Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-17

it and its conclusions in all cases which 1t has disposed of and not previously reported. Such finding and report of the court shall be taken to be merely advisory as to the law and facts found and shall not conclude either the claimant or Congress; and all claims not finally presented to said court within the period of two years limited by this act shall be forever barred; and nothing Ill this act shall be construed as committing the United States to the payment of any such claims. IMPORTANT CHANGES. The Board of Education Take Action on a Subject of Great Interest to Children.
 At the meeting of the Board of Education last night Superintendent Dutton read the following report of the school committee | which was accepted and adopted: ''The marking of daily reeitations is to be l dispensed with. No reports of numerical | standing are to be sent to the parent, and no
 communication of any kind is to be sent un-
 less the pupils work or conduct is unsatisfac- tory, or there is special need of advising l with the parent.
 l Once in two months, or oftener, a test or review exercise will be given the pupils in each study, and the results of these tests will be examined by the teachers, and a record made of their relative excellence. At the close of the year the marks thus given any pupil for the several tests, and for the examination which is given upon the com pletion of each study, will be combined, and will be placed on record as his standing for the year. All such records exclusively for the use of teachers simply as matter of reference.
 ''The maximum standard for all such 1. ,i,,f mum 50 per cent. Those who are clearly un- able, in series of fair tests, to attain a rank of 50 per cent. will fail of being promoted and in case of persistent unfaithfulness or marked incapacity will be dismissed from the school. It is certainly inexpedient to force the higher education upon those who have no fitness for it or willingness to work hard for it's attainment Although pupils are not to be kept informed concerning their numerical standing, yet more attention is to be given to individual pupils who are back ward. Any teacher having such one in his her division will try to find out the causes of his def if any is needed. If necessary she will write a clear statement of facts to the parent, sub ject to the approval of the principal, or will ask the parent to confer with her at the school The so-called second section, in which pupils have been placed upon sort of
 
 other methods of discrimination are to be abolished.
 ''It has been the custom for several years to award the honor of speaking at graduation to ten pupils of highest rank. It is now pro- posed to select from the first half of the class the ten who exhibit the most power in writ ing and spelling.
 ''These honors thus being within reach of 8 much larger number will, it is believed, ex ert much healthier stimulus than before. It will also ensure for the school better repre- sentation of it's real talents"
 The Board appointed the following teach CTS from January 1, 1885, at the rate of $350 year: Fannie A. Willard at No. Cedar street, Gertie E. Isbell at No. 5 Cedar, Jean nette Trowbridge at No. Cedar, Alice B. Riley at Mo-, ? Cedar, Annie F, Collins at No 6 Welch, M Hattie Bishop at No. 5 Welch; substitute teachers, Ellen E. Carr, Lillie M Ryder, Carrie A. Stevens, Rena T. Merwin These teachers have graduated from the Welch training school.
 The expenses for the month of January were $17, ,739. 26.
 The use of the High school for lectures for school purposes was granted.
 The petitions of w. A. Loomis and John Hanrihen for abatement of taxes were referred to the Finance committee with mower to act