Daily Republican., 1886-01-26
Board of Education.
ON \ SESSION AT TaE HIGH
SOAOOL-PR0MOElONs WITH
OUT EXAMIAATION.
BILLS FOR FURNITURE.

The regular semf- monthly meeting OF
the Board of Education was held last
evening, President Baird In the chair.
Mr. Heisler stated that the fire escape
put TO No. IL school reosntly prov cd
very efficacious In FIRE that broke out
q few days ago, q number of scholars
good use of the escape, and re-
that other school houses
built like No. IL should be arranged in
q similar manner. $lO075 was ordered
to be paid Boughman & Co., for printing
records and blanks.
Mr. Trump complained OF INSULT
cient light in one Of the rooms Of school
No. 4. The matter was reported to
the Committee on Teachers.
DIR. Keables moved that until May Il
there be one session day at the High
School, from 0 O'Clock q. m, to $50 p.
m, with half hours recess. In defence
of his motion, he stated that there was
considerable of disorder amongst the
scholars, who ran from room to room at
noon while the teachers we're ut dinner,
and he also stated that there was too
much familiarity between the sexes.
The children he said had great way to
come to school, and it was exacting too
much from them to allow them to 60
home at noon and return again.
Mr.. Wiley supported the motion on
hygenic and health principles alone.
He secuted the idea of disorder and un-
due familarities, which can be very
easily suppressed with proper effort.
Mr.. Trump strongly favored the
motion, and Mr.. Dunn also spoke in
favor Of 1t, after which IL passed uuani
mously.
Mr.. singley, from the committee on
nom resident scholars, reported that he
had been endeavoring to get an opinion
from City Solicitor Turner upon the
subject, but had not yet succeeded.
The committee, Mr.. Trump chairman,
to whom was referred Superintendent
Harlsn's recommend ations in regard
to promotions. reported the following
resolution !:
Resolved, That at each semi annual
promotion from the 10th primary
grade, and from all grammar grades,
the half Of the pupils In each class who
have obtained the best recitation marks
during the term shall be promoted
without the usual examination, at the
end OF the term provided, however,
that no pupil whose recitation mark for
the term is below eighty shall be pro-
NOTED without examination.
Mr.. Wiley attacked the resolution
with considerable spirit. He thought
It WAS mischievous resolution, aud
apt to encourage favoritism, and was
mauifestly unfair to those children who
may have been detained from school by
sickness. He believed in giving all
the same chance to pass.
Mr.. Trump rs strongly maintained
that there was no favoritism in the cass
but 1t simply valves the examination oi
those who are known will surely pass
any how.
Mr.. Wiley said IL was impossible Il
tell who would pass or who would no
pass. He had the figures Of averages
and promotions at his house that woult
disprove the whole argument advanced
in favor of the resolution. He agaiI
denounced the resolution as unfair
impolitic and mischievous. Mr.. Dunn
could not see that any harm coult
result from the passage Of the resolu
ltion.
Mr.. Kyne was not ready to vote upoi
1t and suggested laying 1t over. Tn
resolution, however, passed by a yot'
Of six to eight.
Mr.. Wiley stated that he had under
stood that at the last meeting Of th'
board resolution was passed abolish
ling the May vacation, and being in
formed that such was the case, he CAV
Inotice that at the next meeting OF tn
board he would offer an amendment T.
the bylaws declaring weeks vaca
tion, commencing on Easter Monday.
Mr.. Heisler recommended the follow
ing bills for the High School, whicl
were ordered paid:
p. B & j. B. Forman, desks, $196
Roberts & Co., blsckboards, 1928 so
H. B. McClees 8 Co, black boards
$s76.16; The Harlan & Hollingswortl
Company, hitching posts. $40 Duncan
Brothers, hardware, $74 28; Stewart I
Sons, gas fixtures, $306; W. B. Sharp
mats, ETC., $92 II; A. a. Andrews Z
Co, furniture, S3,633; a total OF $6,'
41616
Mr.. Wiley, from the committee to as
certain whether there was aHy none.
In the Treasury applicable to payini
off the last installment of $40, 900, re
II ported that there was no money in tn
Treasury applicable to such purpose
and recommended the issuing of certih
Gates of indebtedness to the contrac
tors. The report was adopted.
Mr.. Palmer, chairman of committe
on teachers presented partial report o
the re.arrangement Of teachers mad
necessary by yacating twolroomsin No
school. He said the report was sub
! iect TO alterations, as the oommitte
had not the time to perfect 1t. a
lsuggested an adjourned meeting Of tn
board for the consideration of the re
port, and on motion lofOMr. Kyne mex
Monday night was named for that pur
pose. The following is the report G
the com mittee as far as 1t lie made:
That Susanna Pyle be made princi
pal of the boys school to be opened o
the third floor of schoo! No. / tina
Annie Sayers be made principal of th
girls school on the first end secon
floors OF school No. / that Jaue Graf
be made first assistant in the Girl,
High Schsol, at 800 per year, instea
, of 1866 that Eliza A Craig be mad
second ; Annie e. Hates third. an
Anna NJ. Lewis, fourth assistant In th
Boys High School that Lizzie j
! Sayers be made fifth assistant in th
, Girls High School that Mary N
) Turner be made first assistant in boyi
/ school No. /, at $3.50 per year Susa
K. Cook second, and A, X. Pierso
= third assistant, each at $3.50 per yea
and Sophia Simmons, monitor. teacht
at $500 for the first year; that Ami
n. Curtis be made fourth assistant
Salie l.. Woolley fifth.
, Ella d Burns sixth, and Rebecca .
T fIDavis seventh assistant, in Girl
3 School No. AT S460 each per year, an
THAT Emma 8. Strickland be mad
monitor, teacher at $500 for the tir
i year that Ella e. Todd bs mi ade fourt
assistant Eliza A. Regan fifth, an
Sailie M. Jones, sixth assistant /
Girls School No. 4 that Jennie Stua
he made assistant prin cipal OF scho,