Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-09-10
READY FOR THE WORK
New School Trustees Meet and
Elect Officers
pREsIOfNTHsHER REFLECTED
Mr. Stein Resura-sf without opposi-
tIon New Commercial Course
Adopted for the High school

President Fisher and Secretary Stein
% the board Of education were returned
10 their former positions ON the board
BY unanimous vote q the board When
the members assembled Trustee Fslker
called them "a order aud Trustee Brad
field WAS chosen chairman The cleo
ton followed with the result stated. the
secretary being instructed 10 cast the
vote Tor president and the president re-
turning the compliment 10 the secretary
when be was elected
Trustee Fisher said that as there was
being special effort made on the part
of the two fair associations 10 interest
children. he moved that Friday Of next
week and Friday cf the following week
be made holidays to allow thechildren and
teachers to attend the fairs This mo-
ton prevailed. A fare OF Is cents for
the round trip 90 the railroad will be
made and 10 cents admission will DO
granted. President Fisher took the
chair and thanked the board for the ap
probation they had shown Of his work
BY returning him to the presidency OF
the board.
New Teachers Appointed
Chairman Felker OF the last years
committee on teachers made report,
making the following appointments:
That Miss Grace Aldrich take the place
OF Mise Shaffer in the jefferson avenue
school; also that Florence Rose be ap-
pointed 10 the vacancy in Widdicomb
street school. That Mary Colburn. May
Fitzgerald. Nuta Keller. Lottie Kim.
merry. Edith Madden, Blanche Smith,
Mamie Ballard Maude Bachman and
Cora Fuller, be appointed as cadets IN
the training school. Adopted
The committee on schools recon
mended that the Law be complied with
ia regard to the teaching Of temperance
physiology. and that oral instruction be
given the 81 gra1e.
The same committee reported the fol-
lowing course in English:
English Commercial Course.
81 Grade Grammar, bookkeeping
arithmetic. reading, reading 20, draw
ing 20.
90 Grade--EngIish. bookkeeping. al
zebra. reading. drawing; reading aud
drawing %
l0-l Grade Rhetoric, bookkeeping,
algebra reading and drawing 2-5.
algebra, reading and geography. 2-5
Ill Grade--Civil government ge-
ometry, German. American history or
French. grammar. 3-5; rhetoric. l-5.
lI2 Grade Commercial law. geome-
try. German or French or modern his
tory. grammar. rhetoric. 10
III Grade-Political economy, ply
sizes, German, French or English. gram
mar, arithmetic. 3-5; rhetoric.
1872 Grade Commercial geography.
physics, German or French or American
history. review bookkeeping. rhetoric.
is.
This course was preferred by Superin-
tendent Chalmers and the principals OF
the high schools after duo considera-
ton, but the board seemed bent on
tinkering it, However. il was passed
nearly as presented. chemistry or botany
being added in the III grade and chem
istry or biology in the 1872 grade.
The committee on library reported a
list OF books OF reference TO be placed in
the high school. The report called out
long discussion and the report was re-
ferred 10 the committee on library and
the committee on text books. IL is
hoped that a plan OF purchasing more
books 10 to placed in the reference
library OF the city to be loaned TO the
principals Of schools for use in the
schools when needed. may be made by
the joint committee.
Trustee Andrus moved that the old
committee on library be empowered to
purchase two copies OF the Century die
tlonary. Carried.
Trustee Fuller moved that commit
tee u three be appointed to attend 10
the printing Of the annual report Of the
board. IL was carried and President
Fisher appointed Trustees Fuller. Ware
and Chilyer.
The board adjourned until next Sat.
urday. when the president will announce
the standing committees