The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-06-13

A special meeting of the School Board was
held last evening" His Honor Mayor King pre-
siding. All the members of the board were
present.
Col. Merrill, chairman of committee on
High School, makes the following report on
the subject of the Brown medals in the High
School:
By vote of this Board the subject of the
Brown Memorial Trust Fund" was referred
to the committee on the High School for ex.
animation, and with directions to report upon
the relations existing between the city, the
School Committee, and the heirs of the found
ers of the Fund"
The late John B. Brown, in memory of his
deceased son, james Olcott Brown, presented
to the city the sum of five thousand dollars 10
bonds, in trust, to be kept invested and REIN
vested forever; to apply annually The income
OF said fund, or so much thereof as may be
required, for the purchase Of silver medals to
be called "The Brown Memorial Medals" and
to the establishment of four Scholarships in
Bowdoin, to be called The Brown Memorial
Scholarship In the years from 1865 to 1875
Six medals were awarded; from 1875 to 1885
eight medals were to be given each year to the
best scholars in the High School, equally di-
vided as to sex. II any year after the fund
has increased to the sum of 81 800 there shall
not be any scholar entitled to the benefit of
the scholarship, the amount shall be applied to
founding or increasing the High School
library.
From an examination of these papers it an
pears that this board has no power to alter,
change or amend the agreement and trust
then entered into by the parties to the trust
The school Committee as body has no power
or voice in the management of the trust
The Mayor and City Treasurer with the
chairman of the School Committee are BY the
terms OF the trust invested with the admins
trat1on and management of the Memorial
Trust Fund. Without expressing an opinion
as to the power Of city officials to bind their
successors in Office to perform duties outside of
those defined by the city charter and laws of
the State, it is plain to your committee that
the trust has been duly accepted by those in
authority in good faith, and that it should be
fully executed and carried out by the sue
cessors OF those who accepted the donation
from the founder of the fund and assumed its
adminlstr alton and guardianship. 1t would,
therefore seem proper that this board should
elect permanent chairman of the School
Committee of Portland, to act in connection
with the Mayor and City Treasurer in the exc
cution of the duties of the trust as confided to
them.
Charles B. MERRILL, Committee
HEEBnnT 1 &. BR,eos, High s. School.
Portland, June II, 1884.
This report was accepted.
The Superintendent of Schools presented
the subject of exercises in the schools at the
close of the year.
Voted, That the Directions to Principal as
presented, be issued as usual
Voted, That questions for examination be
referred to the committee on examination of
teachers for approval. 5es
Bills amounting to $11.75 were read and
approved.
Voted, That the Secretary shall notify all
candidates for admission to the High School
for the next year, not now attending the public
schools, to present themselves at the Grammar
school of their district for examination on
Tuesday morning next, June II.
The times of examinations and other ,exer-
cises are as follows:
High School.-The public exercises of the
graduating class will take place Wednesday,
at 2.30 p. M, June 20 The written examina-
tons of the school will occur during the pre-
ceding week. The school will be open for
public visitation Monday morning, June %
Normal Practice School-Examiuation OF
teachers 10 Theory and Practice of Teach
ing" will be held Saturday morning, June 81,
Graduation at Spring street schoolhoase, at
O'Clock p. M, Friday, June q.
Grammar and Paimary Scholastic exam
ination of classes for the High and Grammar
schools will be held at their class-rooms on
Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Thursday, June II, 10, 90 "a, 25 and
26.
The plans for the improvement of the Casco
street house, as drawn by Mr.. Stevens, were
examined and approved.