Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-02-03
MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD.
REPORT OF sUPERINTENDING COM
MlTTEE.

\ stated meeting OF the school board
was held in common council chamber last
evening. The following members We're
present:
Messrs Breneman. Byrne. Cochran.
Eberman, Erisman, Evans, Haas. Hart
man, Herr, Johnston, Levergood, Mar
shall, McComsey, McConOmy Morton, Oh.
lender, Ringwa!t, Richards, Samson,
Schwcbel, Slaymaker, Smeych, A. J. Suy-
haeffer. Wilson, Christian Zecher, Geo.
W. Zecher, Baker-president.
Mr.. Warsel, from the experimenting
committee reported as follows
To the President and the Directors OF the Ian
caster School Board:
Your experimenting committee respect
fully report that the number of pupils to
4 teacher in the primary schools in the
northern part of the city Is too large, and
that for want of seating capacity appli-
cants residing in the immediate vicinity
of these schools have been and still are de-
MED admission. To place the matter
properly before the board your committee
would state the following facts:
1su. Rule G4 limits tho number Of pupils
on the list Of any primary school having
but one teacher to 60; in those having
three teachers to $50.
AC uuulOCt Vi Stats III Luc IOOIu Ill
the new building is also limited to GO.
3. The following is the average number
on the list and tho number to teacher in
the schools above mentioned, and in those
adjoining them, for the last four months ::
Miss Bruning. 3 teachers, 43 to teacher
Miss l.. Marshall, 3teachers, ~ to Il teach
CT Miss E. Carpenter, 3 teachers, AZ to
teacher. Miss Stahl, 2 teachers, II t" a
teacher Miss ClarksOn, l teacher, 81 :;
Miss Bair, teacher, SO Miss Mussclman
teacher, 65 ; Miss "A. Marshall, teacher,
81; Miss Spindlcr, l teacher, GO; Miss
Shirk, teacher, 76; Miss Iolbrook.
teacher, 81; Miss Clifton, teacher y =;
Miss DOugherty. 3 teachers, "a to a teach
cr; Miss Suydam, 3 teachers, 81 to q
teacher Miss Johnston. 3 teachers, 81 to
| 4 teacher; Miss Zuerclier, 3 teachers, 30
| to teacher.
In view of these facts your committee
recommends
1st. That no pupils residing on or south
| OF Chestnut street be admitted hereafter
to the Lemon street primary schools. and
| that east Of Lime none south of the rail-
road be admitted
I'd. That no pupils residing on Walnut
street east Of Charlotte, nor any ON Water
or Mulberry streets south Of Lemon be
| admitted i'll the James street primary
| schools.
1t is believed b. your committee that
the adoption of the above reconmenda-
tions by the board will in short timo
| relieve the Over-crOwded schools and
! provide accommodations for ail who are
entitled to admission.
We also desire to'diyect-the attention of
the board to the miserably inadequate
|
Of the city, which will become even more
apparent it our recommendations are ap-
proved. A new four room building in
| that section has certainly become ncccs-
sity, and we urge the consideration of the
matter by the board.
In the Eighth ward there is also a press
ing necessity for Il school building and
as tho board has already, and on several
occasions, recognized such necessity, we
respectfully but earnestly recommend that
| such action be taken IS will insure the
| erection of q suitable buillin. in that ward
during the coming season.
JOHN Z. HARFEL,
Ii. E. SLAyMAKER,
LUTHER RICHARDS,
WM. MCCOMsEY.
On motion that part OF the report fixing
the linss for the James street schools was
adopted.
Bills Paid.
Mr.. Evans, from tho finance committee,
presented the following bills, which,
being approved: by the committee, were
ordered to be paid Stoner, Shrcincr &
Co., for mdsc., $33.43 Slaugh & Son.
cabinet work, s66.5O John Musscr,
hauling, S1.25 ; Ida V. IIantch, teaching
night school, $3.50; Joseph Samson,
brushes, S16.GO.
Mr.. Erisman, from the committee ON
furniture and apparatus, reported that
Miss Powers needed a dictionary for the
use of her school. On motion the com
mittee was instructed to purchase one.
Mr.. Hartman, from the committee on
buildings and grounds, reported that the
committee had viewed several sites in the
Eighth ward, with the view of selecting
ono wlereOn to erect a four room school
house. There are several suitable sites
conveniently located one is Il lot 100 by
200 feet on High street, but the owner
asked an unreasOnably high price for it,
SO, 600. Nv. Hartman thought the board
would do we'll to appoint a committee with
full power to select site and purchase 4
lot at such point as they thought best.
They could scarcely go amiss, as a school
Is needed III almost any part of the ward.
Dr. LevergOOd took the same view and
moved that the committee OF which Mr..
Hartman was chairman be empowered to
make the purchase.
Mr.. McCOnomy moved to amend by add
ing to the committee tho members from
the Eighth ward.
The amendment was accepted and the
motion rs amended adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Hartman it was
further ordere that the lot selected should
be of suitable size for a fOur-rOOm school
building.
Soldiers Orphans.
Mr.. Breneman, from the committee on
soldiers orphans, presented an application
for admission into the Mount Joy orphans
school, of Henry and Agnes Pickle, chill
dren of Henry Ii. Pickle, Union soldier,
who was killed at the Prince street cross
ing of the Pennsylvania railroad. The
committee had made due investigation
and found the children entitled to admis-
sion. On motion their admission was rec
commended by the board.
Night Schools.
MIR. Samson, from the night school
committee, reported that the girls
night school had been closed, the
attendance having become too small
20 warrant keeping it open. The
committee also recommended the closing
of the Strawberry street night school for
the same reason. The recommendation of
the committee was approved.
Visiting Committees
The president announced the following