Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-01-07
OUR EDUCATORS.
Meeting Of the School Bosrd-Change Of
TeacherS-A New LOa0-COmmlttce
RepOrts-Nlght schools.

Meeting Of the School Bo~rd-Change Of
Teachers-A New L0an-COmmlttce
ReP0rts-NlEht schools.
The board of directors Of Lancaster
school district met last evening in common
council chamber. The following named
members were present:
Messrs. Baker, Breneman, Cochran,
Eberman, Erisman, Evans. Haas, Harris,
Hartman, il. Hartman, Johnston, Lever
good, MOrshall, McComsey, McConomy,
Morton, Offender. Reimensnyder, Rich
ards, Samson, Schwebel, Slaymaker,
Smeych, Spurrier, Westhaeffer, Wilson,
Christian Zecher, Geo. W. Zecher, WarfeI
president.
Mr.. D. G.. Baker, from the superintend-
ing committee. made report that owing 20
the illness of Miss Lille C!arkson, one Of
the teachers, the city superintendent had
recommended and the committee appoint
ed Miss Bear to take charge of her school
until Miss ClarksOn was able to do So, and
that Miss Harkins in the meantime take
Miss Bears position. The board on
motion approved tho action Of tho COM
mittee.
Mr.. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the following bills which, being
approved by the committee, were ordered
to be paid
Joseph Samson, brushes, $40; Geo.
NJ. Steinman & Co., merchandise, S9.CS !;
Henry Schmid, labor and use Of horse and
cart, Sl1; Lancaster gaslisht and fuel
company. for gas, $50; Levi Powl. labor,
&c, s7.2O; Pontz & FRO, brick. 54l.2j ;
| Miller & Hartman, brOoms, $3.50.
Mr.. Evans also offered the following
resolution relative to loan.
Resolred, SECTION 1. That for the pur-
pose of paying the indebtedness contracted
by order of this board, for the erection of
the Lemon and James street school houses,
registered bonds of tho board to the
amount of ten thousand dollars shall be
issued, in denomination Of five hundred
dollars. The said bonds shall bear inter-
est at tho rate Of five per centum per az
mum, from February !, 1881, payable semi
annually, and shall be redeemablc ut the
pleasure Of the board, at any time after
February 1, 1882, and shall be payable on
February /, 1891. Each bond shall be
signed by the president, secretary and
treasurer, and the corporate seal Of the
board attached thereto.
Sec. 9. An annual tax of One-sixtieth of
one per centum OH all subjects of taxation
for school purposes is hereby levied to pay
the principal and interest Of the above loan,
co!lectible ard payable as other school
taxes.
Mr.. McCOnomy moved to amend by
making the bonds rcdeemable in ten i'll
stead of one year, urging that better terms
could be had from money lenders il the
period were heightened.
Mr.. Baker moved to further amend by
making the term five years, but after some
discussion the amendments were with
drawn and Mr.. Evans's resolution was
unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Baker, from the book committee,
reported that the city superintendent rec
emmended that the teachers be furnished
with copies OF two small text books on
drawing, to enable them the better to
teach that branch in their schools. The
entire cost would be only about ST. The
committee recommended shat the books
be furnished. Agreed to.
Mr.. John /. Hartman, from the commit.
tee OH buildings and grounds, reported that
the committee had had gas put in the
office of the city superintendent that the
.janitOr of the ROckland street school hat
resigned and Christian Nauman had been
appointed in his stead. Mr.. Hartman alst
stated that the Rockland school building
was insulficientIy heated and suggested
|
building
Mr.. Spurrier corroborated Mr.. Hart
mans statement and moved that the prop
crty committee be instructed to procure /:
heater. The motion was agreed to.
Mr.. Samson, from the night school com
mittee, reported that the night schools
had been opened that the boys schoO
was well attended, but that attendance ri
the girls school was small-the number
OIL the roll being only 90 and the average
attendance 13.
The city superintendent report was
read as follows:
LANCASTER, Pa, Jan. &, 1sso
To the Board Of School Directors:
GENTLEMEN Your superintendent here
with submits to you his reports of the pub
lie schools of the city of Lancaster, for the
month Of December. The whole number
of pupils enrolled was 3,1S3; the average
attendance, 1881 and the percentage OF
attendance, Is. In addition to these, the
night schools report an enrolment of &c,
with all average attendance Of Al, The
small number in average attendance, in
day schools, is accounted for by an extra
ordinary amount Of sickness among tho
pupils, and the approach Of tho holidays.
Tie number of visits made by the visit
|
cas-, was Is, as follows: A. X. Spurricr,
esq.,, 3; Joseph Samson, 5; DR.. NJ. L.
Herr, 3; Peter McConomy, 9 A. Oblen.
der, 1 F. W. Haas, 2; by the other di'
rectors, 12j, as follows Hon, J. b. War.
fel. 22: J. W. Jackson, II; c. Zecher, 81
J. NJ. Westhaeffcr, 1; ID. Smeych, IA !; l..
Richards, IS; ii. E. Slaymaker, 9; D.
Hartman, 5; I. Hartman, /; VIM.
McComsey, 8; J. Schmid, 1; Rev. c.
Reimensnyder, l; II. r. Breneman, 6; +.
". Haas, 9; ii. L. Rhoads, j. NJ.
Johnston, I.
The numbers Of visits made by the city
superintendent was 81. The examination
of ali the classes in the secondary schools,
and one weeks sickness, prevented him
from making Il greater number OF visits.
The examinations, except in reading, were
entirely written, and the papers are Row
in the supcrintendent's Office, where they
can be examined by any person desiring to
do SO, and where they will remain for ref.
erence, and comparison with future exami.
nation papers. In this way definite idea
of the condition of the schools relatively
and absolutely can be obtained at any time,
and the consciousness that their work will
be used for such 4 purpose will stimulate
both pupils and teachers. As consider.
able change will no doubt be made when
tho new buildings will be occupied, few
promotions were made, being such only as
were demanded by peculiar circumstances
The Child's Book of Nature, parts and
II, is now being supplied to the schools.
and the course Of study is therefore now
carried out in all its details, as it wa:
probably never before.
Respectfully submitted.
II. K. BUEHRLE.
The report contained the following sum