Daily Republican., 1885-03-24
board Of Ed ueatiOn.

L, 1900 ~eA''hs VII past dl&0b o ClOCI
last night for quorum the bare ma
jority at last dropped in and the Boarf
of education was called to order
8. N. Trump reported two rooms In
school No. 4 untenable. DIR. West
from school No. II, presented q bill oj
% 30 for filling up the yard, which was
ordered to be paid, and ON his motion
samuel r. Belts was added to the new
committee ON night schools. DIR,
heables presented the following report
OF the night school held in the Howard
school NJ. Is:
four committee on night school No.
10 would respectfully report that the
School was opened on Nov. 10. 1884. and
closed March 10, 1885, with 70 nights OF
school session. There were 64 pupii a
enrolled, with an average attendance OF
"A. The principal of the school reports
good order and unusual interest through
out the term. The expenses for the
term were ~ fO,lows; Teaching, Miss
M n. Elias. $75; M. ID. Dover, $56. .25 !:
w. y. Brown, $3.50 total of teachers.
s!as.76 janitor, $40; lamps, oil, etc.
Sll.1 total cost of school, $16O G2 a.
mount Of receipts, $50. 90 expenditures
over receipts. $100.12. We believe the
school has been success and desire To
commend the teachers for the interest
they have taken In securing attendance
and the industry displayed IN teaching
the scholars.
A bill of Robert Morrison & Son for
Sb9, and another from Mccartney &
henny, laid over from last meeting
were audited and ordered 10 be paid.
An amendment to the rules In section
"a OF the rules, offered by Mr.. Belts at
the last previous meeting was taken up
Tor action. The amend ulent strikes ont
the words by and who" and inserts
the words EXCUSE sent by the parents
or guardians" The original lnle pre.
vents teacher from excusing a cbild's
absence even though a parent sent a
written excuse, stating cause of absence.
The amendment permits teachers OK.
cusiug children upon o written cause of
excuse sent by the parents or guar
dian
MIR. Belts In advocating the amend
ment said that children IL thew stav
away from school two or more half
days they are liable to loso their seats
In school.
He wanted the time heightened in
which cEild could remain away from
school, As occasion really at times ne.
cessitated absence. The amendment
was farther advocated by DR.. West,
Mr.. Dunn and Mr.. Trump.
Messrs. Wiley, Keables, Kyne and
President Baird expressed themselves
AZ opposed to the amendment.
They were afraid that IL this rule
was amended children would take adj.
vantage of IL, and parents would
ma reedy excuses for them to
remain away from school. Mr.. Heisler
thought that If the amendment was
passed 1t would he an end to disci-
pine in the schools. The motion TO
amend was put and lost.
The committee to report upon the ad-
visibility of introducing the Hardin
Hand Grenade into the public schools
presented an adverse report, saving
tnat 1t would take $500 from the
treasury, which could not be spared.
Mr.. Singley, one of the committee.
being at Dover, sent q letter to the
Board urging the acceptance of the
Hand Grenade offer, which was ac-
cepted as minority report. After a
short discussion the majority report
was adopted. During the evening
orders were drawn as follows; Mrs. M
N. Elias, $75; Miss NJ. d. Dover, $50. 25:
W. s. Brown, 81 SO.