The herald., 1893-05-23
WANT ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL,
The Board of Education Raises
u Conference Committee.
Mr.. Friesner Is Made the Subject of
Resolutions.
General Routine Business and Oonsid-
Grafton Of the Usual Demands for
May-Applications for the
Vacant superintendency.

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The board Of education met at 8 D, m,
last night, Dr. Pepper presiding and all
the directors present except Mr.. Bueh-
Ter and DR.. Wills. The minutes of the
previous meeting were read and ap-
proved.
COMMUNICATIONS AND PETITIONS.
A letter was received from Matte A..
Sherwood. asking for a place in the pub
lie schools. The applicant is graduate
of the Michigan state normal school and
q resident of that state.
Marion J. Connolly Of New York, with
seven years experience in that city, APP
piled for place as teacher. He is q
normal school graduate.
Laura j. Scott, a normal school grad
uate, also applied for position.
Thomas Fl. b. Cotton applied for a
position as janitor, aud Dorothy A. Carl
son for place as janitress. These sppll-
cations were all referred to their respec-
tive committees.
George O. Sator filed an application
for the place of superintendent Of school
buildings. Referred to building COM
mittee.
8. j. Broomage applied to be elected
superintendent of janibors, which was re-
ferred to the janitors' committee.
SAN PEDRO SCHOOL.
From F. A. Anderson of the San Pedro
street school and the principal OF the
Hayes street school were received letters
OF in vitstion to flag raising on Friday
next. Filed.
HYGIENE AND PHYSIOLOGY.
A letter from the state medical society
was read asking that it be allowed to Sc
lect the text books and charts used in
teaching physiology aud hygiene in the
public schools. Filed.
WANTS AN OFFICE.
W. II. Bsnta of Valparaiso, Ind, hay
ing heard of Prof. Friesner's resignation,
made application for the position OF city
superintendent of schools to fill the va
cancy. The letter was read and fled. A
similar letter was read from W. II.
House, principal OF the high school OF
Salinas City, Cal. His references were
to the leading men of that end of the
state.
A. w. Pluner filed application for the
vacancy in the Office OF city superin-
tendent OF schools. He is now a resi-
dent of San Jacinto. The applications
we're referred to the teachers committee,
IS was that of Chester Wetmore, who
applied for teachers place in the
grammar school or the high school.
REPORTS OF STANDING COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Patty from the finance commit
tee reported that the teachers and
janitors' salaries should be approved
now. III they went over to the next
meeting it would be June 9th before
the teachers and janitors could gel
their money. The report was adopted
Mr.. Slime from the building committee
reported lengthy inventory of all
school property, which was ordered to
be fled.
Mr.. Plat from the committee on sup
plies moved that a suitable desk and
chair be purchased for the fremont
avenue school, which was adopted.
Mr.. Trask from the teachers commit
tee reported as follows:
That Mics Cora Fay be appointed to
instruct the graduating class of the
high school in elocution, and that her
compensation be fixed at SIS per month.
Adopted.
Mr.. Trask asked that the committee
on rules and regulations be held at the
superintendent Office on Saturday,
May 9th, at p. m.
SCHOOL ROOMS.
Mr.. Trask, from the special commit.
tee appointed to procure rooms for
tuition purposes, recommended that
wherever four new rooms are needed,
a new building OF eight (8) rooms be
erected. The report was brought up for
consideration.
Mr.. Slime said he favored the omission
OF that portion of the report referring to
new high school. He said that under
the amended law, a joint high school
could be erected by the city and county,
the expenses to be borne by both gov.
ernments equally. The amendment pre-
vailed and the report, as amended, was
adopted.
THE JOINT SCHOOL.
Mr.. Platt moved that committee OF
three be appointed to present an appli-
cation to the board of supervisors, ask
ing them to call special election for
the purpose of erecting joint high
school, in accordance with the new law.
Messrs. Platt, Slime and Patty were ap.
pointed as such Commute.
''sPEED THE PARTING GUEST"
The committee on resolutions reported
series of resolutions complimentary to
the retiring superintendent, W. M.
Freisner, and complimenting him for
his excellent services to the cause Of ed.
ucation in this city. The resolutions
were ordered to be spread on the min
utes.
Mr.. Plat moved committee of three
be appointed to supervise the graduating
exercises. The motion prevailed and
the chair appointed Messrs. Plat
Slime and Ashman.