The Portland daily press., 1886-05-25
School Committee.

The regular monthly meeting of the School
| Board was held last evening, His Honor the
| Mayor presiding. Present. Messrs. Nc
| Gowan, Holden, Merrill, Ring and McAlpine
| The record of the last meeting was read and
| approved. Wednesday, June 80, was fixed
on as graduation day in the High School
The various schools were reported upon by
their supervisors and the Superintendent of
Schools. The action of the supervisors of
the North School in sending class to the
Chestnut street building was approved.
| Col. Merrill reported Miss Fogg employed
temporarily to assist Miss Fales in the fifth
and sixth classes in the School street school,
and his action was approved
On motion of Mr.. McAlpine, it was voted
that the supervisors be authorized to procure
a Cyclopedia for the West School at an ex-
pense not to exceed 500.
| On motion of Mr.. Holden, it was voted
that a copy of "Bradley's Atlas of the
World be purchased for use in the School
| Committee rooms.
A communication from Mr.. Chase, the
principal of the High School, concerning a
readjustment of the studies of that school,
was read by the Secretary, and it was voted
that the Secretary procure printed copy
| of the communication of the principal of the
| High School for the use of each member Of
| the board.
| Notice was given that Monday, May 31st, is
| to be observed as Memorial Day, and as
such is a holiday in the schools by the
school calendar. All requests for excuses
for absence when children leave school for
base ball are to be referred by principals to
| their supervisors, to be treated according to
the nature of the offense.
| On motion of Mr.. McAlpine, it was voted
| that the committee on text books and course
| of study consider the advisability of adopt
ing new text book for English grammar in
| the grammar schools, and report to this
| board thereon.
On motion of DR.. Ring, it was voted that
| the adoption of Meservey's single entry
bookkeeping for use in the first class in the
| grammar schools be referred to the text
| DO TX committee to consider and report
| thereon.
On the request of DR.. Crandall, who was
| necessarily absent, the consideration of a
change in rule 6, chapter s, was deferred one
| month.
books in music for portion of the schools
was referred to the committee on music to re-
port upon. Pay rolls and bills for the month
amounting to 81 1885, were presented and
approved, the differences in salary between
teachers out sick and their substitutes as
presented by the secretary on this pay roll
being by vote allowed. The subject of the
| purchase of historical and chronological
charts of the ''Old Thirteen English Colon
| les, was referred to the superintendent to
| be further considered and reported on.
On motion of DR.. Ring it was voted that
| the request of Mr. Cowan, to be allowed to
| photograph school children under 1estric-
| lions be granted, but that no child shall be
under any obligation whatever to purchase
any copies of the pictures taken.
The following preamble with resolutions,
| offered by Mr.. Holden, was considered and
unanimously adopted by vote of the Board :
CITY OF PORTLAND, 4
| In SCHOOL COMMITTEE, May "a, 1886.
Whereas, the hundredth anniversary of the in
| corporation OF the town of Portland will occur on
the 4th Of July next, and the city government has
determined to celebrate that event, by public
| parades and other suitable observances
Therefore, This committee recommend that
| such part in the celebration be assigned to the
| public schools as may be consistent with the
| security of the children from accident and ex-
emption from excessive fatigue, believing that no
Illustration OF the rise and progress of the NUM-
| cipality would be more significant or interesting
| than an exhibition of the public schools. We
| further recommend that committee of three,
members of this board be appointed whose duty
it shall be, assisted by the Superintendent, to en-
courage the school children to unite with the pro-
cession to be formed, and to guard them carefully
from chances of accident, and from undue fatigue.
On motion of Mr.. McAlpine it was voted
| that Messrs. Holden, Merrill and MCGOWAN
| constitute the above committee.
Plans for a new building designed to be
erected to accommodate the scholars of the
| School street district and from other schools
| now over crowded in Ward were presented
| by the Mayor, and referred to the committee
on school rooms to consider and report upon
| to the board at an early day.