The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-07-03

Treasury overdrawn. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 500, &c., 3
The treasurer made verbal report supple
mentary to the foregoing that he had received
on July the amount of $4,000 in payment of
time warrants issued,by the board.
The city school superintendent reported the
number of scholars registered for June at IL 166.
with per cent of attendance amounting to
Sc 76- 100
The committee on text books and course of
instruction reported as follows, the report being
adopted: In view of the action of the board
with reference to retreuchment the committee
recommends that the amount to be expended for
supplementary reading in the primary grades be
reduced from $3.50 to $3.50, and that this latter
amount be expended as follows: Printing sem
fences for in lib grade $50; 600 copies Barness
National First Readers for use in La grade, $l08;
seventy copies three for each building)
Barness Second Reader for use in sight reading
in BIB grade, $26; fifty-two copies 'Seven Little
Sisters to be used in 3A grade as reading mat
ter Introductory to the study of geography $26
AS msny copies can be obtained for the re-
naming $40 of the series of books known
as the '.Rollo Books" to be used
in the third and fourth-year classes as
Introductory to the study of geography and
history. These books are entitled, "Rollo at
Work." "Rollo of Play" "Rollc at School, !"
"Rolo's Travels" etc. The committee further
recommended that the Eclectic Primary History
of the United States be adopted for as
reader in the GA grade, the book to be purchased
by pupils. provided satisfactory arrangements
can be made as to the price. This to be in
place of the Childs History used some years ago.
The Librarians monthly report showed gain
in circulation of 3,176 over June of 1885.
Mr. Frenzel offered the following:
Resolved That it is the sense of this board that
the hall at No. is the best hall adapted
for commencement purposes and that for the future
it is recommended that the commencement exercises
be held in said High-school hall
The resolution was laid over until the new
School Board comes in.
Mr.. Conner moved that when the board ad-
iourn it adjourn to meet on next Monday even
ing at 7:30 o'clock. to hear the annual reports of
the retiring board, the new board to meet and
organize at o'clock Carried.
Mr. Bamberger moved that the committee on
furniture and supplies be relieved from disposing
of the $500 books accumulated by the board
antly received by three or four members of the
board, whose conduct, if not unr arliamentary,
was at least ungentlemanly Mr.. Bamberger
said his reasons for making the motion were
that the matter has been before the committee
since last October, now nine months That he
predicted then that the matter would go to sleep
in that committee, and the prophecy had been
verified. He desired to have the committee re-
lieved, as he did not wish TO leave such legacy
to the new board. This matter has never been
reported by that committee to the board since its
reference. He desired that the records De clean
as the board goes out of existence. He had
spoken of this matter in spite of the sneers and
ieers of some members Of this board, as he felt
it his duty to do so.
Two or three members got red in the face,
sputtered. but said nothing. The tempest passed
by, and the board adjourned