The daily gazette., 1879-05-01
SECOND EDITION
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

tti0m - 1mtr0duce Harper's Intro
dIctory 9eegraHhy An the Pablic
ing . Lega1 one!.:.The Retiring
speaker do not wish t. Election.
eer for . Reelection. f, .ai
A stranger who would have happened
to drop into the adjourned meeting of
the Board of Public Education last even
ing, and after sitting for short time,
would wonder whether those present
were really the custodians Of our Pub
hc Schools. or whether they were mem
bers ofa debating 80 oiety ,and would'have
been entirely at sea, but It is greatly to
ers, that the question Of introducing q
new geography into the schools was de-
feated, thereby saving the city several
hundred dollars, Notwithstanding the
Establishments OF book agents. 80
The fight on introducing the Harpers'
introductory geography, has been y long
and bitter one, but the arguments
brought to bear on the matter by those
opposed to 1t were 80 solid that It seem
ed almost folly to do Otherwise than to
In the absence Ok President Eckel,
Mr.. Baird was called to the chair. no Il,
The Committee on Teachers, reported
that they had received the resignation Of
Miss Mary e. Rowland, principal of the
Girls Grammer school No. /, which had
been accepted, and that they had ap-
pointed Miss Matilda l.. Sayers, to All
the vacancy. The report was adopted.
The various other standing committees
were called, but they having no reports
to make, the Secretary was directed ito
read the bills. 'i '"
I The I'LL OF A. Henze amounting to
$G7.5 for roofing No. ~ school was read
as was also request that an order be
drawn In favor Of ID. H. Kent & Co, for
the amount. On motion the Secretary
was directed to draw the order as re-
quested. 20 h .l9io EsiAN
The next bin of voglebacher,
Amounting to S5286 for painting the
roof CT No. 10 school, brought forth re-
marks from several Of the members.
Mr.. Palmer said he did not see how II
cost 80 much to paint lthe roof Of that
school, as be had the roof Of Ne. Q, pain
ted for S83.
Mr.. Heisler chairman ofthe committee
of No. 10, stated that he had made a con-
tract with Voglebacher to paint the roof
at one and half cents per foot, and that
on Monday last, he had measured the
roof, aud found the bill to be correct.
Furthermore, the contractorihad put on
three coats Of paint In some places in
stead of two. -.f3 3 ga. '-li #ii
Mr.. Speakman moved that the bill be
referred back to the committee of the
school, but after some discussion, it was
allowed TO 60 to the committee on ae-
counts. --
Mr.. Lally presented bill for repair
ing f.nce It No. school, and stated that
the committee found thai after repairing
the division fence, that the fence be-
tween the girls aud boys department
needed repairing, which they ordered
done ct an additional expense of $2os.I
He moved that the bill be allowed.
Mr. Morrow desired to know that If all
the bill for repairing the division fenco
was TO be charged to the Board
Mr.. Lally stated in reply that he had
called on the gentleman who owned the
adjoining property, and that the gentle-
man had stated to him that the boys at
tending the school had done sufficient
damage to his property, without him
paying anything towards repairing the
Tense, and under the, circumstances he
would not pay anything.
!. Mr.. Morrow thought that the gentle
man should pay at least one third Of the
Mr.. Lally said that che gentleman had
asserted that he was Obliged to rent his
house two dollars per month less, ON ac-
count of the boys attending the school,
Mr.. Lobdell said that the Board had
made the contract, and that the contrao-
tor would look to that body for his pay.
After some further discussion the bill
was ordered to be allowed. 500 e-f'
TIE GEOGRAPHY WAR. f
The next matter that claimed the at
tention Of the Board was the geography
question. '-n ''-. .''. i.'l ~
At the meeting Of the Board held on
March 21st, the committee on text books,
reported in favor of replacing Warrens
Primary Biography (which after Bit
ter fight has only been in use in the /
schools for about thirteen months,) with
Harpers' Introductory geography. The
proposition Of the Msssrs. Harper was
to take all the AWarrens Biographies
their Introductory geography for one
year at thirty cents each. II 1issags
Mr.. H. p, Grubb mo yed that the re-
port of Che committee be adopted. ,n1
MI. .Heisler moved to amend that the
further consideration of the matter be
postponed until the first meeting in July
next, ~ two OF the members Of the COM
mittee were absent, and furthermore he
did not think the present Board should
leglslate for the incoming one. ..
Dr. Grimshaw moved to amend tho
that the whole matter be
indefinitely postponed. 49,. r..1,il.
Mr.. Lobdell desired to know If the ad
journment made on Monday night last,
was not for the purpose of aecOmmOda-
ting two or three gentlemen. The ma
jority ofthe gentlemen comprising the
on text books had made q re-
port in favor OF adoptipgthe biographies,
and had also placed themselves on record
through one of the newspapers. He
thought the matter could be definitely
settled tonight Is the members were al
ready to vote on the question:. ''"l
Mr.. Morrow said the strongest1 point
made by the gentleman who had Just
spoken, was in regard to legislating for
the new Board.itJ a., ka,,,-i,t y. "a j
MI. Lobdeli denied that he had as yet
mado such assertion. ,.....I...
Mr.. Morrow. The gentleman has spok-
en- here and ON the streets
!. Mr.. Lobdall interrupting.s What j
may have said on the streets, has got
nothing to do with the Board.
Mr.. Morrow. "The Board adjourned
on Monday night lastin order to allow the
member to ventilate himself" d..
Mr.. Grimshaw. ~ call the gentleman
to order. would never have made such
an ass of myself a. to vote to adjourn in
order to allow any member to ventilate
Mr. Morrow, "I do not question for
moment what the gentlemen voted for,
the adjournment was made for the pur-
pose as have stated"
changing books was always f1re-brand
In the Board and as most Of the mem bers
were going out Of the Board he thought
that the matter should b left to the in
coming Board. The people thoroughly
understood the question, and a. the In
coming Board would be fresh from the
people, he thought they would be the