Daily Republican., 1883-05-29
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
BAREFOOTED BOYS SAFE-ME.
MORIkI. DAY TO BE
OBSERVED.


A stated meeting of the Board OF
Education was held last evening, with
President Baird in the chair and the
following members present: Messrs
Sample, Grier, Hanson, Reeve, Mona.
CHAN, Palmer, Beaton Smith, Keables,
Mckay, Shortlidge, Wiley, Brooks,
Feukel, Pusey, Hickman and Vernon
The COMMITTEES on Teachers reported
unfavo vorably ON the petition of Ella f.
COwden for salary at the rate of $3.50 d
year, instead of $500, and in favor OF
placing On the list OF teachers the name
OF Mary b. Clark, who passed a success.
ful examination February 16 and II
1883, aud who has taught successfully
for six months. The following resolu.
tons were submitted and adopted:
Resolved, That no teacher who IL
not il graduate of the High School, OF
has not atan examination of teachers
made an average of eighty in orthogra-
ply, definitions, reading, arithmetic,
grammar, composition, geography, and
American history, shall be promoted To
any position IN a grammar school or u
any principalship
Resolved, That the Committee on
Teachers shall hold an examination
each year for the purpose Of giving
teachers in the employ of the Board, or
accepted by the Board, chance to i'm
prove their record in examination, +"
which were adopted.
The Finance Committee reported the
bill of George W. Thompson, amounting
to S5o, Tor collecting school taxes III
school District NO. IL, when was al
lowed. The ofhcers OF the board were
directed to draw ON the CITY treasurer
tor the regular monthly appropriation.
Dr. Mckay made motion that the FL
nance Committee DE instructed 10 ask
City Council to change the $2o,oOO ap-
preparation for the erection OF new
school Duliullgs " SAU,Voo lor new
buildings, ana ',0oO 1or lie complexion
OF No. school and Tor fire esapes. The
motion caused considerable discussion.
Mr.. Wiley said that at the beginning
OF next term there would be 6OO child
rem WlthoutscAool laclilties, ana tnonght
some plan should Oe adopted Whereby
this eVll could De aVOldeu. lie agltateu
the necessity Of "a new school over
Eleventh street bridge.
Mr., Grier did not think the $40, 900
too much, and thought q new school
should be- built over Eleventh street
bridge. and that some money should be
devoted to fire escapes. Dr. Shortlidge
thought the talk OF new school in that
locality false alarm, as he could not
see the necessity for 1t at this time, but
he thought Il new building was needed
in the Ninth ward. he was III favor OF
reducing the appropriation to Sl5,OO0.
He favored the erection OF a high school,
and thought old NO. Is should be con
verted int primary school. Mr.. Sam
pie favored economy, but thought a
building should be erected over Eleventh
street bridge. The mo ion to change the
appropriation was lost.
The Finance Committee, in order to
revive IA tOrlner safe and wise custom of
the Board, sublnItted the following:
WHEREAS, By 'cccnL amendments
to the charter of his Board we are re-
suricttd from allowing the total of our
expenditure, for The year ending June
80, 1854, to exceed the tolai amount ap-
proprlaled, VIZ; S5o,OOo tor curren'
EXPENSES, 1t is ,lcGineai prudent and
u ressary that each ,l~c,hc e>p,ndl-
tire nLal bn rquilably aplortiumrd he
tween the schools and oIner depart
ments; therefore be- il
Resolved. That the Secretary, ,,,,per-
intcudeut and princiI,als Of the d tlerent
schools IhIonph the Visiting Committee
ha dir.rl,.d 1n suhm,t 70 The Finance,