Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1880-10-08
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
REGULAR MEETING LAST MIGHT.

REGULAR MEETING LAST MIGHT.
Bills Paid-Committees' aud Supcrintend-
ent's Keports-soholarships In fransiin
and Marshsn College
Resignations, Promo
tioai aud Election
ofTeachers.
The October meeting Of the Lancaster
board of school directors was held last
evening, the following named members
being present:
Baker, D: G., Brosius, Cochran, Eberiy,
Eberman, Evans, Harris. Hartman, D.,
Hartman, j. l., jackson, Johnston, Lever
good, Marshall, McComsey, McConomy
Morton, Reimensayder, Rhoads, Samson,
Schmid, Schwebel, Slaymaker, SNYDER
Spurrier, Westhaeffer, Zecher, Christian.
Zecher, Geo. w., Warfcl, president.
Mr.. D. g. Baker, from the superinteud-
which the committee recommend that the
two lower classes in the primary schools
be dismissed half an hour before the
schools close, and that all the secondary
schools be opened at 81 o'clock a. m. in
stead of Q O'Clock, and close at IL a. III.
instead of at noon.
Mr.. John /. Hartman rather favored the
proposed change, but was inclined to think
that it could not be made except by an
amendment to the rules of the board, as
they provided that the schools should open
and close at a specified time.
A discussion ensued in which Messrs.
Brosius, McComsey, Ebcrly and Slaymakcr
participated.
The chair decided that the proposition
Of Mr.. Baker to change the time OF OPEN
ing and closing was not in order unless
presented in writing as an amendment to
the rules, In which case it would have to
lie over until next meeting when it could
be read, and at the succeedin. meeting be
finally acted upon.
An appeal was taken from the decision
of tho chair. and the chair was sustained
by vote Of 20 tO7.
Mr.. Evans from the finance committee
presented the following bills, which, having
been examined and approved by the
finance committee, were ordered to be paid
Henry Slough, repairing desk, &C.,
s12.13; William R. Gerhart, surveying
West King street school lot, So; jacob
Heline, labor and material, sS. 10; Levi
POwl, labor, repairing, &C., $50; II. NJ.
Morrow, lumber, $3.50; Baumgardner,
Eberman & Co., lumber, &C., s26.55 !;
William H. Roy, binding, $3.50; Eram-
iner, printing and advertising, 5000 ;
Lancaster gas company, two bills, So :;
Stoner, Shreiner & Co., hardware, S199 :;
Isaac POwl, horse hire $3.50 New Era,
advertising, $3.50; Steinman & Hensel,
advertising and printing. $780, r. Blick-
enderfer, crate, &C., s1.2O Chas. II. Barr,
books and stationery, s261.02.
Mr.. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the official bond of A. X. War
fel, tax collector elect, in the sum of
Sc, 600, with John B. Kreider and Henry
s. Shreiner, as sureties. The bond was
approved.
MIR. John l. Hartman, from the school
property committee, reported that double
Outward-opening doors had been placed
on the Prince street school house !;
and that the committee had thought it
best to make no change regarding the
title to the well near the North Mulberry
street school.
Mr.. Buehrle presented the following
report, which was read
To the Board Of School Directors:
GENTLEMEN: The city superintendent
submits the following report for aeptcm-
ber:
The whole number Of pupils enrolled, as
will be seen by the statistical report ap-
pended, was 1888, the greatest number in
attendance, 3, lis, the average attendance
1886, and the average percentage 30.
The number of visits made by members
of the division committees, "a, as follows:
NJ. BrOsius 3, D. G.. Baker 2, d. Hartman
3, j. w. Jackson 12, DR.. J. LevergOod 1,
c. Schwebcl 3, J. NJ. Westhaeffer 3, G. W.
Zecher Z.
The number of visits made by directors
was 100, as follows D. G. Baker 2, NJ.
Brosius 2, r. B. Cochran 2, c. F. Eberman
2, E. J. Erisman 8, d. Hartman II, J. |.
Hartman 2, J. w. Jackson 4, DR.. J. Lev
ergood 13, w. O. Marshall 6, VIM. Nc
COmsey 10, L. Richards "a, J. Samson /,
Il. +. Slaymaker, 10, J. b. Warfel Is,
J. NJ. Westhaeffer 8, G. Zecher 20, G. w.
Zecher 8.
The names Of the directors who visited
two of the schools were not reported, al
though the number of visits made to one
of them was given.
The number of visits made by the super
intendent was ITO.
All the schools except one, which WAS
opened OH the day following, went into
operation on the first and the teacher of
music resumed his duties on the sixth of
the month.
The number of pupils in several of the
schools being too large, it was found ne
oessary to transfer some Of them from one
building to another, in order, rs far as pos
sible, to prevent OvercrOwding, and to
make the work of the different teachers
more nearly equal.
The changes made in the building on
East Lemon street necessitated the trans
fer of two schools to the building occupied
by Miss Hantch's school, on South Duke
street. These schools being of different
advisable to transform the class rooms into
permenant school rooms, thus adopting
tho single room plan, although under seri-
GUS difficulties, as these rooms are very
small. Such rs it is, however, the arrange
ment is pi sferable to the previous one and
together with the alterations made in the
Did buildings on East Lemon street, ,demor-
'trates the practicability of changing all
the old buildings to the single room plan,
whenever the board may desire to do so. !
In view of the acknowledged superiority of |
his plan, and the fact that many of the old |
buildings will Of necessity be used for some |
lime yet, it might be advisable to change
Is many as possible, during the second
week in November, when we assume the |
schools will be closed to enable the teachers |
20 attend the county institute. Another |
reason why this should be done as soon as |
possible is that the benches in some of the |
class rooms are arranged in a manner very
INJURIOUS to the eyes Of the pupils, who
ire in some cases required to sit facing the
and in others with their backs
20 the blackboard. Some of the class
.oovna o1cn havo iDsuffi c;oDt soofinrv c,n,c