The record-union., 1892-03-01
MORE EXPENSE.
The Board of Education viii Appeal
the Mandamus Case.
supplemental Readers Not to Be Adj
mitted-A Teacher Resigns and
Another Elected.

The City Board of Education met last
evening. There were present Directors
| Tufts, Davis, Harrison, Sherburn, Erie
wine, Chapman, Crouch and Gardner.
Director Chapman stated that Miss
Watson of the Sacramento Grammar
School had requested him to have some
seats placed in the school yard. The
pupils were now compelled to either
stand up or sit down on the bare ground
at recess. Forty-five seats were needed
and they would cost 81 IS each. The
builder would agree to anchor them.
ON motion of Director Sherburn it
was ordered that the Building and Re-
pair Committee purchase thirty-five
seats for the school yard, and have four
new black boards built in the class rooms.
1t was decided TO plant tie school yard
at Sixteenth and J streets TO Bermuda
grass.
OPPOSED TO SUPPLEMENTARY BOOKS.
Director Erlewine, from the Committee
on Course of Study, stated that he and
Director Davis had consulted together
and come to tie conclusion that they did
not desire Il supplementary reader In the
schools. They advised that only readers
of the state series be used.
Superintendent Hart said he was not
opposed 10 the books of the State series,
as was reported, but he claimed that a
few other readers should be purchased
perhaps not more than S25 worth. Some
thing interesting ought to be furnished
the child, so as TO cultivate his taste for
reading, and although the books printed
by the State were good, as far as they
went, still there were other good readers
which could be placed in the hands of the
teachers with good results.
Mr.. Erlewine said IL looked to him as
though it might be an entering wedge to
the introduction of the books of private
companies into the schools, and he was
opposed to this.
On MIR. Sherburn's motion the report
of the Committee on Course of Study was
adopted.
RESIGNATION AND ELECTION.
Miss Anna C. Montgomery rendered her
resignation as teacher, and the board
accepted the same.
Miss Katie VIM was elected to fill the
vacancy, and Miss Tillie Ash was chosen
TO fill Miss Winn's former position.
MAPS AND DRUMS.
The Chairman of the Committee on
Course of Study was directed to pur-
chase as many maps as were needed in
the different schools. The cost of furnish
ing the same will be about 500.
A drum was ordered Tor the Sixteenth
and N-street school.
SATURDAY A FULL HOLIDAY.
On motion of Mr. Erlewine, it was
ordered that the teaching of physical cult
ure at the Tenth and P-Street school on
Saturdays be discontinued. The janitor
was complaining that he did not have
time TO clean the rooms without working
over hours, and he did not want to do
this unless he received extra pay.
WANT TO BE TEACHERS.
Applications for positions as teachers
were received from w. I. Chaplin, Miss
May Burgess, Miss Sarah @. Ellison and
benjamin J.. Seawell.
OUT OF THEIR DISTRICTS.
Mr.. Harrison called the attention of the
board 10 the fact that some of the classes
at the Fourth and Q-street school were
small, and they were made so simply be-
cause many children living in that dis
trict attended the school at Tenth and
@ streets. He believed pupils should at
tend the school nearest to where they
lived.
THE MANDAMUs CASE.
Mr.. Tufts reported to the board that the
mandalnus suit brought against the city,
had been decided against the Board Of
Education.
Mr.. Chapman said he was in favor of
going right along with the money that
was allowed by the trustees, and with it
keep up the schools properly. When the
fund ran out, let the schools close down.
He was not in favor of borrowing one
cent Of the next years funds.
Mr.. Erlewine moved that the board
abide by Judge Catlin's decision, and Mr.
Gardner seconded the motion.
Mr.. Chapman did not want TO submit.
and thereby admit that the board was
wrong.
Mr. Harrison said that If Iudr-a 90 f1ip,c
opinion was good law, then the Board of
Education might consider that it was
liable to be handicapped at any moment
on any proposition by the Board Of Trus-
tees. He favored taking an appeal to the
Supreme Court.
Mr.. Erlewine said his object was to stop
expense and litigation.
The roll was called on Mr.. Erlewine's
motion, and it was lost, all the members
voting no except Mr.. Erlewine
1t was then resolved to carry the case to
the supreme Court.
The following bills were allowed:
Schaw, Ingram & hatcher, 81 30; d.
Johnston d Co., So; J. A. Lafferty, S24:
w. +. Purnell, 1859 IL; A. S. Hopkins d
Co.. S24 So: A. Logan, 50 IS; Dolan &
Middlemass, 81; A. Hart, 81 SIS; Sacra-
mento Protestant Orphan Asylum, SIS:
w. a. Anderson, $50 so; Capital Gas
Company, $40 25; ]. Dewing Company,
500 80; G. w. Baker, 81 90; p. w. Shee-
han, 50 80; 5. II. Davis. 50 10; Friend q
Terry. Sic So; ]. w. Guthrie, SO II: Geo.
A. Klees, 81 80; Z. Lesser, SO 40; II.
Coates, 81 Is; l.. p. Anderson, SIS so:
payroll, $3.50 so. Total, 5000 y.
The board then adjourned.