Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1878-11-19
THE CITY SCHOOLS.
Important Meeting of the Board Of Edu-
CatiOn---YOung FOute Elected
Superintendent.

The board of education met last night,
President Goodman in the chair.
The treasurers report showed a deficit
The report of the auditing committee
relating to the salaries of superintendent,
secretary and Waterman was adopted.
DR.. ID. ID. Saunders mentioned as a fact
that in n Of the school-houses-that on
Market street-there were 100 deaths, and
therefore they should be well ventilated
before crowding children into the houses.
A motion was made and carried that
the building committee be instructed to
see that the school-houses are well ven
tilated and fimigated, and that the board
first receive the certificate of the health
officer before occupying the houses.
A motion was made and carried that the
board hold all examination of teachers.
and that the same be published. {
Messrs. Randall, Rhett and White were
appointed to fill all vacancies of commit
tees.
A motion was made and adopted that
the board ~re-lease for one year the Court
street building at six hundred dollars rem
tai per annum.
DIR. d. d. Saunders presented the fol-
lowing resolution which was read and
adopted
memphis, August Is. lS78.-It being
impossible to obtain a quorum Of the board
of education, and immediate action being
necessary in the matter, we agree and
recommend action by the board as indica-
ted by the following resolution introduced
by g. V. Rambaut, and that Mt the next
meeting of the board we will endeavor Ia
obtain the proper and regular confrma.
ton of such action:
Resolved, Should the emergency de.
mand it, the school board tender to the
board Of health of the city of Memphi.
their school buildings, to be used as in.
lirmaries until such time as the schoo.
board may designate.
w. A. GooDMAN,
q. v. RAMBAUT,
ID. ID. SAUNDERS.
RICHARD ii. ALLEN. JR
Provided they disinfect it, so that they
(the houses will not be injurious to tn,
heath of children when needed for schoo
purposes. 1. H. ESTES, JR.
w. G. FowLKEs,
X. ESTES.
Mr.. NJ. b. Trezeyant moved that /
committee be appointed to draft resolu,
tons of respect to the memory of Mr.. j
T. Leath. Adopted, and Messrs. Tree
want, Estes and Randall were appointed
DR.. Saunders moved that a committe,
be appointed to draft resolutions of re
spect to the memory of Mr.. L. Ielauer
Adopted, and Messrs. Saunders, Townsend
and White were appointed.
A motion was made to 90 into an cleo
ton for superintendent for the unexpircC
term lasting two years from next July
, Carried.
Nominations were declared in order.
Discussion took place upon the SALARY
for the superintendent, and A motion wa
made that twelve hundred dollars a yea
I be allowed. An issue was made that &C
S cording to the rules of section AZ no re
q duction of salary could be made until tn
9th Of next July. The sane was reat
. and several motions made to sustain n
separate figures, but the chair ruled tina
the death Of any person would not annu
any contract existing at a specified salary
: but if the board desired it could chang
g the figures.
+, No further action on the question G
4 salary occurring, nominations were de
. clared in order.
niiAiul H. IDtlt anu W.. II. OOllit
were nominated, and Mcssrs. Ralston an
. Duffy appointed tellers.
w. "A. Redwin was afterwafd rcporte
as a gentleman desiring the vacant pos
ton, with recommendations OF the highes
order, but as the gentleman recommend
. ing the candidate was not PERSONAL
known, nothing more was done than tn
T. mere mention Of his lame.
c A ballot was had, with the following re
suit:
First Ballot-Murry, 3; Mitchell,
II Foute, 7; Collier, 2; Hunter, .. Total, L
e Second Ballot-Murry 2; Mitchell, :
d Foute, 9; Collier, 4. Total, u.
4 A motion was made TINT Mr.. Foute
election be made unanimous. Carried.
y A motion was also made that the electe
E. gentleman be escorted within the hall an
r. introduced. The committee reported I'll
. gentleman absent.
Mr.. Randle made a motion that III
Is public schools open on the first Monda
in January.
A. Exception was made, but Mr.. Rand
. explained his object in setting the late da
u for opening on that day were that the no
A. days were but few weeks of, and If I'll
,r schools began before that time it would /
4 an useless expenditure and Il Swing to Ill
wasting finances nj present.
; A discussion arose, but the motion WI
It finally disposed Of by agreeing to the fir,
.r Monday III January.
y II was moved, seconded, and after som
discussion by various members it was d,
~ termined TO adjourn until Wednesda,
p November 9th.