The daily gazette., 1878-03-02
The,, !, school board.
ADJOURNED MEETING LAST EVENING
,i.I THK GEOGRAPHY QUESTION
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THK GEOGRAPHY QUESTION
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The Board of Education held an nd
journcd meeting, last evening, and In the
absence of President Baird, DR.. Short
lege was called to the chair.
Mr. Eckel, stated that the meeting was
adjourned over for the purpose of acting
upon the bylaws and rules of order, bul
before taking them up he would move
that the standing committees be called,
which motion was agreed to.
The Committee on Teachers made the
following reports, which were adopt.
ed:
The Teachers committee to whom was
referred SO much of the last monthly re-.
port of the Superintendent as relates to
the examination of schools reportthat we
have had the subject under consideration
and find that the differences in results OF
the examination are very marked, and
tend TO show a greater superiority OF
teaching power or lack of tact aud ability
on the part Of some teachers as compared
with Others of the same grade and stand
ing than should under the circumstances
exist. At all events this disparity should
not present itself in anything like the de-
gree of prominence which the results
show, andif continued it will necessarily
call for explanation, from teachers in the
schools wherein IL may occur in the flu
ture.
For the present the committee have
deemed 1t best TO point out nothing par
hcularly to condemn, at the same time
we would earnestly enjoin upon the visit
ing committee of schools the necessity
and propriety of urging teachers to be
careful that these discrepancies should
be If at all, of such rare occurrence rs to
be, exception to the rule, instead of the
rule itself.
The Teachers committee reported that
the supply of candidate teachers for the
training school having become ex hausted,
the committee have directed a public
examination to be held In order to meet
the deficiency.
The examination will take place to-day
in school No. /, under the direction of the
Superintendent as usual
Mr.. Curry from the committee on ac-
counts stated that he had a bill from A.
Wilson amounting to $50 for rent, and he
desired to receive information as to what
II meant.
Mr.. Ferris replied that it was for rent
of building in the Ninth Ward.
On motion of Mr.. Heisler, a bill of J.
Jefferies a. Son, for about $500 was or
dered TO be paid when presented.
Mr. Pyle wished to know whether the
committee on sale of old No. 10 school
were authorized to lease the building, as
there was one applicant
Mr.. Eckel replied that when the COM
iRittee was appointed the subject of leas-
ing was embodied in the instructions to
the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Eckel the Special
Committee, appointed for the purpose of
holding a conference with Hon. T.. Il.
Bayard, in regard TO the geography ques-
ton were discharged without reporting
Mr.. Eckel stated that for over a year
there had been matter before the Board
that was not only a disgrace to the mem
bers, but it had been carried to the
Court.
The question was on the substitution
Of Harper's and Warrens geography in
the schools in the place of Mitchell's
In order to get the sense of the men,
bers on the question, he would offer the
following resolution
ResotDed, That the Superintendent be
and is hereby directed to place on the
list of text books, and introduce into the
schools without delay Warren's Primary
Geography and Harper's School Geogra-
ply, in lieu of Mitchells Primary and
Mitchelps New Intermediate geography
in accordance with the publishers rules
and customs of exchange.
Mr. Eckel also read letter from C. f.
Thomas q Co., stating TO the Board that
if they at any time before the May term
of Court would place the books ordered
by the Book Committee they would
the suit and pay all costs.
After remarks by Messrs. Eckel, Lally
and Superintendent Harlan, the ayes and
nayes were called and the resolution
adopted, Messrs. Lally and Taylor being
the only members voting in the mega
tive.
On motion of Col. Heisler, the bylaws
and rules of order were taken up and
passed with a few unimportant amend
ments. On motion adjourned.