Telegram-herald., 1888-01-08
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The Board Of Education convened Ia
regular mosthly session lsss evening.
When President Blair called the meeting -
order Al TAO the follosing msnbess were
ia their seats Allea. Drury. Earle, Felker.
Fletcher. Fox. Mills. Psinz. Ransom. Stein.
Ulrieh and the Mayor.
A Communication from Aessrs. carmon
snd B4rnEsrt ier some text books Was re-
fsFrsd 10 the Committee on Text B0oks
with power 10 sci.
The resignation Of james Miller
Superintendent Of Jsnitors Was accepted. ss
A communlestion from City Marshal
Wilson asking that the snow and ice be re-
moved from tas sidewalks around the city
schools Was referred t0 the COMMITTEES on
Buildings with power 10 set.
An oher OF 81, 500 was received from the
trustees OF the Holland Reformed church
Tor the ola furner-st. school property. Laid
on the table for one week.
The COMMITTEES on Teachers recommend
ed the following changes in the teachers of
the city schools: Resigned, Miss Louise
Csfmon. South Division Street; Miss Nina
Stone, cadet. Fountain Street: Aiss Corneiia
steketes. Central school. Transfers. VIM
nifrea ksse, from North Ionia Street 10
| Fountain Street; Amy Bertsch. from
| Wealthy Avenue TO North Ionis Street;
Nellie Rogers, from Colt Avenue
to the Central school; l.. NJ.
| Kinney from the Union school TO Coa
| Avenue; H. A. Cromwell from Jefferson
Street. to Straight Street. Hattie Nj. alley
from Straight Street, 10 the principalshiD
| OF the Madison Avenue School; Susie
Bailey from Straight Street. to Madison
Avenue; Mary r. Inscrsoif from South
ionia Street, to Madison Avenue; Della
Mason Fl om Crsndville Avenue, 10 Msdi-
son Avenue. Appointments: Anna NJ.
| Rose, to tue Union School; Mary Ahne-
| feldt, to Jefferson Street; Mary Eldred. TO
Straight Street: Louise Parrish, 10 South
| Ionia Street; Helen NJ Gardner, to Madison
/ Avenue.
Trustee Ransom moved that Miss Lucy
Bettis be transferred from Ooldbrook to
| Straight-st, and Miss Cromwell to Cold
brook-st Lost.
On motion of Trustee Felker the resig-
nations reported were accepted.
Trustee Fletcher moved that that part of
| the report relating 10 the transfer of Miss
Hattie Bailey. from the principalship of
Straight-st. TO the Madison-ave. school, be
| accepted.
Trustee Ulrich, of the Eight ward, strongly
| objected to the transfer of Miss Baily, al
though that lady desires the change very
| much. The motion was then carried.
On motion of Trustee Stein the different
| recommendations were voted upon separ-
| ately and all were adopted.
The Commit on Schools reported ad-
versely to the petition of q number of West
Siders asking tor night school. Adopted.
Trustee Griswold dropped IN at $50 and
took his seat.
In a report of the Committee on Text
Books and Apparatu9 it was recommended
| nj those eh a no
to pay one dollar each for chemicals etc.
used, and for breakage etc. Trustee Felker
objected TO charging any one in the
schools fee and thought that the public
should pay everything for education.
Trustee Drury stated that Professor
Cannon and Superintendent Kendall
desired that the fee be j. ,Oss6
order, giving il as bis opinion thar IL was
illegal 10 charge any scholar fee. Presi-
dent Blair held that the point of order was
well taken and the recommendation was
lost. On recommendation of the same com
mittee Colborn's arithmetics were substi-
tuted for Stoddard's and they will bs placed
in the hands OF the teachers. the scholars
having no mental arithmelics in the future
The Committee on Library recommends
the following reappointments for 1883
Henry J. Carr. Librarian, 81, 300; Miss Lucy
4
Seinmsn, assistant. $500; Miss Lizzie c
Leet, part day assistant, $3.50. Adopted.
The Committee on Library recommends
the purchase OF volumes for the Publ,
Library to the amount OF $40. which was
accepted and laid on the table under tn.
| rules.
Accounts to the amount of So 54254 wer,
reported and allowed, with the exception o
the bill of the Grand Rapids Gas Ligh
Company for 81 ,55050, for coke, which wa
laid on the table.
The Committee on Claims and Account
reported bills for insurance on the schoo
houses TO the amount S3l5 Laid on th
table. After this action was taken. Truste
Felker moved that the matter be takel
from the table and referred b. the Commit
tee on Buildings with power TO act. Carried
The bio of the Holland Reform ch arch o
81 800 for the Turner-st. school property
was taken from the table, and motion L
accept it was lost.