The Evening critic., 1882-11-15
THE puRLIC SCHOOLS.
Action of the Board of Trustees Yes


The School Trustees held their regular
monthly meeting last evening. The applica-
tion OF Parker N. Bailey was nled. li.2
The monthly abstract OF reports OF super
intondents mado tho following exhibit; Whole
number OF pupils enrolled, 26,O1O; average
daily attendance, 23,O32; numbor OF tcach.
ers employed, b0i; cases OF tardlness, 2,2OO;
corporal punishment 60; pupils dismissed,
.. communication from the District Com
missionors, covering tholr rulings In regard TO
the location OF any drinking saloon within 400
feet OF any building used for the accommoda.
motion II was ordered that tho same bo
printed I'm the minutes OF the board.
The Commissioners were thanked Tor their
action In regard to prohibition In the vicinity
OF public schools.
letter from tho Garfield Fair Association
was considered which requested that the
schools be closed ON November % to allow the
pupils to attend tho fair. resolution
changing tho day to Friday, December 1, ana
closing the schools on that day, was adopted.
In response to Il request from the committee
for Information as TO what admission fee
would bo suitable, the board recommended
that ton cents be charged.
The board declined 70 allow the Fifteenth
Division Associated Charities tho use OF the
High School hall for their meetings.
MIR. johnson presented the resignation OF
Miss Josephine Esputa as muelc teacher OF
the Eighth Division, which was accepted. Tho
local committee OF tho Second Division re.
ported that the contractors for putting In the
heating and yontllatlng apparatus for the
Gales and the Webster School buildings, which
was to have been completed by the LIST OF No
vembor, had failed TO havo the work finished
and resolution wns adopted calling the at
tention OF the District Commissioners TO the
fact and requesting that the necessary action
be taken to supply the deficiency.
Tho Committee on Teachers submitted the
following report, which was adopted; Second
dlvlslon-Accopt tho resignation OF Miss Eliza
beth A. Corcoran, 10 take effect October 81,
1882; appoint Miss Marion Chadwick act.
ing teacher, to be assigned to tho fourth grade,
10 tnke effect from November o, 1882; appoint
Miss Ella i. Goodwin acting teacher second
division, to take efrect upon assuming duty.
Promotions: Fourth division-Mary q. John
son, fourth to NTH grade; Adele u. Gray, from
third to fourth grade; Sarah II. HALEY, from
first to third grade, all TO take effect Noyem-
Dor 1, 1882. Fifth division-appoint Nellie II.
Fletcher acting teacher, TO be assigned to sixth
grade, to take effect November %, 1882; leave
of absence granted Mrs. Mary Herman, OF
second division from November o.. 1882,
promote Miss Mamie E. Nichols from
school No. 49, Randall building, to music
teacher, Eighth Division; transfer aud pro-
mote Miss Minnie 1. Scott, subasslstant, to
school No. 1s, Randall building; transfer Miss
Sarah A. Tylor, subassistant, from No. 2, Lin
coin building, to No. 1, John +. Cook building;
appoint Miss Amelia E. Butler subassistant
No. 2, Lincoln building, vice Miss Sarah A.
Tyler, transferred.
Bills to tho amount OF si,513.1o were ap.
proved. A requlslton for the purchase of
books OF reference for the cnlOred schools hav-
ing been returned disapproved, upon motion
II was ordered TINT the Commissioners bo In
formed that tho purchase was ordered prior
10 the adoption OF the rule bearing upon such
supplies.
request was received from the pupils OF
the Eighth Grade, First Division, asking for
change of school hours, so ms to include from
to . o'clock, which the board declined to grant,
after which an adjournment was had subject
to the call of the president