Daily Republican., 1880-03-09
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
shall children whose parents
live Outside the City be entitled
To attend the Pnbllc Schools
Other Comma municattOns.

shall children whose parents
Live Outside the City be entitled
To attend the Public Schools
Other Comma untcattOns.
The Board of Education met last eve-
ming, President Eckel presided.
A communication was read from Por-
ter aud, Coates, which said that Browns
Algebra could be obtained as follows :
Examination go cents; introduction IS
cents; retail price, $l.25. The commu-
ntcation was referred to the Committee
on books.
| The following communication was
received from Thomas Heuster
| MOUNT PLEASANT, March Q, 1880,
| Mr.. President of School Board of Public
Education IL would like you to answer me
the following questions; II had ward or
they have free admission TO the public schools,
would they by living In the city with a pri-
Vate family and board and lodge there be
constituted residents and entitled to admis
sion ii their guardian resided elsewhere.
THOMAS HEusTER.
Mr.. Baird said that similar commu-
nications had been received, and asked
the question If said children came
would they be refused admittance to
the schools.
The matter was referred to commit
tee of three, consisting of Messrs.
Eckel, Conrad and Belts, who will in
quire about the question and will also
report rule at some future meeting.
The Secretary was Instructed to answer
the gentleman, saying that the matter
was in the hands of n committee, aud
that he should receive an answer when
the question was decided.
The Delaware Fire Company asked
for the privilege of tapping drain in
the rear of No. school house. The
request was granted provided that the
Delaware Company would pay the
usual fee of twenty dollars. The com
mittee of No. II school asked Tor per-
mission to have the roof and the out
side of the building painted at a cost
which would not exceed Sis. Per-
mission was granted.
The report of the Superintendent Of
the public schools was read, showing
that during the month of January the
absence of teachers owing TO sickness
amounted to 151 days and for other
reasons it amounted to II days. In
the month of February the absence ou
account of sickness amounted to 3j days
and for other reasons 81 days.
The report of the Superintendent was
received aud was directed 10 be placed
on file.
Mr.. Morrow presented the following
preamble and resolutions:
WHEREAS, Representations have been
made to the Board OF Education that not
more than one hundred and sixty two cogies
of Warrens primary GeoeraObles will be re
qured in the public schools Of this city pre-
vious TO September l, 1880, therefore be 1t
RcSolved, That the several Wishing commit
tees having charge OF the public schools
and the book committee Of she Board be and
are hereby prohibited from purchasing pre-
vious to September J. 1880. mora than one
hundred and siXty-tRO copies Of the Warren
Primary Geogra ply, the number said to be
required, without first obtaining the consent
of the Board.
ReS0lred That the several visiting commit
tees of the schools shall report TO the Book
Committee previous to September l, 1850. the
plumber oil primary biographies 'bat wit be
required in their several scdO0ls a'tCr TIE
summer vacations, and suc0 geographic.
shall not be purchased until the consent Of
the Board snail hlvo been FIRST had and OBJ
taiped.
TIE matter was laid over until the
frst meeting night in the month Of Sep
tember.
Permission was asked to have school
house No. 13 on Second street, painted
at a cost Of 81. Permission was granted.
A resolution was presented by Mr..
Furry asking that the salary OF the
janitor Of school No. IS be restored TO
$50, as it was previous to December l,
1878, and that the Board pay him the
sum of $3l.75 for back pay. The reso-
luton was adopted.
A bill from George ". Thompson,
amounting to $40, for collecting taxes
in School District No. -, was directed
to be paid.
Mr.. Conrad moved that tie Board
change the place of holding school No.
10, as it was in a swampy and unhea'.
thy location. The Board decided to in
quire into the expedieDcy Of removing
the school and learn the ccst OF a
suitable location.
The Board unanimously, dacilel t0
return vote Of thanks to the Teach.
ers Institute for complimentary tlrkeys
for Robert Bruces lecture.
Teachers in the night school were
granted the following Suns Mss
Fanny Butler SIS, Annie Hsyers &48.75, |
Annie Radnitzky $4S.7j.
Vacancies in committees caused by |
the resignation Of Messrs. Taylor the
FIRST and Mention Of the Tenth were
decided TO be filed by the President.
The committee on the hospital were
instructed to make report at the next
meeting.
The committee on No. IA school were
granted permission to havs the cess
pool cleansed and repaired At cost not
exceeding $J5.
Repairs on No. 3 school not to exceed
81 were directed to receive attention.
Mr.. Kyne was appointed committee
of schools Nos. 3 and 10.
During the evening ths following
bills were directed TO be paid:
y. +. Thomas & Co., 81 Jos 81 Il. I. Morri-
son, $40 So II. l. Pyle, 40 cents :: 4 Pickles.
agt., $S l3 James Bradford, e7 cents J nj.
s. Clark, So 50; James Davis, $l AZ; p i.
and }. b Foreman, So 80: Jacob Wright, e.
.. p. johnson, So 50; l. + Adair, ST. 80; 9
p. johnson, 81 6s; Allen Speakman, e 95
teachers salaries, $t395 Is lanitors' sala
ries, S4bS 80. Total, So 0O4 10. The sum OF SIG L