The daily gazette., 1878-09-24
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Regular MEETING-CHANGEs OF
TEACHERs-ANoTHER LONG TALK ON
THE ARITHMETIC gu EsTION, ETC.

The Board of Education met in regular
session, last evening, President Eckel in
the chair, and #. A Taylor Secretary pro
tenn.
The Finance Committee reported
school taxes in the hands of the City
Treasurer amounting to S53 "a, for whick
amount an order was directed to be
drawn.
Same committee also reported that the
books of his Treasurer and his balance
sheet up to April 30th, 1878, had been
examined and found correct
Mr.. Woolley read communication
from John Guthrie, chairman of the
City Council Finance Committee, ask
ng the Board to draw an order for S75
| in favor of the Council, for School taxes
for 1877 collected by the city and paid to
the Board. This request was made in
| accordance with the arrangement enter
| into several months ago, when Council
advanced to the Board the amount ofthe
uncollected school taxes for 1877. On
| motion of Mr.. Woolley, the order was
directed to be drawn.
The Committee on Teachers made the
following report:
The committee have appointed Miss
Emma Houston, of No. -, to the place
| of Assistant Principal in No. s. Miss
Amanda ID. Sevil, of No Is, to the place
| OF first assistant in No. ~ Miss Sallie Il.
Dennison, of No, 1S, to position in No.
10: Miss Ella Il. Provost to the vacancy
ia No. IL Miss Grace H. Sayers to the
lowest position in No. 8; Miss Annie E.
| M Closkey to the lowest position in No
IA Miss Mary l.. McCauliey to the place
of first assistant in No. 6 Miss LIZZIE j.
Sayers,. of No. 3, to the charge of No II |;
Miss Ida M. Good, of No 8, to place in
No. 81 and Miss Mary j. Walker, to the
charge of No. 1S.
The report was adopted.
The Committee on Printing reporte
that the contract for printing the Super
intendents reporJ had been awarded to
Ferris Bros.
The subject of substituting the new
American arithmetic in place of Brooks
arithmetic in the schools came up as un-
finished business, the question being on
| Mr.. Speakman's amendment to the effect
that the Brooks arithmetic be replaced
In the schools.
Mr.. Speakman alluded to the serious
nature of the book question, and said that
inthe interest of harmony he would with
draw his amendment.
Mr.. Woolley objected.
Mr.. Baird said from what he could
learn it would be mistake to put the
new arithmetics into the primary schools
and that the teachers seemed to think
that the Brooks arithmetic was better
Mr.. Woolley said he had signed tire re-
port of the Book Committee in favor of
introducing the new books, but that he
had been misinformed by the chairman
of the committee (though uuintentionally
on the latter's part) he also claimed that
the chairman was also mistaken in regard
to the cost of the new books.
| Here Mr.. johnson raised the point of
order that Mr.. Woolley was not speaking
to the question, which was, should Mr..
Speakman be iallowed to withdraw his
amendment.
| The Board by vote of 10 to 8, allowed
Mr.. Woolley to proceed.
When he resumed Mr.. Lally raised Q
point of order that he was not speaking
to the question.
The question ON allowing Mr.. Speak
man to withdraw his amendment was
then decided in the affirmative.
Il Mr.. Woolley said he desired to support
the question of reinstating Brooks Union
arithmetic in the schools, and therefore
he renewed the amendment that Mr.
Speakinan had withdrawn.
Mr.. Ferris, to prove he was right when
he claimed cheapness for the new books
read the price lists, showing that Brooks
, arithmetic cost $1.38 per set, and the new
books 903 cents per set; making the
former 81 per cent dearer. Since then
|, Brooks had issued new series, costing
81 cents per set, but this set, ifintroduceC
) into the schools, would have to go in al
new set. Mr.. Ferris said that after the
Board decided to make the change
members of the Board about the new
and cheaper lset, thus placing him IN
J false hight.
!, Mr.. Woolley said the Brooks arithme
Il TIC had been examined by high authority
and declared to be far superior to thu
, new books. He thought the Book Com
mittee had made mistake, and shoult
rectify it.
Col. Heisler thought the new book
were greatly superior to the old ones, a
well as cheaper.
Mr.. Woolley, In referring to the state
! ment that the new book bad been consid
cred for two months by the Book Com
= mittee, said he had never heard OF it unit
e July 9th last.
was the better book, and thought th
: m embers should carefully examine tht
] two sets themselves. He was, however
opposed to general changes of books
and was also opposed to leaving the que
ton with the teachers. This would le:-
: to corrupt on in the book system. Ii
was certain he had seen cneck give
to IA teacher several years ago, by put
q fishing house, for keeping a certain bool
in the schools.
= Col II eisler stated that 1160 of the ney
IS arithmetics had already been purchase
and placed in the schools
Mr.. Lally thought 1t was strange hoy
- quickly some men changed their mind:
e | At one meeting the report recommend
ing the change of books was adopted
e unanimously, and at the next meetir
e several members were opposed to til
~ new books. Still he was opposed t
= changing school book so quickly, thoug
d he thought the Brooks arithmetic di
not possess enough superior merit t
compensate for It's higher & price arithf and wa
h would answer all practical purposes,
Mr.. johnson thought If the Board oil
y iected to books every time IA new age \
n came around, they would always be i
"a trouble. He was in favor OF sllstalnln
" the Book Committee in all It's decls
y IONS
10 The amendment of Mr.. Woolley, t.
place the Brooks arithmetic on the lis
he of books, was then lost by the follow IL
W vote: Ct,