Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-01-04
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The Board Of Education goa quickh
TO work, aud upon roll cali the fallew.
Ing were present: Trustees Rlsnaford
hr2dheid. Clark, Felker. Fisher. Fell ,
ger. Hago. Housenaan. Hustled. l.effng-
well. Locher, hsysury. Stem. stevens.
strahan, Van Brse. Wagner. the May
or, the President.
Accounts were allowed 10 the amount
of ssss.
pstition from Rev. Dr. Campbell.
Fair ana many others wss presented,
asking the adoption of che klnderssr-
ten system IN the schools. The petiIlen
was referred 70 the commissee on
schools
Profs- Car1nan Aud Greeson present.
I'd 8 petition calling ihe attention of
the board 10 the contfAct hslween that
body and the Kent seienthc Institute.
and asking that the board provide .
case for the herbsriam. SO that is may
be better preserved. Referred 70 the
Commiuiee on school Library.
@. NJ. McCrsy asked 10 be appoinsed
superintendent OF janltors, and the pc
,ton was referred TO the Committee on
buildings.
The Rutsn Nentilatlng and Dry
Esria Closet Company asked the board
TO examine its apparatus.
large number of school readers
we're oraered purchased for the schools.
about 1000, of AL lne grades.
Ine Committee on Library reported,
recommending that Miss Lucy Ball bs
appointed Librarian for the coming
year, AT a salary OF $1,000. The report
Was adopted by an aslan imous vote.
Mrs. Clara j. Denton was engaged for
the reference library ~ a salary of
1888 per month.
The Committee on Library reported.
recommending the purchase OF S97
books, at an expense of Ss00, wi ch.
under the rules. he on the table a
month.
The resgnstions OF Miss Cheesbro.
Miss Hattie swain, and Mrs. Carrie
Iuthill were accepted. Miss Mar
guerIte Moore Is transferred 10 the
Pine street school. Miss Alice X. Nc
CULLEN wss appointed cadet IN Henry
street school. Miss Frances slsyton 10
appointed TO the sevonih-street school.
Miss May Van h8per goes 20 the Unlon
Primary, and Mise Lillian Easton from
the Leonard street school 10 the Turner
street school.
The Daily Democrat, as the lowest
bidder. was designated as the medium
for the publica ton of the proceedings
OF the board.
The board ordered that not less than
$50 elm trees be placed around The
Union school grounds.
Trustee Locher, of the special COM
mittee on the substitution Of yellow for
white chalk. reported thst an exsmina-
ton OF the ingredients Of the chaiks of.
various colors had been made, and that
the white crsyons were found freer
from the ingredients that eau iniore
the eyes than all other chalks. The
report was adopted.
IL WAS ordered that the 1000 books
reported a month ago by the COM
mitsee on Library be ordered p1r-
chased. AT cost OF about 5000.
The propossl made 81 the lssi meet
ing. TO purchase additional apparatus
for the schools at q cost OF 1905, was
taken from the table. Much ohjectlon
was made 10 an item Of $50 in the above
amount, Tor EinocffafRn supplies.
The debate Indicated the feeling OF
members of the hoard on the general
subject OF the kindergarten ~ the
schools. which viii come up IA earnest
AT the next meeting 81 the board. The
money was finsliy voted, ana sll the
supplies will be purchased
Astronomical drawing viii hereafter
be placed IN the reference library.
A special committee Of three were
appointed. or motion OF Trustee HaEy,
TO look up the matter Of the purchase
OF site for new school house m the
, Eighth ward.
Trustee iIousemau begged leave, and
received Il, 20 make some remarks on
his own accounts. lie deprecated the
practice Of employing The voices OF the
children IN pubiic concerts and ora
torIos, especially - the time for the
rehearssls 10 trench upon The time OF
the regular work OF the schools.
The special Committee on the pro-
posed rev Eighth ward school house
are Trustees Bfaobeld, HousernaD and
FeIkef.
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