Telegram-herald., 1890-03-02
A LITTLE UNUSUAL
A Minority Report Precedes That
Of the Majority.
THE BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETING
Miss MeIntyre win Act as superintend-
snt OF schools AFTER April !. tptil
mr. kendali's successor Is
Appointed.

The Board Of Education was a little
slow in gathering last evening and
trustees Cook, Houseman, Schneider
and Wagner did not PUTIN an appear
ancce.
The meeting having been called for
order, the first business was the recep-
tion Of a petition from Dr.. VIM. Fuller,
who called the attention OF the board
10 the poor binding OF the school books,
and asked that more substantial books
De provided for the use OF the schools.
The matter WAS referred 10 the Com
mittee on School Books and Apparatus.
Trustee Felker, Of the Committee on
Schools. presented the resignation OF
superintendentK Kendalland moved that
the board accept the same. The mo-
ton carried.
They also recommended that Miss
Agnes Mcintyre be appointed 10 act as
superintendent after his resignation
takes effect, 10 serve until his successor
shall be appointed.
Trustee Locher recommended that
the usual drawing exhibit be made
during the spring term, and that sum
not exceeding So be appropriated out
of the contingent fund TO detray the
expenses of such exhibition.
The president said that some OF the
board had favored The omittlng of the
exhibition, on account OF the sickness
that had prevailed among the teachers
and pupils.
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holding the exhibition and that such
pupils as are not able 10 do the extra
work be excused. The recommendation
was adopted.
Trustee Mcbride Of the Committee on
School Books and Apparatus, recon-
mended the purchase OF $50 dynamo,
q oalvauometer and the electrical ap-
paratus for the use OF the physical
laboratory Of the Central school at a
cost of Sl4l.05, the same 10 be taken
from the Gilbert fund. The resolution
was adopted. He announced that the
committee was not yet ready TO report
on the adoption of a reader, a. they
could not agree upon any one series.
Trustee Goodrich. of the same COM
mittee, sald that the committee was not
able TO report unanimously upon
reader and she, therefore, submitted
minority report, recommending the
adoption of Harper's series of readers
for use in the schools, and that the
pupils of the primary and grammer de-
partments be instructed TO purchase
them.
Trustee Blair moved to accept and
adopt, but the president ruled the
motion out Of order.
Trustee Mcbride moved as an amend
ment to indefinitely postpone the adop-
tlon OF the report.
Trustee Felker said that the recon-
mendation that the pupils be obliged to
buy the books. was taking Il step back
ward, and that It should not be taken
by the board at this time. Trustee
Stein opposed that part of the TesolU-
ton, because an appropriation had been
made when the yearly budget was
made up, IN order 10 provide for the
purchase Of the books 10y the board as
heretofore, and as the money has
already been taken from the pockets of
the people, it should be used for the
purpose intended.
The amendment was lost. Trustee
Mcbride then moved to recommit TO
the committee having the matter IN
charge. with instructions 10 return a
full report. The motion carried.
The Committee on Library. recon-
mended the purchase of set of annual
supplements to the Cyclopedia Britain
Mica. and SIX volumes of the Century
dictionary for the reference library.
The Recommendation was adopted.
The committee submitted a list OF loo
volumes To be added TO the circulating
library, the same to cost $40, and re-
commended that the list be printed in
the proceedings of the board. Adopted.
The Committee on Claims and Ac-
counts reported the bills amounting 70
Sl043-50. 4 duplicate account OF g
was stricken from the roll, and upon
motion of Trustee Blair, the bills of the
Le1deY and the TELEGRAM HERALD were
referred back to the committee. The
report was then adopted.
The Committee on Buildings asked
for further time, rs the chairman WAS
not present.
Trustee Blair asked to be excused
from serving on the committee, as he
was not IN harmony with the rest Of the
committee and could do them no
good. he was thereupon excused.
The superintendent reported that
one room OF the night school had been
closed. and two of the teachers had
been dispensed with on account OF
diminished attendance.
Trustee Mcbride moved that the city
attorney be requested to report at the
next meeting # in his opinion such a
vacancy existed in the Eighth. Ninth
and Tenth wards as could be- filled by
the board as has been heretofore done
in cases whore a vacancy existed.
The board then adjourned.