Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-17
FOR USE OF PUPILS
important Charge in School lib
ray Management
WAS ADOPTED BY The BOARD
Books % He Placed In the schooi
Building and prswn on iAbrary
Cards--frcsident's Committees

The school board met last night In
special session 10 hear President Fisher
announce his committees Next - the
announcement Of committees the most
Important business Was q report from
the committee on school library and APP
parafus and the public library recou-
mending great change ia the system
u supplemental reading Tor pupils IN
their work in school
Named the Committees
President Fisher named the following
committees:
Buildings Trustees Bradheld. Cross-
man. Rowson. Blandford. Lethngweli.
Apparatus and School Library-Trus-
tees Andrus. Wagner and Brinkman-
Grounds Trustees Eoweon. De'ries.
Hay, Van Bree aud Isocher.
Supplies Trustees Lefiingwell. Clos
terhouse. Blandford, Maybury and DE
Jonge.
Special Training Trustees FitzGer.
aid. Rowson. Andrew, bradiieid and
Fuller.
Stationary Supplies Trustees Chel-
vers. Ma, bury and Van Bree.
Teachers Felker. Brink
man. Houseman. Andrus. Maybury. LET
fingwell and Chelver
Schools Trustees Locher. Ware.
Crossman. Bradfield and DeNries-
Text Books-1rustees Fuller. Stein
and Fitzgerald.
Ways aud Means Trustees House
man, Van Bree and Ware.
Claims and ACKNOWLEDGEMENT agy.
Stein and Closterhouse.
An Important Change
The committee on library and the
committee on school library aud APP
paratus recommended that the princl-
pals in the different schools. at the be-
ginning Of each semester. may place q
requisitlon with the committee on pub
lie library for the book needed for sup
Elementary reading during the year, the
principal 10 be charged with them. the
books 10 be given out to the pupils on a
library card 10 be issued at the general
library; all TO be under the supervision
Of the librarian. the superintendent OF
schools aud the committee on library.
That the present school libraries be re-
turned TO the public library.
The report was debated fully. It's OBJ
ieet was explained 10 be TO have the
teacher supervise the reading OF the
pupils instead OF allowing young readers
TO 10 to the library and take what they
might happen TO get
Superintendent Chalmers explained
that q 500 Would pay the first expense.
The report was unanimously adopted.
The Complete Bookkeeper. published
by Williams q Rogers. wasrecommended
as the text book for the commercial
course. 1t was referred TO the commit
tee on text books
To Grade the Yard
Mayor Stuart offered a resolution that
the board proceed to finish the grading
Of the high school grounds. He said he
did il to give employment to few Of
the great army OF idle workmen in The
city Trustee Felker moved TO amend
so that the expense should not exceed
ESQ., The resolution was adopted.
President Fisher called attention C
the death OF NJ. s. Crosby who served
for four years on the board Of education
He suggested that il would be compe
tent for the board TO adopt resolutions
on his death.
Trustee Houseman moved that com
mittec be appointed TO draft resolutions
lie moved that the president with Trus
tees Felker and Stein be appointed
Adopted.
Trustee Chilyer moved that the com
mittee on ways and means make an in
ventory OF the personal property ownec
4 by the school board. Adopted.