Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-19
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Receipts and Disbursements Vacan-
cies TO be Filled-The school Build
ingS Used as Infirmaries to
be Fuynieateds
Resolutions OF kesDect-W. II. Fouue
Elected Observation-Disclosures
to Open on the First Mon
day In January.

The school board met last night with Presi-
dent Goodman In the chair; the minutes OF the last
report was read and shows deficit OF S78g B.
The report of the auditing committee, referring TO
special TsatchIran vas passed tipon and allowed
Dr. D. d. Saunders mentioned as TACT that IN one
of the schoolhouses-that on Market street-there
were one hundred Deaths and therefore they should
be well ventilated before crowdng children into the
motion was made and carried that the building
committee be instructed to see that the sch0ohouSes
ere well ventilated and fumiSated, and that the
board first receive the certificate of the health officer
before pedupsing The housed.
motion was made and carried that the BOARD
hold an examination Of teachers. and that the same
be published oo,,,.o, .. ~, -,
vacancies on the school board Randle, Rhett ana
White. The secretary was ordered TO reissue GER
tiicate to Miss Sullivan IL the records sustain the
fact Of her having lost her former certificate.
petition LARGELY signed BY some Of our best citla
zens 20 Ts Ga Of Schools as 20 1
and read by the president, w. A. Goodman;
release for one year the Court street building at six
hundred dollars rental per annum
The report of the purchasing committee upon the
furnishing coal to the schoOlhonFes, and TO the
teachers, was favordbly received and adopted.
Dr. D. D Saunders presented the following resc-
luton, which was read and adopted:
MEMPHIS August Is, 1878.
1t being Impossible to obtain quorum of the
board Of education, and immediate action being
necessary In the matter, We agree and recommend
action by the board as indicated by the following
the next meeting Of the board we will endeavor to
obtain the proper and regular continuation OF such
action:
Res0l1ed, Should the emergency demand 1t, the
sch col board tender the board OF health of the city
infrmaTies until such time the school board may
designate. ". A. GOODMAN,
D. D. SAUNDERS,
RICHARD II. ALLEN, JR
Provided they disinfect It, so that they he houses
viii be Injurious to the health of children when
needed for school purposes. -
VIC FOWLKES,
r. ESTES.
The following letter was received and read:
HAMPTON, VA, September %, 1873
To the Honorable Board Of Education
GEsNTLEMEN--I herein respectfully tender to you
the resignation of my position as teacher In the
Memphis city schools, with gratifed thanks for
kindness and courtesy shown me during period of
yours, B A. DAVIDSON.
The follewine letter was referred to the commit
tee on teachers
EAsToN, Pa, July 10. 1878.
To the President of the Board OF Education, Mem
phis:
DEAR SIR I would like to obtain position
teacher for the coming year. have Just completed
q college course and have received an "a. B de-
gree at Dickinson college, Carlisle, Pennsylvania
IL Necessary | can also get a special Recommended
ton from the facility of that institution. If you have
vacancies In the school department OF your city you
Will greatly oblige by letting me know of Them
Also of their character and the compensation at
taehed to them. Yours truly -, t,,t,o,r
lafayette College, EastOn, Pa.
The following letter yTas also received and referred
10 tie president and committee on teachers.
PUBLIC SCHOOLS, No. 9,
BROoKLYN, n. " September II, 1878.
To The President Of She Eoard CT Education!
DEAR SIR-The teachers of Brooklyn, In common
aff1Iction which has befallen you. We have con-
trlbuted through the churches and public boxes but
we feel that would like to do something for the
teachers of Memphis, if any are in need of our aid
Would you take charge of what we could raise or
sacsers Of Bfok5n that their BROTHERS and sisters
in distress and thai the ln0ney eontrbutod VIII
be raised Then we can move the teachers of New
York city. need write no more. You underStand
fotrs truly, 4. S, HIGGINS,
President Brooklyn Teachers Association.
Mr. NJ b. Irrelevant moved that a committee be
| memory of Mt. J. I, Leath. Adopted and Messrs.
TfezeSanf Estes ENC Eane ma were h an
pointed to draft resolutions of respect TO the mem
Gy 81 @T AND White We're appointed
A motion was made to go into an election for
superintendent Tor the uneXpired term lasting TWO
| years from next July. Carried.
| Nominations were declared in order.
Discussion took place upon the salary for the sIl,
| hundred dollars a year be allowed. An issue was
made that according TO the rules OF section ~ no
reduction of salary could be made until the sixth OF
next July. The same was read and several motions
made to sustain at separate figures, but the chalT
ruled that the death OF any person would not annul
any contract existing at specified salary but II the
I hoard desired it could change the figures.
| No further action on the question OF salary oc-
| CURING nominations were declared In order
| VIM. H. Foute and C. H. Collier we're nominated,
and Messrss RaIston and Duffy appointed tellers
w. A. Redwin was aftsrward reported as a gentle
| man desiring the vacant position, with recon-
mendations of the highest order, but as the gentle
| man recommending the candidate was not person
| ally known nothing more was done than the mere
| mention of his name.
| ballot was had with the following result:
| First Ballot.-Murray, 2; Mitchell, 3; Route, :
| Collier, 2; Hunter, 2 fetal, II.
| Second BaIlot-Murray, 2; Mitchell, q Foute, 9
| Collier, 4. Total, II.
4 motion was made that Mr.. Foute's election bt
! made unanimous. Carried
motion was also made that the elected gentle
man be escorted within the hall and introduced Inc
| committee reported the gentleman absent.
| Mr.. handle made motion that the pubic SCHOOLS
| open on the first Monday in January.
| reception was made, but Mr.. Randle exp aimee
his object in setting the late day for opening on tha
day were that the holidays we're but two weeks OF
and If schools began before that time would be an
useless expenditure and saving to the wasting IL
nanceS at present. n,
| discussion arose. but the motion was finally dis
posed of by agreeing to the first Monday in January
1t was moved, seconded, and etter some discus
sion by various members, 1t was determined TO ac
journ until Wednesday, November 9th.