Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1881-03-04
SCHOOL AFFAIRS.


SuprrIntsnde"ts Ksport-Ihc James
Street NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for
Compensation for
Losses.
A stated meeting Of the board of di-
rectOrs OF Lancaster school district was
held in common council chamber last
evening.
The following named members were
present
Messrs. Baker, Breneman. Cochran,
Eberman. Ersman, Evans. Haas, Harris.
Hartman d.. Hartman j. l., Herr, Jack
son, Johnston. LevergOod, Marshall, Nc
COmsey, McCOnOmy. Morten, Offender,
Reimensnydcr, Rhoads. Richards, Samson,
Schmid, Schwebel. Slaymaker, Smeych,
Westhaetfer, Wilson, Zecher Christian,
Zecher Geo. w., Wariel, president.
MIR. Baker. from the experimenting
committee. reported that the James street
school building had been finished, ac-
cepted and occupied. the schools being
organized ON the plan proposed by the
city superintendent.
MIR. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the following bills, which, hav-
ing been examined and approved by the
committee, were ordered to be paid
Amos Z. Rotr. cleaning windows Of school
houses, sa4 o.: X. NJ. Morrow, lumber
and labor, $3.50; john Baer's Sons,
desks and Settees, SS532:: Rife & Kauf-
man, insurance premium, $3.50 James
S. LanninS, kindling wood, 81 gas bills
for Chestnut street and high schools. $15 ;
Steinman Il Hensel, advertising. SlO.5O
Levi Powl. repairing desks and school
houses, s1G6 n. X. Hoifmeier, twelve
chairs. SO Chas. ii. Barr, books and
stationery. s23,71 \. X. HOffmcier, re-
pairing desks, hanging shades, Nc., $3.50;
Reilly Il Keller. coal. $50 10.
MIR. E,isman, from the book committee,
presented Il resolution for the purchase Of
two copies "f the latest edition Of Web
ster's unabridged dictionary for the use OF
the James street schools. The resolution
was adopted.
MIR. }. |. Hartman, from the committee
on buildings and grounds, reported the
acceptance OF the James street building
and stated that arrangements were bein.
made for the alteration OF the most south
crn of the old buildings on the West
Chestnut stree. lot, SD rs tn tit it for use
! OH the single room plan.
MIR. David Hartman. from the school
furniture committee. reported that the
committee had contracted with Mr.
o'"A@" i't 'iS ucJh-CsbSCS GuCy WtlC
directed hy the board to procure for the
high school building, aud had bargained
for desks fOr the pupils and teachers of
! the West Chestnut street school building,
soon to be remodeled Also for several
umbrella stands AMI IL chair for the Office
OF the city superintendent.
MIR. Samson, from the night school COM
mittee, reported that the boys night
school WAS pretty well attended, but tho
girls school anG the colored school were
SO poorly attended that the committee
recommended them to be closed. On mo-
tiOn the committee was directed to close
them.
The city superintendent report was
presented and read as follows:
LANCASTER, Pa, Marcl, 3, 1881.
To the Board Of Schoot Directors:
GENTLEMEN--I herewith submit my
report of the public schools, for the month
of February.
The whole number ri pupils enrolled
was 1887 the average attendance was
2,21S, and the average percentage of at
tendance Was -. The enrolment Of pu-
pills in the night scllo us was 80, the aver
age attendance 4S, aud the average per-
centaSc j3 These numbers show an in
crease Of lGD in the average attendance,
due no doubt to the mil,ler weather and
to the gradual disappearance OF the measles
| from among the pupils.
| The number of visits made by the visit
ing committees. as rcp,. ted by the teach
ers was ii, OF which G.. Schwebel made
4; l.. Richards 1 DR.. j. LevergoOd 2 :;
II. z. Rhoa.is 2 ; p. McConomy 3, and
F. w. Haas ?. Other directors visited as
follows: J. W. Jackson, ) E. G. Snyder,
l; j. 3. WarfcI, 3: l.. Richards, 12 :;
Rev. Riemen nysler, d. Hartman. 5 !:
W. 0. Marshall. 4 J. Samson, 1 VIM.
McC"nsey, 1G; ID. &. Baker, C. Zech-
cr. 7; III. r. Breneman, 3; II. Z. Slay-
maker. 4 :; + W. Haas. 8 :; II. z. Rhoads,
2; j.. |. Hartman, 1 G. Schwebel, !.
Making - visits in all.
i The number of visits made to the schools
by the city superinrendent wls 81.
The new building on West James street
was occupied on the last day OF the month.
The number of pupils enrolled by the
teachers, there, according to 4 statement
received 10 day is as follows Miss Powers
advanced secondary, "a seats, 49 pupils
Miss ID 'wHr7. secondary, So seats, - pu-
pills; Miss Ms,sselman. advanced primary,
I'd seats. 90 pupils aud Miss Marshall, pri-
mary, 30 seats, 60 pupils. In admitting
pupils 10 'i'i:, school, the line adopted was
the mi,!,l: .. North Water street, OH the
east ami the middle of w. Walnut street,
Oh the south. The change i'm the eastern
! boundary WIS found necessary for want of
room t" accommodate all the pupils resid-
ing III the district, anu the committee,
! therefore, instructed the superintend-
ent to adhere to the line which he had
originally recommended to them. The
schools seem to be we'll organized. and the
work is progressing very satisfactorily.
have the honor to be your humble
servant, II. X. BUEHRLE.