The Portland daily press., 1885-11-24
NOTES.
school con1nitfee.

The regular monthly meeting of the School
Board was held last evening, His Honor the
Mayor presiding Present: Messrs. McGowun,
Holden Merrill, Bradley and McAlpine
The records ofgthe last meeting were read and
approved, and the supervisors and superintend-
ent reported on various schools.
The designations of Miss Adde s. Berry and
Miss Laura A. Harper were read and accepted,
and the matter of supplying these vacancies TEN
porarily was referred to the supervisors of the
schools where they occur.
Miss Taylor's communications respecting the
Practice School was referred to the committee on
Practice School to consider and report.
Mr. McAlplne reported that Miss Frances NJ.
M. Fuller has returned to the West School much
improved in health, and that he has employed
Miss McAleny in the Bracket Street School, in
place of Miss Thurston who is out sick and this
action was approved.
Mr. Holden introduced an order amending rule
8, chapter g. so that the rule shall read:
The morning session of the grammar and pri-
mary schools Shall be from nine to twelve o'clock
and the afternoon session of the grammar schools
shall be from two to half-past four, except that
on and after the second Monday in November for
the remainder of the term, the afternoon session
shall close at four O'clock and the afternoon ses-
sion of the primary schools shall be from two to
four o'clock. The sessions of the high school
shall be from haf-past eight a. M to one o'clock
p. m, except Saturdays, When they shall close at
twelve m.
The following order, introduced by Col Mer-
rill, was:considered, and on motion Of Mr.. Meal
pine laid on the table,
Ordered, That the teachers of the public
schools of this city devote one hour of the session
on every Saturday and use their best endeavors
to impress on the minds of the children and youth
committed to their care and instruction the prin-
cples of morality and justice, and a sacred re-
gard for truth, love of country, humanity, and a
universal benevoence, sobrety, industry, and
frugality, chastity moderation and temperance,
and all other virtues which are the ornaments of
human society and to lead those under their
care as their ages and capacities admit, into a
particular understanding of the tendency of such
virtues to preserve and perfect a republican con-
stitution. and secure the blessings of liberty and
promote their future happiness; and the tendency
of the opposite vices to slavery, degradation and
ruin
The propriety of requesting the City. Council to
reserve proper school house lot for future USE
on land owned by the city near the transfer
station was considered but no action taken on
learning that the subject is now under considera-
ton by that body or will soon be presented.
The request of several pupils in the High
School to relnquish the study of chemistry was
read and referred to the committee on that school
with power.
The superintendent of schools called the atten-
ton of the Board to their new rule as follows:
"In case of very Indictment weather in the morn
ing the superintendent of schools shall cause
notice to be given by the fire alarm at 8 o'clock a.
m. for the omission of the morning session of the
schools; also that it would be necessary for the
superintendent OF the electric alarm to receive
proper authority to sound the usual aarnl-3-3-
on such occasions; this the Mayor consents to
give.
On motion of MI. McAlpine:
Voted, That a reading chart be supplied in the
sixth class in the Vaughan Street School.
The question Of supplying Browns Science for
ALP for the High School library was considered
but the request was notsgranted.
Pay rolls and bills for the month amounting to
S7,636.s7 were introduced by the committee on
accounts and passed.