The Morning herald., 1877-09-25
BOARD OF EDUCATION,

BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THE COMMITTEE ON TEACHERS REPORT
THE sUPERINDENTs REPORT TO BB
PRINTED BY C0NTRACT.
The Board of Education met in regular
session last night, President Buck In the
chair. The minutes of last meeting were
read and approved.
The committee on Teachers, Mr.. Baird,
chairman, made the following report. ...
GENTLEMEN: Yonr committee respect
fully make the following recommendation.
That Miss Laura McCloud be promoted to
the position of assistant in Grammar School
No. 5. That Miss Helen Reed be promoted
to the position of assistant principle in No.
8. That Miss Susan Wier be promoted TO
the position as first assistant in No. 8. That
the teachers in No. 6 below the place made
vacant by the promotion of Miss Wier. be
each moved up one place in that school and
Miss Ella Witsil appointed as fifth assistant
in No. 6. That Miss Sallie Evans be sp"
pointed as sixth assistant in No. Is. That
Miss Annie R. Curtis be appointed as third
assistant in No. 13. Adopted. ......
The same committee reported that they
appointed as special committee, to consider
and act upon the matter contained in the
Report made by the committee on Trrnsfers
at a previous meeting of the Board, would
report they have had 1st Division of the
Primary Department Of School No. 5,moved
to School No. 9, and that they have had the
room in No. by this removal, opened for
the girls who were waiting for admission to
the Grammar Schools. .,.
Also, that they have had two additional
rooms opened for Primary pupils, one on
the eastern side of the city in No. 13, and
the other in the western side in No. Is, and
that they have had thirty-four additional
seats put into the rooms in Nos. 2, 6,S,9
and 10 as recommended in report of the
committee on Transfers.
Your committee ask authority to have old
gymnasium in No. 9 fitted up for two school
rooms. They further recommended that
the visiting committee of school No. g be
authorized to purchase new desks and have
them put in the place of the old desks, now
in room number five of the school.
With an amendment to have the work
done by contract, the report was adopted.
The committee on Accounts, granted tte
cont ract for doing glazing in the Public
Schools for the ensuing years, to James
Bryan, he being the lowest bidder, adopted,
The committee on Normal Schools report
progress, that the attendance was better
than expected and asked for continuance
Of two weeks longer, which was granted.
The committee to whom was referred the
superintendents annual report, reported
that there was much valuable information
In it, and that It should be in the hands Of
every teacher and others interested in tho
Public Schools. Mr.. Eckel moved that 500
copies be printed for distribution. Mr..
Heisler moved to amend by making It 600.
Approved.
Mr.. Eckel moved that the committee on
No. II be authorized to take desk necessary
i from their school to be placed in the Old
Academy, Ninth Ward. Approved.
: Mr.. Heisler moved that Superintendent
report be printed by contract. Approved.
Mr.. Eckel asked that committee on No, 9
be authorized to enlarge principles rooms at
expense of $50, approved. Repairing. was
asked to be done in Nos. 10 and IS, also.
j, Approved.