Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-11-05
THE SCHOOL BOARD.


rganix0tiOn-Ro-el0ctt0n Of OmcerS-
school Bonds Ordsred-CisyS Super
Intendent's Report-Teschs
0rS' Institute.
The members and members-elect of the
board Of directors of Lancaster school dis
trict met in common council chamber last
evening for the purpose of reorganization.
On motion John I. Hartman was chosen
to act as temporary chairman and Charles
r. Eberman as temporary secretary.
The returns of the election for school
directors, held last February, were read
and it appeared that F. w. Haas, John
Levergood. Peter McConomy. Adam Oh
lender, H. 2. Rhoads, G. W. Zecher. C. F.
Eberman, John I. Hartman, Joseph Sam
son. H. r. Breneman, John B. Warfel and
NJ. L. Herr had been duly elected to serve
for three years each, and they were de-
clared to be duly elected.
The roll being called the following men,
bers answered to their names
Messrs. d. G. Baker, H. r. Breneman,
Thos. 3. Cochran, Chas. F. Eberman,
Emil J. Erisman, Robt. A. Evans, F. w.
Haas, D. Hartman, J. l. Hartman, DR.. NJ.
L. Herr, John w. Jackson. J. NJ. John
stOn, DR.. j. Levergood, w. o. Marshall,
VIM. McComsey, Peter economy, Adam
Offender, Rev. c. Reimensnyder, H. Z.
Rhoads, Luther Richards, Joseph Samson,
Jos. Schmid, Chas. Schwebel, H. E. Stay
maker, Daniel Smcych. E. G. Snyder, A.
X. Spurrier, John B. Warfel, J. NJ. West
haeffer, w. A. Wilson, Christian Zecher,
Geo. w. Zecller.
The members elect are Messrs. Bronze
man. Eberman, J. I. Hartman, Herr, Sam
son and Warfel, Republicans, and Messrs.
Haas, Levergood, McConomy, Offender,
Rhoads and G. W. Zecier, Democrats.
The board proceeded to elect permanent
officers, whereupon John B. Warfel was
unanimously reelected permanent presi-
dent, Charles F.Eberman, secretary; VIM.
o. Marshall, treasurer, and j. II. LOucks,
jjanitor.
On motion of DR.. LevergoOd the salaries
of the oficers-elect were continued in the
same amount as those heretofore paid.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
MIR. Evans from tho finance committee
presented the following bills, which being
approved by the committee, were ordered
to be paid.
Chas Ii. Barr books and stationery
s32.5 Uriah Bitter and John A. HOrting
81, 600, due Arthur Wilson contractor for
erection of James street school building {;
G. Suter for earth for filling in at James
street school $3S.65; Abram s. ROhrer,
cobs SO; Henry Smith, wood 81 ; Henry
b. Hess, cobs $3.50; John B. Hess, cObs,
$3.50; John s. Stoner, cobs, 81; Levi
Powl. labor $1O.5O; Franklin Haines, labor,
s1O.2t; Michael Strumpf, wood &c, 81
Finn & Breneman, repairing and mer-
chandise S31. IS J. II. Loucks services as
janitOr $40.
~GCo A.
ton:
Of paying tho Indebtedness, contracted by
order of this board, for the erection of the
Lemon and James street school houses,
amount of ten thousand dollars shall be
issued in denominations of $500. The said
bonds shall bear interest at the rate of
five per centum per annum, from Decem-
Der /, 1880, payable scmi-annually, and
shall he redeemable ut the pleasure of the
board at any time after December 1, 1881,
and shall be payable on December 1, 1890.
Each bond shall be signed by the presi-
dent, secretary and treasurer, and the cor
porate seal of the board snail be attached
thereto.
SEC. 2. An annual tax of one sixteenth
of one per centum on all subjects of taxa
ton for school purposes is hereby levied to
pay the principal and interest of the above
loan, cOllectible and payable as other
school taxes.
The resolution was unanimously adopt
ed.
DR.. LevergoOd moved that the H.
nance committee be instructed to place the
bonds ON the market by advertising for
bids for them and selling them to the high
est responsible bidder.
The following report Of the city super
intendent was read !:
TO the Board Of School Directors Of Loncastsr,
Pa.
GENTLEMEN Your city superintendent
hereby submits his report for October. He
is happy to report that the schools have
been in good working order during the
month, and that the indications are that
fair progress has been made. Some of the
schools are still too large, but this evil
will probably be removed az soon as the
new buildings can be occupied. As will
be seen from the accompanying statistical
report, the whole number Of pupils en-
rolled was 1926, tho average attend
ance was $3.50, and the average
percentage S6. The number of Wis
it's made by members of the visit
ing committees was IA, namely, J. w.
Jackson, 5; G. Schwebel, Q; w. Nc
Comsey, 1 {; Nj. Brosius, 4, and not
named. The number of visits made by d.
rcctors was 40; namely, J. l. Hartman,
l.; J. w. jackson, 2; II. E. Slaymaker,
a; l.. Richards, A; Rev. c. Reimensnyder,
I; J. NJ. Westhaeffer, 1; w. McComsey,
12 :; &. Zecher, 5; DIR. J. Levergood, 4;
W. "A. Wilson, 4; d. G. Baker, 2. The
superintendent made 62 visits to the
schools, thus enabling him to make % to
the teachers. The number of teachers
present at the meetings, called by grades,
as heretofOre-now, however, including
the high school-was 61.
At tho beginning of the month report
Of his attendance, conduct and progress
was sent home with each pupil belonging
to the primary or to the secondary grades
to be examined and signed by his parent,
and then returned to the teacher, to be
similarly sent at the close Of every month.
1t is believed that these reports will, in
some cases at least, prevent truancy, and
they will, in all cases, enable parents to
know what kind Of a record their child has
at school during the term, thus providing
the means for intelligent cooperation with
the teachers. They seem to be highly ap-
preciated, not only by the parents, but
even by the pupils themselves, and the
teachers find in them an efficient aid in
securing better attendance and study, SO
that the best results may be confidently
cXpectly from their use.
As the winter season is approaching it
becomes necessary to attend more carefully
to whatever might endanger the health Of
the pupils attending the public schools.
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