The Indianapolis journal., 1894-04-07
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Recommendations Made TO the
School Board Last Night.
superintendent JOnes's Salary Will Be
Raised-Scholarships for Teachers
Mr.. VOnnegut's Resignation.

The election of superintendent of the pub
lie schools, superintendent Of buildings and
grounds and librarian. was the special or
der before the School Board last night.
There was opposition to any of the pres
ent incumbents and all of them were unani-
mously reelected. Commissioner Russo
moved that the committee on appointment
Of teachers and salaries be asked to recon-
mend an increase in the salary of Super
intendent Jones, TO begin with the next
school year. 1t was proposed to raise his
salary to $500 per annum. The proposed
increase OF salary is made on account of
the work of Superintendent Jones during
his incumbency. The school commissioners
believe the degree of excellence attained by
the schools is, in a large measure due to
the efficient management by the superin-
tendent and that he Is entitled to the in
crease.
j. s. Cruise. from whom the School Board
has purchased a site for a school building
at Reed and John streets, sent a communi-
cation to the board agreeing to deduct $3.50
from the contract price in consideration of
the board granting seven feet off the south
side OF the property for alley purposes
By the terms of sale TO the board Cruise
agreed to secure the vacation of a north
and south alley extending through the prop
erty. After the SALE objection was made
to the vacation of this alley unless another
running east and west, was opened along
the south line of the property. The prop
erty owners agreed to give five feet for
this alley if Cruise would secure from the
School Board seven feet for the same pur-
pose Commissioners Martindale and Scott
at first objected TO the amount offered by
MIR. Cruise as being insufficient, but after
wards withdrew their objection and the
board agreed to allow the vacation.
George Merritt, trustee of the Gregg fund,
reported to the board that the fund at pres
nual income from ii amounted to about
400. He recommended that the income
from this fund be appropriated to provide
annual scholarships for two teachers of the
public schools the scholarships to entitle
the holders to one years tuition in some
school for the Advancement of school work.
The trustee recommended that the recip-
tents of these scholarships be required to
contract with the School Board TO return
to this city, after their one years course,
and again enter the schools here as teach
ers for term Of at least five years.
Messrs. Vonnegut and Coffin, Of the text
book committee. recommended the adoption
of Collar & Daniels's Beginners Latin Book
at s1.12; Allen & Greenough's Latin Grammar
at s1.20; Wentworths High School Algebra
at $L10. Commissioner Calvin submitted a
minority report in favor of Hardness s
Standard Latin Grammar, Harkness's Easy
Latin Method and Miller's High School
Algebra On the question Of a change in
the music books, the committee believed a
change should be made but was not pre-
pared to make any recommendation and
was granted further time in which TO re-
port The committee recommended kel-
iogg & Reeds Word Building for supple
mentary use in the High School. The
changes will come up for consideration at
the first meeting in May.
The treasurer's report for the month or
March showed a balance in the treasury of
$33, ,OO9. %. Warrants were drawn during the
month as follows: Special fund, $5,3f5 10;
library fund. $1,S34.63; manual training
school fund 50 951. 70: library building fund,
$780, tuition fund, $4l, ,43497; total, $50 256.79.
The resolutions adopted by the trustees OF
Woodruff Place in regard to the arrange
ments for admitting the children of resi-
dents of Woodruff Place TO the Indianapolis
schools was referred to the finance COM
rnfttee without reading.
The resignation of Clemens Nonnegut as
school commissioner. to take effect in June,
was received. The resignation was accepted
and an election will be held in this district
at the same time of the elections In the
other districts where commissioners are to
be elected.
The resignation of c. p. Wilson from the
manual training department and the ap-
pointment of r. s. Mathews in his stead
was reported and confirmed.
The resignation of Fred Butler, as Janitor
of the Library building, was received and
Louis Brinkman was appointed In MS stead