Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-06
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

at the Head of the High School Questions and Answers by Mem bers of the BOard-An Interesting Meeting.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Education was held last evenin g. Present, Messrs Welch (presid ing) Zunder, Harrison, Peck, Strong, Plunkett Bennett, O'Brien and Pond.
 pr. Leighton appeared before the Board and read paper advocating the instruction of scholars in the public schools sanitary matters. The paper was referred to the Committee Schools to inquire and report.
 Miss Anna E. Hayes resignation teacher in the Skinner school read and accepted.
 The resignation of George L. Fox as teacher in the High school and stating that he did not desire to be candidate for election was read and or dered on file.
 The resignation of Miss E. M. Reed as principal of the Wech training school read and ac- cepted.
 Mr. Welch stated that petition was before the Common Council for sewer in Edwards street and in Gregory street which of interest to the Board account of the school building in the first named street and the proposed school building in pressed themselves in favor of both improve ments
 Board and said that he found it impossible to all the school districts as truant officer; He said tms that a 69s 5egured officer almost the oe entire atee Jews who were absent from school nearly half the and the Far Ged n 6oe soe ae said there should be one other truant officer at least and then the police should be required do their duty as laid down in the police regulations It was voted to request the police commissioners to provide another policeman to act as truant off cer.
 The report of the committee to consider the prop osition to unite the Hillhouse High school and the Hopkins Grammar school was read. The commit tee in their report say that unless such consoda ton can be made permanent they are of the opinion
 
 tage the school district and therefore recommend that the proposition, for this and other reasons be declined. The report was accepted and the commit tee discharged.
 MT Peck, from the Committee on School Build ings reported that Architect Robinson had been directed to draw plans for the new school building The Committee on School Buildings were request ed to ascertain the expense of furnishing two addi MT. Zunder stated that request had been made that tablet be placed in the Welch training school building was erected The work would be done without expense to the school district. Permission was granted for the erection Of such tablet
 Mr Harrison reported plan for chemical labo- f ratory to be made in the basement of the High said it was the best thing that could be done with the building as it is If an @ addt,on dit was made to add other rooms for other purposes The matter The Committee Schools recommended the ad- dition of the following text books: Fellows Latin Composition, Aliens Latin Composition and Gage's Physics.
 Superintendent Dutton stated that Mrs w. W. Boardman's proposition as it now stood to give S5C0O for industrial education in the public schools. and in addition note for 5000, payable on the first of next January;
 public he would state that the schools would not open after the summer vacation until September The appointment of teachers and fixing their sal aries for the ensuing year was next considered. The High school, which was first on the list passed over until the last.
 reached Mir. Strong moved that MT Loomis' salary be increased from $1c9 to S1 400. MT: O'Brien Peck and Mr Zunder also spoke in favor of MT Loomis capabilities a teacher.
 nittee that MT Loomis was so well fitted for that particular school that he should be kept there if possible So far as the salary was concerned he On a vote being taken the motion of Mr. Strong s1, 100, there being no dissenting voees..
 In reading the list of appointments a aamoer noted pDG5Rd s5s a for cases these teachers were either unwilling or in- competent to perform their duties. When they were appointed for one term it was warning or a notice that if they did not do better their services would not be required after the end of the term for MT. O'Brien asked if these teachers were peremp- before the Board. He was informed that they were not. Mir O'Brien replied that he thought such teachers should have a chance to be heard if they so desired before being discharged
 MT. Dutton explained that these teachers were given repeated notices by the principals of their MT. Piunkett and MT. Pond both thought that
 
 heard before the committee.
 After going through with the other schools the Board went back to the High school. Mr Strong inquired why, after the Board had decided unani- mousy that it was best to make change in the of Mr. Curtss and instructed the superintendent to notify MT. Curtiss of the fact, the Comm ittee on Schools now recommend his appointment
 MT. Harrison explained thatafter MT Curtiss was informed of the action of the Board, that he told the committee he had not heard any complaint against himself or his methods and that if the de- cision of thu Board was carried out it would ruin him financially, and as he had made investments based upon his income as principal of the High school. He thought also that he should have a hearing if there was anything to be said against him. Alter the matter was thoroughly ventilated through the papers the committee decded to recom- mend MT. Curtss and leave it for the Board to de- eide the matter
 Mir. Strong said he had no objection to the action of the committee, but he inclined to think that Mir. Dutton had been made football by the Board and had been placed in unpleasant position
 The teachers of the High school as recommended were then appointed
 In the case of Mir. Loveland, principal of the Grand street school, his salary was placed at S9O0 by the committee but the Board increased it to $1 900. Miss Torpay s salary as teacher in the Skinner school was also raised $25 by the Board making it $45O instead of S425 as recommended by the committee In all cases ex- cept those named the salaries remained as recom- mended by the committee.
 There were but few teachers compared with for mer years that received an increase of salaries