had been damaged by the storm, was
being repaired, and that a new tin
roof was being put on School No. 9,by
Wilson, Wood 81 Co., who were the
lowest bidders. Adopted.
The committee to whom the Super
intendent's annual report was referred
recommended the printing of 200
copies of the report, with the reports
of the Treasurer, and the committee
on valuation of the Boards property
included. Adopted.
The committee to appraise the valua-
tion of No. 16 (Howard SCHOOL, repor-
ted that they had appraised it at
50, 900. Adopted.
MIR. Ferris arose to a personal ex>
PLANTATION in reference to the course
pursued by him in relation to the
Harper's Biographies ordered by him
from Boughman, Thomas s. Co. He
had been charged with unseemly
haste in ordering the books, but while
the Board ordered Harper's Geography
to be placed in the schools at the meet
ing of August 28th he did not give
the order to Boughman, Thomas &
Co. until Sept 1st, four days later, He
had also been charged with misrepre-
senting the state ef the affair to Mr..
johnson of the First Ward, in relation
to the proposed change. in order to
induce him to sign the report, but this
was not SO, as the gentleman had
signed the report with. a full knowlege
of what it contained.
Mr.. johnson claimed that he signed
the report without reading it, simply
asking, previous to signing, whether
1t would hurt our friend in Philadel-
phia, and being assured that it would
not. He said he was opposed to the
introduction of Harper's Geography
from the first.
Mr.. Ferris still insisted that Mr.,
johnson had agreed to the subject in
their consultation, so long as 1t did
not 'interfere with his friend in Phila-
delphia," Ia Mr.. Flint.)
MIR. Roberts said that he had signed
orders for books, among which were
Mltchells Geography. but that they
had been erased from the order. He
thought this act was unwarranted, ,bu
could not say who did it. The Boart
had decided against Harper's Georgia.
ply, and there was no use reconsider
ing the matter.
Nr. Woolley was favorable to a recon
sidering the action of Board in relation
to the Geography, as Mitchell's Geo.
: graphy was not in use in any OF The
schools of this State, and Harper's wa
much superior.
DR.. Buck said there was net mucl
probability of Boughman, Thomas
. Co.. or the chairman of the Book Com
mittee Mr.. Ferris) loosing anything
by the action of the Board. Th,
harper's Geography comprised Della
. ware edition, but this edition was con
tanned in two leaves, and the bool
could therefore be readily used il
other localities. The Harper Bros,
' were not such cormorants as to insis
9 on tie books being kept here and pait
9 for.
DR.. Buck was about to discuss tn
: merits of the Biographies in question
E which he was interrupted by Mr.
\ Eckel, who raised the point of orde
!. that discussion of the merits of tn
{ books was not in order.
J; The chair declared the point wei
taken. and the discussion here ended
, Mr.. w. j. Morrow's resolution
:. abolishing the law providing for tn
4 appointment of committee on repair
was considered.
Mr.. Woolley opposed amendment
though if the committee was abolishe,
II mechanics should be asked to send il
r r proposals doing all necessary repairs.
e Mr.. Eckel said the committee was
IT good institution, and had caused
'e great saving over the old system in III
work OF repairs,
Mr.. Chandler thought the visitin
Committee could have the necessar
sch DOL repairs made more cheaply tha
a general committee could.
Mr.. Ruth, chairman of the Commi
tee on repairs, insisted that the con
mittee cold have work done as chcapl
as the school committee, and in proc
read the bids he had received for put
ct ting p tin roof on No. 8, which range
a. from $161 to $500.
tmn ~ Mr., Zebley thought that with Con
" mittee on repairs having charge {
all work, it would frequently happe
IT that necessary work would be sui
jected to delay until the committe
| could faka hold of II