Daily Republican., 1880-10-12
EDUCATIONAL.
ATwe Hsars' sessaea . rshe Beaya
of Education = Reports o. the
Committees-That Troublesome
Qnestfen VI the Revisien Z

III Qnestfen VI the Revision
studies.
The Board Of Education me. in ysgu
lar session last evening. Seventeen
members were In attendance.
The Finance Committee reported il
bank balance of 5l6, ,764 %.
al The following report which was pre-
sented by the Committee on Teachers
was adopted;
Your Committee on Teachers have re
asiyed and accepted the resignation o.
Miss Marion A. Black, the third assist,
ant in the boys school No. A. Also W.
, have made the following appointments:
Miss Matte Craig, third assistant No.
4; Miss Lizzie C. Van Trump, assist
ant principal No. Is Miss Ida Cars,
well, assistant principal No, II Miss
Addie Conner, drst assista Mt No. II
Miss Louisa Gould, second assistan.
No. 2; Miss Mary ]. Wheeler, third
assistant No. 2; Miss Eliza Regan,
1 fourth assistant No. 7 Miss Anna Ii
4 Trump, fitth assistant Nov.
4 II was ascsrtainsd after some discus
sion that the committee on Teachers
had authority to make these changes
without the sanction of the Board. DR..
Grimshaw gave notice that he would
offer an amendment to the bylaws
which gives such authority.
A schedule Of studies for the gram
mar and primary schools OF the city.
mentioning the number Of studies and
the names Of text books was reported
by the Csmmitiee on Revision of stu
dies.
DR.. Shortlidgs opposed the introduc
tion OF Felter's Arithmetic. as provided
by the schedule. He said that If a
change was made it would cost 5000.
Mr.. Ksnney stated that II it would
cost that much hs would not approve
of the change. He favored the asopt;on
OF part of Brooks and portion OF the
New American Arithmstics.
Mr. Lobdell thought that Fel,er's
arithmetic was the beat book tnat
could be obtained. He held that it
could be gotten for $64l SO.
DR.. Shortlidge moved that the arith-
metic question be laid over until the
next meeting night.
MIR. Kenney objected and said that
the action OF the hoard in regard TO the
question Of the revision OF studies is be-
Ing commented upon by the p ublic and
also by the press.
DR.. Grimshaw said that it would be
better II The papers devoted more Tins
to educating the people than TO writing
nonsensieal AIT ces. He concluded by
casting an !mpu alton on the grammar
used by some reporter.
Finally the ayes and nays on the
adoption Of the motion were called vita
the following result
Nays.-Messrs. Baird, Belts, Bro oks,
Fuekel, Grimshaw, Hszlstt, Lanpan,
Lobdell, Kennsy, Morrow, Pusey ana
COnrad-l2.
Ayes.-Msssrs. Heisler, Jscobus,
Kyne, Lally and shortlidse-5.
DR. Grimshaw moved to amend the
motion to adopt the report on the sched-
ule by striking out under the question
Of arithmetic for the Primary Depart
ment all the Fslter's arithmetics mem
toned for the fourth, the fifth and
sixth grades. The report ofthe schsd-
uls as amended was adopted.
On motion OF DR.. Grimshaw Felter's
was referred to the Book
Committee with :he request that they
report at the next meeting OF the Board.
Also on motion Of Mr.. Lobdell num-
ber of spelling books, readers and els-
grammars we're referred to the
Committee With the same request.
The superintendent reported that
during the month Of September teach
srs had been absent ON account OF
34t days on other accounts,
Is days.
Tne Committee on oral instructions
was discharged.
The Superintendent was authorized
to procure twenty-five copies OF blank
books.
The appointment Of the following
committee on night sch ool waa an
Messrs. Grimshaw, Baird,
Kenney and Fuekel.
The appointments of. Weiser, iani-
Tor Of No. 8 school, and Mr.. spencer,
auitor OF No. 2 school, were confirmed.
The committees Of the following
schools were authorized to make repairs
At q cost not to exceed the following
School No. 13, $40; Ne. Is, s.; No.
3, $50; No. 3, 50.
The committee on school No. 10 was
authorized 10 buy carpets for three
at a cost not to exceed SAB.
The committee on school No. 10 was a
to put up new curtains, the 4
contract TO be awarded TO the lowest I
bidder. h
The committee OF school No. 3 was in a
tructed to inquire into the expedienoy
4 heating the school with steam. @
The contract for furnishing the =
chools with glass for one year was
.warded to James Bradford. The con-
ractor agrees to furnish lights Sxl0 for
0 cents each. a
Mr.. Morrow moved that committee Il
t five bs appointed to secure addition.
i school room for $50 applicants and a
hat the committee repsrt at an early b
late. The following committee was n
ppointea: Messrs. Morrow, Kyne, Lob @
ell, Baird and Palmer. n
ORDERS.
Thh following bills were allowed and y
rders for the same were directed to be 4
rawn: h
Frank Chandler, sS cents; Robert Il
Iaddock, CAST; Cathrine Haughey, y,
rs Gawthrop & Bro. s4.2O James n
|. Aaron, $l1 az; ; R. A. Edwards, $40 ; D.
amss F. Wood Il Co, SAL .l3; James a
,avis, $1.A5 Granville Worrell, gas 20 Ia
leo. T. Cloud, $l.65; John B. Martin,
m pI.:. c, Dc aogb Wilminu- :,