Daily Republican., 1882-08-29
|r1Tv SCHOOL BOARD.
,rTN sUHOOL HOURS
CHAS%sT OLA %sTPERINTENDENT's
REPORT.

ur,ar stated meeting OF the
hs Sa ny ~ Public Education was held
alI iaht n President Baird in the chair'
niEnTf Tfollowing members present:
Ino ousisler, Kyne, Keables, Nor
PSsrS I ,;er Sample, Reeve, Furry,
TcKav. Brooks, Feukel, Ken
nSGn',, Sg',tnn s6ortlidge and Belts.
FER the reading OF the minutes minutes me me
omittee on teachers reported tne
lnsI luution Of Miss Ida Carswell ss
gilS'tV4 ginNt teacher in school No 4, and
lSVlnS n,s was accepted by the
SaT The same committee also
alG, .bat the following promotions
Wv ade which was adopted:
mSu',, MO r " Woolley, first assistant In
Al,i' .. 'sallieM. Jones, second I assis'
Z ~ No. 2 ; Nellie G. Duncan, fourth
p.tant tH ii in boys school No, 4; Sallie
lSsanS sS0% second assistant in No. 6
eas" o q Bowing, fifth assistant in
HgsOw Owavce % Carpenter, third assis.
A7 %"A7 Florence Ramo, fourth
Y ant ~ N IN No. 7 Lulu Paynter, fifth
IStsut Ss In No. u Mrs. Anna II.
rson S assistant principal IN NO. n
rSOn o, 7 Dayis, first assistant in No.
sS sSIIis G Bye, assistant principal in
SS 90, Lizzie Steele, fourth assistant
H. ~ 5o Lizzie Alrich, fifth assistant
N" NJ % % clara Hyde, sixth assistant
M, 20; Jean W. Scout, seVenC" as
and in No. 20. ,. r
n motion the Committee on trans
vare authorized to make tempo,
WA trensfers OF pupils TO No. and
10 schools, until school building
ia readV for their reception.
10 committees of Nos. 10 and 16
tooIs were granted the privilege OF
Inc Inc necessary repairs made
= motion Of DR.. Shortlidge the
Dmittee of No. 20 school were grant
she prtvilege of allowing parties to
tho drain, running along Spruce
M from that school, at u stipulated
n per foot. ..,u.od o,oo.;on
NJ called and no report being sub
VA Mr., Benson suggested to the
n n the necessity of having report
X this committee aud thought they
'pld meet, appoint a chairman and
Iva at some definite conclusion.
Fhe building committee ofSchool NO.
sked that an order be drawn in their
a. for $4,000 in part payment for the
otion of the new building. Adopted
same committee also asked for on
6itiopal order of $l.730 to pay for
brinp old School. Mr.. Kyne found
ne objections to this order being
,nted and wanted to know il the COM
ttee WAS authorized TO spend that
Sount Of money. Upon being an
ered in the affirmative the motion
syailed, The committee also asked
an extension of time as previously
eed upon for finishing thenew build
stating that from present appearan-
one week additional would be suf-
ent. So ordered
The committee to whom was referred
Is duty of adjusting the salaries OF
litors submitted written report,
hiCh was read, and after some discus
d., laid on the table for two weeks.
superintendent OF Public Schools, d.
W Harlan, submitted his annual report,
hing July 3lst, 1882, which was, on
otion referred to a special committee
assisting of Dr.. mckay, Messrs Ben.
N and Sample
Mr.. Hilton moved that section z of
Rules be so amended as to read
AS and 1.45 instead of IL and as
fetOfOre. This was done in order
aT the time lost by children who were
|liged to leave school before the close
the morning session, for the purpose
Carrying dinner, might be obviated,
closing the school Is minutes before
on, thus giving those who carry
nner ample time to do so, without
|errupting the remaining session Of
school, which had been q serious
HnOyanCe heretofore.
ibis motion created quite discus
pn as the matter had been broached
fore the Board numerous times in
( past DR.. Shortlidge opposed the
ptiou as offered and thought no good
puld come of it, but he was willing to
1t for awhile as an experiment. BY
luest Superintendent Harlan gave
opinion On the subject, which was
fhe effect that the motion was a good
and coincided with his views ex.
ly, aSin his visits among the various
POOLS he saw the dem oralizing effect
old rule had on the entire school by
PSe dismissed before the close of the
pOOl, for the purpose of carrying din
More especially was this noticed,
the superintendent, in school No.
where about 100 pupils were dis
'sSed at one time.
n, ShOrtlidge jumped to his feet and
4 he was surprised to see the Super
endent stand up before the Board
say that he had permitted 100 pu-
to be dismissed from one school,
y such demoraliziug effect, without
plyi1g the Board He also stated
In his opinion many of the mem
IN the past (not those of the pres
mad catered more to the desires
tho teachers than they did to the
ms Of the scholars He, as mem
mad never catered to their ideas
ne did not intend to
IL Hilton, the originator of the mo-
Wok.umbrage at DIR. Shortlidge's
arKS aud denied the asser tion point
nk and stated tina; ne made the mo-
III the interest of the parents and
ne success of the schools.
IL Heisler amended the motion by
ing tae matter during the first SO =
ol The school, from Septemb Der to
pEpSfy, and If it failed TO work sue
.ully at the lapse of that time, to
sner consider the matter. The
snament was accepted and the orig.
moton as amended was adopted.
WIS motion the schools will close at
tNt M before twelve and open at quar-
oeioie two and no scholar will be
nlIIeo to retire before that time.
ue committee on new school No. 20
Ul'eu The school flushed and ready
oCc oocCScupancy and asked for an order
KY, me balance appropriation,
,uu order was allowed.
"a motion the secretary wssiustruct-
aouty the owners of old school
aO 20 maj they had vacated the build.
DHu Is also give notice to the janitress
~ ler 0n, services were no longer requir-
az said school.
Ofse Of the Thomas Clyde.
~ oWhers OF the steamboat Thomas
ue, attached last yrecls bv +he ITnired