Telegram-herald., 1886-06-20
SCHOOL TRUSTEES
4 BOOK AGENTS sIRP PalGnCL
io~ the LsorarY Mas Stuffed With
Useless Duplicates Socks Unid
the Funds are tKha4sied-
ADDITION 10 the Course
q Study.

Ia De- was an aijoaraed meeiilg oi iAe
81 the Bo4ra af Eaaoasioa las. aisai wilA
President feikrf in lle ciair ana a. tue
members present
Miss Macarthur. of ihs High school aske3
that heg salary l,e made equal 10 thai 81
Miss Parrish oi lhe same sehaal Ir4sfee
Blair moved that aer reqnesl bt grsnied.
Trustee Ransom. fAvonei ths mhnan and
Trustee Riekarss spoke aeainsi iL Tie
motion Vas oafrei. 7 Ia Pond 4ll forty
four o,hers askei that Mss JENNIE NAief he
retained Ia ihe Plalnhsid ave. sohsal Re-
ferred 10 the Commiiiee on Teacher, The
COMMITTEES on schools reported in favor 1T
adding The study of Political heonomg
10 ihe regular csorse Trustees Drarg said
lac could noi favor ths lies % nythiae
was % be added 10 the Hish school csane
il should be Chemistry ~hicl Was ~ aach
more importance shan Political Economy.
Trustee rich explained that lae adeplou
of he report would nof Interfere elfh tle
introduction Of Chemistry Political
Economy VA 20 be placed ln ibe eleventh
grade " hale Chemistry aes.ia lee aldei t.
The twelfth grade Trustee Drury thought
the pupils in the eleventh grade Nere COO
Young generally - to i0 years 81 age-io
study Chemistry. Trustee lbmss thought
Political Economy ~ much more lM-
pouAnce tnan Chemistry he thoukbf
too many people were studying Chemistry
too much already. some ~ them lad
learned how 10 make bomb. and had been
killing policemen with them over in Nhlca-
90 livery child should BE- taught - iiigai
economy. ANY intelligent chfia of ten or
twelve years Of age could understand li and
would be benefited be slu1yinf a. The re-
port Vas adopted ON recommendation ~
The Committee on Library. Miss Lizzie
Sseinman was substituted for her sister
Mis- Anna. az Assistant Librarian. The
same committee r,poried The Resignation of
Miss Boxheimer A. Assistant Librarian.
aud recommended tle pp1lntmcnf ol
Mss Lucy Ball "a fii the vacancy.
Trustee Mills said there was some features
about the appointment ut Miss itaN which
did not please him. u appeared shat unaef
the present method ~ making appoint
ments. persons without influential friends
had DO chance 81 securing an appo'nfmenl.
la other words. there Wa no chance for
persons who are Obliged % stand ga their
own merits. Miss Bali. be said. Wa q
sister To Mr. Bali. of the Dca9efaf and that
might have had something 90 o. wIih her
beng recommenl lel hY the COMMITTEES. The
report was adopted.
A large numher Of small accounts in-
cludine a bin Of $50 from tbs Western Bank
Note Company iOr printing diplomas. were
orde' ed paid ~ recommended by the Com
mittee on Claims and Accounts Ia con-
nectiOn with Ills matteI inquiry in regard
10 bill presented by katon lyon. led Dr.
Griswoid. Chairman % the COMMITTEES on
Library 10 MAKE All Important explanation.
he said thai tie cammitiec vas lst about
10 finish pay ing tor books oniered Dy the
Library Committee of lisa aud that the
Library fund was exhausted lf appears
that some of the orders given Eaton a lyon
by the old committee ordered i've copies
each ot nearly one hundred different books.
These books were delivered and paid for
before the present Committee knew that
they were duplicates. Most ~ them
are popular works 81 fiction, and in several
cases where five new copies were ordered
the library already contained duplicate
copies. Most of the extra cppies have been
laid aside. and an attempt vii be made to
trade them for books that can be- used
Who is responsible f,F the order ls not
known. bui ii b. supposed that tbe Old
committee gave the librarian authority io
review the list. and add % ,pi'ies where
she thought necessary. S3rnt % the dnpii-
Gates are Of works ordered ai tSe suggestion
of the ladies Literary cub The chair
man also told bow book agent managed
10 sell work on Natural history
without out consulting she i5oard
or the Library Committee He
took the book 10 the Library and asked 80
4 brsrisn % give bim a reccGl stating tlat
the book had been deivered. Tie tneu selt
the reoeipt accompanied us his b.i i9r tle
book 20 toe Secretary vho placed Ii in ihe
hands of the iommHfee u1 l.aiIa. aao
a d. ..I ..."
and PAID without further inffefllaft
Un recommendation ~ ule fonimiffee ou
Bnfldiuas fhe second ~ 81 b canrel Has
granted permission - uee fhf ail ecaeai
building on Straight st flf sunday School
purposes and 'fha -eeiish population aI
Grand Rapids WAS granted permission to
use toe n8ffh 0estcrn hssfmerf realu n ihe
Nnrh Division So hnadiuE fsf sche1l rnr-
poses during fhe months of il.f Esd Aua-
ust. lsss
Ihe iarn-aiffef on EnIdIH.. ans -nnor-
infendeai OF janfi5rr reported in favor al
paving some ~ tne ianIfors f3f extra sofs
sarine thf usst nsarfef. irl'ee Ransom
moved fe amrnc fHr rHu9r eE matine t'.e
gaV cf Nr Carr. Ianfsr q N.f iurneT.s ~
s.boo 81 per uees ir flf ras fesf instead
of So ger week
x . proposition in ra'se fhe Harfs ai fsf
ianIaor So per eeeE ~ Nors a'resf done
prec.if iate8 ife'r Ia1sie afiFt 81 Jay
i.e isu.furs 80 artra r.rk If eas f.aInI..I
thsf Mr. Carr hai heen fsurT isf ueei
ard caring far sEr raofu fsIl1IrE iaf q
f.lr uett while iufter- 81 eIHrr -'t-fnsu
hnndirfs Tfra sang ger ueet
TRUSTEE Richards SAID tsef hen vr-f rn
rrannts rs 81 cared iaI af isf rarnrr-sf
sehoeI The grounds .aers ere aea utt sF
p'ar efsrnf
AThen iheg sr a.e ias erennss p tls