National Republican., 1880-10-13
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Business Transacted by Them Last Evening
Tho board Of school trustees held their reg.
ular monty meeting last evening at tho
franklin school buildings with Mr.. c. NJ.
Matthews in the chair and Mr.. J. II. Brooks
secretary. The committee on teachers re.
ported the following appointments, which
were confirmed Miss Helen A. Duffy, second
grade, second division; Hiss Helen May Man
ming, sub.assstant school No. &c, sixth diyi-
sion, and Miss Thomas snb.assistant female
grammar school, fourth division.
A preamble and resolution was read and
adopted, setting forth that tho boys of the
high school were not provided with either
desks or chairs, aud were compelled to sit on
benches and place their books upon tho floor,
owing to the failure Of tho contractors TO fur
nsh them, and requesting the District com.
missioners to annul the contract on the ground
of deceit and unreasonable delay.
The reports Of the superintendcnts Of the
schools for September showed; Number Of
pupils enrolled, 2i,220; average daily sttcnd-
nnce, %, ,l5i; number OF teachers, l5s; case of
tardincss, i50; cases Of corporal punishment,
02 pupils dismissed, 8, Tho increase over
September, 1879, in tho average enrolment
Of pupils was stated to be 430 and in the num-
her of teachers 2S. ..-,.,f,.
A proposition to close the schools on tho
18th instant to allow teachers and scholars 10
visit Baltimore, Was laid ON the table.
Applications for positions as teachers were
received aud filed ffum Misses Bessie Croft.
Emma Miner Mott, Mary q. Campbell, Rosa
l., G. Hazard, Anna NJ. Smith, Martha Jcffcr-
son. Ellen l.. Wayne, Belle ). James and Ado.
udc S. Payne as teacher Of cocution.
Bills amounting to S2,3O0.e0 were approved
and ordered TO be paid
A resolution was adopted instructing the
conmi!tec on teachers to consider and report
method to equitably increase the salaries Of
supervising principals, principals of the high
schools and the male teachers Of certain
cighth'grade schools
A communication was road from Mr.. w. Q.
Force presenting the board with a portrait Of
his father Mr. Peter Force, after whom tho
new building in the northwestern section OF
tho city is named. The portrait was ac.
eepted and ordered 10 be placed in the Force
building.
Mr.. Lovcjoy called attention to the defec.
tive manner in which the furniture recently
put in the Force and Peabody buildings was
constructed aud stated that frequent COM
plants were made by tho pupils that their
clothing was torn by catching in the cracks
in the seats and desks. lie then asked for tho
sidcred at the last meeting Of tho board.
Air. Curtis said that ii tho contractors had
not done their duty In this matter tho District
commissioners could remedy it, and II WIS not
worth while iUrtho board to devote any moro
time or attention 10 II.
The resolution which provides that tho
committee on supplies shall examine and re-
port whether or not the furniture is of tho
kind and quality contracted for by tho Dis.
trict commissioners was then put upon its
passage and adopted.
Mr.. Farley submitted tho following resolu-
tion, which Was unanimously adopted:
Resol,d That II Is the sense Of lhs board that 10
liquor saloon shall be permitted within the neigh
hJrhUOd Off public school, aud that all saloons
situated ought "a be closed soon practicable by
tho proper authorities
The question Of rabolishug the issue of ccr-
tilcatcs of mcr IL was discussed al some length
aud referred TO the committee on scholarship
aud prizes, with instructions TO report at tho
next meeting. Tho chair announced Mr..
Chaplin Brown as a member of the committee
on teachers vice DR.. Christie absent from
the city. The committee on supplies reported
number of bills Tor material furnished
Building Inspector Entwisle for repairs to
school buildings, without tho sanction of tho
board, amounting to S53S 80, and asked for in.
slructons In the matter. After rather
spirited debate, motion disappearing tho
bills was adopted, und they were referred
back to the District commissioners. The
board then adjourned