Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-12
sxoaEr SESSION ON BOOKS.

senior class OF the high school, at least part
of 1t, was severely overhauled, as were also
several principals who have violated the rules
in relation to allowing scholars to be photo-
graphed In school hours.
The committee have worked many evenings
to decide what text books should be retained
and what discarded. It had been laborious
task. They had written to school authori-
ties on the subject of books In nearly part of
the United States in order to obtain foun.
dalton upon which to decide the matter of
selection for the best interests OF the schools.
The committee on schools recommended
that in organizing the new Lowell school it
be made.the principal grammar school OF the
district and that the Skinner school building
be used only for the few lower grades which
could not be accommodated In the new build
ing. Il would be q benefit to the pupils, for
most of them live nearer the new building
than the old. Mr.. Leigh thought the Skim
ner building might also be o.. used tor an nm nn
building. The committee also recommended
the opening of kindergarten in the Skinner
building. The expense for opening this
single one would be about 500 for twenty
Ave children. Young teachers would be
employed and they will receive about $500 or
$3.50 year each. The committee thought
also that kindergartens throughout the city
would be beneficial.
Both recommendations of the committee
were adopted.
Resignations were received from Kate N.
Beers, No. 8 Wooster school; Martha r.
Lindsey, Grand avenue school; Carrie M.
Neebe, No.3 Oak street school; Ann Lopez,
Skinner school, and Mrs, Sarah E. Lockwood,
High school.
Superintendent Dutton said, in relation to
the recent stories published about the selling
of tickets for the high school reception, that
no tickets had been sold as far as could be
ascertained, and that the sentiment of the
class was decidedly against this procedure.
The committee in charge had decided to give
ont no tickets except to those who agreed not
to sell them.
Mr.. Howarth thought some disapproval
ought to be made of "the impecuniosity of
the impecuuious members of an impecunious
GLASS;"
DR.. Carmalt said he thought the students
OF the high school were getting decidedly
beyond their boots of late. He thought
there was great deal of revision needed and
| that tho students had displayed very bad
| taste in many instances.
Or. D.. Carmalt said the attempt of high
school students to get poss ession of their ex-
animation papers in advance from the print
ers' showed shocking depravity of morals
in the school. He said some of the class had
kept one employe of the printing firm in
Mrs. Lockwood of the high school stated
In her letter to the board that she resigned
her position because she had not been given
the work which she had understood she was
to have done.
Mr.. Leigh suggested that in the future
tickets for the high school graduation be
given to all students of the high school in
stead of the senior class alone.
Mr.. Howarth moved that high school
students be hereafter forbidden to sell any
tickets for any graduation exercises.
The board thought that a simple express
sion Of disapproval was sufficient and Mr..
| Howarth withdrew his motion.
| Major Strong, for the committee on build
ing, reported that the facilities of the high
school would not accommodate the incoming
classes and that the only remedy seemed to
be to use part of the Skinner school building
for those for whom there was not room in
high school building.
Mr.. Adler was strongly opposed to separat-
ing the school. He thought it should be
| kept entire, and that the hall should be used.
Mr.. Leigh favored having two sessions,
the afternoon session being for the fourth
class. This scheme would take practically
no extra teachers.
The matter was referred to the committee
on schools to inquire and report
| the purchase of 175 bookcases for storing the
| free books. These would cost about 81, 800.
The matter was referred to the committee to
obtain bids.
A long paper presented by Mr.. Avis stated
| many reasons for additions, changes and
| whole work would cont about $25, 900. The
matter was referred to the building COM
mittee to obtain the approximate cost.
Mr.. Adler called the boards attention to
the rule prohibiting photographers from tax
ing pictures of the scholars in school hours.
This was done in ga Eaton few days ago
| and has been don 9 in several of the schools.
Messrs. Leigh and Howarth proposed censur-
| ing the offending principals in the highest
terms. The matter was referred to the school
committee.
| The executive session Of the board lasted
| till AFTER II o'clock. There was lively dis
cussion among the members as to what geog-
raphy should be selected. This item In the
curriculum was the only one upon which
there was q marked disagreement in the
board. The list of books adopted was, how
ever, unanimous and is as follows:
BOOKS ADOPTED FOR THE GRAMMAR SCHOOL
Murray's Manual Of Geography, Swinton's Ele.
| mentary Geography. Swinton's Grammar School
aeosTaphy; Franklin elementary Arithmetic hIasi
Barnes sssf History Of ihs STATES Esse
Ts
4
Reader. Child Life Mol Reader Franklin First Read
or, Harpers First Reader, Stckneys First Reader,
Franklin Second Reader, Nature No. ! Reader
Interstate Second Reader, Harper's Second Reader,
Nature No. 2 Reader, Swinton's Third Reader,
Lippncott' Third Reader, Harpers Third Reader,
Stlckneys Fourth Reader, Franklin Fourth Reader,
Swinton's Fourth Reader, Harper's Fourth
Reader, Franklin Fifth Reader, Swim.
toms Fifth Reader Swinton's Sixth
Reader, Little Folks OF Other Lands
Picturesque Geography Reader, Our World Reader
Geographical Rreader and Primmer, Jepson's,
| Music Reader No. 1, Jepsons' Music Reader No. q
Jepsons' Music Reader No. q, Jepsons' Music
Reader No. 1, Spencerian Writing Books. Webster's
Handy Dictionary, Websters Condensed Dictionary
Ruled, Noiseless States, Roesser's Mechanical
Drawing Tools.
| HOOKS ADOPTED FOR THE HIGH SCHOOL,
rn.,,.h NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IJnabridped Die
tionary; Cathcarts Keadeg Lockwoo1s LESSONS .s
IN Engnsn' enaM NSw GsI ely Si.tan H sno
erside Literature Series; Longfellow, Miles stand
ish, Children's Hour; Whittier, Snow Bound; Haw.
Book, Part II
ell an Infai: Tennvson. idyiis Of King.
English clsssicsICheucsr, PrologTe, to Cants e,
Sro; Bacon, Essays; shakespeare, Hudson edition,
Hamlet, Macbeth, Twelfth Night; Tweed's Gram
L mniuC.