Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1890-07-05
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

HH0C0S1tu3S
Meeting Held Thursday Evening.
The July meeting OF the school board
was held on Thursday evening.
Mr.. Mckillips reported that the school
buildings had been examined. The wood
work Of the New street building needs
painting and the inside of the high school
requires either painting, kslsoninins or
papering. The committee is Of opinion
that pspering In the cheapest and recon-
mend a plain paper of light shade for all
the rooms, with the vestibules aud halls
painted as heretofore.
The following figures show the number
Of tons Of coal consumed In the school
buildings for the school term ending June
30. Manor street, 4 rooms, z5 tons; Rock
land street, 4, "a; South Prince street, =, 10;
West Walnut street, 4, ~; West James
street, 4, %; Ann street, 4, 10; New street.,
4. 30; East Lemon street, IL, 30; Chestnut
and Prince street, 4, 30; African, l, 81 south
Duke street, old buildings, 90; South Null
berry street, old buildings, so; high schoo'
building As; West Chestnut street, new
system, "a.
These 6i tons were consumed since the
first of January. At this rate II would re-
quire l20 tons during the school term Of
each year. This system Of heating In en-
tirely new. II requires time and expert
ence to reduce II to about one-half. say 90
tons. There is no room to reduce this
quantity Of coal used, and at the same time
to have the rooms comfortably heated.
Where the same system Is In use In other
cities pea or bituminous coal Is used, and
the committee favor the use of pea coal.
Mr.. willis Is expected to give the jsnitor
proper instructions, and explicit orders
how TO use II 80 AZ to reduce the quantity
and at the same time 10 heat the room
properly.
The committee also reported that the
Rockland street school yard Is too small,
and that 90 feet Of ground adjoining can he
bought at $40 per foot.
On motion of Mr.. McComsey the com
mittee was authorized to make oil neces-
sary repairs.
DR.. Bolenius reported that Myers Gen
eral History had been agreed upon for use
in the girls high school.
DIR. Wickersham, of the special comlnittee
on new buildings, reported that the sub
committee on heat and ventilation had
visited several schools in Camden, where
the Smead- Wills system Is in use and the
result of their investigations would be in
corporated In the final report.
CITY sUPERINTENDENT's REPORT.
Following is the report of the city super
intendent for June:
Your city superintendent submits the
following report of the public schools for
the month of June !: The number of pupils
In attendance was 255 In the high schools,
333 In the grammar, 577 In the secondary,
80 In the ungradei, 81 in the intermediate,
1852 In the primary. Total, 3,596. The
average number In attendance WAS 243 in
the high schools, $40 In the grammar, b23 in
the secondary, 30 In the ungraded, 735 In
the intermediate, and l ,277 in the primary.
Total, 3,0ls. The average percentage OF
attendance was 81. The number of pupils
present every day WAS ,2i3. The number
of visits made by the city superintendent
were 10. Directors visited the schools as
follows: Geo. n. Reynolds, 2s; VIM.
johnson, q DIR. o. Roland, II II. Wolf
IL II. X. Breneman, 10; VIM. McComsey,
10; J. McKillips, o; II. A. Schroyer, 2; w.
y. Marshall, w. Wohlsen, /; c. lip
pold, l J. B. Warfel, l. Total, lOi."
Mr.. Warfel offered the following, which
was unanimously adopted:
Resoiped, That the finance committee be
directed 10 report at the next stated meet
ing of the school board q plan OF keeping
the accounts, by which the OK penses for
repairs and fuel may be exhibited at any
time for each school building.
Mr.. Schroyer recommended the opening
of the night schools on the Sth Of Septein-
Der and that last years teachers be elected.