The daily gazette., 1876-08-29
The school Board

| TEACHERs-sCH0oL fNsURANCE--THH
BILL FOR NO. 8 SCHOOL DEsKs-THF
NORMAL SCHOOL SUBJECT, &c.
The Board of Education met in re.
gular session last evening, President
Shertledge in the chair.
| The committee on teachers reported
that the necessary alterations had been
made in the old Taylor Academy to
accommodate the proposed Training
School Adopted.
The committee also reported the
following changes of teachers:
That Miss Evelina Wilkinson and
Miss Edwina Rouse. be appointed
teachers in No. 16 (Howard SCHOOL,.
That Miss Elizabeth d. Frazer, prin-
cipal of No. 9, be appointed principal
of the Training School at q salary OF
$500 per year; that Miss Mary A. Guth.
rle, of No. 6. be appointed principal,
and Miss Louisa Schmidt. of No, 9 be
appointed to succeed Miss Guthrie.
Mr.. Baird doubted the propriety of
removing so excellent teacher as
Miss Frazer from such an important
school as No. 6, to take charge of an
enterprise which might be doubtful
experiment.
Col. Heisler, Nr. Fraim, and DIR.
Buck sustained the report of the COM
mittee and declared that no more COM
petent or efficient principal than Miss
Frazer could be secured for the Train
ing school. The report was adopted
The Book Committee reported in
favor of awarding the contract for
furnishing books and stationary for
the coming year to Boughman, Tho
mas d. Co., they being the lowest bid"
ders. Adopted.
Same committee reported in favor
of placing "Harper's School Geogra.
ply" on the list of books instead of
"Mitchell's intermediate Geography"
Adopted.
Mr.. Baird stated that several insur-
ance policies on Schools weuld expire
September 9th, and asked for an opin>
ion of the Boad as to how the commit
tee on insurance should proceed. At
present the Board had about $100, 900
worth of property insured-and all in
home companies except some SIC, 900
or $12 900. He doubted the expedien-
ey of this course, as in case of O disas>
trous fire, destroying several school
properties, the Board might lose
money.
MIR. Fraim said it wae; not likely
that any fire would occur extensive
enough to destroy more than one
school at a time, and Dir. Woolley,
said that the rates in foreign compan-
les were much higher than in home
companies.
The committee was instructed to
renew the policies in the home COM
panies.
Mr.. Eckel chairman of the new
school (No. 81 committee reported
that the school would be ready to be
opened on Monday morning next. He
also asked that the committee be au-
thorized to draw on the Treasurer for
$1070 Oh, to pay the Keystone Co.. of
Philadelphia, for the desks in this
school, as by making prompt pay
ment three per cent. would be thrown
of the bill; the sum asked for being
the amount of the bill less the discount
$38 co.
The propriety of paying bills in
such manner was freely discussed; {;
anil the fact was stated that the By
Laws Of the Board allow the payment
of bills for special contracts, on the
completion of such contracts, aud
that money would be saved ip this
Instance. The motion. however, was
lost,
The portion of the recent report OF
the Committee on Teachers providing
for the appointment of a teacher for
the Normal School, at a salary Of 5000
year, was next considered.
Messrs. Hilles and Fraim hoped that
portion Of the report would be adopted
and the Normal School continued, as
they considered II a good institution,
which had the effect Of greatly eleva.
ting the character and increaAing the
efficiency Of our public school teachs
eFs. He complimented Mr.. Wiley,
Principal of No. 1, who has charge of
the Normal School, and said to, dis
pense with tho school would reduce
his compensation $200 per annum,
which was unjust. u E.: -tt5t.i
DR.. Buck, also thought the Normal
School was 8 good institation, and
should be continued. ~ 49,
Col. Heieler insisted that the teach,
ers did not attend Normal School re-
gularly, and unless regular attendance
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TO continuing the Institution, He
thought the average attendance (23l
was very small, considering the Board
employed over 100 teachers. s..'.t.
He was reminded by Mr.. Fraim that
teachers having permanent certificates
were exempt from attending Normal
School. .... -.sa.t.
Mr.. Heisler said this was the first he
knew of such rule. The doings of
he Board were getting rather dark"
on the "Heathen Chinec" order, and
if there were less committees, and tho
Board acted more for itself, it would
be better. H.
MIR. johnson thought if the Normal
School was not a success it should be
discontinued. The question of how
much he was worth should not be con.
sidered in this connection. If he is
worth $1400 year, let him receive it
without maintaining useless school
to enable him to earn a portion Of his
salary. r.,. I..s=
The subject, on motion OF Mr..
Eckel, was disposed of by allowjno