The Morning herald., 1877-11-13
ONE CENT.
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Inc board OF Education met In regular
session last night, President Buck in the
chair.
The Finance Committee asked that an
order be drawn in favor of Mrs. Taylor, to
pay $40, interest on mortgage on No. .
school.
The Committee on Accounts reported or.
ders to be drawn, amounting to %, sol 10.
The Committee on Night Schools, re-
ported that they expected to have the night
school open about Wednesday or Thursday
night. 7r' i'&
The Committee on the Revision of Course
Of Study presented report with the Pn.
mary and Grammar schools. Adopted.
The Committee on Teachers, presented
the followidg report, which was adopted.
To THE BOARD OF EDuBAT1o:
GBNTLBMBN Your Committee on Tea
chers, recommend that Miss Alice Hazel, of
School No. IA, be promoted to the position
of 1irst Assistant in school No. IA, and that
the teachers in No., below the place of
Miss Hazel. be eschl moved up one place.
aud Miss Mary P. Wheelen be appointed to
the vacancy 10 No. 7. l7l." 9'l
Your committee also report that several
teachers were notified that they would be
recommended to Me Board for promotion,
to fill the vacancy in No IA. Before ono
was found to consent to 70, some gave e1-
cnsas Satisfactory to the committee, and
others gave very unsatisfactory ones. The
Deard jesis that there Is : disposition on
the part Of some teachers To dictate to the
Board, ,NAsrs they ahAll or shall not teach,
and that for;the Committee 70 countepanee
In the least such spirit, would b. injustice
to other teachers, - we'll ~ On Indignation
to the Board. ..4elar .O,IaL
The Committee thsrefore recommend the
adoption Of the following Rssolntiops That
the Committee on Teaehsrs are hereby ap-
thorized to nll the vacancies by promotion
or appointment, that may occur between
the times Of. the annual appointment by the
Board, and that Teachers 50 appointed who
shall refuse the position designated by the
Comnittee, unless . satisfactory reason be
given, shall b considered having severed
thslr connection With the Board ss teachers.
Mr. Baird, Chairman Of the above Com
mittee, In explanation Of the Committees
report and resolution, stated, othat whom
they notified several teachers Of their pro"
motion, they refused to be promoted to that
position. One, Miss G. Aagarity, Of No.
10 school. sent letter to the Committee.
refusing the promotion, beside using some
queer language, which the Committee
thought very insulting. They however re-
ceived an apology. '" 'i'i020H
The following resolution was also pre-
sented and adopted: ...H"
Rssslvsd, That the Superintendent be di~
rected to offer to Miss G. Aagarity an oppor>
tunity to present written apology to the
Committee ON Teachers for the offensive
character Of her note of the 7th, inst, and
that he IL hereby authorized to suspend her,
without salary, until said apology shall be
satisfactorily made. ...
The committee of the following schools
were authorized to have repairs done IN
their respective schools: No. 4, roof re-
paired. No. Z, roof repaired. Howard
school, one-half roof timed.
DR.. shortlidge complained that number
of teachers kept children out of school
until five minutes to nine. Parents COM
plained to him that their children during
the late rainy days were kept out Of doors
until their clothes were wringing wet, and
then they had to sit In them all morning.
At the next meeting of the Board, this gen.
tleman will present q resolution In regard
to that matter.
Mr.. Ruth said that the teachers of Nos.
8 and 8 would not allow the children TO
come within two squares Of the school.
The same gentleman presented the resIg.
nation Of Archy Davis. Cstharlne Gray
was appointed in her stead.
Mr.. Baird moved that the Superintendent:
be authorized to purchase Tor bis use, an
electric pen. Cost $50. Approved.
The Committee of No. 9 school we're
authorized to ask proposals for large
boiler in the school, and also for steam pipes
in the west erd of the building.
Mr.. Pyle presented petition from 25
residents In the neighborhood of No. II
scheol, asking for . grammar department
in the above named schsol.
President Buck named the Visiting Com
mittees for the ensuing six months. The
committees are the same as before with the
following changes: P. U. Furry has been