The daily gazette., 1880-02-10
FIRST EDIT TION.
the SCHOOL b soARD.


MONEY QUESTION CoMks UP AGAIN,
AND BRINGS OUT SOME QUEER CON-
| TRAJECTORY STATEMENTS.
The Board Of Education met in
regular session last evening, President
Eckel in the chair.
The Book Committee, Col. Heisler.
chairman, reported that they had re-
ceived from the publishers of Harper's
Introductory Geography, an offer so
liberal that by introducing it into the
schools in lieu of Warren's Primary
Geography several hundred dollars
would be saved next year. Therefore
the committee recommended that the
change be made.
Under the rules the report was laid
over until next meeting.
The subject of renting two additional
rooms in school No. 13 q owned by Rev.
Father Reilley) at rental of $3.50 per
year, coming up as unfinished business
was temporarily laid over.
The report of the Committee on
Transfers recommending the use of a
lower room in school No. 4 as a. girls
grammar school, was considered, and
IN lieu of this report Mr. Kent, chair
man Of the committee, offered the fol-
lowing substitute
That the room in NoN D now occu-
pied 0y the first division| be temporari-
~ used as girls grammar school.
In the discussion which ensued DR..
Grimshaw argued in ia vor of having
less transferring, and Of grading the,
different schoolsso that kchdlAfs c9nldI
be furthef. advanced Sn- one school
without being sent all around town
from school to school for the purpose
Of advancement.
The subject of transfers appearing
to be quite a weighty one, worthy Of
serious consideration, DR. Shoftldge
moved that it be laid dvertoa Special
meeting to be held on Thursday even
ing.
The motion was lost, il being arrang-
ed that immediate action was neces-
sary on account of the number of
scholars awaiting transfer and thus
keeping applicants for seats out of the
schools.
Mr.. Kent's substitute ropOrt was
then adopted, and on Mr.. Kehts mo-
tion the Superintendent was instructed
to carry the provisions Of the report in
to effect.
Mr.. Baird offered a resolution in
structinS the Cobimittee on yTfansfers
TO remove the grammar epaftment of
No. 8 school to No. 8, and to remove
the training and primary schools now
held in No. 0 to No. 8, thus making
No. Q wholly gramma ar school and
No. primary school.
The resolution was referred to the
Committee on Transfers with instruc-
tions to report at the next meeting.
The question of renting additional
rooms in-school Noe 13 was next con-,
sidered. Daring the edibcussionit was
stated that there were about 100 va
cancies in No. II school (McDowel-
ville) and about 10 in No. IA, over
Third street bridge. The applications
for seats appeared to be about equally
divided between the eastern and west
ern sections of the city, and therefore
it was decided to openronly one addi-
tlonal room in No. as. " Z6 WI
In discussing this question Mr.. Con
rad Suggested that II would be well to
see il one teacher could not be spared
from one of the other schools to take
charge of this extra room, "for," said lie
"the Board is not likely to have as
much money at the end of this year
as it had at the end Of last year."
DIR. Grimshaw said thltwas mistake.
The chairman Of the HpAhcA Cpnmitc
lee asked Council TO aHpfophate $50, =
900 for public schools for 1880, and as
far as he knew Council was Obliged to |
appropriate the amount asked for by |
the Board. II, so, ,lhe. BOARD willshaye |
the 100000 apprbpriatsd, and, the $22,-
OO0 balance ifrbank, mhkinga total OF |
$4,000. The law is explicit, and Coun-
ell is obliged to appropriate what the |
Board asks for. The doctor said lie did |
not go to he newspapers for nforrna1
tion as to what Council should do, or |
did do, he hooked at the law, Which 4
plainly says what Countil shall do.
On MIR. Morro VS. motion, the Finance
Committee was instructed to prepare |
the appropriations OF the Board for the
pr, sent year aud report at the next
meeting.
MIR. Baird arose to a ques' ion OF
privilege, and explained his position in
regard to the surplus fund Of the Board,
in written speech. lie maintained
that at the meeting of the Board of
Education and Ciy Council confer
'ence committees, last wioter, he had
proposed that any surplus in the hands
Of the hands of the Board in 1879
should be deducted from the appropria
ton for 1850. fhls was his view then,
and he had maintained itevcr since.
DR.. GrimslIaw moved that MI. Baird's
explanation be received aud placed on
die.
Mr.. Kenney was opposed to taking
Any actlon that would give Mr.. Baird's
statement the Off 'ial appreciation oi the
Board. Mr.. Baird denied the charges
made against him, but The gentlemen
who made them insl lsted they were
true.
AIR. Kent said that he was member
IT the committee that conferred with
the Council committee, in relation to
The Boards appropriation, and that Mr..
Baird then said the surplus, al the end
of 1873 should be deducted from the ap-
pTopriation for 1880,
Mr.. Belts said he was a member Of
t 70 same committee, was present al the
Conference. He said he would AXE his
solemn oath not word was said about
. transferring the money back to the
city,
President Eckel said he was at the
committee meeting, and IL was certain
" given TO the Cour Gil committee to un-
derstand that The surplus in bank to the