The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-05-03
CITY SCHOOL MATTERS.
Regular Meeting of the School Board
Adoption of Whites Arithmetic.

The regular meeting of the School Board was
held last night. The report of the Treasurer for
April showed that the tuition fund had been
overdrawn $2S, 72l33. There was "a balance of
$1,000 Y to the credit of the special fund and
$7,9S7 O6 to the library fund. The secretary re
ported that warrants had been drawn
upon the different funds during April as
follows: Special fund, 81, $40 40; libra
ry $721 40; tuition, $l3 465 So total, SIG, 1876 Al
The attenendance at the public schools during
the last month, the superintendent reported
numbered $50 pupils, and the number enrolled
is 10, sos. There were 1872 accessions, Is suspen-
sions for absence, 20 suspensions for misconduct
81 cases of corporal punishment and rs cases of
truancy, L. Gumbinski, photographer of
Cleveland, was refused permission to photograph
the public school buildings and the pupils The
committee on finance and auditing reported that
information had reached them to the effect that
the children of fully one hundred families
living outside the corporate limits were attend
ing the public schools of the city, from whom no
revenue is collected. The matter was referred
to the secretary for investigation, with instruc
tons 10 take steps for having the tax due the
city collected
Peter Reuter-, A. B. Fatout and T. J. Morse,
contractors for the new buildings to be erected,
presented their bonds which were accepted.
The committee on the appointment of teachers
reported that Miss Norris, of school No. &C.
Miss Ida Stearns, of the High schoo annex,
Mrs. Al. Burton Orphans Home, and Miss Grace
Wilson, school No Il, had resigned. The ap-
pointments to fill the vacancies were Miss Ella
Courtney in place of Miss Stearns, Mrs. f j.
Davidson vice Mrs Burton, and Miss May D.
Marsee, vice Miss Wilson.
The proposition to establish reading room on
the South Side, the fixtures and furniture of
which are to be furnished by the voluntary con
tributions of the citizens, and the expenses of
maintenance to be paid out of the city library
fund, was presented to the board by the
library committee, which recommended trial
of the experiment" and if it is found to be sue
cessful to establish similar reading rooms in
other parts of the city. The same rules and reg
ulations which govern the City Library are to be
enforced in the management of the reading room.
Action upon the matter was deferred until the
next regular meeting when it will be specially
considered.
Mr. Thompson, of the committee
on text books, reported in favor of
substituting Whites Arithmetic instead of
French's, now in use in the public schools, the
supervising principals having recommended it.
Mr. Frenzel objected to any action being taken
upon the matter before the next meeting and
charged that he had been treated in bad faith by
the other members of the committee with whom
he claimed, there had been an agreement that
no report should be. submitted to the board
until the opinion of the professional gentlemen
had been given upon the merits of the Compel
ing books. Mr.. Thompson stated in reply that
Mr. Frenzel had misunderstood what had been
agreed upon by the committee He moved the
adoption of Whites Arithmetic. provided the
terms of the publishers should be made salts
factory to the board. The motion was adopted
by vote of to 2, Mr.. FrenZel and Mr. Vonne
gut voting in the negative.