The daily gazette., 1878-04-23

iho poaiu vi buuCdtlon met IN regu-
Lar session, last evening, President Baird
in the chair and Superintendent Harlan
acting AZ Secretary.
The Committee on Teachers, on the re-
signation of Miss Evaline Wilkinson of
school No. 10 reported in favor of ac-
cepting the same, and appointing Miss
Sallie Evans, to che vacancy; also, ap-
pointing Miss Sallie Woolley to the posi-
ton previously occupied by Miss Evans.
The committee also reported that Miss
Eudora Il. Hay, of No. l, on account of
continued illness, asked that a substitute
be appointed TO her position; they re-
ported In favor of granting her request
and recommended the appointment of
Miss Louisa Schmidt, of No. 6 as the sub
stitute, Miss Aiice Mercer to succeed
Miss Schmidt, and Miss Beckie Pierce to
succeed Miss Mercer. The report was
adopted.
Mr.. Eckel, from the committee to
which was referred the communication
from Mr.. Archi bald Given, asking the
Board TO lease him portion of the yard
OF school No. 8 at Eighth and Wollaston
streets, reported favorably, accompany
Ing the report with a resolution author
lzlng the President and Secretary OF the
Board to execute lease for portion of
NO. y school yard, 12x30 feet for term
OF ten years, at an annual rental of ten
0Df1iot ehO vi buG itdrO W 10
that the ground shall be fenced and kept
in good order.
The report was accepted, and after
moving the adoption of the resolution
Mr.. Eckel stated that Mr.. Given was con-
structlng two or three small houses on
Jefferson street and desired to use por-
ton OF No. 0 yard as yards or gardens for
these dwellings. He SAID the school
fence is six inches on Mr.. Given's lot at
mil hnN IN ln nj
anyhow. The leasing of the lot would
leave an ample playground for the
school.
DIR. Shortlidge was opposed to cutting
off any of The school yard.
Col. Heisler said he would prefer sell
ing the ground If it was possible.
Mr.. Conrad said the granting of the re-
quest would be a great favor to Mr..
Given, and would leave plenty of ground
for the school yard.
Mr.. M orrow was afraid 1t would take
more from the school yard than could be
spared, and that the case should not be
tor more than year at a time, at least.
Col Heisler moved that the subject be
laid over until the next meeting. Adopt
ed.
The question of new clubhouse for No.
8 coming up, it was referred to that COM
mittee, with instructions to report the
cost.
On Col. Heisler's motion 1t was order
cd that when the Board adjourned it be
TO meet on Friday night at 7.3O o'clock
No, committee was authorized to
procure oilcloth for the platform of the
school
Mr.. Furry announced the resignation
of the janitor of No. IA. Mrs. Sarah
Brannon was appointed to the vacancy.
Repairs to the fence of No. 8 school
were authorized.
Dr. Shortlidge inquired if Miss Hay, of
No. 1, who is off duty on account of sick
ness Is te be placed on the half-pay list
He was opposed to paying teachers
while they are sick. He therefore NOV
ed to strike out part of Section 28 of the
Rules, relating 10 such cases, which
reads as follows: "In case any teachers
shall be prevented by sickness from at
tending to his or her duties, said teach
er shall be allowed one-half pay during
such sickness; but no such allowance
shall, IN any case, extend beyond tue
time for The usual summer vaca-
tion."
Mr.. Eckel claimed that the resembling
of this rule could not be made to apply
to teachers at present suffering from
sickness, but only to future cases. DIR.
Shortlidge then withdrew his motion.
TO get at the bottom of the subject,
Col. Heisler noved that Miss Hays
same be stricken from the pay roll until
she resumes her position.
Mr.. Woolley said that in his opinion
the half pay rule applied only TO teachers
whose sickness requires them to be I'M
der the care of physician.
Mr.. Conrad contended that the ques-
ton was one of the Interpretation of the
rules and therefore would have to be de-
cided by the chair.
The chair differed somewhat from Mr..
Conrad, but still he would say that in
his opinion Miss Hays case was one not
contemplated by the rule, as hers was
not an ordinary case of sickness. He
hoped, however, that his decision would
be appealed from, IN order to obtain an
expression from the Board.
Gel. Heisler then withdrew his motion
and DIR. Shortlidge renewed his motion
to strike out the part of section % of the
Rules quoted above) in relation to half
pay for sickness.
Mr.. Conrad thought it better to allow
the rule remain for the present school
year, and rescind it for the next year,
will be made:
Mr.. Woolley moved as an amendment
that the resembling of the rule shall not
take effect until the beginning of the
next school year. Adopted.
The motion as amended was then
adopted ny the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Belts, Conrad, Darling
ton, Davidson, Eckel, Ferris, Furry,
Heisler, Kendall, M orrow, Ruth, Short
hdge, Taylor, Woolley, President Baird
-15.
Nays-None.
Mr.. Davidson moved that the COM
mittee on election be authorized to pro-
cure ballot boxes for the school election.
Adopted.
Mr.. Woolley suggested THAT the usual
May week vacation had better be fixed
for next week, as Barnum's circus on
Monday next would demoralize the pu-
pills and be equivalent to the loss-of one
day The week included two days of April
and three of May.
As the bylaws require the May vaca-
tion to commence ON the first Monday
in May, and there was no time to
amend them, Mr.. Hoolley moved that
the schools be closed on Monday next
9th inst.
Superintendent Harlan being asked to
speak on this motionIsaid ehe was OPP
posed 70 any more holidays than are
provided in she rules. There are never
more than 20 school days In year and