, 1876-12-14
rha school-Buifdfngs to Be Made
" Safe from Fire.
.rbousand Dollars Voted to Mrs, Ham
" ford from the Relief Fund.
p.,,ractcd Discussion Of lilo Subject OF
Optional Studies.
IT., Prussing is Unwilling to Accept tho
Decision Of tho Supreme court.
rhe Matter Postponed After
Some Hours OF Talk.


.,,,. ,,co,,rc NJ tim noartl of Et1ncntIon
Aiee"'.'. ."s,ar '.. ny,orr,c,, ~ Ann o,.tnc,
sas held yestetuay eu!t'nuoA " 7too oe'oeH'
President Sullivan In the cflalr'
The rcport OF tho scll0ol-Agcnt for tho month
.,aIao Nov, 80 showed balance OIL hand on
tho lst =. ~ ~, w., IT,. .,..,.aa. ~
teachers, S2,5s5.15 10 for Investment, SEtEG bal
,nce Of pub1tc-sehool relief fund, and &5s0.d0
-. . nsymeut Of balnnce Of suntlry accounts.
W pay, p.s,., amo,,nt AZ rant DIM IN Tim scl,op,
fhe to'sl A','u. co. W ,r,a eoo 10, ~ '"'
tuCd to fc9' o. 1o'ft "as soo, l"9oo'
PRECAUTIONS
IT, shocntnxcr, of tho Committee on Build
~ o,od, n rcnurt recommending TINT t,a
nR' A.. ,,,,,,1- -,uili,f,oa h, mai. d, ,ulu,z
doors o. ,a'o ~ ~ ~ ,ans,,,n.a T.,
open 9oth WAYS, ~ " W ,ac,,iente estcsS Ill
tise Of ffet anM .nosea its -, p,. aaup.,9,m. .,,,.,
Gr Aruolo one'eu' no I'LL a'i'e'''l'''7''7 'po'o''
loslng: A..
Rt,airtd, That Commit!eo bS appointed hy the
pedeni e1s'ag ~ te S"netn3tGmaGn. y ~ r.. e g
sehooS Ml; snri o in,msniot"iv - a1.n,"n III
saoss Hy bntdinVs II ma S.eortan II inv
~ IT, Ssssnilrely aafo from nTe and. 4 ot that they
,,.ara ri s,,ch steps ps naY bp necessary e insure
ssuona nj lin chi|fircr In rnan uf frc.n This
isao,dmrt iss was ncccptrd, and the 1notion With
~. Tasolntton M amended. VIVA utjontcti, and
W..,ra Nh0unfnrpr mil AfuOlt1. ENNf. pfnkfaral.
assfM: III H.. Wnri a.1noIntcd rs such Co1nmittce.
'nu '"'' uANroNp,
II. Rcci,, Of tho COMMITTEES on Judiciary and
p1i"s s nifercl tliu FOLLOWING, md asllcI ior It's
,s.ssgc: hu'ss, ''' ''-'
P,as,.., PssM,, rh,t ,,o a,,ount ~ I'm min ~ ,,,o
en| iI"nfor twbsch ba, 'Iu rerHutv bsnn
t.F r.d, ba renali to ,,ts widow, Tie sun, Is
Sii{ Si, III, fills was lote given by blr 1ianfor,l
n. monry borrowed by him from tho roller fund
Il .hs BaatL.
81 ~ ~
,orsianI ts ,nouyy, and nslted to have The res
tiu,lon rrfcrrcd.
Mr.. UoyIlc moved to refer It To tho Finance
md judiciary Committees to cxalnlns into thu
oae.ton, and sec il tho Board l,ad tho right to
triunI lie money.
Nj. Reed stated that this fund was originally
dsIrneI Tor charitable purpuscs, and he consid-
t+i Il no more than right for the Board to
thus divert tho money Into this very proper
;lapnel.
bansi mel the u resolution would pasa. % '' '
Nr, Hoyne's motion 10 rofcr was put and lost.
III. Enrlisll objected to 40 much haste, lie
thought they should havo somo report from
.omuiIttce 81 as TO SEQ whether they wore right
Sr. IT, Clarks said no ss committee had any tnrts-
dctop over this 1nnttcr. II was sIu,ply q 1l,es-
tIou IS to whether Mrs. Hanfortl was deserving
oiapy benefit in this charitable fund OF not. AZ
NJ Wslel1 % %entertained prccsejy similar similar views,
Tho vote waa chen called on III. Reed's rcsolu.
thu. twelve yoting for and uono a0aiust, aud
Ir. Enalish being excused from yotlIlC.
liz. Welch. Of tho COMMITTEES on Division
riyh schoojs. rrportcd IN favor OF making 70
yf cent tic stnnilnrd Of promotion in t1osc
Ehools at the coming examination, Tue report
IA uioptc,l,
JONES SCHOOL.
On nation of Mr.. Clurl;r. thu 1,onri nroceetlea
10 ths % eiection u ot IN Principal il and T Hepd Assist
mt for tIe JONES School fpr ttlc baintlce Of the
tear httss Aiieo Rarnnrd 1yns c},osen to iii the
tTmcr and Mfss Wnllnrc f,c intfnr. nnsitton.
On tnnttTn 81 liz, Clarke, tIe.s trorhern ware
,YthoSg,.1 n rnrryM thptr sa}aries frnm fhc
Gy Gsne !aey ehtcf upon tAe olschasge OF tneir
OPTIONAL, Bruplss,
The 13oarl than ttm,k IN tLn rcnort of the
1ont is,nn,tt"" on i,iisIorv on1 Ru,os mi
i1,s, .n. & ~ ~. Su ,tI.'ss as a .,a
tSsu.atoAe' h'nuS ~ Luo Ass iAtcttlnki 90l1
slHh recommended thnt Tie superintendent
afe power tu excuse pupils from any study III
10 course not included III thu list 1iiun which,
y tho laws of tic State, the examination Of
ssashers Is required. -,
" Wulcll moved to adopt the report.
w. Prussing made u speech opposing the
alopllon ot the report. Ho consldered that
no proposed change would result IN lazfncss,
o9.tinacy, aud spirit OF Imposition to the au-
ihorstlca, for no better rcAsOn than to satisfy