Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1882-10-06
EDUCATIONAL.


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MEETING OF CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
uIcsionarsss and Text Books-Ci,y Super
intsndcns's Report-kes,gnation and
Election of Teachers.
A stated meeting of the school board
was held last evening. The following
named teachers were present:
Messrs. Breneman, Byrne, Cochran,
Eberman, Erisman, Evans, Haas,
Hartman, Herr, Dr., jackson, John
Conomy, Morton, Offender, Reimensuy-
der, Rhoads, Ringwalt, Richards, Sam.
son, Schwebel. Slaymaker, Smeych, Sny-
der, A. j., Snyder E. G.. Spurrier, Wartel,
Westhaeffer, Wilson, Zecher e., Ascher
G. W., Baker, president.
MIR. Wilson presented the following re-
ports from the committee ON text books
LANCASTER, Pa. Oct 5, lSS..
To the School Board of Lancaster City:
Your committee last summer recon-
mended . curriculum of study for the
male and female high schools, which was
afterwards adopted by the board. Among
the studies included was that Of English
literature. No textbook was recon-
mended and none was adopted. The diff
ficulty was that most textbooks on the
subject simply contain biographical de-
tails and criticisms on the works
Of the classical writer's. They arc
books about literature and not lit
erature itself. The city superintendent
has called our attention to list OF Eng
lish classics that seem to meet our wants
exactly. The books contain about fifty
pages each, are elegantly printed on good
paper, and are sold at ten cents each.
~ DrnnvS, Miltnnsc
COmus, COwper's Task, Shakspeare's
etc., etc. A teacher and his class can de-
eide which work to take up, then pur-
chase the books, and when they have
finished it take up another and SO ON ad
infnitum. We think there is no better
way of studying English literature, and
would recommend that authority be given
to use these books in the English litera-
ture classes.
w. A. WILSON,
j. NJ. JOHNSTON.
To the School Board of Lancaster City:
Your committee, to whom was referred
the question, whether it be advisable to
furnish certain schools with Webster s
unabridged dictionary, respectfully report
as follows:
Upon inquiry wo fad it has been .ho
uniiurln praccice of the board to furnish
all the secondary schools with copies Oi
| Webster's unabridged.
Owing to the adoption of the single
room system, under which each secondary
teacher has exclusive control over his
room, and is solely responsible for its
management and condition, it has been
found necessary to increase the number of
dictionaries to supply the wants OF pupils.
| Accordingly, last winter four new die
tionaries wero provided for the Lemon
street schools, two for the James street
schools and three for the Mulberry street
schools.
The only secondary teachers who are
not now supplied are Miss Baker and Miss
Ncepcr, OF the ROck!and schools
Miss Musselman, Of the Manor street
schools, and Mr. Couzzens, principal of q
combined primary and secondary school
Miss Bundelrs dictionary is an old edition
has been in use very many years, las beer
rebound twice, and is not fit to rcbinG
again, many leaves being torn and miss
ing.
For many reasons your committee ar
unanimous in recommending the una
bridged edition. The illustrations are
valuable feature, especially to children. A
picture is often worth q page of definition
and description. The ctyElolOgy Of word
is given and they can be traced back t.
their sources. The definitions arc mucl
more full and complete. The photography
and pronunciation, not only Of the authO
is given, but that Of other distinguishes
orthccpists and scholars. And finally b.
quotations from our best classical author
tho actual force and meaning of words
happily elucidated.
For these reasons your committee Col
daily concur in the recommendation
made ut the last meeting by the committe
on furniture and apparatus.
WA. WILSON.
J. NJ. JOHNSTON.
MIR. Evans, from the finance committe,
reported the following bills which wei
, ordered to be paid
! Chas. Fl. Barr, books, &C., 1929. 81
Myers s. McClain, labor, S17.2O Willia'
= Schaeffcr, broom, 25 cents; Joseph Kep
! pei, brush, 80 cents DOrwart, Benedit
& Co., labor, So; Philip Deitz, Is cents
, Levi Powl, labor, S3i so Geo. w. Flag,
, SIS; Walter A. Heinissh, furniture
! $22.75; Samson Resh, hauling ashes
3 s1S.75 Slough 6 Son. furniture, s14
Mrs. Charles Constein, labor. SC, 50
! George Calder, jr-, ashes. sl.5O; Baum
gardner & Co., lumber, &C., SCOTT
Suter s. Bro, hauling, S71.45; Harbe
!, ger & McCulley, labor and materials, $13
y 81 George NJ. Steinman & Co., me
q chandise, S71.S2; James Stewart, repai
ing steps, $40 Inquirer printing and pu
! fishing company, printing. $40.
!, Mr.. Evans presented tho official bend
J. B. Markley, collector Of school ts
\ with John D. Skiles and Lewis Hartma
\ as sureties in the sum of $4,000. II
bond was approved.
!. Mr.. Evans also reported that the bOn'
F Of the boards advertised for sale had ;
been sold, $500 at 4 per cent. premium al
500 at 1-1O per cent. premium.
Mr.. Hartman, from the committee I
, buildings and grounds, reported verbal
- that the committee had not yet purcha
- on which to erect q new school house. b
- had been examining sites and would prob
bly, purchase one in day or two.
MIR Erisman, from the committee
school furniture and supplies, made Il
following report:
To the President and Members Of the Lance
ter city School Board:
The undersigned, YOUR committee
r supplies and school furniture, present t
m following report Tho cyclOpedia, order
@ to be purchased at tho last meeting of Il
board, has been procured at a greatly !
duced rate than the publishers price. wi
for the sixteen volumes and index, pu
10 lisher's price is $102 We procured the
q for SS1. Each volume has been proper
n stamped and placed in the teachers
: brary. We also report that we have not J
y. accepted the furniture placed in the roo
le of the Manor street school building by
4. Buffalo furniture company, as it does 4