Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-11
H sCifGOL BOAgD.


SupeTintendent I.ealh's EspOTtaad
"tRer Maaters 81 Ertese-I
The city school board held a regulsr
meeting last nigh. in Odd Fellows hall,
when Chairman Goodwin presided, and
Messrs. Anderson, Arlington, Goodwin,
Saunders, Reder, Randle, Dent, Allen,
Carey, Townsend, EdgiDgton and Folkes
were 10 attendance.
superintendent Leath submitted the
following report:
At the close of November, the second
month of the present scholastic year, the
city schools had in attendance pupils as
follows: High School. ll8; Market, 407;
Court, 304; Chelsea, ZIG; Alabama, 40l;
Linden, ASH; Peabody, 1853; Clay, AL;
Monroe. 256; Second, 245; total, 3l9S,
or 2256 whites and 942 colored. The
number Of whites exceed the maximum
of last year by five pnpils, and the num-
Der Of colored is Al below the maximum
Of 1867. After January next it may
be safely anticipated that the colored
schools will be considerably in excess Of
the number of pupils 70. last year. The
relative per cent. of attendance of
the schools for November is as fol.
lows: High School, 90 per cent
Market, SO; Court, SO; Chelsea, "a;
Alabama, "a; Linden, 90; Peabody, SO;
Clay, 80; Monroe, 81; Second, 92.
The school room now being built for
the Linden street schools will most
probably be completed and ready for oc.
cupstion by the second day of January
next, when the schools will resume their
work for 1878. 1t =ill be proper, there
fore, for the board to elect a new teacher
at the present meeting. The amoant of
tuition collected by your secretary up to
date is $347 Respectfully submitted,
j. 7. LEATH, Superintendent.
The auditing COMMITTEES reported
$,5O65l II for accounts and $40 81 for
bills. Allowed.
The treasurer report showed AMOUNT
on hand to be S. 1872. 20.
Miss Hester Morgan was elected 10 FIJI
a vacancy in the supernumerary corps
OF teachers.
The finance committee made the fol-
lowing report: Total indebtedness from
October lat to date, SlO,9 79. 10; balance,
Sc, 1872 29; total, 81. GAG Sc.
This will settle the entire expenses of
the board from the time the schools
we're opened, the first Monday in Octo.
Der to the l3th of November.
Major Rawlings, tax collector, ~antici-
patiug the collection of the State school
fund, generously advanced S2lOO out of
his privilege funds.
A motion was made to allow the
finance committee to borrow $4.599 "a
to pay teachers up to December lst.
After a warm debate this motion was
tabled.
A teachers certificate 10 the grammar
grade was granted Miss Mary Hilson.
The application of Prof. C. W. Witter
was referred.
A resolution by Mr.. Dent to have the
board meet after January in a room of
the Court street school, to save the ex
pense Of renting the present rooms, was
tabled.
A special committee of three was ere.
ated for the purpose of ascertaining
whether the board is receiving all the
revenue it is entitled to under its charter,
and to inquire what bearing recent legis-
iStion has had on the rights of the board.
1t was reported that Hon. Casey Young
is endeavoring to get congress to give to
the city schools the custom.house lot on
the corner of Third and Jefferson streets.
The chairman was requested to CORE.
spend with Colonel Young on the sub.
ject.
The board adjourned till the next
regular meeting.