Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-06-02
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
BUSINESS OF THE MONTHLY MEETING.

Bilh Paid-Rate OF School Tax FIxed-Ad-
Joofeed Meeting-COmmencemen
Committee Appointed.
A stated meeting of the board of di-
rectors of the Lancaster city school dis.
trict was held in the common council
chamber last evening.
The following named members were
present
Messrs. Breneman, Byrne, Eberman,
Erisman, Evans. Haas, Hartman, Jackson.
Johnston. Levergood, Marshall, Nc.
Comsey, McConomy, Morton, Reimen.
snyder, Ringwalt, Richards, Samson,
Schwebel. Slaymaker, Smeych A. j..
Snyder, E. G. Snyder, Spurrier, Warfel,
Westhaefler, Wilson, Christian Zecher,
Baker, president.
The minutes of the last stated and
special meetings were read and adopted.
MIR. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the following bills which, having
been examined and approved, were order
ed to be paid Lancaster city, water
rent, $139.G5; Levi Powl, repairing
schools, S1O.G5 EraMiaer, advertising,
S2l,2 gas company for gas to May 1st,
$3.50; Myers 4 McClain, for labor and
tree boxes for trees in school grounds,
$17.27 Myers s. McClain, for bricklaying,
s4.35 :; stoner, Shrelner & Co, merchan-
disc s22.17.
The resolution presented at the last
meeting for levying school tax of 3
mills on real and personal property for the
ensuing school year was adopted.
MIR. Wilson asked, in view of tho alb
sence of Mr.. BrOsius, chairman of the
committee on text books, that the report
presented by the committee at the last
stated meeting of tho board, proposing
some changes in the curriculum of studies
IN the high schools bo postponed until
next stated meeting.
MIR. Warfel stated that as ho occupied
the chair temporarily at last meeting,
and had ruled that change in the list of
text books involved an amendment of tho
rules of the board, he would now move
that the report of the text book committee
he read a second time and laid over till
next meeting.
The report was read and laid over.
Mr.. Hartman moved that when the
board adjourn it be to Thursday evening
June 18th for the purpose of fixing the
salaries and clecting teachers for the ensu-
ing year.
Mr.. Warfel said that owing to the
building of the new school houses it
would not hereafter be necessary to have
so many teachers in some of the combined
primary schools. He moved to amend
MIR. Hartman's motion by directing the
city superintendent to report to the board
at the adjourned meeting, tho schools in
which teachers can be dispensed with.
The amendment to rules 100 and 102
proposed at last stated meeting, giving
the city superintendent the same author
ity to admit pupils to the schools as is now
possessed by tho experimenting commit
tee, was read second time and laid over.
Mr.. McCOmsey presented the applica-
ton of Charles H. Obreiter, for one of the
scholarships in Franklin and Marshall
college to which the board is entitled. He
stated that Obreiter was pupil in the
boys high school who would graduate at
next commencement. He moved that a
scholarship be assigned him.
Mr.. Evans understood that the free
scholarships were intended to apply for
them rs soon as they shall have graduated.
After some further remarks by DR..
Alderman Spurrier and others
the application was referred to tho judi
ciary committee to report at next meeting
as to whether scholarships can DO assigned
to any other than graduates of the high |
school.
MIR. Warfel moved that committee of |
three, of which Mr.. Marshall shall be |
chairman, be appointed by tho chair to
make tho necessary arrangements for the
ensuing high school commencement. The |
notion was adopted and the chair appoint
I'd as said committee Messrs. Marshall, |
Hartman and Eberman.
Adjourned to meet Thursday evening
June the Is.