The daily gazette., 1877-09-25
FIRST EDITION!
THE SCHOOL BOARD,
Changes among the Teachers-In-
creased Accommodations for School
Children, &c.

Tho Board of Education met in regular
session, last evening, President Buck in
the chair.
The Committee on Teachers made the
following recommendations That Miss
Laura M cLeod be promoted to the posi-
School No. O.; that Miss Helen Reed be
promoted to the position of Assistant
Principal In No. 8 that Miss Susan
Wier be promoted to the position of
First Assistant In No. 8 that the teach
ers in No. 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 Fifth Assist
ant In NO. that Miss. Sallie Evans be
appointed sixth Assistant IN No 10 ;uthat
Miss Annie h. Curtis be appointed Third
Assistant in No 10.
The recommendation were adopted,
The special committee appointed to
consider the question of transfers and
rearrangement of schools in order to ac-
comodate some OF the numerous appli-
cations for seats, reported That
they have had the first division of the
primary department of No. 8 moved to
No. 8, and that they have had the room
in No. vacated by this removal opened
for the girls who were waiting for admis.
sion to the grammar schools.
| Also that they have had two additional
rooms opened for primary pupils, one on
the ePstern side of the city, in No Is, and
the other on the western side In No. 10,
and that they have had tbirty-four ad-
ditional seats put into the rooms in Nos.
2, ., 3, and 10, as recommended in the
report OF the Committee on Transfers
Yoar committee would ask authority
to have the old gymnasium in No. 8 fitted
up for two school room s-the work to be
done quickly and cheaply as possible.
! Your committee would also recommend
that the Visiting Committee of No. be
authorized to purchase new desks and
have them put in the place of the old
desks now in room number five of that
school.
The report was adopted, with the pro-
vision that the work recommended be
done by contract.
The Committee on Accounts reported
} that the contract for doing the glazing in
the Public Schools for the ensuing year
had been awarded to James N. Bryan
he being the lowest bidder. Adopted
The Committee on Normal school re
{ ported that the attendance was better
} than usual, and Mr.. Heisler moved that
the suspension of rules to enable the ses
sions of the school to be held between
and 6o'clock in the evening, be contin-
ued two more weeks. Adopted.
l
tendenps Report, recommended that 60C
copies of the report be printed for dis
tribution. Adopted.
The bailiff was authorized to remove
desks from. Institute night school to th
Old Academy school, Ninth Ward.
r The special committee on heating
! School No by steam, reported that the.
we're still engaged considering the sub
= ject and in examining the boiler offered
, by Mr.. W. +. Robson, the lowest bid
der.
Mr.; Heisler moved that the specia
= = committee on the Superintendents Re
/ port, be authorized to have the repor
5 pointed, by contract.
Mr.. Curry, chairman of Printing Com
/. mittee objected.
f The motion was adopted. ..,
!, Mr., Curry sad the committee coul
|, take the printing entirely hereafter, as h'
'- would not have anything more to d'
: with it.
NOS Committee was authorized to en-
: large the Principals room of that school
d Various school repairs were ordered.
e Adjourned.