Evening journal., 1889-10-29
BOARD oE epucAIloN.
Routine Business Transacted at Last
Nigni,a Mnetinr.

Routine business Transacted at Last
Nights Meeting.
The Board of Education met in regular
session last evening. On motion of
David H. Coyle, DR.. E. g. Shortlidge was
called to the chair.
The printed reports of the schools for
1SSS-S9 were received from the Mercan-
tile Printing Company Committee on
Books recommended that Raub's Arithe-
metic be placed on the course of study in
place of Rays Higher Arithmetic, that
"Our World" reading book be placed IN
the eight grammar grade, and that set
of Johnsons Universal Encyclopedias
be purchased for the High
School. Superintendent Harlan STAGED
that Raub's arithmetic was bstter
suited to the schools than Rays. The
report was adopted A contract bill Of
the Mercantile Printing Company was
ordered paid.
The Fuel Committee reported that a
new heater had been ordered for No. 10
school. The committee on No. 20 school
reported progress of the work; contract
bills were allowed The committee to
examine janitor for No. 10 school re-
ported in favor of Robert MacIntire.
Miss BERTHE S. Harris Of school No. lO
presented her resignation to take effect
at the boards earliest convenience The
resignation was accepted and referred to
the Committee on Teachers. Orders
were drawn in favor of Messrs. Robinson
and Whitehead, tine Manual Training
School instructors.
Mr.. Magee asked that committee Of
three be appointed to investigate the
overfowing Of water at No 90 school,
Tenth and Spruce streets The motion
was carried. and Messrs. Magee, Turner
and John Pyle appointed. Bills in favor
of Duncan Brothers, S863 or; William II.
Foulk, $4S3 20; Tilghman Danner. $65. 9s,
for contract work at the Manual Train.
ing School, were allowed. The Fuel Com
mittees' bills L. T. Grubb 500 49; Kent
& Weeks S179S: J. V. Carlisle & Co.,
S12e4 w. F. Robinson, $96.95, were
allowed.
The amount of $es was allowed for
improving blackboard in the High School
drawing room,
The committee on room in Ninth ward
reported it could secure a room at Vande.
yer avenue and Claymont streets ct SO q
month, 1t was directed to engage the
room.
DR.. Morgan moved that the Repair
Committee be given authority to ask for
bids for closets for the Manual Training
Department of the High School. The
motion was carried and closets to cost
not more than So. 80 each No. school
will expend $50 for blackboards. Mr..
Magee asked concerning the win
dow shade color and was
referred to the secretary. The janitor
of No. 13 school did not understand
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repairs. No. IA expended so cents for
pipes. $40 each, for conductors. No. II
wants moulding board. No % has
contracted few bills for general work /:
they were allowed. The school viii
receive some curtains.
On many occasions members of the
board suddenly discover something. One
such occasion was made last night. Sew
eral bills for the Manual Training school
were received and Lieutenant Rommell
and Principal Berlin had approved them.
They were contract bills, and like many
previous bills, had not been signed by
the committee The younger members
thought they perceived flaw here but
custom held and the bills were allowed,
as usual.
The committee to secure a room for
children in the Sixth ward, stated that it
may secure the chapel at Thirteenth and
French streets, at $500 year. There
are sixtY-three applicants in the neigh
borhood of No. 20school, for school room.
The committee thinks the chapel, which
will seat 200 children, would be filled
Immediately. Dr. Shortlidge suggested
that the committee on Ninth ward and
Sixth ward increase school room act con-
Jointly. The suggestion was adopted.