The Morning herald., 1876-02-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION,


Regular Meeting Last Nsoht--Proposed
Change in Teachers Reports of Commit
tees Appointing Of Ne,v Committees
yaylor Acade'ny to be Opened 7O-nsos-
s'or.
The Board of Education met in regular
session last evening, DR.. Shortledge presid-
ing
William s. Hilles, Chairmanof the Com
mittee on Teachers, reported that Miss
Emma Pingle, who, at the last meeting of
the Board, was appointed to position in
School No. 1, was compelled to decline its
accc ptance. The committee therefore re-
commended that Miss Eudora E. Hay be
promoted from the Girls Grammar School,
No. l, to the vacant place in Boys School,
No, l. The committee further recon-
mended that the reconsideration Of the re-
port made at the stated meeting held Feb
ruary IA, which was adopted, and that the
following be substituted THAT Miss Fannie
But e be promoted to the vacancy made by
Miss Hay; Miss Annie e. Finn promoted
to the vacancy caused by Miss Butter; Miss
Hannah 2. Dennison promoted to the place
made vacant by Miss Finn, that teachers
in School No. 10 he each promoted one place;
and that Miss Sidney P. Wells be appointed
70 the vacancy in No. 10; they also recon-
meuded that Miss Louisa Schmidt, of
School No. 6, be promoted to the charge Of
the new school to be opened in Taylor
Academy: and that the teachers below the
place from which Miss Schmidt was pro-
NOTED, be each promoted one place; also,
that Miss Annie L. Jeffries be appointed to
the place made vacant in No. 6.
Mr.. Ferris, Chairman Of the Committee
on Books, offered report providing that
Mitchelps series of Biographies, which are
now the textbooks in public Schools, be
dispensed with, and that instead, Harper's
Primary and Warmers Intermediate geo.
graphies be substituted.
DR.. Buck presented report the min
orty of the committee, objecting to the pro-
posed change of books.
Mr.. Eckel, after some remarks, moved
that the minority report he laid upon the
table. The motion was voted upon and
was lost-eighteen noes responding against
i've avs. 1t was then moved that the re-
port of tie minority be adopted. A length
ened discussion was indulged in by several
members. The question was finally voted
upon the following gentlemen answering in
the negative: Messrs. Heisler, Woolley,
Eckel, Jenkins, Shortledge Ferris. Ays as
follows: Messrs. Palmer, Pierce, johnson,
Peter U. Furry, Moore, Frock, Vernon,
Morrow, Curry, Buck, Fraim, Chandler,
Hilles, Zcbley, j. G. Morrow, Palmer,
Roberts, Ruth and Hawkins.
Mr.. Woolley, Chairman of the Committee
on Accounts, reported bills due to the
ooupt nf xkO7 IL A1ontpd
Mr.. Frock, Chairman on receiving room,
reported that men were now at work at the
old No. 5 school house on Sixth street.
On motion the committee were authoriz-
ed to make arrangements for carpeting and
heading the room.
Mr.. Allen Kuth Chairman of the commit
tee on renting old school house No. 13, re-
ported that the building had been rented at
IS per month. Adopted.
Mr.. Eckel, Chairman on new school
house, No. 5, moved that wien proposals
were advertised for the contract OF erecting
it, that proposalsvfor heating it be also ad-
yertised for. The motion was adopted.
The same gentleman stated that as the
time for electing new members to the School
Board was approaching, he would move
that one member from each ward be ap-
pointed to select places for holding the cleo
tion. It was adopted, and the following
were appointed by the President
First Ward, VIM. H. Pierce; SecoLd,
Peter U. Furry; Third, Samuel A. Price;
Fourth, VIM. J. Morrow; Fifth, VIM. H.
Curry; Sixth, Henry Eckel; Seventh, Phi
lemma Chandler; Eighth, Lewis Zebley;
Ninth, E. G. shortledge; Tenth, Joseph c.
Taylor. Some excellent suggestions in re-
gard to the balance sheet Of tho Board OF
Education, among which he recommended
that work the Board wanted done
should always be put out at contract, and
he st tated that further consideration OF the
subject would be brought up at the next
meeting ofthc Board.
A motion made that Taylor Academy
be opened on Wednesday, March 1, was
adopted. Mr.. Roberts moved that COM
mttee of three be appointed to ascertain
whether the voters of the Nineteenth dis
trict were OH the assessment list. Adopted.
The following is the ommittcc:-Mcssrs.
Roberts, Fraim and Chandler. The meet
ing then adjourned.
Wedding at Ne,r Castle.