Grand Rapids herald., 1892-09-18
WILL SEE THE FAIR
The Board Of Education Passed
Resol ufion
TO CLOSE TIE SCHOOLS FRIDAY
Thereby Permitting the Pupils 0i ths
Ciy Schools u Visn one os Both
oi tie I've FAxx.

Al s o'clock last evening President
Fisher called tie board of education -
order. The mayor was present and
Trustees Wagner aud Msyaary were
absent The spsc.si committee 60
which Was referred the matter Of
amending the hy-ikws 60 ss o. admit Of
committee 10 which vii he assigned
the training school supervision reported
IA favor Of such committee. Then
President Fisher instructed Secretary
stem 10 read the names ~ The commit
tees appointed. They are as follows.
Teachers-Felker, Hustled, Blar,
Stevens, Chlysr, Aayhury, Brnkman.
Schools-l4Scher, Wagner. Hagy Van
Bree, LeihugwelL
Text boOks-stevens, Chilver, House
man, CTossmAn aud Andras
Library -flt1ierAla, stevens aud
Fuller.
Ways aud msans-BlGir, Fuller and
Hagy.
CLAIMS and accounts MAJ bury,
Stem aud Crossmsu.
Buildings -BFAdheld. Van Bree. LET
fngweil, Blsndfofd and RoWson.
Apparatus aud school library An
crus. Palm and BrInkman.
Orounds-MGgner, Clark, BF4dheld, =,
B.andford and LocheT.
Supplies-Lefhngwell, Palm, Cross
man. Clark and Van kree.
SPECIAL training -HOUseman. Hus-
ted, Fitzgerald, Kowson Gnd Brad held.
Accepted the Invitation.
The German Evangelical church IN
vited the board 10 attend a lecture 20
find out why the Luthersns mann
tanned pSrocnial schools IA w&s ac-
copied.
Trustee Stevens offered resolution
for the construction OF r. sidewalk on
the Madison avenue SIDE OF The Mad
son avenue school. Adopted
Trustee Brsdheld offered a resolu-
ton regard ng the rental OF additional
school room on the corner OF DIVISION
street aud stewart avenue, aud also
two store rooms on West Leonard
street. the weekly Tenial 10 be IS So.
Carried.
Or. LOcher offered a resolution that
the schools be closed FRIDAY. September
%. TO give pupils chance to go 10 The
fair.
Opposed by Mr. Bisir.
Trustee RlaiT desired 10 know 4
there WAS any demand from pupls 90
attend the fair. Trustee Housemaa
thought there WAS. Then NJ. BLAIR
said II the school week be broken INTO
he wanted 10 see them have Thursday
which Will naturally he the beet day.
Trustee Stevens was glEd the matter
was brought up. lie believed that e. G
schools closed too often. Tie resolu-
ton was adopted by the following vote:
leas-Trustees Andrus. brnkmau,
Chilver, Clark. Fclker. FtzGerald,
Hagy, Houseman, Hustled, letiingwell,
Locher, Palm, stem, Van Bree, The
Mayor. The President.
Nays-Trustees Blair, Hlandford
Bradfield, CrossmaI~ Fuller, Rowson,
Stevens.
Secretary Stem moved that the
chairman appoint a committee Of three
10 look after the printing of annual
reports, earned. The chair appointed
Secretary Stein, Trustees Chuvcr ana
Clark.
superintendent Chalmers desired
that Montgomefy's history be adopted
SIS the standard text book. He sald NJ
the board did not order tins book ne
would recommend Barnes history. but
he desired Montgomery's and wanted i
quick. rs history had been taught with
no text books. Considerable discussion
followed. Trustee stevens moved that
II be referred 20 the committee on text
books. Carried.
There was no further business and
! the boards adjourned.