Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-08

The plan is, however, best adopted to the
single room plan, which We hope soon to
see estaOiisned Tor all the primary and Sec
ondary schoois. Its advantages as already
and constant teachin. on the mart of ali
the teachers.
Considerable difficulty was experienced
by the teachers who We're required to teach
oral grammar, and hence the co:nmittee
on text books very kindly supplied them
with Whitney Il knox's Elementary Les
sons in English, as recommended in August
last.
In order to meet the wants of the teach
ers OF different grades more specifically,
the superintendent meets them BY grades.
viz: The principal and first assistant
primary on the first; the second as
sistant primary on the second. and
the secondary on the third Mon
day evening Of the month. The
meetings are held in tho female high
school room, the exercises beginning at Z
p. M. On account oil the change in the
time OF closing schools after September.
an AZ, additional meetin: was found necessary
!here seems to be no rule governing
the appointment Of substitutes for
teachers necessarily absent for one
or more days. Some came to
me to ask permission, and others arranged
with member Of the board. This will lead
to confusion, and makes it matter of diff
Guilty to keep a record Of such absence.
Under such circumstances too, unqualified
substitutes may be placed in charge. A
safe policy would be to require the substi-
tutcs to hold valid certificates.
Respectfully submitted.
r. X. BuERRLE.
On motion of j. l. Hartman the altcra-
tions proposed in the school rooms by the
city superintendent We're referred to the
experimenting committee with power to
act.
Mr.. j. |. Hartman stated that there
were several scholarships in Franklin and
Marshall college which the school board
was authorized to fill. He recommended
the name of ROderick p. Cobb for one OF
the scholarships. The recommendation was
| approved.
Mr.. u. G. Baker recommended Edw. w.
McCaskey for :: similar scholarship, which
was also approved.
Mr.. ID. &. Baker offered in writing an
amendment to the rules to the effect that
| the two lower classes of the primary
schools be dismissed half an hour before
the time appointed for closing the schools
and that all the secondary schools open at
$50 Il. IN. and close at II 80 a. m., instead
OF at noon, as ut present.
The proposed amendments were laid over
for future action.
Miss Mary l.. CHANNEL, principal of one
OF the Duke street schools, presented her
| resignation, which was accepted and a
vote of thanks rendered her for her faith
ful services.
On motion Miss Bruner, the first assist
ant, was promoted to the position Of prin-
cipal, and Miss Spindler, the second as
slstant. to the position OF first assistant.
For the position of second assistant q
| number of applicants were placed in nom.
inatiOn, and OH the first ballot Miss Sa-
lone Carpenter was elected.
On motion OF DR.. LcvergOod it was Or
| dcrcd that the printed copies of the rules
be placed i'll the Office OF the city superin-
tendent, and that the committee on rules
be discharged.
Rev. Mr.. Reimcnsnyder made motion
that the public schools be closed on Tues
day afternoon next, to enable the pupils of
the schools to attend Il children's meeting
Oh the state Sunday school convention
which Will he held in Fulton opera house
that day
After discussion Mr.. Evans moved to lay
the resolution on the table. which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Eberly moved that the board pro-
coed to elect teachers for the night schools
4 long discussion ensued in which Messrs
J. l. Hartman and cComsey spoke against
electing teachers on the ground that the
schools had heretofore proved failure,
and Messrs. Harris, Brosius and Samson
spoke in favor of the schools, even if the
atten dance was very small.
On motion OF Mr.. Johnston the cOnsid-
Grafton of the motion was postponed until
next meeting.
Mr.. S.aymaker moved to increase the
SALARY OF Miss S. II BundeI, principal of
the girls high school from $500 to $500.
Nh Eberly moved to lay the motion OH
tho table. Lost-yeas II, nays 16.
After further discussion the matter was
on motion OF Mr.. Brosius referred to the
jut!icia.J committee to he appointed by
the president with Instructions to report
next meeting.
Adjourned.
Statistical Report for September. 1880.