The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1882-12-22
School Committee.

The regular monthly meeting was called
yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock The Mayor
presided Present, Messrs. MCGOWAN, Hol-
den, Files, Thaxter, Burrage and Gray.
Miss Ella f. Latham was elected by ballot
assistant ia the primary department of the
North School.
The action of the Supervisors in the transfer
of Miss f. |. Pollister from primary No. to
the Cumberland Grammar School, was ap-
proved. her salary to be the regular salary of
the grade to which she has been transferred !;
also the action of the Supervisors in transfer
ring Miss Clara L. Smith from the Smaller Pri-
mary to Primary No. 2, on her request to
bring her nearer her home, was approved; also
the action of The Supervisors in appointing
Miss Mabel R. Jordan to fill temporarily va
cancy in the Smaller School, was approved.
The Mayor alluded in appropriate terms to
the recent death OF Miss Edith M. Barrows of
the Smaller School, and on his request Mr..
Thaxter introduced the following resolutions:
Resolued, That this Board has learn ed with
deep regret of the DEATH on the 10th inst. of
Miss Edith M. Barrows, late teacher in the
Smaller School
ReSolUed. That we desire to place on record
our testimony to the earnestness and intelli-
gence which characterized her work as
teacher and gave assurance of marked success
in her profession as a medal
scholar from our High School in the class of
1873, she soon after entered the Gorha m Nor
NAL School, and was graduated from that in
situation among the first OF her class, she then
entered the Portland Practice School, where
she received diploma in june 1881 She was
Immediately elected TO position in the North
School, and remain ed there un,il she was
transferred to the Smaller School at its organ
izatioD. In all these positions she acquitted
herself with marked credit, discharging her
duties with promptness and conscientious f.
deity Her life, which gave such promise of
usefulness, has been cut short, but she leaves
record worthy of special commentator.
Resol0ed. That copy of these resolutions be
transmitted TO her family, with the expression
OF our sympathy in their bereavement.
Voted, That the Secretary be authorized and
directed to enter the full months salary
against the name of Edith NJ Barrows on the
pay roll for December
The Supervisors report favorably on their
various schools, mentioning the various
changes that have been made.
The Superintendent of Schools brings to the
notice of the Board the fact that all the school
rooms in the Eastern part of the city are full,
some OF them excessively so;-that ewing in
part to the transfer of all the Grammar grades
from the North School to the Smaller School,
necesstating the use of one or two rooms more
in that grade than otherwise it would have
Deen needful to use; and owing in part to con-
siderable increase in the population of that
portion OF the city, the present school accom-
modations on Munjoy Hill will not meet the
wants of the next school year. He suggested
the propriety of this Board requesting the
Mayor to ascertain whether or not it is posi-
Bile to finish two additional rooms in the
Smaller School house as the original plans of
that building approved by this Board contem-
plated.
The Superintendent also reports particular
ly on the condition of the work in the Brack-
EFT St. Primary School, commenting favorably
on the present appearance of its several rooms
Pay rolls and bills for the month amounting
to 81, 390.47 were read and approved.
Voted. That DR.. G o. Files be requested to
write the next annual report on the part of
this Board.