The daily gazette., 1877-04-10
FIRST EDITION!
Board of Education.

M hHhiiNG. LAST EvEHING-coM-
MiilEE kEPokTs-oRDERs DRAWN.
The Board OF Education met last eve.
nlng IN regular session, President short
ledge in the chair.
me Committee on Finance, through
MI frlce, the chairman reported thar
there was s593.S9 in the hands of the
city treasurer belonging to the Board .
anu upon his motion the proper officers
amount. '1e
Upon his further motion a po+a for
$1,000 was directed to DE drawn 70
meet a note of like amount falling duo
on the 18th. ""e
The committee on accounts reported
bills to the amount S5,S77 81 correct
which We're ordered to be paid.
Ihe Committee on Normal School re-
ported the workings of the school for
the past six months, but owing to its
length we are unable to find space for
IL. lne report states that there is now
IN the employ of the Board 1O6 teachers.
~ OF whom have obtained perm anent
certificates to teach. The average at
tendance OF the teachers during the pa st
SKI months has been 25 per evening.
me school ihas been presided over by
Superlntendent Harlan and Stansbury
). Wiley. The report of the Committee
was adopted, and ordered to be recorded
on the minutes.
The Committee on Teachers made a
iongthly report of which We give the
substance:
The report states that the committee
snail give permanent certificates to all
teachers vino have proved themselves
good instructors, by two years teaching.
ana who have passed an examination in
photography, Definitions, Grammer,
Geography, American History and Con-
stltution OF the United States, with a
general average OF so per cent, and not
less than 80 percent. in arithmetic, and
grammer and in algebra, geometry, gen
eral history and natural philosophy ~
per cent. An examination for teachers
who desire TO be examined in algebra,
general history, and natural philosophy
shall be held on the last Monday ana
Tuesday OF May each year. No person
shall be considered on the list of acoep =.
ed candidates who fails to m ke an aver
age In orthography, arithmetic, and
grammer below 20 per cent.
All graduates of our High School shall
be placed on the list OF accepted candi.
dates for positions as teachers in our
schools.
Upon the motion'to adopt the report,
Mr.. Heisler moved to amend that the
matter be laid over for two weeks so as
to enable the members of the Board tc
read the report, and thoroughly under.
stand; there was grea5 ufany new sug
gestions in it, and he thought that this
Board should not make rules to govt RI
new Board.
Considerable discussion ensued be-
tween the members upon Mr.: Heisler's
motion to postpone for two weeks wi icl
motion was finally adopted.
The Committee on Election reported
that for the Third Ward. the Barnum
Hotel corner Fifth and Orange street.
had been secured; and for the Eighth
Ward, No. school house, corner O.
Seventh and Spruce streets.
Mr.. Baird called up his amendmen
offered at the last meeting, to law 6. sec
10 in reference to the appointment of Wis
iting committees 10 the schools, that tn,
time shall be one year instead of 81,
months.
Mr. Fraim thought thct it would b
unjust to appoint a man to the schoo
at Hedgeyille, or McDowellyille, anC
keep him there year.
Mr.. Roberts stated that ever since h,
had been in the Board, (six years. he ha,
been on the outskirts, first at Mcdowell
vile, then over Third street bridge, thel
across Brandywine bridge. and that i
just the way that he had been kept.
The President said that Mr. Robert
was the only member of the Board tina
had attended those schools faithfully.
Mr.. Pierce thought there was no ne
cessity of passing the law last evening
let the new Board make laws for them
selves.
Mr.. Roberts moved to lay the amend
ment on the table, which was carried.
The Chair stated that there was
elausalin the report maoeby the SuperiI
tendent at the last meeting, in referenC
to the appointment of substitute i
the place of teacher who was sick, c
absent for half day which he though
ought to be referred to the Committe
on Teachers. On motion it was SO L,
ferred.
Mr.. Heisler gave notice that he woul
effer an amendment at the next state
meetMg to section 27 of the laws, whic
reads S400 to $500.
On motion adjourned.
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