National Republican., 1883-06-27

reicrred TO inc committee on tcAGncfS 10 rn-
port at the next meeting Of tho board.
Tho discussion was continued by blessrs.
johnson, Brooks, and Loyejoy IN favor OF the
report and against the amendment Mr.. Love-
Joy said that Miss Jcnnings's name had been
presented n year ago and that was deemed
sufficient time. Mr. Qunby was young man
of undoubtod qualifications who had helped
to work his way through college by Keeping
books He was probably not equal to Prof.
Spencer as commercial educator. but the
board could hardly hopo TO got Prof Spencer
for the salaries they paid Miss SoolCe was
the honor scholar Of the Boston university in
her class and was specially recommended.
There was no hasty action ON the part of tho
committee in nominating teachers They
were required by law t. mako these nomina-
| tiOns tonight.
Con. Curtis said that he only wanted Justice
done 10 Miss Lane Whilo tho bylaws re-
quircd the nominations TO be made tonight,
the trustees know very well that that re-
| quircment was intended TO apply only to the
regular teachers who were generally apv
| pointed from year to year
| Tho report AS amended was adopted.
| Miss Lucy b. Davis offered dor resignation
as teacher TO take effect Sept. /, and ac-
ceptcd to take effect June 3d.
Mr. Brooks said the committee on accounts
was regarded rs an auditing committee. IL
was their duty by law to certify the correct
| ness of all bills to the commissioners II was
| tl.0 duty of that committee TO see that all
articles of property bought by the schools was
so bought, and delivered, and used by tho
| schools. by the recent letter of the commits
siouors il would appear that they had nothing
to do with auditing accounts. The board or
its committees have assumed they had the
| right to usGrp the place Of the commits
sionerS In fiscal matters The object OF
tho board aud tho duty of the commit
tee require them to certify that somc
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boon made, OF that Che supplies ordered had
been received. Tho board has taken tho
ground that no officer outside of tho board
| had any right to purchase supplies, or to
make expenditures OF school moneys without
the knowledge Of tho board of trustees. The
whole obi act of the board has been 10 throw
around the commissioners % guard in the cS-
pcndituro OF moncyS lie had no suggestions
10 make, but felt 1t was his duty to mako tho
statement before presenting the bills no
held as IA member of the committee OH aC-
counts. The decision OF tho commissioners loft
the board tho right to certify that the
services of n teacher had been rendered and
that his salary was SO much. But tho
board according to the action Of tho
commissioners, had no right TO purchase
or to contract for any supplies Whatever. The
board cannot hereafter certify that any sup
plies have been purchased or received. Tho
practical workings of this decision during tho
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any knowledge whatever of how tho school
fund has been expended or what becomes of
it, so far US tho question OF supplies is con-
ccrned
Mr.. Brooks discussed this question at some
length, and wound up by saying that this
action on the part of the commissioners was
but another step in the Capitalization of
power now so rapidly usurping everything in
the district. BY this decision the janitor of
% school can become u receiving officer for
supplies, and ho can order and receive sup
plies without the board knowing anything of
it. But the board OF trustees have legal
powers independent of tho commissioners,
who will assuredly find out that they have
mado mistake in this matter when the bills
come to be audited by the United States ac-
counting officers
Mr. Brooks then road tho bills, which
amounted to $5,5l3.5O. They had been au-
ditcd and were ordered approved
Mr.. Lovejoy then briefly gave his opinion
on the recent decision of the commissioners,
wherein he took the ground that the board
! legally had the right to audit its own bills,
whether for supplies or services.
Mr. Brooks reported favorably tho names OF
William Baier as janitor of the Amdon school
building and William Wilkerson as janitor OF
the Abbott building.
The report of the committee on schol.
arship was as follows; The Amidon
medal awarded to Miss Mclaughlin
the Kendall scholarship in Columbia univor-
sity to George II. Ayres, and the Boston
university scholarship to Clement l.. Sites
There was no competition for tho King
scholarship at Dickinson college. AT o com
! petitive examination held ON the fifteenth
instant at Franklin building between the
advanced pupils selected from both high
schools, Mr.. William =. Cutter having ut.
tanned the highest per cent required was
; awarded the Birney scholarship in the Cor
l..I;
the second year of the high school of the
seventh and eighth divisions, upon foui
; hours notice, entered the examination and
attained respectively rs and 81 per cent, The
, winner attaining 05per cent.
The examiners mako especial honorable
, mention of Miss Shimm, the young lady who
attained 57.@
a resolution of regret for the death of Mrs
SophrOnia Lusby, and of coincidence with heI
relatives, was adopted.
Gen. Birney offered % resolution that the
normal school be assigned rooms in the high
school building next fall Laid over till mex
, meeting.
! Mr.. Loveioy offered an amendment to thu
bylaws, providing that when q teacher is sicl
or absent unavodubly one half of her pay
should be received by her, tho other half L
go to the substitute, unless the board recon
. mends otherwise.
! The board then adjourned
, The superintendent5 report shows tina
, the whole number Of pupils enrolled in jun
was 2l,7s5; daily attendance, 20,3l7; teach
I, ors employed, sos; white, 1888 colored, 179
cases of corporal Observation-Disclosures, 2; col
orcd, IL; total, 14 dismissals-whites .
!; colorcd, o.
i On the twcnty-second of November, 1885,
= tho board of trustees adopted resolution il
It these words 81 lieu of the then fomal
teachers OF music in the first six divisions, on
h male teacher shall be employed ut II salary q
. 81, 500 year, to take effect ON aud after til
beginning of the ensuing year,
n In pursuance of this resolution Miss AliC
" johnson, Miss Annie King, and Miss I.etti
!. j. Ransom are dropped and Mr., f. II. Butter
field appointed in their places. These youn
ladies were all successful and earnest musi
o teachers, and it is n matter of regret that th
u. board of trustees should have thought it ca
" pedient to consolidate their positions.
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d HThc rcportoflhi competitive examination WI
st published in THE REPUBLICAN Of the slxteenl
"a instant