Daily Republican., 1877-10-09
EDUCATIONAL.
4 EDUUAI IIONAIs yf1E
He Board Of Education on Yet Mon
evening. President ByGk in the

EDUCATIONAL.
he Board Of Education on Eet Mon
a evening. President Buck in the
cl lir.
Iir. Baird reported that the COM
id tee appointed to secure seats for
abllcants in order to guard against
b pttAg work into school No. 8, at the
pfsaht time that would have to be
rG9fed at some future time in max
ii alteration in that building, they
hive had plan prepared which pro
vss for eight good school rooms in
II building. IA
-Four Committee asked for and re-
c1xed proposals 6Or fitting upt the old
Qtmnasitm md doing the other work
cynnecse se9 there with In tho west end
dsheS Swlding, and have given the
Clntract foT the work to j. Jeferis d
AtIfo Ss1S.72. Il
bur c6mmittee have also received
III for The construction and altera-
tiki Of the building upon this plan
Nd ask authority to do SO. N, n
rberdport was accepted.
IA rspyrt from Superintendent Har-
M in regard to the course Of study in
Me schtbls was read. He held that it
W. polly to teach few branches in
lths-priA AIRY school, and to teach them
we'll. b denied that ten years
course Vas required for the high
lsbhool, tnt that the advancement Of
lJupils dpended greatly on the ap-
lIlicatio4of the pupil and the pro-
gees mdie. 1t was intended as a
lrefutatiA Of there port made byProf.
Reynol1, Q few weeks ago, which
reflected on the management Of our
public $hools and although highly
interesting its extreme length forbids
Nits publ bfration in our columns.
The eport was accepted and laid
over tdnext meeting for further con-
Sidera4on.
| Oh 4otion 60 copies were ordered
10 be printed for the use Of mem
bers.
on motion the proper officers were
authorised to draw on the city treas
urer. for $16.250 the amount in his
aands due the Board.
Mr., johnson reported that q policy
cn No. 1 school for $2500 In a Phila-
adelphia Co., had been discontinued.
SMr. Belts submitted a proposal
from w. D. Pickels for iron fence
around No. 8. school yard for $172. z
4 Mr.. Pyle reported that the commit
tee on heating No. ! school had con-
cluded to adopt the system Of double
radiation for heating, and had Con-
tracted with Gawthrop b Bro. to put
in same, for $1,000.
* s.p.z =gupArteadanE raad his monthly
report, BROwIng various absen t6eiSIn
among the teachers ranging from hal
q day up to 80 days. it}
Total number Of teachers 100, schol
ars 1896, applicants for seats 200
There were vacancies in schools ov-
or Third street bridge and in other 10
cations, too remote for small children
to attend.
Col, Eckel called attention to thu
re-opening of night schools, and or
his motion the President appointed 9
committee Of three to reorganize sale
schools.
a proposal was received from Samuel Cor
ry offering to remove ashes monthly from j
the schools for one hundred and eighty .hv'
dollars per year.
pristed to conduct the Night Schools tn
coming winter.
On motion the committee on No. were in
structed to have wooden fence put up arount
school yard at a cost OF &46.
On notion of Mr.. Darlington. the commit
tee on school No. 10 were authorized to hay'
certain repairs made.
on motion Of Mr.. Eckel the committee OF
no. 6 were authorized to have carpet PLACED
on No. 6.
on motion Of Mr.. Davidson the committed
on No. were authorized to procure carpe
The President appointed Messrs. Eckel
Darlington and Morrow, committee on nigh
school. .-
lows:
J0m68 BrAQtOr0, 8Gl,1Vj e SnahuloL. @A0SVf
Is. s. Clark, $3.50; Samuel Coyle, 90; Du
Pont 8 Spruance. sla0; JameslDavis, $i4 SO
James H. Floyd, $3 co... Ferris q Garrett
$3.50; EVERY Evening" $3 so; e. M. Hoope
Sl.25. Robert Haddock $2.l5, Reuben Haye
SI,25, j. B. johnson $1.91, o. p. johnson no
". M. Kennard q Go 33l 10, j. A. Krausp'
70c., james Lang 50, Parker Il. Mackar
n, 30. W. P. Robinson $96,2c, q. q. Towns
end $137, Abraham veazey &5, Isaac Wood
row S5, 81, Lewis Wing $40, Gas 10. 1888!
Teachers pay roll 81 1925 %, Officers and
Jsniters pay roll S33S 90, Finn and jackson
S22,40, W. McCaulley d 90. $50, Th0mal
Jackson $1.5o. Total, 81 1,604.92.
Adjourned.