San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-07
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
Twelve Teachers Conflrmed-To Have
Lightning Rods-Petitions, Etc.

The School Board held a regular
monthly meeting yesterday afternoon,
at which considerable routine business
was transacted.
The petition of Architect Murphy, for
additional moneys for work on the new
school buildings, was received, read and
filed.
Professor Smith, School Superinten-
dent, reported the employment and as
signment of the following additional
school teachers: Messrs. Sohook and
Lukin, to the High school; Miss King.
to the new No. 2 school; Miss West, No.
2; Mrs. Murphy, No. 3; Mrs. Hurd, Misses
Colding and Watson, No. 4; Miss Gill,
No. z; Mr.. Buck and Mrs. Gunsb0rough,
No. 8, and 5. j. Sutton to Santa Clara
school. The appointments were con-
hrmed.
Superintendent Smith then read the
following circular from the St. Louis
public schools.
SEC. OFFICE. Board PUBLIC SCHOOLS. /
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, MARCH, Is, 1886. !
At q meeting Of the Beard Of Presi-
dent and Directors Of the st. Louis Pub
lie Schools, held at their hall, in the
Polytechnic building, In the City Of st.
Louis. the State Of Missouri, on March
0, 1886, among others were the following
proceedings:
UNITED STATES TREASURY SURPLUS.
Mr.. Russell offered the following reso-
luton, which was unanimously adopted:
whereas, The school accommodations in
st. Louis are altogether inadequate to accom-
modate the present and growing school popu-
lation i'm the city OF st. Louis, and.
Whereas, There is large surplus OF rev.
enue lying idle in the United States Treasury,
derived mostly from taxes to which every per-
son contributed nearly equally, and
Whereas, The Senate of the United States
has passed the Blair Bill by a vote of 30 to IL.
distributing s77,OCo,OOO of this surplus on the
basis Of ilhteracy among the States, therefore
be il
Resolved, That we earnestly request the
members of the House of Representatives in
Washington from st. Louis to vote for the bill.
Resolved 2, That certified copy of these
resolutions be forwarded to the Representa-
tives of st. Louis districts in Congress, and
printed copies be sent to Boards of Public
Schools in all the leading cities Of the Union.
In testimony whereof, !, Milton H. wash,
Secretary Of the Board OF President
and Directors Of the st. Louis Pub
lie Schools, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is true transcript
IL. ST. from the records of said Board, Of
date March Q, A. d. 1885. Given
under my hand and the seal of said
Board, the day and year first above
written.
MILTON II. WASH, Secretary.
The petition from Professor Halbedl,
Principal OF the High school. for reim-
bursement for the sum Of $35 paid by
him on an organ purchased for the use
the High school. The petition was
granted with the condition that the Or
gan become the property Of the school.
Petition Of Mrs. j. Merrick, Princi-
pal OF the new Second Ward No. 2
school, for increase Of salary from $50 to
$50. was rejected. Mrs. Merrick's
school 10 larger now than Is Professor
Crossley's. of the Third Ward, yet her
pay is SO less than that gentleman's.
The Mayor was authorized to contract
for the placing Of lightning rods upon
the school buildings, provided the
finances Of the city would admit Of 1t.
Professor Smith also read communi-
cation from Mr.. Ramsay, Of South Lam
caster, Mass, In regard to establishing
a teachers normal school here. After
this the Board adjourned.