Daily Republican., 1885-10-13
Boa aIrd of Education.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EVEN,
IN HG-W HO ORDERED THE
SCHOOL, CLOSED
0 N CIRCUS DAY

| came bbrOlilng In ABOUT dfto0n tnut6e
after O'Clock. The com mmittee on
books, DIR. Shortlidxe, reported in favor
OF introducing Harper's first book In
arithmetic for use In the eighth pri.
mary grade. The report was adopted.
hr.Simmons, from com mittee on Fire
Escapes, reported in favor of o FIRE es.
cape for No. IL school at an expense not
Exceeding $50. The report was adopt.
cd. The following expenditures for re-
pairs were allowed /: No. /, S8. 81 TO
suppress the escape ofsteam from steam
pipes No. 5. $25 for . drain No. 8,
$16 to repair room where the plaster fel i
off No. Is, $l25 for heaters, $l2 for
three desks, and $40 to remove dirt from
cellar No. 16, $65 for boiler and pipe
and for q radiator No. %, $21. 80 for
blackboards and repairs and 81. 80 to re-
pair locks in Board of Education room.
| DIR. Keables reported that . dead
stone vail WAS needed along the
West side OF the New High School to
keep the earth from sliding. He asked
for permission to contract with j. Il. ID,
Seeds to build wall the length of the
lot, = feet thick at base and Is inches
thick at the top. The request was gran
ted.
I Secretary Grohe read the following
proposals for printing 1000 copies of the
Superintendent's annual report:
| Ferris & Brother, $3.50; James &
Webb, SlS3.70; Boughman & Co., $224,
80.
On motion of Mr. Heisler the report
was referred TO the Printing Commit.
tee.
Mr.. Palmer, rising to q question of
privilege called attention TO the fact
that nearly all the schools had been
closed yesterday, contrary 70 the rules
Of tho Board, 10 permit the childrensto to
60 to the circus. He had refused to
close the school OF which he was one OF
the committee. and he thought that
such q thing should not be permitted.
| DR.. Shortiidge thought Mr.. Palmer
had 4 right to complain in the face OF a
direct prohibition by tho rules of the
Board. He thought there ought at least
to be uniformity In diminishing schools.
He understood that but one or two
schools were kept open.
| Mr.. Heiser wanted to know by
what authority the Morning News pub.
lished the Information that the schools
would be closed.
President Baird said the Board had
no control over the newspapers.
DR.. Shortlidge moved O vote of cen
sure on the members who had violated
the rules by dism missing their schools,
but As most Of the memb bers were guilty
he got no second TO his motion.
President Baird read the rule upon
the subject.
Mr.. Palmer moved that hereafter the
icommitte-s be required 70 adhere strict.
ly to the rules, hut being requested tc
redpce bis motion 10 writing. refused tt
do sn, as it WAS not cuHtonary.
4 IF Easah oh T..
something more definite than rules In
the by. laws or Mr.. Palmer's motion
The com ittees he said did not dism Is,
the schools to give the chilGren chanc,
ito 80 To the circus. The com m ittees, b,
contended, had n right to dismiss thu
schools at any time and in this case they
had simply dismissed the SCHOOL,
wi iIhout regard TO the circus. Their,
we're no circulars read in the schoo
nor tickets dis.ributed, and the rul,
, had not been violated.
Dr. Shortlidge-"was No. schoo
dismissed?"
DIR. Keables-" 1t was.
:. Dr. Shortlidge-" No one member o
= committee has the right to close
school, but both members should Civ
. their consent"
Mr.. Fuekel-" DR.. Shortlidge ono
l
com mittee of two." (laughter).
II DR.. Keables-"I dism issed No.
! school: because 1 received q petition
. from every boy in that school askin
4 simply for q holiday without mention
ing the circus. These boys were Ameri
9 can citizens and hal the right to peti
ti0n. To make IT stronger, had assur
,anoes that the parents of the boys fav
y ored dismissal. Even the son of Presi
deLt Baird said to me that his fathe
!. said IL he were on the committee b
j.. would dismiss the school," daughter.
President Baird" never said 30.
q Mr.. Simmons said that he had dir
missed No. IL because No. l WAS goin
ID close, and he had never been able t
l. get a copy of the by laws.
Mr.. Kyne said Mr.. Palmer had kep
his childr home when there wa
}, school in their rooms.
Mr.. Palmer said his little girl WAS |
y school yesterday morning, but wa
sent home.
MIR. Kyne did not see that the circu
would do them any harm any how.
A number of parents argued with hir
!. that their children learned more geol
taphy and natural history than the
ss learned in a number Of school session,
Mr.. Palmer's resolution passed.
Secretary Grohe said he had compile
the by laws for the action of the Board
: stating that 1t would take an hour t.
read them. Next Monday evenin
was appointed for their special consit
u GRAFTON.
Mr. Hoffecker presented request fror
Mr.. Harrington, Esq asking that II
benefit at the sb aLlng rink on Thursds
might for the aid Of the 3. p. O. q.
ted and the aid of the childre
solicited.
=. President Baird read the rules that pr
n hibited bringing such exhibitions befo
the public schools.
Mr.. Hoffecker acquiesced in the OPT
ion of the President.
DIR. West said, " skating rinks we
an Internal nuisance for the morals
. children"
Mr.. Hoffecker-" The gentleman b
not travelled great deal. He has n
IL heard the profanity from childr
along Market street or he wouldl
be 80 condemnatory OF skating rinks.
n, Jacob +. Weiser presented writtt
~ application to be appointed Janitor
tho new High School, and referred
his eleven years service as ianitor
No. 3, as proof of his qualification
for the office.
By a vote Of 3 to 4 the application "
referred to the Committee of the Hi
School.
70 DR.. West, not getting an opportuni
M to speak before the motion passed, 81
N that w eiser was the man who, wh
II Jauitor of No. 3, chased school childI
~, through the streets with a loadtd
volver, and was not fit for any positi
under the Board of Education.