Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-06-08
Tne PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Changes Made in the List OF Teachers
FOR the Coming Year.


The Board of Edaeatlon net IN regular
monthly session Saturday evening, Fresl-
dent Felksr presiding. The rules regarding
ttle salaries, promotions aud tie granting of
certificates ~ teachers were somewhat
changed, and the Committee on Teachers
made report recommending teachers for
every department Ia the clty schools The
principal changes are that Wa. A GreesOn
l. named for principal of the Central build
Ing IL place Of L. A. Strong, resigned, and
A j. Nolland Is appointed 10 nj the place
made vacant by Mr.. GreesOn's promotion.
In the Union building Irving ". Barnhart
was nominated for principal and Mrs. q. b.
Catlin, assistant, III the places of MIR. and
Mrs. 5. q. Miiner, resigned; Marion Hos
ford, Louise Kinney and Mrs. +. A. Brothers
Will be the new assistants and Matte Brown
drops out. At the North Division street
school l.. Lee Wallace becomes assistant in
place OF L. A. Pierce, aud Anne 4. Hopkins,
cadet, IN place VI Mary h. lngersOl. Carrie
o. king Is named for Ella Morrison n place
a. assistant at the South Division street
school; Mrs. Addie Look will take Sophia
Sprague's place, ana Mary Dickerson has
been added as cadet Al the Fountain street
building Julia q. Glenn and Cora GARDENER
are named as assistants III the places OF
Mrs. b. Nanderield and G. McNett
At the Wealthy avenue building Helen
Carmon is named tor assistant in place OF
Jennie >. LoomIs, and w Segrniller, as
cadet, III place of Helen Cannon, promoted.
Della A. Mason will take l.. h. Livingstone
place A. assistant at the GrandyIlle avenue
school, and May Ohler will succeed Mary
Morrison, promoted cadet. Al the North
Ionia building Florence Elms, Hattie X.
1
named for new To ichers. while Carrie Patch
in, Lucy Stoddard, Mary l.. Doyle and
Jennie Emery drop out.
Joseph Biscomb Is named for principal of
the Jefferson street school. His new assist
ants named are Harriet h. Strickland,
Jennie A. Buck, Libbie f. Stoddard, Emma
koon, Lizzie johnson, Carrie A. Muse and
Jennie Emery. The old 10 drop out are:
Agnes Van Buren,, &. X. Chamberlain, Hen
rietta Mallard, Cora A. GARDENER and Lizzie
:. Knapp. c. T.. Kendall is named for as
sista ut IN place of Mary III. Pollard at the
Center street school. Mary K. Doyle is
named for principal of the Pine street
school in place of Carrie Plank: Emily Peck
and Emma l.. Kent, assistants, in places of
Louise Kinney and Mrs. A. Look.
At the Colt avenue building the changes
recommended are: L.. A. Pierce, principal,
in place of Emma Walker; new assistants,
Susie l.. Goodrich, +. j. Kinney, Henrietta
llcsWciu anu Nellie hOBcTS. JtuHlc hOicy
Is named for assistant III place of Il. j.
Kinney at the Plainheld avenue school
Prof. Strong was allowed a claim of
| $9l 20, due on the purchase of scientific in
struments; Trustee Utterwick was given
power to have the library books rebound;
and sundry accounts were allowed.
s,upt- Mitchell reported 10 received III
the schools during the month. Number
of scholars In school May %, 6,O'4, de-
GREASE. of I:59 during the month tie was in
structed TO divide the stick laId work exhibit
of the schools at the New Orleans exposition
between the Commissioners of Japan and
France, and to send the work now IN his
Office at the expense of the Board.
Trustee Parker gave uotice that he would
offer an amendment To the rules at the next
meeting, providing that all teachers and the
superintendent should serve probation of
three years. and then be appointed during
good behavior and not be removed except
for incompetency or misbehayior. and the
meeting adjourned.