Evening journal., 1889-09-24
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Salaries OF Two Teachers Increased
Teachers' Instltute

Teachers Institute.
The Board Of Publ; Education held its
regular session last evening. The new
manuals for 1889 and 1890 from the office
of the Mercantile Printing Company,
were distributed
The Committee on books was given
authority to purchase twenty-five sets Of
anatomical charts from Milton Bradley
Company. The Delaware Printing Com
pany received the contract for thirty
blank registers, through the Printing
Committee. The Committee on Manual
Training reported thatit had secured J. F.
Robinson for instructor in metal working
and John E. Whitehead for instructor in
the wood department, at salaries of 5000
per annum. S. r. Smith, chairman of
the committee, stated that the salary Of
5000 was small for the position. The
committee on Twelfth ward school re-
ported that the work Is progressing as
rapidly as the weather will permit,
and asked that 81, 500 be drawn
in favor of the contractor, subject
to the architects approval. The residents
Of the vicinity of No. II school sent
petition 10 the Street and Sewer Depart
ment to have the streets curbed and
HoNtas 0lNN OOuItll OMtAH HNhAN Va AAR
property and win be asked to take action.
The Committee on Night School re-
ported that night schools Nos. and 10
will open on October z.
The Committee on Teachers presented
the resignation of Miss Regina A. Garel
OF No. 49, and recommended that Miss
Mary J. Co1son Of No. be transferred to
/ No. ID, and that Miss Nellie l. Sawin be
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report continued as follows
ION the 10th of June last Superinten.
dent Harlan presented communication
to the board recommending that arrange
ments be made TO hold two days teach
ers institute in this city sometime during
the current year. This communication
was referred to the Committee on Teach
ers, and on it the committee makes ths
| following recommendation;
That teachers institute be held
under the direction Of the Committee OF
| Teachers, on the 7th and Sth of Novem
Der next, and that on account of this
institute the Committee on Teachers b
authorized to incur expenses to th'
amount of 5000 If necessary.
(Signed) rs. r. SMITH.
SAMUEL ~ TRUMP,
CHARLES l.. SIMMONS,
JESSE X. BAYLIs."
The report was adopted.
DIR. E. g. Shortlidge moved that tn
salary Of Miss Mary ]. Francis, principa
of No. 4, be increased from 1915 to $50
per annum. Chairman Baird decided tb
motion ont of order. An appeal from hi
decision was sustained by vote Of 16 t
3, and the motion was carried. DR.
Shortlidge moved that the salary Of g
NJ Warren, instructor in drawing AM
science at the High School, be increased
to 5000, and the motion was carried.
The Repair Committee stated that |
had awarded the contract for building
brick wall at No. 10 to Candy Cox TIL
new paper on No. 8 is falling off and viii
need to be put on again.
No Z asked for three new stoves an
that the Repair Committee take chsrg
of it, Myers Hayes, q practical stow
man, is chairman Of No. school, and
was authorized to act in conjunction wit
the Committee on Repairs. The Scho
Committee was authorized to expend 81
! in furnishing the principals room. II
janitor Of the school was allowed s. Il
cleaning school.
Some chairs viii be purchased for n
8. A lounge and mats will be purchase
7 for No. IL. The water closets of No.
3 win be repaired. Desks will be pu
chased for No. 10 and the jsnitor q
lowed IS for extra services A desk
No. II will be repaired.
Bills in favor Of w. N. Ellis, pap
hanger, for $149. So were allowed.
Messrs. d. R. Smith, Shortlidge al
Belts were appointed committee an
were authorized to look for room f
pupils in the lower end of the Mini
ward, as school house No II is crowded.