Evening journal., 1889-12-10

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The Committee on Twelfth ward school
asked that an order for s 500 be drawn
in favor Of Hubert Cassidy the contrac-
tor. The order was drawn.
Changes In the Schools.
The Committee on Teachers presented
the following report, dated December o.
"GENrLEMEN: Your Committee on
Teachers respectfully report the resigna.
tion Of Miss Maggie e. Carpenter Of No
4, aud make the following recommends
tions:
THAT Miss Annie E McCloskey be
made sixth assistant in the Boys Depart
ment of school No 4
That Miss Letitia Brown be appointed
to teach the 9th and 10th grade primary
pupils IN Girls school, No. 1, at salary
Of $425 year.
THAT Miss Anna II. Draper be ap-
pointed first assistant in school No 6.
THAT Miss Lizzie Webb be appointed
to the lowest position in No. 90.
THAT Miss Carrie j Shockley be ap-
pointed as teacher of the new school
beyond Eleventh street bridge
Signed by the committee.
The report was adopted.
Slight RepaIrs.
The clocks in No. school will be re-
paired No school will sell some old iron
and expend So for a door spring; No. z
will receive a new fence for $50, and a
moulding board, $5; No s will have two
new blackboards, cost not exceeding $50
No. 8 will purchase nine new rollars and
three new shades for $l0 the platform
of No, 10 will be painted; No. Is will
sell old stoves; No. 20 will purchase
wheelbarr0w have its hydrant repaired
heater door repaired and new curtains
bought, cost Of all, $15, No % win re-
ceive repairs and glazing, 50.
Mr., Hartman of school No. 12, asked
that the platforms be painted, and pieces
Of carpet be bought for them. Mr.. Coyle
objected to the carpet, for he never could
get carpet for his school DR.. Shortlidge
hoped that the board would not 20 back
to carpet for the schools because carpet
becomes so dirty and full Of disease. The
paint was allowed bat the carpet re-
jected.
The City Responsible.
The committee to investigate the claim
of Mrs. John Aiken for damages result
ing from fall received at No. 8 school
through mischievous boys, reported that
it thought the city WAS responsible for
all damages because police officers had
allowed the boys to be disorderly, and
had watched them with deep interest.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Betts's resolution of last meeting
that all scholars who move during the
term may be transferred to the district
in which they live, by the principal Of
the school which they left, was discussed.
Several members Of the board thought it
conhicted with the rules. Superintendent
Harlan favored the resolution, as it will
save much work to mothers. The reso-
luton was carried
Marks and Promotions.
Mr.. Trump offered a substitute for sec
tion 10, page 81, of the rules. as follows:
Il. Below the tenth primary grade,
promotions from grade to grade shall be
made by the principal Of the school who
shall in selecting pupils for promotion.
consult the teacher of the class from
which the promotions are to be made
''2 1t shall be the duty of the teach
ers Of the tenth primary and all the
higher grades to make and record once
per month on a scale of one to ten,
careful estimate Of each pupils fidelity
and success in daily work in the several
branches for the month, and at the end
Of each half year to reduce their esti-
mates to percentage.
''3. AT the end of the first half of each
year all pupils of the grades from the
tenth primary to the fourth grammar,
inclusive, shall be promoted one grade,
without a special examination, at the
end of the term, if their marks for daily
work average as high as rs per cent. Of
the full number of credits.
"A. All pupils Of the fifth grammar and
all the higher grades shall be subjected
to an examination at the end Of the first
half of each year.
IS. All pupils of the tenth primary and
all the higher grades shall be subjected
to an examination at the end Of the sec
ond half of each year.
''6. The promotion mark Of each pupil
that is examined shall be determined as
follows: To twice the average in the ex-
animation at the end Of the term add the
average for daily work and divide the
sum by 3.
"a. All pupils who make an average of
20 or more on examination, or whose
promotion marks are as high as 20, shall
be entitled to promotion.
''S. After a fair trial if il is found that
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daily work they may be returned to the
grade from which they were promoted
'9. The superintendent shall prepare
the questions for the examinations men
toned above, in the primary and gram
mar gardes.
10. The superintendent shall super
wise the promotions from all grades Of
the primary, the grammar and High
School
I'll. In their monthly reports to the
superintendent the principal shall give
the number Of pupils Of each grade in the
school.
Superintendent Harlan discussed the
proposed substitute briefly He said the
new portions Of the rule were that all
pupils up to the fifth grammar grade
should be promoted without term exam
ination, provided the recitation average
was above 75 per cent. in February; the
regular examination should take place in
June. He thought it the most important
matter before the board for several
months and asked the members to study
it carefully. He was very much in favor
Of the rule that the teacher give monthly
marks rather than after each recitation
The latter system tends to increase the
labor OF the teacher to the detriment of
the class President Baird said he was
IN favor Of dropping the mark for reclta
tion. The substitute was referred to the
Committee on Teachers. Superintendent
Harlan will have some copies printed and
sent to the members Of the board.