Telegram-herald., 1890-07-06
THE CITY SCHOOLS
Their Interests Consldered by. the
Board Last Evening.
TIE BUSINESS MOSTLY ROUTINE
A Geedis Number Of changes in ths fiss
Of 1eachers-fhs SALARIES Are here
after 10 hs sradea EsaitAeiy
The 1ext BOOK Question.
The Board Of Eduoatlon met IN rera.

The Board Of Education met IN rega-
lar session last evening. All the mem
bers were present except Mayor Chi.
Trustee felkeT, from the COMMITTEES
on Teachers, reported the following
designations, and recommended thsr
acceptance: Mss Caroline hay. Mrs.
Mella Bisoomb, Miss Maude Ball, OF
North Division street school; M.ss
Grace Kay, of south Dlyision-sueet
school; Miss Bessie Cannon. of Wealthy
avenue school; Miss May Cummings, OF
Pine-street school, Mss Nellie stanton,
OF Coit-ayenue school. Tbs committee
also recommended the following ap-
pointmonts and transfers, with salaries
under the rules, and teachers not hold
Ing proper certificates subject 20 exam
ination. Miss Theresa Townsend, 20 be
appointed 20 take the place OF Miss
Caroline Kay; Miss Isabella Noble
10 take the place OF Mrs. McAa
| Blscomb; Miss Minnie Webster
I TO take the place of Miss Naude Beiii
/ Miss FRANKIE kafkman, OF North HNi-
SION Street school. 10 be appointed
! principal OF the Cot Avenue school. a
| place OF Miss Nellie stanton, Miss
| Hattie Goodrich. 10 hc transferred
from the East Bridge Street school, a.
the vacancy caused by TIE transfer oi
| Miss Barkman, Miss Frances Blood. -
| be appointed 10 take zoe place of Miss
| Grace Kay at south Divlsion-si; Miss
! Laura Mead, % he transferred from
cadetShip at Wealthy Avenue school
| 10 the room loft vacant by the Tes .gna-
/ ton OF Miss Bessie CarmOn. Miss Ger
trude Boynlon, % be appointed cadet
/ IN place Of Miss Laura Mead; Miss
Sarah De Camp, 10 be appointed ia
| place Of Miss May Cummings at Pine
/ Street school; Miss Maggie Mackie, 10
/ be appointed 10 take the place Of Miss
/ Harriet Goodrich at East Bridge Street
/ school; Miss Mary Blake, 10 be ap-
! pointed teacher of drawing 81 q salary
/ OF $500.
The report was adopted.
Trustee LOchor, from the Committee
! on Schools, offered a resolution relating
| 10 the salaries of teachers. grading the
salaries more couitably. The provision
is that the salaries of assistant teachers
! Toe a follows:
First 10 third grades, inclusive, $500,
| fourth grade. $500; fifth grade 500;
| sixth grade, $500; seventh grade, $3.50:
eighth and ninth grades, $500. Thus
| there Is an advancing salary Of $50
with the advancing grades. The rcsO-
| luton WAS carried unanimously.
Trustee Mcbride, president Of the
| Committee on Library, recommended
the purchase for the school
! library, for the special cOnven-
! lence of the classes IN botany, Of
"Wooley's FRESH Water Algae." The
report WAS adopted, with an addition OF
a provision that a similar SET Of books
/ be purchased for the Union School on
/ the West Side.
Trustee Merrill. Of the Committee on
/ Claims and Accounts, presented a state
ment of accounts that had been al
/ lowed.
Trustee Felker, from the Committee
/ on Buildings, reported the reception Of
various bids TO furnish new seats for
/ the new school building, recommending
that proposals made 10y the HOvey
| School Furniture Company be accepted
and the secretary be authorized 20 con-
! tract for the necessary seats. Adopted.
On motion 20 take from the table
an old report Of the Committee on Text
/ Books, relating to certain readers, q
/ lively discussion on text books followed
/ But no result was reached and tho
whole matter was left where il was
\ found.
President Saunders called attention
80 the fact that IN Septeflbcrthe board
would consist Of twcuty-one members,
and stated that in pursuance 81 this
fact Encouragement Of the present
committees was rendered necessary.
! The matter wag referred 70 the two
present committees, that on teachers
/ and that on schools.