Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1879-06-10
OFFICE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,
MEAIPHIS CITY SCHOOLS. June q. 1879.
WHITE SCHOOLS.
COLORED SCHOOLS.

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Monroe st. grammar. .224 S5l2 246
This gives, in the white schools, total AVERAGE
attendance Of 1885; per cent. Of attendance, 90;
Schools average attendance. eli; per cent. Of at
tendance, 81, and number ram aiming June l. 104 1;
cent. of attendance go. and number remaining June
!. 2776. For June the average attendance was;
White 1882 coloTed 945 total, 2427; the per cent.
of attendance q314. and the number remaining June
9th was: White 1855, eolored 1905; total. 2661.
Superintendent.
The superintendent recommended that the
iGnitors of the city schools be employed at
half pay during vacation, their duty being to
take care of the buildings. The recommends
ton was adopted and the superintendent was
instructed to employ said janitors.
The report of the treasurer showed bal
ance in four of the banks of $1251 81.
The auditing committee made report
which was received and adopted.
The pay-rolls for May and June were read
and approved and the amounts ordered paid
The finance committee were granted fur
! ther time to make both general and special
report.
| REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON TEXT BOOKS
The committee on textbooks aud course OF
studies presented an annual re port and recon-
mended as follows:
Flrst-That Stones Topical Course o.
| Study be recommended as a nd-book fol
the use of the teachers in the grammar grade
! anu III Tue HiRA SCHOOl3 Oub ~ 10 NV OOAASo
| tory on teachers to purchase the book.
Second--rhat NJ Vichdr'S Spelling Books
and Green s Language Blanks be introduced
! and used in Inc schools from the second tC
the fifth grade, inclusive.
Third-Thab the Moore Copy Book, with
| the sliding copy, be adopted IN lieu of those
now used, provided it can be done without
additional cost.
Fourth-That Holiness History Of The
| United States be replaced by Stepbens's His
| tory, provided satisfactory terms for the same
can be made. If this cannot be done, Their
the board to adopt either Venable's, SWIM
toms, Bullen's or Quackenbush's histories,
Fifth-Thst Holiness Reader be replaced
| in all the grades of schools by another anC
better reader-either Appleton's, Rauk )
| Buffers Ne,0 american, or MGutfey's.
| The committee asked for further time t.
report on the prices of the books recon-
| mended.
| Mr.. Irrelevant presented minority report
! concurring with majority report except 81
| far as the displacement of the readers now IL
| use.
The reports under the rule were laid over
| to the next regular meeting, and further
| time was granted the committee to present
the supplemental report as to the prices o
| the books recommended.
NEW CENSUS.
1 Inc cOmmltpee on Appeals ON the scholastic
| census recommended that suitable person
be selected to take an accurate census, to bt
completed by the thirtieth of July next, tbs
| COM ensation to be $3.50.
On motion, the taking of the census wa:
| ordered TO be let out to the lowest and bes
bidder. The report of the committee wa
adopted.
Messrs. Dent, Trezevant and Arlington
were appointed as committee to receive sucl
bids.
A resolution was adopted, on motion o
| Mr.. Walsh, to have the walls of the room
of the Market street school calcimined ant
| repaired.
The following committee was appointed t,
fill the vacancy caused by the resignation o
School Visitor Hearn, of the sixth ward
Messrs. Arlington, Goodman and Lawhorn
The resolution of Mr.. Duffy, returning
thanks to Messrs. Leubrie Brothers, for tn
use oil the Memphis Theater on the night 0
June 9th. and also to Mr.. Frank Gray, treas
urer, and Mr.. Lehman, for politeness ant
kind offices in regard to the recent com
| mencement exercises
On motion the board of education ad
journed to the next regular meeting, the sec
| ond Monday in Jnlv next