Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-02-03
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Regular Meeting Last Ntght-A "Heated"
Discussion on the Furnaces st the North
ern Building-Reports of the Superin-
tendent and Clerk-Commu unications-
Miscellaneous Business.
Board of Education met in regular session
Monday night with President Hotchkiss in the
chair.
Present, Messrs. Burnett, Lorenz, She walter,
Warren, Hurd, March, Kelly, Bolen, Martin
dell, Nash, Butler, Wolfe, Miller, Weixel-
baum.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved.
The Clerk presented communication stat
ing that joint sub-districts, composed OF
portions of Springfield and Moore6eld town
ships, had been dissolved, and sub-district
transferred 10 the Springfield School District.
On motion the transfer was accepted, and the
Clerk authorized to make the necessary
minutes.
Superintendent White presented his report
for January, as follows: Enrolment, 1895;
boys, 1861; girls, 1874; average daily men,
bership, 3,72l.5; average daily attendance,
$500; average daily absence, 2,2l5; number
of accessions, IS; number Withdrawn, 5l5;
cases of tardiness, 240; perfect in attendance,
2,lv3; cases OF corporal punishment, 95; re-
ported to principal, IL; to superintendent, s;
truancy, 2s; visits by members of School
Board, II; by others, l24; tardiness by reg
ular teacher, 9; by teachers in music, draw
ing and writing, 0.
The Clerk presented his report for the
| month of January, showing receipts, Sl5,-
449.33; disbursements, $l6,07s.97. Amount
overpaid, $629.64.
communication was read from Mr.. E. T.
Butler, member of the School Board from
the Eighth ward, asking that his children be
assigned to the Northern School district,
where he thought they rightfully belonged.
Mr. Wolfe moved to grant the request. Mr..
Weixelbaum moved that the communication
be referred to the Committee on Boundaries
and Building Sizes. This was carried.
Superintendent White presented a commu-
nication from W. Il. Weir stating that ever
since the study Of literature had been taken
up, there has been lack Of completeness be-
cause OF not being able to supplement and
follow up the facts learned by the study of
carefully selected portions of the literary
work of the different authors. He recon-
mended that $50 be set aside for the purchase
of publications suitable for the purpose. Re-
To he
Mr. Shewalter, OF the Committee on Print
ing, presented bids for printing the an
rual report, as follows: GLOBE REPUBLIC
Printing and Publishing Co., 500
copies, $50; Gazette Printing Co., SIS; Sum-
day News, 800; Reid & Ralph, $3.50. Laid
over until miscellaneous business.
Mr.. Burnett, of the Committee on Sup.
plies-Presented the report OF the Jsnitors
for the last six months. Referred to the
Auditing Committee.
Mr. March, of the Committee on Fuel,
Heating and Ventilation-Again spoke of
the heating apparatus at the Northern build
ing. Mr. Ross, one OF the contractors, stated
| that the furnaces were sufficient to heat the
building, and that the difficulty was in the
ventilation. He also presented a written re-
port giving his reasons for the failure to heat
the building. After considerable discussion
the matter was referred to the Committees on
Fuel, Heating and Ventilation and Buildings
Mr. Miller, of the Committee on Claims
presented the following bills, which were
| ordered paid: