Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-11-28
EDUCATIONAL.
The School Board Decides in Favor of
Continuing the High SchoeEs-The
Schools to he Opened the ----
second z1Onday of De
cember.

At the usual hour last night the school
board met at the room in the Odd-Fellows hall for
term. President W. A. Goodman occupied the chair
On the roll being called the following named mem
Rheit, Dent Goodman, Trezeyant Folkes Beamish
Keck. Ten being a quorum, there being but nine
teen living members, the following business was
The report Of the treasurer was read and received,
as was also the report OF the auditing committee.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Chairman TTezeyant of the committee on schools
stated that the school buildings were not ready for
Monday Week. The health ofceT has got to Exam M
Inc the buildings, especially those that have been
Hsea as @ ,b ne IagoreG r delay u
cred perfectly safe. he preferred to walt until the
first of January, when all danger would be over.
Mr.. Folkes also favored delay, so thai the build
ings can be thoroughly dsinfected. He moved to
open them on the second MONDAY of December next,
resolution was adopted.
SELECTION OF TEACHERS
The committee on teachers was not ready to re-
The committee would be ready to report by next
Monday evening. 1t was agreed to elect teachers at
the next regular meeting, to be held on the second
Monday OF December.
VACANCY FILLED.
The committee to fill vacancies in the school board
reported the name of A. SprO as member 10 ill
second ward. MI. A. Spiro was duly elected a mem.
Der of the board OF education.
THE HIGH SCHOOLS.
Inc majority Oh Inc c0mmlttee on nigh schools
presented report In favor of maintaining the
high schools as ayschoOlS, it being evident that
the high schools cannot be maintained in any
other manner, owing to the financial condition of he
CITY, They reported in favor of charging two dollars
per month for the first year, three dollars per month
for tue second, and four dollars per month for the
Third year. The report was quite lengthy, and was
signed by W. c. Foxes aud T. B. Edgington COM
miIteemen.
Mr.. George G. Dent. of the committee, presented
minority report, basing his objection to the high
legal grounds, viz: that the corporation known as
the board OF education had 10 authority in law to
charge Tor education. By so doing the board would
violate Its charter, the object of which to
vide free eduestl0n to pupils, except when pupils
resided beyond the city limits
The reports were generally discussed by the MEM
beTS. 1t claimed by Mr.. FOlkes and Mr. Rhet
charge tuition for the education of children residing
even within the city limits. This view was also
Dent, who supported the opposite proposition, that
children OF certain ages, whose parents resided
within the city, were by law entitled to free educa-
ti0n Mr.. Townsend believed that we had free
school system OF education In Tennessee, aud he
thought the people of the State so believed. He was
astonished to hear opposite views advanced by men,
bef5 OF the board
Mr. Townsend moved that the high schools be
continued as free Schools and that the rccommen-
datlon OF the committee with reference to the sal
aries OF teachers be adopted. On the motion the
vote stood eight In favor OF continuing the high
schools as free schools, and against As to sal
aries OF teachers the vote stood nine for the
mendallon OF the committee and none against.
ACT OF RESPECT.
Mr.. Randle moved that the members of the board
attend the funeral OF the late Superintendent James
T. Leah the services to take place on Friday morn
Ing al eleven O'CLOCK The motion was adopted.
AID FOR THE SCHOOLS
The president was authorized to make an effort to
procure aid from the Peabody fund for the public
schools.
on motion, the board adjourned to the next regu.
lar meeting on the second Monday of December
next.