Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-20
BOARD OF EDUCATION

New Rule For Stormy Days Other Rules Proposed And Con sidered.
 A regular meeting of the Board of Educa tion was held last evening. Present, Messrs Welch (presiding), Plunkett, Peck, Graves, O'Brien, Strong, Bennett and Zunder.
 MT. Plunkett said there had been consider able annoyance about closing the schools on rainy days. He said the committee had thought it best to adopt rule that on stormy days grades 5, 6, 7, 8 and upwards continue in session until o'clock and the others be dismissed at the usual time, 12 m.
 After discussion the recommendation of the committee was adopted.
 The Committee on Schools recommended that the works of art made in the schools be sent to an exhibition to be given in New York city. The recommendation was adopted.
 A communication was read from Henry A. Jones regarding the study of arithmetic, in which he stated that too much time was given in this branch of study and that two years was sufficient to master arith metic studies. The writer stated that he had pub lished book which would very materially aid the children in such studies if said books were placed in the hands of teachers. The matter was referred to the Committee on Schools to inquire and report.
 The Committee on School Buildings were instructed to consider methods for heating the basement rooms in the Gregory street school building and report.
 Secretary Day reported the expenses of the district for the month of February to be $2O, ,236.O9.
 An amendment to rule IT providing that no bills shall be contracted by any committee until it had been referred back to the Board unless referred to them with power to act
 MT. Strong moved that the amendment be indefinitely postponed.
 This brought out MT. Plunkett, who said when he offered the amendment he did so on account of it's ridiculousness. He said that similar rule had been applied to the Committee on Schools so that they could do nothing without first reporting back to the Board and getting their consent. Now, said MT. Plunkett, when this amendment was of fered some of the members thought it was a good one, but after thinking over it for two weeks they had received sufficient light to see how ridiculous such rule would be.
 MT. O'Brien said that he did not see how the same a similar rule applied in both cases. He was in favor of the rule in re- gard to the Committee on Schools because he thought it gave better satisfaction to have the names of teachers to be removed or ap- pointed reported to the full Board before final action was taken. He did not think, however, that when repair that was needed and was urgent in a school building that 1t should be made without the committee being first required to get permission of the Board to make such repairs.
 The motion of MT. Strong to indefinitely postpone was passed
 The rule requiring children to be vacei- mated before admission to the public schools was amended so that child who presents a physicians certificate that vaccination in it's case was impracticable could be admitted.
 The committee recommended that Court ship of Miles Standish, Snow Bound and six selections from Irving, published in pamph- let form, he used for literary exercises in the High school. It was so ordered Ad- journed.