Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-03
Board of Education.

Various Matters of IateresE DfScuased- 7 The LOOmIs Matter Referred to the
 Committee on Schools.
 The Board of Education met last evening, Mir. Welch presiding.
 The Committee on Schools reported that the basement school rooms of the Congress avenue school could be finished so that they could be used for school purposes when-
 ever required. The plasteripg will be done
 the and floors laid in about two months.
 The cost of finishing will be $1 ,000. The
 rooms will not be ready for use'till May. MT.
 weIch thought that the expense might be,
 dispensed with. s..> ..- s
 The superintendent, MT. .Dutton, reported
 that the Washington and Cedar street
 schools were oyercroWded now and that with
 the increase of scholars to come next May
 more room would be needed. If eight rooms
 were done of in the new school house, in
 cluding the basement rooms, there would then be room enough and this would relieve the pressure on the other schools in that sec ton. MT. Zunder and Mir. Parmelee favored
 the project and Mir. Strong and MT. Pond op- posed. A vote was taken upon MT. Parme lees motion that the work be done at once,
 and it was carried q | Upon recommendation of MT. Zunder D. | GOO desks will be ordered for the new school. MT. Zunder addressing the Board said that \ the members of the Board with the exception of Mr. Welch had considered the subject of | giving the new Normal school name, and | had unanimously fixed upon ss'sWeIch' as a | deserved tribute to President Welch, of the Board, as the name. The t'Welch school, | therefore, they had decided to call it. 1 Mr. Welch interposed and objected to this \ step. He wanted the subject laid over to a future meeting. The Board for once over ruled their honored president and the ques- | ton was put and it was voted that the name | be the s'WeIch school $ | The contract for the new iron fence for the Congress avenue school was awarded to Rob- ert Wilson. the lowest bidder. His bid was 1 $455.
 The discussion in regard to the connection of MT. H. ". Loouais, of the Truant school | on Whiting street, with the publication of the Saturday Sensation, was opened by MT. Par melee Mir. Zunder said that MT. Loomis | had nothing to do with the publication of the paper. He solicited subscriptions for his | sons advertising sheet during the vacation. But beyond that he had nothing to do with either of the papers. s1l
 | Mr. Pond said that the fact about the paper | business was that the proprietor of the Sem sation broke his press and went to young Loomis for help and he printed it one week. | MT. Zunder said it vas published there two weeks.
 MT Pond said he did not think that the Board ought to let the matter rest without as- | suring themselves without doubt that Mir. Loomis did not know anything ahout it. Mir. I Zunder said Mir. Loomis' character WAS of the
 best. This Supt. Dutton emphasized. MT. | Strong said there was no doubt about it. Mr. Parmelee thought committee ought
 to be appointed to investigate the matter Mir. Strong thought the matter should be dropped. Mir. O'Brien thought that the | Committee on Schools should, in justice to Mir. Loomis, investigate and make 8 report | Considerable discussion followed as to the fact whether any charge had been proven against the senior Loomis. Mir. Welch or | dered that, if there was no objection, the Committee on Schools should investigate the matter and report next week. The Board | then adjourned.
 The Committee on Finance held 8 meeting and approved bills amounting to $29, ,878.17. This includes payment on contracts at the
 WeIch training school-on Congress avenue.