Daily Republican., 1883-06-19
FOURTH EDITION,
CITY SCHOOL. BOARD.
Teachers Appointed for the I'm.
suing Year other Minor ROst :

Teachers Appointed for the I'm.
suing Year other Minor Rust.
ness.
At Il special meeting Of the Board of
Education held last evening, President
Ei.lrd presided and the following mem
btrs were present
M4ssrs Kyne, Monaghan, keablrs,
Wiley, Mckay, EoAmon Smith,
F"ukrI, Reeve, Hanson, Sample, Gr!er,
N,nun, Pussy, Shor'lidg", Palmer,
Bets, Hickman and Bealon Smith.
Mr.. Wiley, chairman of the Commit
tee on Teachers, submitted IA report as a
substitute for rhe one offered at last
meeting. A motion was made for its
adoption when Mr.. Kyne moved that it
be laid over for week and gave as his
reasons, that the salaries had been rails
ell about $1,000 lie also wanted 10
know why SON" Of the teachers were
promoted who were not fit to teach III
the grammar schools. TIE motion was
then lost On motion OF DR.. SbOrtlidge
the salary of Annie Speakman Of the
girls department in No. 8 was raised
from S460 to 500, which makes 1t uni
form with other teachers in the same
grade,
In referring TO the report OF the Com
mttee on Teachers. Mr.. Kvne critics.
I'd their actions and accused them OF
having personal spite against some oi
the tea hers. He wanted to know why
Miss Duncan had not been promoted TO
a grammar position when she came be-
fore either Misses Todd, piersan or Van
Trump, and finally moved that the
name of Miss Duncan be substituted in
place of Miss Todd in the g'rs' depart
ment Of No. school, bnt his motion
| was not seconded.
Mr.. Wiley explained that the com
mittee had acted according toa recent
| resolution OF the Board in reference to
the qualifications Of teachers who are
| promoted to grammar schools, and sta
ted that Miss Todd had IA permanent
certificate, and was fully qualified in
point Of knowledge for the position,
while Miss Duncan had not attained
he average required Ivy the Board. The
report was then adopted and the Secre-
rary directed to notify the teachers. of
| their a pontment.
There is bur little change in the ap-
pOinrment of teachers and those whose
salary is increased are Misses Hare,
Pyle, Sayers and Craig, teachers in the
| BOYS department Of No. |. The first
named from S,i65 to $50 and the Others
from S5l5 to $500. All teachers in the
primary schools who have been reciev-
ing $3.50 will hereafter receive $3.50 and
those receiving $500 will also receive
500 after teaching one year. The re-
port concludes As follows
" For the purpose of reducing the
number OF changes Of teachers it Is
recommended that the $3.50 grade of
salary be abolished, this change to he
made in each school when the teacher
whonow receives that salary is promoted
and that from September ) next tht
salaries Of he positions that are nowS3b'
be made Sj65. II Is recommended that
two additional rooms be opened II
school No. Is on September 3 next It Is
recommended that monitor teacher
be employed in the Boys High and
Grammar School for the term com
: mencing September 3 next at $500 PEI
year, and that an additional teacher al
$500 per year be employed in the Girls
Grammar School No. H.
The same committee submitted "A
, supplementary report Recommending
that the name Of Miss Reba Smith, VIII,
had taught successfully for six months
r be placed on the list of applicants 70
teachers, and it was adopted.
+ Mr.. Wiley reported that the lot l56.
. 70 feet at the corner Of Sixteenth am
CIaymont streets, could be purchased o
= Joseph l.. Carpenter, .lr., for SO IL from
foot Of lj6 feet. He would not insiS
on selling with it the lot 10X7O feet. Mr.
Forbes had also offered lots adjoining
the Railroad for SD "A foot TAe com
mittee was authorized to buy the lot o
Mr.. Carpenter.
pr. Mckay requested that the com
l mi'tceS ut the various schools tumiSl
, him with their estimates for the cOininI
year.
1 Mr. rhilrmma Chandler, con'rac'o
tor huiiUiug No. 10 school, being pres
: ent, was iMvir"d to speak IN reference t.
the alleged defects in the building. J.
referring to the building he stated tina
}, there was not y better school buldiu
in the ci1N, rs he best Of material ha
: been used, and he workmanship don
, by experienced work men. He stated
- however. that thr roof hal been paintr
t in the middle a: lannary, IN the midS
Of rain and ~InA. aud that i've paste
II ing was dunr auU,lt the same time, an
< may have been slightly frost bitten. .
small piece Of t!.r root had been ac"
E d"nta,}y skipped by the painters il al
piyIug he second coat Of paint, whic
he 'on1ractor, James McEivcn, ottere
to have done right.
In reference IT, the paint, that gentle
men stated that the work had b en don
according to contract. Mr.. Rcev" call
ed attention TO the Ieaky condition ,
the new roof on No. 20, and Messrs Pa
! mer and Hickman stated that Wm. /
u Robinson, the rontractOr was ready an
n willing TO remedy any defects in I'll
roof The committees OF Nos |" and
= were instructed to call on the cOntra'
, tors and STE if they would max" II
" work satisfactory. On motion Git
# Council was allowed the use of th'
Board room for its meetings while !
n pairs are h"ihg made to the Counc
= chamber, after which the Board JON
~ ned.