Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-06-03
COLUMBIA'S SCHOOLS.
Hnn MOST IMPORTANT MEETING OF
THE DIRECTORS.
Msoe1on Of rsachers and Their Salaries Fixed.
Appointment of the Committees for the
Coming Important Matters
Disposed of-Rink Rcopening.

Regular Correspondence of the lSrELLIeKNcER.
: C0LUMBIA, June 3-An adjourned meet
ing Of the Columbia school board was held i'm
council chamber last evening. All the direc-
ton were present except DIR. Markell. The
finance committee per Mr. Given, offered a
resolution fixing the tax rate for 1856, at
miils--3x mills for general school purposes, |
and Y mill for sinking fund; also authoriz- |
ing the finance committee to negotiate loan |
Of $4,000 at per cent, principal payable in |
ten years, at the option of the board, and due
In twenty years, bonds to DO dated July !,
1885, and in denominations of 800 and $500.
This will make the bonded debt of tho dis
trict $4,000. The recommendations were l
accepted and adopted. The finance commit
tee were instructed to ask for proposals for |
the collection of the tax.
The experimenting committee recon- |
mended tho formation Of two normal schools |
to be taught by the four lady graduates of |
class 'S5 also that the school term of 'S5-6 to
be eight and a half months, of % days each.
The committee further recommended the for
nation of an additional school i'm the second
division of the secondary department; and
that instead of local institutes, meeting of
teachers be held once month for institute
work which every teacher shall be required
10 attend without compensation. The recon-
mendations were all unanimously adopted,
except the one providing for an additional
school in the secondary department. upon
which question Messrs. Given and Wann
voted negatively.
An effort was made to reconsider the rule
by which teachers are promoted according to
general scholarship grade of certificate with
out reference to their work in. the schools,
but 1t failed.
THE ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
The following teachers were then elected
with the salaries affixed
Secondary Dept-2nd Dv-No. 4, Miss
Lidie J. Baker, $40 /; No 5, Miss NJ. Lille
Stevenson, $40 No. @, Mr.. Harry Zeiger,
Zeiger, $40; No. Z, Miss Lille Smith, $40.
Primary Dept-lst Div.-No. J, Miss
len, $35 No 8, Miss Clara J. Lehman, s35 /;
No. 4, Miss Anna b. Hershey, S35; No. 5,
Miss Maggie ii. Purple. s35.
Second Divisioi-No g. Francis Christy,
$50; No. z, Miss Emily Oberlin, $50 No: 8,
Mrs John Williams, $50; No. o. Miss Lille
Steinheiser, $50 No. 10, Miss Callie J. Wills
$50 No. IL, Miss Emma Mcdowell, $50 No
II, Miss Amy Ames, $780,
Normal SchOOls-No. l3, Miss Mary Tile,
Sis Miss Ina Gladfelter. SIS.
No IA, Miss Mary l.. Bliner SIS Miss
Grace Folk, SIS.
Annie s. Browne, si5 primary, Miss Katie
Patterson, $50.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The following permanent committees were
appointed by President Taylor Finance,
wann, Given and Graybill; experimenting,
May, Markell and Graybill; textbook, ,xtrine
Slade and Wann; repair and supplies, Slade
May and strino; library, Given, >Hraver and
The president also appointed the following
as his visiting. copfTiittees: September
strine, slad land Wann; October, Given
GraybA3Nd Graver; November, May, Mar
ke5<and Taylor; December, Slade, Gravei
and (9iynn JanllarV. Mann. {.raVDill uuf
February, Markell, Strine and Taylor
March, Graver, Given and Strine; April
Graybill. May and Slade; May, Taylor, Mar
After drawing orders for number of bill
the board ad journed.
Rod and Gun Club.
The annual election tor officers of the Go
lumbia rod and gun club, was held on Mon
day evening, with the following result
Commandent-Dr. Alex. Craig.
Vice COmmandent-Adolph Jessel.
Master of Transportation-R. II. Williams
Quartermaster-Freder Bucher
Quartermaster Sergeant - Jacob Roths
childs.
Commissary Sergeant-John A. Boyle.
Treasurer-COl. Chas. A. Murray.
Their camping place for the summer ha
not been selected yet, but they will go int
camp on the 18th OF August
The Rink Reopened.
Between 200 and 800 persons attended tn
reopening of the Metropolitan rink last even
ing, and were delighted at once again bein
able to ''whirl on the rollers" The atmos
phere was cool and pleasant music of tn
1rOnville band good. The best of order wa
maintained and everybody enjoyed them
selves. The rink will remain open until
does not pay tho management Manage
Krum has lowered the price of the evenin
session to 10 cents for ladies and ID cents fO
gents.
News of the Town.
A relic, a stone bearing the inscription
"The old dog-wood corner, now store
1885," was found along the Codorus cree
by two Columbia sportmen yesterday. Th
stone nearly SO years ago was used as
mark on the old Bullinger farm along tn
creek.
Squire Evans committed Anna Mar
Burrells, of Tow Hill, and two white tramp
TO Jail this morning for days each for bein
drunk and disoIderly. Stephen Burrells, @
the Hill, was arrested on the same charge, bu
was discharged.
J. b. Downey, formerly of Columbia, wa
in town yesterday, making arrangements 70
the sale of Lititz pretzels, which, strange +
say, have never been sold in this borough.
While taking down a cylinder head yestel
day. Chas. NJ. Gabriel, machinist in the T
r II. round house. had his left foot badly IN
jured by the head falling upon it.
r. K X. engine No. 968 mounted the rail
in the east yard, last evening, but as it
speed was not great, little or no damage wa
done.
An important business meeting of the Son
OF Veterans will be held this evening at 7:3
o'clock, at No. il5 Walnut street.
Hi Henrys popular minstrels will give
--- great performance tonight
R1HROAD ACCIDENT.
Two Men Kined-Fcftspate Escape of d,