Daily globe., 1879-05-31
Board of Education,

Board of Education was held yesterday af
ternoon. All the members we're present ex-
cepting Mr.. Gale. After reading, and ap-
proval of minutes of last meeting q petition
from citizens asking for restoration of
teachers salaries published yesterday e1-
clusively in the GLOBE; was read.
Mr.. Young moved that the petition be
laid on the table. Carried.
W. J. Warren petitioned for the outlay of
$40 for chemical department Referred to
principal of high school. :.
communication from Mr.. Touslsy was
read reletlve to some changes in the school
staff in case Miss Abbott does not accept the
lady offered to accept, providing she has till
next January Qss0) for vacation. Prof.
Woodman is named as substitute. And in
Tousley recommends Miss Alice James, Of
Northfeld, for the position, at SB715, a year.
The communication was placed on file.
A communication was received from P. M.
Woodman asking for the position of Miss
Abbott:.
Mr. Young moved that Mr.. Woodman be
appointed for the year.
Mr.. Gale came in at this tim6:
Mr.. Morrison thought it only right to
Tousley and Miss Abbott to defer the matter
or accept her proposal.
Mr.. Morrison and Mr.. Gale both spoke in
favor of granting the leave of absence.
Mr.. Young was anxious to make the
change-throw over Miss Abbott and engage
Mr.. Woodman.
The motion of Mr.. Young was put, and
he only voted for it.
Mr.. Huhn moved that Miss Abbott's case
be referred to the committee on schools,
which he Withdrew when Mr.. Gale proposed
that Miss Abbo.t's petition be granted. The
motion was carried.
A communication from Mrs. Holbrook
was lead, asking what appropriation was to
be made for music, penmanship and draw
ing. In the latter she was interested,
and wanted to know if she would be en-
ployed at all as teacher Of drawing. This
brought from Mr.. Young all expression of
his fears that the rnoney will not hold out.
Referring to the. clerk he stated that with
the reduction of salaries the pay roll was
even now $3.50 a month over what it was
last year with a smaller staff of teachers.
The board had thought they would have
$1, 800 for this purpose, but they now find
they will not have that amount. It was de-
cided that the secretary be instructed to in
form Mrs. Holbrook that the board
could take no action at present.
MI. Young reminded the board that
last year resolution was passed asking the
mayor to confer police powers to the jani-
tors of The schools. The resolution has
never been acted on. The secretary was in
structed to ask the mayor to confer the
necessary power.
Mr.. Knerr asked for the use Of the hall of
High school for an entertainm ent. The
privilege was granted, with the protest of
Mr.. HUM. He said that there will be ex-
pense attending it; and while the board was
cutting down salaries they could not run
into extra expenses. The pay roll, $7,352.91,
was passed and several small bills to the
amountof $52s.6S. Mr.: Young pointed out
that several bills over $40 had been passed
contrary to the resolution of the board. Ar
inspection of these bills showed that the
gentleman himself had signed the bills.
The principal of the High school reported
that that building leaked all over through
the roof
Mr.. Griggler's account of $84.s2, how.
ever, was allowed for roofing.
A committee on heating apparatus was ap-
pointed, to report at the next meeting.
Adjourned to June 18th.