Daily Republican., 1883-11-13
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
Single Desks in N eW SchOOIs-The
Vaccination QuestlOn-COmm
too on Health.

tee ON Health.
The regular stated meeting of til,
Board of Education was held last even
ing, with President Baird in the chail
and the following members present
Brooks, Feukel, Heisler, Hickman,
Keables, Mckay, Shortlidge, Beaton
Smith, Hofiecker, Vernon, Reeve,
Wiley, Pusey and Belts.
The Committee on Teachers reported
in favor Of employing Prof. j. jackson
Pierce to give instructions In penman.
ship at the High school on Monday and
Thursday of each week, between 8 and G
Ip. M, for ten weeks, beginning on
Monday, Novem Der 19; that he be
allowed 500 for his services, and that
the principals Of the schools and all the
teachers of grades above the sixth in
the course for primary schools be re-
quested to take the lessons.
The proper officers were instructed to
draw on the City Treasurer for the
monthly appropriation Of $6,6G6.66.
The following expenditures were au-
thorizsd to be made for repairs, etc, at
the various schools: No. II, Sl24 No.
IL, f13; No. 10, $50 No. 20, 81.
The Building Committee of No II
reported the plsstering Of the new
school nearly finished and also, that
before the next meeting OF the Board
they would need the desks, AM, asked
for authority ~ purchase the same
The committee stated that they had re.
ceived estimates for tho new single
desks from the Fashion and keystone
Desk Companies, and that the latter
offered TO put tho desks in place for
$3.50 room less than the former
would agree TO put the desks on the
cars.
Mr.. Belts did not see the use of put
ting in the single desks at an additional
price and asked for an explanation of
the advantage of the same, Mr.. Wiley,
Of the committee, stated that In point OF
health they were without question far
superior to the double desk: He also said
1t was a great benefit to both teacher
and scholar, and that sing gle,desks should
be introduced in all new schools. They
were authorized to purchase single
desks from the Key ystone Company. The
Book Committee, to whom was referred
the subject Of disposing of a quantity OF
surplus books, reported that they had
ordered the books to be shipped to Phil.
adelphia and sold. The committee on
Superintendents' report reported the
same printed and ready for disCribu-
ton, and they were discharged.
A communicate N was received from
the State Board of Pharmacy thanking
the Board of Education for the use OF
its room for examination, and express
ing Its appreciation Of the courtesies of
Secretary and Treasurer Morrow, which
was accepted and filed.
In accordance with notice OF DIR.
Shortlidge, a resolution was offered and
adopted, authorizing the appointing of
a Standing Committee on Health, whose
duty it shall be to examine, consider
and report on the sanitary condition of
the schools at the regular meetings of
the Board.
A communication from Philemma
in reference to o sum of
money alleged to be due him on No. 10
school, and for which the Board held
receipt in full, was read, and alter some
discussion, referred to the committee of
that school with instructions to give
A petition, praying for the construc-
tion of proper sidewalks leading TO No.
II school, at Ninth and DUPONT streets,
which was signed by fii:y-seven resi-
dents Of the western end of the Seventh
ward, was read, and on mot on it was
ordered TO be indorsed and referred to
City Council, with request that they
attend to the matter Immediately.
The janitors of the respective schools
we're directed to close the cellar win
d0ws of the school buildings. A set of
and MonrOe's charts wereex-
hibited in the Board room, and a motion
was made that Appleton's chart, which
was considered the best, be purchased,
which caused some discussion and the
matter was referred to the Book Com-
mittee. On motion of DR.. Keables a
committee Of five was appointed to look
out for site for a new high school, and
the President announced the following
as the committee Messrs. keables, Nc.
Kay, Hofiecker, Heisler and Pusey.
DIR. Keables made motion that the
principals of the schools be instructed
to admit no scholar unless they presen-
ted certificate of protection against
smallpox signed by regular physician,
which created some discussion. DIR.
Shortlidge cited some of the troubles ex-
perienced by the new law, and in one
case the mother had signed the certif-
cate.
Mr.. Reeve stated that the vaccine
physician of the Second district had
signed number of certificates without
examining the arms of the children,
and in some cases children had present.
ed certificate, properly signed by this
physician, who had never been vacci.
mated Mr.. Hickman thought the move
OF DIR. Keables, In making the motion
that none but the signatures of co,npe-
tent physicians be recognized, was a
catch. penny dodge by the physicians in
the Board. Dr. Shortlidge found ex-
ceptiOns to this, and stated that as far
as he was concerned he had not charged
n cent for examining children's arms,
where they had been previously vacci.
mated by some one else, and he was only
glad to perform that duty. DR.. Keables
stated that he had acted in the same
manner, and ins cad of being E oney in
their pockets it was giving them extra
work. After some further discussion
the motion was NO amended AS to have
tho certificates signed by physician
and approved by the committee of the
various schools.
During tn evening the hefollowing bills
were allowed
Mccartney, kenuey Il Company, sl7sh,
S49; Peter y. Furry, Sl35; William Forrest,
$50 ; j. r. ID. Seeds 4 Son, %, s2s Edward L.
Rice, Jr.. sl2b; Allen Speak man, $50 Is;
Roberts h Mix,er, $50, $3.50; Y. James BELT,
sls2; First .Ailmon, sl.6o; Heoras +.
Hodges, $22.3O Hilles Il Jones, 1906; Gaw-
throp, Brother n Company, .$76. $il; a. B.
Gillespie & Company; Y; W x Grant, 90
IS cents f; John A. Stone, $l.25 Louis u. Dor.
man, $3.50; Patrick Mealey, y James
bradford, $264, Sls.7t St.s1 1923; Duncan
Brothers, sl9j, sl.S5; Charies F. Tazewell,
sies; Temple X McElroy, $40; E. Griffith.
$40; Julius A.. Krauspe, s2bS; William
cents; Samuel II. Chadwick, $3.50; a. s..
Reed, $3.50; Philemma Chandler, q, s3.46
Henry Evans, s2b; James NJ. Bryan, $50;
Geo. Frazer, $50; Geo. Paradee, 80 Michael