Daily Republican., 1879-03-11
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
No Ir0ubIe 10 get n Quorum Last
Night-A Long MeetiDg-Th boys
And Girls u Have Their Way
THIS Tisme.

And Girls Ia Have Their way
This Tisne.
A few minutes after the hour for the
opening of the Board last evening Pre-.
sidrnt ECkel took the chair and let the
hammer fall. He then stated that the
bill before the Legislature making the
changes asked for by the Board having
become a law, ten members hereafter
would make a quorum.
Mr.. Belts informed the Board that
there were in the hands OF the City
Treasurer S533.30 awaiting the order
of the Beard, and on motion an order
was drawn for the amount.
Mr.. Kent from Committee on Accounts
reported the following bills allowed.
Alfred Wilson $50; Il. B. Furry 81; w.
G. Pierce $5. As; W. l.. Martin 40 cents,
Il. w. Hopes SO cents; g. W. Vernon
& Sons So; b. S. Clark ST. CapelIe &
Bro. 25 cents; John =. Cornell sl3.l9;
w. II. Pierce s.; G.. d. Smith Is cents;
4. M. Mitchell $3.77; Sallie S. Pugh
sos; Mary McCaulley s43.75; l.. Sayers
$4s.75; A. S. Jones IS; c. y. Thomas X
Co., $952.el; salaries of teachers S4372;
salary of superintendent aud janitors
$470. S7-total S5305. 40.
DR.. Grimshaw from the committee on
revision of the rules requested to be al
lowed until the first meeting in May,
which was granted.
The resolution to confine the High
School openings to the High School
buildings coming up as unfinished busi-
ness. Mr.. Speakman took the floor and
spoke in favor of the resolution. He
opposed the openings at the Opera
House and said he would stand firm in
his opposition to it through all the
scholars should turn against him. lie
thought that the change would add
much to the welfare ofthe people. We
live in day, he said, when solid
education is desirable.
He said it could not he denied that
the openings at the Opera House led to
extravaganza and that too where it
could not be afforded, and it laid the
foundations for extravaganza through
life. We want a steady solid people.
Extravaganza in this country had run
to such an extent that it has brought
ruin upon the country. He wanted
the children to have a solid educat ion;
but not to blossom out the plant be-
fore it is six inches high. He did not
want the painter to come along before
the building was ready for it. "He
understood that these boys had
employed an eloeutionist, and
for weeks their heads will be
full of the CLEAN and glamor Of
show, and in this way they will be sent
out before the public to battle with the
world. They will be sent up to the
Opera House, and cart loads of presents
will be showered upon the rich and
none for the poor, He hoped that the
resolution would be passed for it was
high time for the people to call halt
Col. Heisler agreed with many things
that thegentleman had said and hewoulc
have voted for his resolution had i
been offered in January, but he thought
it rather hard now to shut dowr
so suddenly upon the graduating class
of this year, after they had mad'
preparations for the opening exercises
in the Opera House. He thought thai
the presents and the useless extrava.
gances referred to could be controlled
and kept within proper bounds by thu
Board of Education. The former speak
or he said was mortified at the presents
and show, but he forgets the JUS
tice that is due to the graduating class
Do not he said put stop to this now
and disappoint the expectations of thu
boys and girls. Some Of the gradua
ting class had been to see him but HI
gave them no satisfaction. Mr.. Heislel
promised that after this year he would
vote for such resolution as was nov
pending.
Mr.. Baird strongly advocated tho hold
ing of the openings in the Opera Hous
that being the right place for such things
and this was beneficial as it brought tn
students and the standing Of the pub
lie schools to the notice of the public
He thought there would be just a
, much show of dress and as many pres
ents given in the High School room a
in the Opera House.
Mr.. Lobdell was also in favor @
the Opera House, and he though
the argument that children neglec
ted their studies to prepare TO
these opening commencements
very poor argument. He thought the.
were beneficial to the pupils as it CAV
them assurance and courage to face
, large audience. lie knew how it wa
with himself, the first time he came be
fore an audience to sing, how his knee
smote together, but now having beel
several times before large audiences a
a singer he did not mind it any more
he thought that no innovation shoul'
be made on the usual custom and hab
its Of the graduating classes.
Mr.. Belts thought that the Oper
House exhibitions increased the inter
est of the public in the schools, an
that the children should be allowed I
hold their commandments whereve
they see proper.
1t having been assertained that thu
most of the members Of the boys gradu
ating class were at the foot Of the stail
, way listening TO the debate, at the in
: uitation of DR.. Grimshaw theyicame in
. to the rsom and were assigned seats
D The Doctor then in q humorous man
ner replied in detail to each of tn
| speakers who had spoken in favor
the Opera House and stated his objec
tion to the same, his ideas coincidin
with those that Mr.. Speakman advant
ed. He severely criticised the Board fo
a allowing the scholars to do as the
s pleased, and the teachers for max
s ing their own rules, regardless
q of those laid down by the Board. Refer
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