Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-08-04
EDUCATIONAL.


MEETING OF TIE SCHOOL BOARD.
Report-Revision Of the
Curriculum-Amendn,sD to Rules
Resignation Of \ Teacher.
The board Of school directors met last
evening in common council chamber.
President Baker being absent John l.
Hartman was called to the chair.
The following named members were
present:
Messrs. Breneman, BrOsius. Carpenter,
Cochran, Eberman, Evans, Haas, Hart
man, jackson, Johnston, Marshall, Nc
Comsey, McCOnomy. Morton, Offender,
Reimensnyder, Rhoads, Ringwalt, Rich
ards, Slaymaker, Smeycb. Snyder, E. G.
Snyder, Spurrier, Warfel, Westhaeffsr,
W ilsOn, Christian Zecher, Geo. W.
Zecher.
Mr.. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the following bills, which hav-
ing been examined and approved were
ordered to be paid:
A.C. Kepler, merchandise, 1855 Chas.
H. Barr, books, S4.9S Xavier Reitchie,
labor, &C., S14. 10; G. Wenditz, cleaning
and whitewsshing, $50; Samuel Resh,
hauling, 1926; David McLain, brick
laying, $1.75 Baur,gardner, Eberman 4
Co., lumber, s13.55 Myers s. McLain,
bricklaying. s44.62; Dorwart s. Benedict,
plastering, s37 r. NJ. Morrow. plans OF
Manor street school house, 5lS1.S7 Il.
F. Bowman, on account Of painting Prince
street school house, $25 Il. Yecker, rent
Of hall for commencement, $50 :; A. X.
Warfel, percentage for collection Of school
tax, S1S9.15 ; Ne,c Era, advertising, Sc,
$44. Is.
Mr.. Brosius, from the book committee,
presented q report recommending tho
adoption of the Franklin Square collection
of music in the secondary schools. The
report was received.
Mr.. Hartman, from tho committee on
buildings and grounds, reported the action
of the committee in awardin. the con-
tracts for painting the high school aud
painting and fencing the Prince street
school buildings. OChe contracts have
heretofore been published.
MIR. Rhoads, from the committee ON
furniture and apparatus, reported that
the committee had done all that could as
yet be done towards furnishing the Manor
street school building. Also that the
principal Of tho boys high school wanted
a new dictionary and Il table for the use
of the boys. On motion the cOmmtte was
ordered to procure them.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Judiciary commit
tee, made q report to the effect that the
board of directors had tho naming of
eight free scholarships in Franklin and
Marshall college that only two Of these
scholarships were now filled aud the board
could, if they chose, fill the other six at
the present meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Warfel the secretary
was directed to spread the report in full
upon the minutes.
City superintendent Report.
The following report from the city su.
perintendent was read
LANCASTER, Pa, Aug. 2, 1882.
To the Board Of School Directors:
GENTLEMEN : III obedience to tho rule
of the board, the city superintendent sub
mits his annual report
The whole number of teachers employed
was 70; tho number Of pupils enrolled.
G,731 the average attendance, ,5S4 and
tho average percentage, s.. This shows
an increase in the enrolment Of 29O in
the average attendance of 81 and in the
percentage of3 The enrolment in the
night schools was go, and the average
attendance, 80.
Among the features introduced during
the past year, the first in the order of time
was supplementary reading matter for the
primary schools. That this was u step in
Tie right direction no longer admits Of
doubt, but additional books sufficient to
| supply each primary school with i set OF
| twenty would he an improvement. For
the lowest grade Of primary, An easier
book would also be preferable. and such a
ono is now published and may bc pur.
| chased at the same price rs thOso wo have
In April last the board purchased An
drew's Lunar Tcllurian, to be used by
the superintendent in giving instruction
to the pupils of tho higher grade schools
and to the teachers. His statement con
tanning full information regarding its ust
will be found in the report for May.
For the purpose OF acquainting tho pu
pills with the better kind OF literature, di
verting them from that which is useless ol
vicious, aud creating in them taste fOl
that which is refined and elevating in it.
tendencies, the teachers Of tho secondary
schools were encouraged to give literary
entertainments in honor OF the more
famous American authors. The success!
Of these exercises is so we'll known, that
need merely refer to them here with thu
remark that their good results supply VI
with the best of reasons for continuing
them.
In order to cultivate the memory OF the
pupils and store their minds with chOic'
language, and to supply material suitable
for moral instruction by the teacher, thu
superintendent prepared monthly leaflets
containing Scripture text, y motto and ;
poem.
As an encouragement to the pupils tt
attend regularly and conduct themse!ve
properly. monthly "rOll Of honor" WI
instituted containing the names OF such q
were present every day, and not tardy, o
made excellent progress, or whose depart
ment was unexceptiOnable. The name
placed Oil the roll every month during tn
term are as follows:
w. A. Wilson, G.. Ream. w. E. Powell
G. Byerly, 3. Wolf, Il. McGrann. M
Starr, s. Zscher, S. Humphreville. E
Brady. NJ. Russ, A. Best, NJ. Rsgannes
Is. Mifflin, G. Russ, NJ. Musser. E. COnnel
NJ. Hartman, Il. O'Bryon. L. Miles, X
Mcintyre, II. Apple, +. b. Appel. Z: 3
Leyden, e. Heitshu, F. Smith, G. Fol-
W. Long, P. Flick, G.. Dellct, s. Boas. Z
Amwake, c. Gompf, E. Gompf, q. Huber
E. Long, L. Rote, s. Schoonmaker, II
Stahr, X. OBryon, B. Sell, Il. Lutz. II
Huber, Ii. Hedricks, H. Cast. Il. Dellet
| F. Hook, q. Eagles, B. Hardy, B. Grot
Is. Owens. NJ. Burkhart. II. Evans, L
Kready, II. Irwin, NJ. Huebner, G. Shu
maker, E. Ream, NJ. Allabach, L. Kirch
gesner, F. Eyler, l.. Shirk. T. Weikel, I
Keener, G. Miller. A. Ferrier, B. Ds
Haven, F. Frecht. lola Fasnacht, B. Fri.
man, A. Ernst, X. Metzgar, G. Blicker
derfcr. Zelma Eyler, G.. Heck, w. Bletchel
i Katie SchOenberyer, J. Hilton, A. K;rct