The record-union., 1894-10-04
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION.
A Petition for RemovaI---PF atriotic
Exercises.
The Night School Not Well Filled-A
Plea for It-Bllls Paid
Salary Raised.
The Night


night. Present all the members. The
minutes were read, and several formal
reports made by standing committees.
Mr.. Dillman called especial attention to
the night school, and regretted that the
advantages of the institution did not draw
larger attendance. The school, he said,
Is not nearly so full as il should be, espe-
cially as instruction is gwen in extra
branches, such as commercial forms
bookkeeping, shorthand writing, ETC.
The board expressed surprise at Mr.. Dill
mans statements.
MIR. Dillman reported also regarding
patriotic exercises in the schools the last
Friday in each month, and suggested that
the first subject be The Acquisition of
California IN lS46.''
President Davis spoke of the interest
and historical value OF the subject. Su-
perlntendent ErlewinA thought it best
not TO have exercises on that ubjecE until
AoVember SO as to give moro time. This
month the schools Will be hardly settled.
IL his was agreed TO, and the exercises for
October Will be OF d general character.
IfeSlGent Davis SAID he would furnish
list of authorities on the Novem Der
subject, TO be sent To teachers to aid them
III research on the tonic.
Lincoln White read Il communication
to the board. signed by thirty-siX parents
OF the Fremont School District, object
ing 10 the retention of Miss Jones in that
school because she has colored blood in
her veins. Alr. W hile said theoretically
the petition was not sound, but practi-
calIy 1t was, for 1t represents u condition
that exists, and that the petitioners be-
iIeVed would injure the efficiency OF The
school. He spoke at length in that vein,
as the attorney Tor the petitioners.
Mr.. Bell, for the petitioners, spoke TO
the salne effect, saying, as did Mr. White,
that not tho slightest challenge was made
OF Miss Jones' capacity or OF her natural
ability TO Impart instruction and conduct
school in the best manner; but the OBJ
JectIon that parents iii number wished
their children i'll a school praRided over
by Il wholly white teacher, and would re-
move their children otherwise and that
numDefieSS transfers had already been
asked Tor OH that account
Mr.. Woodson said he had learned the
school was already full. The teacher OBJ
Jected to was half or more white; but it
was not question of prejudice, but
whether the instructor was peculiarly
fitted by nature. education and expert
encc TO lnpart Knowledge and win chill
dren 10 love of study. she had been in
| the department eighteen years, had been
deliberately chosen by The board, ana
idIA llAdJ ueliidi1S0u lIldL ~ WalI 10 see IL
there would not be clanor presently TO
get into the school.
Miss Jones appeared and stated her
case, and made deep impression by her
straightforward manner. She pointed 10
the fact that the school, open only TWO
days, was full, too iulI, already; that for
the first time it had two nth Grade
classes, and that did not look like i'll
success. She recited list OF her educa-
tional certificates, from her Eastern
collegiate diploma to her State life GER
tiiicate, and outlined her teaching career
OF eighteen years III the city anu asked
for time for the people Of the district to
see and know her. Sue spoke with feel
ing. but with dignity, and asked for
trial, and size would guarantee the people
would be satisfied with her in the posi-
ton.
President Davis referred briefly to the
time when the objection was raised to
having cOlored children III the schools
and how it died out. DIR. Huntington,
Mr.. Driver and other members asked
questions of the representatives of the
petitioners, and ascertained that there are
some 40U taxpayers and families III the
district, and spoke OF the fitness of the
teacher and why she had been chosen be-
cause or il.
y motion to receive and file the petition
prevailed unanimously and the matter
was dropped, the sense OF The board be-
ing TO give the teacher a trial, in view OF
her quail tications and success.
Mr.. Shearer addressed the board
relative TO the transfer of his child from
sixteenth and N-street school. Superin-
tendent Erlewire saId he was doing the
bost he could To distribute the children
to schools nearest their homes, and make
exchanges To accommodate those who
desired, but could net satisfy all.
BY resolution offered by Director
Dolan the salary of Mrs. g. l.. Coon,
janitress OF the high school, was iu-
creased to S4l per month.
The following bills were read and
ordered paid, after which the board adj
journeu: Capital Gas Company, 81 80:
stanton, Thomson ~ Co., 81 %; Ingram
d Bird, $50 90 ID. Johnston * Co., SIS:
j. IL. Campbell, $50; Moose d Hughes
$50 %: Day " JOY, - -; Henry Clau-
der, %l5 IS: NJ. ). Hanm. .r, $3 40: Robert
Callahan, - %; j. y. Green, 81 80; a. :.
Hopkins " Co., S6I %; Caledonian In
surance Company, S37 50 a. y. Cook,
$50; James Harrison $40; Baker Il
Hamilton, 81 70; L. Doherty, 81; Ed
ward Hindes, sol; p. Cohen. s.; Vein
stock, Lubin IL Co.. 81 20; o. w. Erie
wine. -; /. O. Q. L. Templo Association,
so; Sullivan, Kelly IL Co., Sl3o 80; f.
Lesser, 81; y. NJ. Smith, Sl0l 90; Charles
McCauery, SO; a. NJ. Smith, $40 81; Geo.
Burns, Slo9 II; l.. T.. Anderson, Sl9S; w.
ID. Comstocll, sol 70; \. feicnert. S24:
W. Mulieney, S2l; Crouch IL Co. $50 10;
". A. Page, "a; Simons * Best, 500; II
*. Wallace. sos %; T. NJ. Burns, $40 10,
l.. *. hammer, SIS; L. Ii. DAVIS, S5OS 93:
W. +. Bailey, So 30; American Insur-
ance Company, ST. 81: G. w. bailey,
$3.50 30: ID. j. ManniX, SlI5; Mrs. T.
Tyrnan, $40.