Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-07
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Amendments To The Rules-Vaccina- tion A Condition For Admission To The SchOols-Other Matters of Inter- est.
 A meeting of the Board of Education was held last evening. Present, Messrs. Welch (presiding), Plunkett, Graves, Strong, Zun- der, Bennett and Harrison. The Committee on Schools asked that tel ephonic communication be made with the Hamilton street school. It was so ordered The amendment to the rules offered by Senator Plunkett, which was laid on the ta- | ble at previous meeting, was taken up. The
 rule provides that no teachers shall be em- ployed or children be admitted to the public | schools unless they present satisfactory evil dence that they have been vaccinated. MT. Graves inquired whose duty it would be to see that the rule was enforced. MT. Plunkett said that 1t would naturally become the duty of the teacher to ascertain the facts, although it might be necessary to add new rule to those defining the duties of teachers and principals to cover the pro- posed new rule.
 MT. O'Brien moved that the rule be adopt ed, to take effect on and after January 1, 1886. It was so voted.
 A resolution offered by MT. Plunkett to the effect that no child shall be allowed to re- main in the public schools without furnish ing satisfactory proof that they have been vaccinated on or before January 1, 1886, was adopted.
 A new rule presented by Major Strong October 16 providing that all appointments or resignations of teachers or other employees shall be reported to the Board and be contin- ued until the next meeting of the Board be- fore final action was taken up. MnSO nrsl 4I,o%L r -k,s E.. senting this rule was that the general public might know what the Board was doing. MT. O'Brien said he did not see that any hardship was to come to anybody by laying appointments on the table for two weeks. MT. Plunkett thought his proposition that such applications should lay on the table 'when requested by any member was @ good one, as there were times when it was necessary to appoint teachers or janitors without the two weeks delay as proposed MT. Bennett thought the rule reported, without the amendment as proposed by Sem ator Plunkett, was about as it should be. MT. Harrison said in all legislative bodies 1t was customary to have the principal work done by com mittees. If this was not SO the work would never be done. It was sup posed that committees were generally cem- potent to investigate all cases referred to
 them and to make an intelligent report there on.
 Mr. Graves said he believed in this Board
 having the fullest opportunity to investigate
 all matters that came before committees if
 they so desired. He did not believe that
 committees should feel that their reports
 must be adopted after they were made He
 thought if an addition was made to the rule
 providing that reports should not be acted
 upon the same evening except by unani-
 nous consent it would be well. This addi-
 ton seemed to meet with the views of the
 Board and as amended by MT. Graves was
 adopted.
 The resignation of Miss Myrtle Davis of
 No. Edwards street, reported three weeks
 ago, was accepted.
 Several changes of teachers to fill vacancies
 occasioned by the resignation of Miss Davis
 were then made as reported by the committee
 at previous meeting. The Board then ad-
 iourned.