The record-union., 1891-01-27
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A New Principal is Elected for One of
the Schools.
Miss Nora Phillips is the Lucky One
Other Promotions and Elections
Next Years Expenses.

NSAC 1eaf'S Expenses.
! The new Board of Education held its
first business session last evening. There
We're present Directors Sherburn, Harri-
son, Gardner, Payne, Davis, Tufts, Chip
man and Mr.. Erlewine in the chair.
After the meeting had been called to
order Chairman Erlewine took occasion
to thank the board for electing him its
Chairman at the last meeting, when the
new members took their seats. He said
ne considered it great honor, and no
greater testimony of that fact could be
given than to quote the remarks of
prominent citizen who met him the next
morning after his election. Said this
gentleman: You should congratulate
yourself, sir, for the honor conferred
upon you. You have been elected to pre-
side over one OF the best Boards of Edu-
cation ever elected in Sacramento
Etihe Chairman then announced that he
! had appointed Standing Committees as
| follows: Finance-Sherburn Harrison
and Chapman; Building and Repairs
| Davis, Chapman and Gardner: Furniture
and Supplies-Tufts, Payne and Harrison;
Rules and gulations-Har1ison, Davis
and Payne; Course Of sStudy-Chipman,
| Gardner and Sherburn; Library-Gard-
ner, TUFTS and Davis; salarieS-Payne
Sherburn and Tufts.
REPAIRS AND IMPROVEMENTS.
Director Tufts reported from the Commit
tee on Furniture and Supplies, that he
had purchased quantity Of hose for the
school at Sixteenth and n streets He
also reported that the matter of furnish
ing twenty-five supply-lockers for the
! Sacramento Grammar School had been
investigated, and had learned that they
could be built for 500.
Mr.. Sherburn said that he considered
the lockers necessary, and was in favor
Of having them put in. He added.
though, that the new Board should visit
all OF the schools shortly, and, it might
be better to defer action on the lockers
untli then, as more improvements might
| be necessary.
/ Mr.. Tufts thought that, as the lockers
were necessary, there was no use for de-
lay.
a motion was then made and adopted
that the lockers be built Immediately.
The matter of furnishing drums for the
primary schools was deferred.
The proposition of supplying new maps
for the High School and the Capital Gram
mar School was referred to the Library
Committee.
Mr.. Davis, of the Building and Repairs
Committee, reported various repairs that
he had ordered done at the schools, such
as re-painting blackboards, fixing hy-
dTants. repairing fences, etc. The report
was approved.
Mr.. Sherburn, of the Finance Commit
tee, reported in favor of allowing the fol-
lowing bills, incurred by the department
during the past month:
Johnston & Co., S26 so; II. S. Croker
u Co., SAB a; j. j. Laracy, $40; Sacra-
mento Protestant Orphan Asylum, S25;
j. A. Lai1erty. S6; A. Hart, s.; James
| McCaw, 50 so; w. III. Jennings. $40: J.
! Hyde, 3; d. Weiman, 81; S. Addison,
SD; John Klees, sl3;. II. Coates, 81 20;
SaP Go Gas s Company g. SIS 25 L, L. Le wis
Queen Insurance Company, S27; James
McNiff, - 80. The salary list for the
month was stated to be S8222.
A NEW PRINCIPAL.
Secretary Hart read the resignation of
! Mrs. Helen B. Taylor, Principal of the
| Twenty and J-street school, and
! the Chairman announced that nomina-
tons to I'LL the vacancy would be in
order.
Secretary Hart suggested the propriety
OF electing some person to the position
| who deserved it. There were teachers
who had served the department well for
years, and were entitled to promotion
Every time there was vacancy in the
| department, he said the Directors were
pestered by applicants, but if a regular
system OF succession and promotion were
adopted and adhered to, there would be
no more trouble of this kind
Chairman Eriewine said he did not al
together agree with the Secretary. Such
| Il plan would put the possibility of a6-
vancement out of the reach of many who
were most competent, and might force
i upon the department those who may be
incompetent, even though they Were old
in experience.
Mr.. Hart insisted that in filling the va
cancy made by Mrs. Taylor's resignation.
the board should seize the opportunity to
! make series of promotions He sup-
gested the name of Miss Julia Smith of
the Seventh and G school for the vacancy.
and then went on to name others to take
/ her place, and SO on.
Mr.. Tufts agreed with the Secretary in
regard to his suggestion of system of
succession, but not with his nomination,
as he (Tutts) had another name to suggest
The following ladies were then placed
in nomination to take Mrs. Taylor's
place: Miss Nora Phillips of the Fourth
and Q-streets school, Miss Smith, Miss
Mollie Johnson, Miss NJ. e. Allen, Miss
Maggie Payne, and Miss ogden.
Miss Phillips was elected on the first
ballot.
OTHER ELECTIONS.
The Chairman next announced that it
would be in order to elect a teacher to
| ANY VIC iI4tu SIdue at the Fourth and o.
streets school, made vacant by Miss Phil
| lips election.
Misses Mollie Johnson, NJ. E. Allen.
| Maggie Payne and Ogden were placed in
nomination, and after two ballots Miss
Ogden (of the orphan asylum) was elected.
Louisa Smith, of the Fourth and O
school and Miss Price were nominated
! for the position made vacant at the
! Orphan Asylum by Miss Ogden, and
| Miss Smith was elected.
The election of Miss Smith leaving
vacancy at the Fourth and O-street
school, it was decided that Belle Wilkins.
! of the night school, was entitled to the
place, and that her place be filed by
Mary Tracy of the substitute class.
This left one new substitute to be
elected. Misses Brogan, Cravens, Stan
etield, Belmer, Wolf and Tibbetts were
nominated. After several ballots. Miss
Brogan was elected.
The board branched off into a discus-
sion OF the needs of the department for
the coming year, and the conclusion was
reached that it would require consider
ably more than last year on account of
the numerous repairs and additions to
school buildings necessary.
| a proposition introducing gymnastics
in the schools for boys was referred to
| the Committee on Course of Study, and
] the hoard then adjourned