Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-04
MATTERS EDUCATIONAL
MEhrINU or IANUAsrEW SCHOOL
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MEhrINU or LANUAsrEU SCHOOL
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promotion Snd Election ni rca,ncrs-rro.
poseI Amendment ~ Kuics-New
hrol Booso Nsntcd-N quest on
ut Authority -iilobes tor
tno SrnuuiS
\ sl.'ci mret,ng of Tho board of dircc
tors oi Lancaster city school district was
bed ia CONN. council chamber Thurs
day evening.
Tho llnwiug NAMED mymbcrs wcro
present: Nys>rs, Baker, Brcncman,
Blown, BS,ug Carpenter, Cochran, Darn.
stultnr, Lb,umln, Evans, Cast, Hartman,
d.. Herr, J. VI. johnston, William John
suu, Marshall MoCOmsey, McConOmy,
Mccormick, O5ltudcr, Ochs Raub, Rom
cusNydcr, Richards, RIugsalt, samson,
SuhwCbei, Saymakcr, Smoych, A. J.
Suyder, Il, q Snyder, Spurrier, WaHel,
Zrchcr, Lovorgood, president.
Mr. Evans, from the finance committee,
presented the following bills, which having
bton approved by the committee, were
ordered to DO paid
Goo. VI. Stciuman \ Co., merchandise,
| Sl;6 50 II. NJ. Myers rccuIduk deeds,
| - 80 Sproahor & Pir,flcr stating, etc,
! - Is Lancaster Cas company, gas for
! South Dukc street schools, $l2.SO 4.
! Sprechcr Il pIeiffcr, black boards. $l2S U3 ;
! Mrs. Miller 4 sou, candies, 81 l2 Pnarcs
! w. Fry, merchandise, 80 - Marshall Il
! Rengisr, hardware, etc. s96 % Wm. IL.
LcvergoOd, teaching, SS2 so; DAVID Nc
| Lain, cleaning pavvments, 81 Geo. w,
Stains, janitor fees, 81 Huber II Bro,
candies, s3 - Joseph Samson, brushes,
Si3 ; J. &. Gable, salary, sj5; J. B. Long,
blackboalds, otc., SlO {; Henry Soudcrs,
painting biackbDaris, - DJrwart Sons,
pastorius, - Fliun & Bronemau,
plumbing, etc, S09 50 ; Finn II Brenc.
mau, merchandise, $50 % Chas. II. Barr,
books, etc, s3j. 30,
Mr.. Evans called the attention of the
board to the fact that too much was being
paid for work done and supplies furnished
in some cases as much as % per cent
above the market price.
Cify SupcrIntendeut's Report.
Tho report OF the city superintendent
was read rs follows
LANCASTER. Pa, January 3, 1884.
To tie Bodri Of School Directors.
GrNrLEMEN.-Yourc city superintendent
submits the following report Tho Who'll,
number of pupils enrolled for the month
OF December was-in the high schools
240; secondary, l0l9 ; primary, 1885
night schools, l5S total, SAL.
The average attendance was-in thC
high school, 232; secondary, 9l0 primary
l,5li night schools, lii total, ;, $50
The average percentage was s. in the day
schools and u ia the night schools.
The number of visits made by the city
superintendent was 49, and the director
made ll9 visits as follows VIM John
son il, J. Ochs |, II. Cast |, Geo. Darn
stetter 6, ID. Schmeych 2 J. b. Warfel 25
:. w. Raub II, JOS. SamsY II, DR.. j
Levergood :, J. w. Byrne 8, w. McCom
sayl Dr. ID. Mccormick :, c. Schwebe
|, l.. Richards 1, &. ZeCher l. X. II
Brenemau I, J. NJ. Johnston /, A.
Ringwait g. II. ( Slaymlker /, DR.. NJ. L
Herr /.
Examinations for promotions were hell
ia the primary schools on w. Chestnut,
o Mulberry, New and Lemon streets. Il
order that the board, as well a. the peopl
~ large, may understand the condition o
tho girls secondary schools, especially II
regard 10 the AMOUNT of study required
and the condition OF the pupils with refer
euce TO their age aud health, | made /
my busigCss to question all the girls ii
the highest class in these schools. Thes
pupils are now preparing for admission I
the high school next year. OF the o
examined one was 10; six were II
I tweritv two were u twenty-nine Wcr
Q - nineteen were 1t thirteen were II
J.. ing ihs averagc r. Years now and IL h
thS ,imo t6ev ara oimitted into the hiS
c school, THIS viii m.ke the cI.ss ayeraS
Is years when they graduate, which wOul
, seem to be about ths nroper ACE for tho.
Who are ~ comnI.fe the.r schHIa,tio cara,
in the rnb,ir scbooIs
S As fo s,uIv at home one rsnorted
/, Lour daily fourteen' hour Ave
; hour Seventeen. bonrs: six. p hours
g Cour bours. and one "a honrs thr
. making the average time spent ar stud
{ AT home /. honrT, Twentv.fonr state
; thai thew are taking lessons in instrumer
; raj music. aud eighty three .ssist AZ hons
work. Twentv tbres report no beadacb
one reports headache oniy at home fou,
: teen onIv at school and Sftv.fiye at hom
. and a, school during vacation as we'll a
= during the term i've report almost col
slant headache.
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