Daily Republican., 1880-02-24
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Tho Proceedings at the kegnIal
Meeting Last Evsning-Anothsr
Battle I'm tho Geography war
warren TrlumRhana.

N Battle I'm the Geography war.
!, warren Triumphaua.
I At the regular weekly meeting OF tn
Board of Education last evening, Pres
dent Eckel presided.
Il The Committee on Teachers made th
following report:
/ Your Committee on Teachers rspor
most respectfully that, in order to pro
vide teacher for the division of gram
mar school scholars, temporarily pu
into No. 3, they have directed that Mis-
Susan Wier Of this school, act as tn,
teacher Of this division till the end O
the school year In July next, and tha
| Miss Joanna T. Matthews act as q sub
stitute in Miss Wisr's place for tn
same time.
| Your committee would report furthe
that they have appointed Miss Anna P
bssson as q substitute to take charg,
OF this additional room opened in schoo
No. IL, and TO have that place until re
lieved by this committee.
In view OF the increased sizs OF schoo
No. l3, Qt being now larger than No
II, II or 40 your committee recon.
mend that the principal of this school
be allowed, as q substitute, the salary
OF q prinsipal of a primary school, till
the end Of the present school year.
The report was adopted without op.
position.
The Finance Committee presented an
estimate OF the expenses of each school
for the coming year, the totals being as
follows: Salaries, $54, ,595; books and
stationery, $4,595; repairs, %, 757;luel,
S2,45S; gas, water, insurance, etc.,
1874.
The Book Committee reported that
they had received a proposition from
tie publishers of Harper's Introductory
Geography of so liberal a nature, that
by its acceptance and the introduction
Of Harper's instead Of Warrsn's, (ths
present text book, several hundred
dollars can he saved. They therefore
recommended that the proposition he
accepted. (The exchange price is 80
cents per copy.)
A long discussion ensued on lths re-
port, dnring which Mr.. Kent read an
estimate of the number Of hooks re-
quired TO be renewed in the different
schools, and argued that great loss
always accrues to the students by a
change in the text books. From his
estimate of the number of new books
required he was confident that the
change would not be an economical
one.
Mr.. Ksnnsy opposed Mr.. Kent's posi-
tion, and held that on the score Of
economy the change should bs made.
Mr.. Lynch, opposing the report of
the committee, made some personal al
lusions which might be construed TO
refer to the agent Of the Harper Com
pany (who was present at the meet
inG) and he was promptly called
to order by DR.. shortlidge and
the chair decided the point well ia
ken. For second time he was called
to order, on the ground that he was
impugning the motives of mem bers,
and was told to confne himself to the
question or quit. Again, in tue course
Of his remarks, he alluded to the mat.
ter as pet job on the part of some
Of the members, and was again
called to order, by Mr.. Kenney,
'f the book committee, very comphatic-
ally denying the imputation that it
was pet job.
DIR. Grimshaw sensibly regretted
hat in the Board the emherss do not
ieal exclusively with educational mat
ers, and further regretted that per-
Qualities had been introduced. The doc.
or argued that according to the propos-
tion to introduce the Harper's as most
# the Warren's are worn out, two diff.
erent kinds of hooks will be mixed up
n tue schools, and besides that the
hangs would cost at least $780,
he speaker also made prac
ical comparison between the
maps in the two Biographies, to
how that the Warren maps are far the
'sst, and he also thought. and doubt
ess thought right, that the people of
his city are heartily tired of this eter-
Ial Geography question.
According to Mr.. Morrow's computa-
ion nearly 100 new books will be- re-
uired about September first, and he ear. t
estly favored the change, arguing that
Varren's book, as an instructor, is far ,
nferior to Harper's.
Mr.. Lally said he understood that.
lr. Morrow in making his examination
s to the condition of the books in the &
arious schools, merely asked the
hildren to hold up their hands c
y way Of indicating the condition of :.
leir books.
Mr.. Morrow branded the assertion as 81
Use. t
Mr.. Baird was of the opinion that If
le proposed change was made the I
oard would lose not less than $3.50. "
After long discussion MIR. Kyne, n
owed to postpone the matter until the
rst meeting in September. Lost. 0,
The ayes and nays were then called Q
nd the report OF the Committee was =,
st by the following vote: ''
Ayes-Messrs. Heisler, Kenney, Nor 81
W, Palmer, Shortlidge, and President o
,kel-6.
Nays-Messrs. Baird, Belts, Furry, A
rimshaw, Grubb, Kent, Lally, Nc y,
tire, Ruth, Lynch and Kyne-11. a
Col, Heisler afterwards changed his So
'te to "no." al
After some tfiiing repairs were au- @
orized at various schools, the Board al al
jeurned at 10 O'Clock. ~
Amasements. gu
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