The Portland daily press., 1888-11-28
School Committee.

An adjourned meeting Of the school board
was held yesterday afternoon. In the alb
sence OF the Mayor. Rev. Mr.. Crosley pre-
sided.
There were present Messrs. MCGOWAN,
Crosley, Ring, Dunn and McAlpine.
Mr.. Moses Morrill,, who was present. ex-
hibited box of apparatus prepared by his
son, Arthur B. Morrill,, designed to illustrate
in grammar and primary schools the physi-
cal proportion of bodies.
On melton of Mr.. Dunn, it was voted that
the Introduction and use Of this apparatus
be referred to the committee on text books to
consider and report upon.
The supervisors reported favorably on
their various schools.
Bills and pay-rolls for the month, amount
ing to $S217, were read and approved
The secretary read communication from
the City Auditor. stating that the appropria-
tion of $4,000 for the ordinary expenses of
repairs, heating, care. furnishing, etc., Of
school houses was exhausted.
The City Auditor brought before the COM
mittee number of bills for repairing school
houses, with the remark that there was no
money to pay for them. In the discussion
that followed. 1t appeared: /, That the
school committee, in accordance with their
duty, had, at the beginning of the year, Civ
en- to the City Council an estimate of nearly
$4,000, as necessary to meet these expenses
for the year. 2, That the school committee
have had no control over the expenditures of
this appropriation, they simply having sug-
gested some pressing needs of the schools
from time to time; that the expenditures
have been made by the direction of the COM
mittee on public buildings of the city coun-
Gil.
The following order, presented by Mr.. Nc
Alpine, was passed:
Whereas, Certain bills for the repairs on school
buildings and for school furniture, amounting la
the aggregate to about 81 800, have b. On handed
70 TINS committee by the City Auditor. with the
statement by him that there is no money in the
city treasury with which to pay said bills: and
whereas, said bills were contracted by the CON-
ml6tee on public buildings of the City Council.
HeSotOed, mat we respectfully return said bills
TO the City Auditor, as not being properly present
ed to this committee; said bills pertaining TO mat
tiers over which this committed has no control.
On motion Of Mr. McAlpine, it was voted
that the superintendent of school buildings
be requested toput locks upon several doors
OF the High School house, such as will allow
the doors to open freely outward, but will
protect the clothes rooms from outside intru-
sion.
1t was voted that In the opinion of this
board the work in geography in the schools
should be so arranged as to finish the subject
at the close of the first term of the third
year in the grammar schools, and thereafter
at the close of the second year in the gram
mar schools. 1t was also voted that the SUI
perintendent of school buildings be request
ed to place an additional window in the room
last fitted for use in the Chestnut street
school house, the light in said room being
now insufficient.
1t was voted that the matter of frequent
detention of pupils after school be referred
to the superintendent of schools to inquire
into the reasons therefor, and report.
1t was voted that there be no session of the
schools on Monday, Dec oath, the day before
Christmas.