Telegram-herald., 1890-09-07
A READER At LAST
The Board Of education signzlises
Its Last Moments.
TIE sEW sORaAL IS THE READER.
A Fun as~tiaz OF ths Board Me- ns'~
Last Esssins, al Hhteh all ths sssNA
ksutine bas8ne>s Was Accom-
plishsd ana Mach More Besides.

The last meeting OF the Board q
Education. as AZ present constituted,
was held last evening. IL Was one OF
the most peaceful and common place
sessions Of the year until the text hook
question MAS reached, when everything
warmed up aud was kept warm TOT
full half hour. The agent Of the puo-
lishing house OF Porter 4 Coates
authorizes the statement that he feels
first rate over the adoption OF the New
Normal Readers for the schools ot
Grand Rapids.
The hrsI business of the evening was
the hearing read communication lfol1
the Board of Police aud Ere toniinls-
sioneTs, announcing their accession 70
the request % appoint as police CON,
stables the Janitors OF the scveTai
schools.
Certificates were ordered re-issued TO
forty-slx teachers whose certificates had
expired, and request made TO those
new principals whose present certlh-
Gates were not up 10 requirements, TO
submit themselves for examination.
Also Miss Anna Wiley Was appointed
| cadet at the Center-street school.
The petty cash account OF the librar-
I ian was received and tiled.
| The annual report OF the Librarian
was received and placed on file without
I being read.
Am addition of $3.50 per month was
/ unanimously voted the assistant libra
ran. Miss Ball, 10 continue while the
Office OF librarian Is vacant and white
/ tie assistant performs the duties OF the
| Principal.
Trustee Houseman. from the Com
| mittee on Text Books. read the several
proposals made TO the board by the
| American Book Company and Porter q
Coates. regarding the adoption Ola series
OF readers. The proposals made 10y the
two houses were similar IN their details
and that of Porter & Coates, the one
accepted, finally, by the board, IS a
follows:
The Porter & Coates house proposed
to furnish "The New Normal RoadcTs.
They guaranteed, first, that the quality
OF all the books should be up TO Ger
tain. standard; second, the uniformlt,
of the prices; third, III case the prlce
were lowered, the board shall have TIT
, / advantage Vi lOulliit IL tiit NtA~N -
board furnish free text hooks, they shal
have dealers discounts; fifth, refers u
terms of delivery In addition TO tn
foregoing, they make what they terri
a proposed extraordinary" TO the fcl
lowing effect. In case of the adoption
: of their series, they will donate on
, thousand Harpers' first readers or an
, other: eight hundred second reader:
! 4 trA 4 ~
/, they will place upon their books 500 {
the credit OF the board, against whlc
the board may draw for any book
: whatsoever of their publication.
, The above proposal, together with
similar one from the American Boo
: Company offering TO furnish the Swll
ton series of readers, was presented d
the committee, without recommend;
ton. The report, which Mr.. Hous'
man pleasantly admitted was "n
n report" was permitted to rest until
s written opinion from the city attorne
o should be read III It's order. When
appeared, that opinion was to the effe'
s first, that it is lawful for the board
/ furnish textbooks free TO others tina
} INDECENT persons; and second, That III
, adoption of a textbook does not BIN
!. ! the oOdIu w COhtiiluS Aeo uoO III ."
years.
/ The superintendents petty cas-
:, account of S26.94 was accepted.
u Trustee Merrill, of the Committee
x Claims and Accounts, reported a
p counts examined and allowed, amour
II ing TO Si603.s5. Ado oted.
The Grandyillc-ave. Kindergart
was allowed $50 for supplies.
The SUPERINTENDENT report with
,r lation 10 certain books 10 be used IN q
q, two high schools, was turned over
the Committee on Textbooks and su
. plies with power to act.
ut The Grand Rapids Savings Bank ha
IN ing made the most advantageous oil
s. with respect to the care of the funds
ri the board, +. a. Hall, cashier, w
t. elected treasurer. The oifer was
s', allow 4 l5-1OO per cent. interest on da
a. balances. and 10 give loans at D I
rs cent.
lg Just as an adjournment was abe
er TO bo taken, Mr. Housemau urged sol
es action on the text book question. H'
e followed lively discussion, with n
hours firing all along the line. IA
est, warm discussion on warm subJ
called out every phase Of opinion,
,tr / expressed ~ the best OF gOOd b"at
= The proposals. OF the two publish
as houses, the one of the Swlnton ser
ug and the other IF the New Normal, W
he squarcly before the hoard on mot
nd and substitute. The New Normal SCI
an was finally adopted. Nr. Fisher MOI
at 10 adont the New Normal. and
NJ HousCman offered the swnton ~
for substitute. ON the substitute, tue
lis was lost. as fo.lows.
his Tcas-Irustees Felker, HOuscm
lly / Hustled. Mcbride. schneider.
ed Nays - Trustees Blair, lavids
ids / Fisher. Folgor. Goodrich, LocheT, y
rill. stein, Wagner. TIE pfesitCni- !
The original m0tun iOF tie Ncw
mai was earned by the following v
III, Yeas Trustees Blair. l'ayids
- Fisher. Folger. Goodrich. Hustfc,
Brde Wagner. tae president 90.
'rs, Nays-Trusfces Fe.kef Honsen
Az. Tocher, Merrill. Schneider. Stein -
ing The hoard here adjourned amid
au- er3l good feeling
,ed ~