The Portland daily press., 1893-01-24
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
The Young Folks to Have Chance to
Hear Lieutenant Peary-Discussion of
the Evening Schools


school committee was held yesterday
afternoon, the Mayor presiding. Mr..
Webb was absent.
The Peary Lecture.
The first matter before the committee
WIS a hearing accorded to Councilman
Little and Mr.. F. M. Lawrence, repre-
senting the Camera Club and Art Socie-
ty. They announce that Lieutenant
Peary was to lecture in Portland on
February 10th, and that it was proposed
to have a matinee for children IN the al
ternoon, while the evening performance
would be for adults. 1t was proposed to
make the matinee admission 10 cents,
and the evening 35 cents. Messrs. Law
renee and Little asked that the schools
be dismissed on the afternoon of the 10th
in order that the scholars might have an
opportunity to attend the matinee.
They said that all profits that might
arise from the lecture would go for the
benefit of the art societies, and that no
individuals were to get any recompense.
The committee, on motion of Mr. Brad
ley, readily voted the permission asked
for.
The Deaf School.
DR.. Thompson called attention to the
fact that an extensive exhibition of the
work of the deaf schools of the country
is to be made at Chicago, and asked for
the sum of $25 for the Portland Deaf
school to use in getting up its display.
The matter could be brought to no con-
clusion, as the Mayor announced that
there was no more school money that
could be used for such purpose.
The Evening schools.
Mr.. Brownson brought up the subject
Of the evening school for women, which
is now fourishing in the Casco street
school house. He said that Misses Ella
E. Gould and Ada G. Gallison had been
engaged temporarily, and he now wished
to make motion that they be engaged
permanently.
Mr.. Mcdonald referred to the fact that
Miss Beck was one of the teachers in the
evening school for men, and that she also
was teaching in the day schools of the
city. 1t seemed to him that one person
should not teach both day and evening
when there were SO many bright young
men who would like the chance to teach
in the evening. Moreover, he thought it
would be more proper to have the teach
ers in the evening school for men all
males. M
Mr.. Brownson replied to Mr.. McDon-
aid to the effect that Miss Beck was do
ing such fine work in her present 3po-
sition. that it would be, detrimental to
the school for her to be moved.
Mr. Mcdonald seemed to think that
there were many who could do as well
as Miss Beck, considering that the
scholars were not children but generally
men grown or large boys.
a Dr. Thompson took the ground that
evening schools demanded the best of
teachers, as it was much more diff
cult to teach there than in schools where
teacher had only the receptive minds
of children to deal with, He deprecated
the idea which was often brought up in
the board that it was just as we'll to
bring into such places outsiders of no
experience in preference to teachers of
training and experience.
This brought Mr.. MCGOWAN to his feet.
"Give us one in tllree,' said he with
an eloquent gesture.
''Who do you mean by us?'' was asked.
'sOh, I mean the whole board" said
Mr. McGowan after little reflection.
Mr.. Mcdonald then moved for Miss
Beck's transfer to the Casco street even
ing school.
Mr.. Brownson opposed, and the Mayor
seemed inclined that way, too. Mr.
Blake also opposed it. He said she was
doing good woi k where she was, and he
was in favor of keeping her there.
The motion was voted down, 6 to 2,
only Mr.. MCGOWAN joining Mr.. Nc
Donald.
Then the vote was taken on the hiring
of permanent teachers for the iCasco
street school, There were six votes for
Misses Gould and Gallison. and one
bearing the names of Miss Gould and
Miss Donovan. The pay of these two
teachers elected was made S1.25 a night.
On motion of Mr.. Brownson, Mr..
Turner's salary as principal of the mems
evening school, was increased to SO an
evening On this, the May / and Messrs.
Bradley and Blake voted no, while
Messrs. Mcdonald, MCGOWAN, Brown
son and Thompson favored it.
nxI-
DR.. Thompson announced the resigna-
ton of Miss Alice NJ. Kyle, teacher in
the Vaughan street school, and proposed
Miss Marie L. Huston in her place. Miss
Huston, who is graduate of the prac-
tice school, was elected to the vacancy
at salary of $500 per year.
Miss Beck was made temporary
teacher at the Mcclellan school, to AXE a
class made from two over crowded
classes.
Bills to the amount of Ss,222.5o were
approved.
Lecture by Lieut.. Peary.
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