The daily gazette., 1879-07-22
THE SCHOOL DIRECTORS.

BoARD--IEIE TEACHERSCOMMITTh
REP PORT ON RE-APPoINTMENTs
ADOPTED--THE BLACK BOARD SUB
JECT-FINANCIAL MATTERs-~No.
SCHOOLS APPROPRIATION RUNS
SHORT. Do
The Board of Education held meet
ing last evening, President Eckel in the
chair. 1t was the stated meeting held
annually on the third Monday in July,
in accordance with the provisions of the
Rules of Order.
The President stated that the first
business in order would he the reading
OF the report OF the Committee on Teach
ers relative to the school eXamina-
tion.
Mr.. Morrow said that several commit
tees had not yet been heard from and |
from this fact the committee would be |
unable to report at this meeting. He,
therefore, made a motion that the report
be postponed till the next regular meet
ing. ... ..
, DR.. Grimshaw seconded the motion in
order to bring up the question, and OPP
posed the pOstpOnement, arguing that
the present meeting was held for the
purpose of hearing and taking action on
the report in question.
Mr.. Baird said that it was not abso-
lutely necessary to have the report read
at this meeting, and that the meeting
could adjourn to next Friday night and
it would be the same meeting in liter
al sense.
|. DR.. Grimshaw again, in long speech,
opposed postponement and laughed at
the idea of the committee asking for
more time when it presented report at
The last meeting, and had it rushed
through, when the real and proper time
for such action was not in order until
the present meeting.
The motion to postpone for one week
prevailed.
Mr.. Morrow reported that the Com
mittee on Teachers had decided to hold
the examination for candidates for the
training school on August 26th, 9th and
28th and moved the adoption Of the re-
port.
Mr.. Baird opposed the motion, saying
that the training school was now full,
and could not accommodate more appli
cants.
The report was adopted.
| The chair then called up the black
board subject and asked for reports upon
4 work needed Oh the black boards in the
different schools.
Mr.. Heisler reported that school No.
10 needed 800 square feet of black
| board.
Mr.. Kenncy reported that school No.
| 12 needed 35 square yards Of new black
board.
\ Mr.. Conrad reported that school No. !
1 naaInI 1uJ varIs nf hlapl hnaIl
While making this report MIR. Conrad
said that James Bradford, who mad pur-
chased SanforTs preparation for repair
Fling black boards offered to put it on the
boards at the rate of 30 cts per square
yard. He said the saving in price wa.
considerable III favor of Sanford's but ht
preparation.
Mr.. Heisler made motion that No. 1G
committee be allowed to have 800 feet of
black board repaired by w. d. Roberts
of Philadelphia, at 10 cents per square
foot. In support of this motion he said
Sanford's preparation was almost worth
less. He had seen Roberts preparation
in the schools in Chester that had been
good condition yet.
| uC DtCinUClS bbCll GlbCiCd lhto tiC
discussion with great earnestness. Mr..
Kennedy opposed the motion on the
grounds that Sanford's preparation would
cost less money and that it would be bet
ter to encourage home trades. During
the debate, which was almost all on the
side of those favoring Roberts plan, The
expression of opinion was that it would
be better to try that preparation if tn
; appropriations of the different schools
were large enough to allow such an in
crease in the expenses.
Mr.. Palmer suggested that the Board
, have the boards in ene or two schools
. coated with Roberts preparation, in or
der to test its qualities.
Mr.. Heislers motion prevailed by the
following vote
Ayes-Baird, Belts, Brown, Conrad
Grubb, Heisler, Morrow, Kent, Mcintyre
i and Eckcl.-1O.
l Nays--Grimshaw, Kenney, Lally, Pal
i. mer and Taylor.
MI. Conrad was authorized to have th'
black boards in two class rooms in No.
! school repaired; one of them with San
ford's preparation, and those 10 the other
; with Roberts, in order to subject the tw'
3 kinds to test, cost not to exceed $40.
: Mr.. Kent was authorized to have 81
, square feet of black boa d in No schoo
coated with Roberts preparation, cos
not to exceed $.}0.
The report of the teachers committee
j i'm regard to reappointments which bat
been pos poned from the last meetin;
I was then taken up and passed, withou
any changes being made in the report a
read at that time.
i The Secretary was authorized to in
/. form the teachers of the appointments
> made in the report just adopted.
The Secretary reported that he had re
gularly advertised for proposals for 81 S
! and glazing and had received but on
, proposal, from James Bradford. Til,
!. proposal was accepted.
In response to the resolution presented
t by Mr.. Baird, at the last regular meet
I ing, and adopted, asking to know TIN
amounts of school taxes and school ap
propriations received for 1S7S-79 AM
i the amount still in the hands of the Cit.
, Treasurer, the Treasurer of the Board
reported that the school.taxes received
. for 1878, amounted to SG4, 1926, ant
the school taxes received to July 14tl
' 1870, amounted to l,O6G.63, making
Total Of 5,259,55. The amount OF tn
appropriation from City Council fo
1878 that had been received was S67, 600.
i, 90, and the amount sill due from tn
! City Treasurer was s2,S40.45. Th'
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