Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-27
CITY OF MANCHESTER
BUSY SESSION OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD HELD LAST NIGHT.
Assistant Teacher for the High
SchooI-Other News Items.

The August meeting OF the Manchester
School Board was held last night in the
Council chamber.
The chairman, Mr.. John O'Brien. occu-
pied the chair. and the other members
present were Messrs. weisiger. Carr. Peple'
Pool, Nunnally. Perdue, and Robinson. Su-
perintendent ID. L. Pulliam, who has Just
returned from the Bedford Alum Springs,
and Mr.. Alexander Fitzgerald, principal OF
the white schools, were also in attendance
The session lasted for about two hours
and was devoted chiefly to perfecting ar
rangements for the next session. whlcn
will open on Monday, September 22d;;
Messrs. Shanks Il Barrett were awarded
the contract for putting in the proper
pipes and connecting the two boilers oy
which the white-school building Is heated.
The idea of this is to have the boilers so
arranged that either one or both may De
used. At present each one heats half OF
the building.
WHAT BOOKS WILL BE USED.
Mr.. Peple, from the Committee on
Grades, presented o report recommending
q list OF books to be used in the publc
schools of the city for the next four years.
In making the report he read letter
bearing on the subject from Super
intendent Pulliam, who did not expect to
return TO the city in time for the meeting;
and stated that only such changes nad
been made as were necessary IN order 10
comply with the list adopted by the state
Board of Public instruction. from which
selections must be made. These, he ex-
planned. as the changes Appleton's as one
of the Biographies 10 be used IN place OF
Eclectic: Tracy's Physiology substituted
for Walkers, and Waddy's Rhetoric tor
Hart's.
Mr.. Peple and Superintendent Pulliam
both explained that these changes Will en-
tail but slight cost, as some of the BOOKS
adopted were formerly and are now IN
many households. Waddy's Rhetoric was
adopted because il was written by Vir-
ginia lady and is considered a good WORK.
THE LIST.
The following is the list as recommend
ed bv the committee: McGuffey's readers
and spoilers, Robinson's and Rays arith-
metics, Maury's and Appleton's geogra-
phies, Harvey's grsmmars. SteePs physics
and chemistry, Tracy's physiology, Wad-
dy's Rhetoric, Eclectic. Csrter's, McGllls
and Barns histories. Trimples English
literature. Webster's dictionary, and NC
Guffey's reading chart.
A resolution was offered and carried
adopting this list and leaving it with the
and principal to select where there are two
or more series, as is the case with geogra-
phies and histories. The sentiment OF the
board is averse to using any trust-book II
il can possibly be avoided without detri-
ment to the schools. The Graphic copy
book will be retained.
Mrs. NJ. j. Nichols, w. ID. Anderson, and
James H. Cunningham, the last-named
colored. were designated as merchants
from whom textbooks may be had.
THE FINANCIAL OUTLOOK.
The Finance Committee submitted a re-
mort saying!that the books of the Secretary
had been examined and found to be cor
rect and neatly kept with vouchers for all
expenditures during the fiscal year.
The committee also presented financial
statement based on comparisons with last
last wear. This, the report continues.
shows an excess of S1,34.41, assuming
that the increase from the State fund
saw 81 0O0-wiIl be available this year.
Should the board fail in getting the addl-
tional II. coo the excess will be only s354.4l.
III teacher can be obtained as assistant
to the principal for $50 per month, the de-
pendence of the board would rest entirely
upon the receipt OF the additional $1,000
10 avoid deficiency at the end of the
year. ,,.,,
The committee erecommendedth the employ
ment of an additional teacher and should
there be deficiency to arrange for 1t IN
next years work.
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS.
The statement referred TO gives the fol-
lowing as the estimated receipts for the
next session:
Receints from the city. 500 9S