, 1876-04-01

Tho Board Of Education met last evening,
President Richborg in tho chair. and MesHrs.
pluthardt, Covert, English, Hoyne, Gibson,
sloou,ngor, Sullivan. Wolci, being prosont.
A communication wts road from Wilhelm
Wc.ncns offering to rcnt . building for school
purposes In the Town OF Worth at tha rate Of
e20o per anuum. Also communication from
Solomon Snow Offering to lease tho property on
the corner OF Dearborn aud Monroe streotH at
$4,000 for four ysars and per cent upon the
valuation Of tho property tlcseafter. Also
communication from It. L. Peterson. OF the
Rosehill Nusscry. asking permission to occupy
tho vacant lota on the coruer Of Dearborn aud
Monroe streeta for which be would pay $50
during tho months Of April aud Nay, 1915.
Also i communication from ]. 1tounceviIlo ask
Ing for extenslon Of lease Of tho lot on State
street in Block 142. School Section Addition for
twenty years. They were referred to the Com
1nittce On School Fund Property.
Mr. Shoonirger, from the Couuitteeee on
buildings and Grounds, asked for further ttme
10 conedor tue proposals. fot school sltos. Tho
Committee also recommended tho renting Of tho
SECOND floor OF building on tho corner OF
Wells and uinHlale ht1eesn At the rate OF $3.50
per aDnuu,. A motion to rent tlo promises waa
carried.
Fund Property, reported that the iudsbtruuess
Of Hnas l. Powell had been nearly paid the
amount 10 far paid being S6Uo and that tho lltul
had agreod to give D noto for the baiance, e4u0.
Mr. noyne from tho Committee gu Finance
aud Auditing, presented achodnle Of small
bills, amounting to 91,27l.61, aud Of BILLS from
the evening scloola account 70 the amount Of
esao.27. They wore ordered paid.
Assistant Superintendent Doty reported tht
transfer OF M!sa Belle Il. Porter from Wentwortt
avenuo to ths Mosely School, also tho following
appointments Eva Moore ard Lostie kasz t.
tho Bcammon School, blanche Montgomery
Fannie Whitney, and Gertrude English. TO tn
Washington School Emily Moore and Fanni
Vance 10 the Mosely School, Mary E. jones +
tho. Foster Bchool Mary L. Brennan 90 u
Mary g. Chadwick. Madeline Cleavsr, Eugent'
Day, 10 thu Cottage l1oye School; Julia 6ar
gent, Jennie Clarke. to tho Holden School
Maggie Dairy TO the Carpenter school, Minui
Wicker Park School, Ellen Gibbons TO tho Pear
sou Street School, BarA burrows, uattto himp
son to tho Division and CleAver Street School.
The report a1so included tho following tor oop
Mary MeWay, 1t Washington bchool; Lair
Wsngc.maun, At Washington School; Fauui
Clarke. as Ltncoln Street School; Flora Ihonp
Won. 4 Thltd Avenue bGhoot; EstheE Nelson .
C1eayar htrest school; Ella J. stiles, at DivisIo
md Clesyer Street School, Fannie Staplesou. a
The Harrison Street hchool. Also tho fo!!owin
.esIsn.uens. Eh1 J. Willard, 81 tho canme h'
Avonue SCHOOL,; Ella Il. Turner, OF tho Liuco.
School. For full certificates: Mrs: FRANCE
Usxey, Of tho Carpenter: School; Miunle Hi
tell, Of tho WAlsh Htreet school; Augusta Ben
per, Of tha Cottage Grove School.
Lii. Sullivan. from the Conulttee Oh Pchlics
tions, reported that with that meeting tho oil
cial publication Of the proceedings Of tue Boa.
would cease "a The Common Council had II,
made any provision for 1t. II Was just ~ Nel
sinoo she daily papers gave full reports g1atu
tounly. lilo moved that the Committee ue a
thoEixod 70 recoiys bids for printing the pr
esedipgs In pamphlet ahApe for the conVenlep
Vt tue members. Tbs molten was carried.
SCHOOL AEF0AT. ....
Mr, Doty presented the consolidated report
the schools for the Iaoush OF March, cxh1hltt1
tho following facts; Entire enrolment OF p
pills, 49, BJ5 average membeEahtp, 50, 1885, ave
sgs daily attendance, Is. 45G.
lio Also spoke IN faypE OF changing the epEti
and summer vacations, 10 az 10 shorten Il
former 9nu leuX. then the Inter.
Ar. Covert mUsed to amend Eec. n Of Il
nulss and Regulations 10 that II should rea
+" the winter term commencing tho hrst Moud
. sfser the 1st of January. aud continuing sose
team weeks." and !" the summer term commeu
Ing the hr1t Monday Altar the 1at Of May, 4,
eeaanutoe seEen Nssks."