The Portland daily press., 1895-07-23
SCHOOL COMMITTEE,
Regular Monthly Meeting Elects a Few
Teachers aud Pupil Teachers and
Transacts Other Business.


The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held Monday after
noon. Messrs. Brownson, Allan, Vose,
MCGOWAN, Bradley and Hall being present.
In the absence of Mayor Baxter Mr.
Bradley was chosen chairman pro tenn
The committee on examination OF
teachers reported that of six candidates
examined for teachers positions, the fol-
lowing had passed and were entitled to
certificates: Misses Alice E. Ballantyne,
Effie May Foss and Minnie McCavitt.
Miss Foss gets first class certificate, the
Others the second class.
Pupil teachers were next elected to the
practice school. From this years gradu-
ating class of the High school, there were
eight who. hadss attained the required aver
age rank of S5 per cent for each of the
four years of the course, and these were
elected to the practice school on one ballot
as follows: George M. Rines, 10 Alder
street; Lena E. Turkey, 16 Casco street
Elsie M. Pike, 474 Portland; Emma San
born, IS Lincoln; Clara K. Davis, 80
Winter; Abby L. Hawkes., 16 Deering
Luthea Randall, 261 Vaughan; Eva G.
Colesworthy. 81 Oxford.
Then came the election of other pupil
teachers, and Mr.. MCGOWAN nominated
Miss Nellie r. Collins, who took this
years examination for teachers, who is a
graduate of the High school, although
not in the S5 per cent class. and is now
attending the Gorham Normal school.
Mr.. Allan nominated two graduates OF
the class of 1894 in the High school, who
have attained the required So per cent
Misses Annie Allen and NJ Louise
Hunt.
Mr.. MCGOWAN made the point that the
85 per cent rule had only been passed this
year, and could not in a retroactive sense
be applied to graduates of the High school
in years previous to this.
Mr.. Brownson said that the rule did
apply to graduates of years previous to
the present, provided the rank of S5 had
been attained.
The point was made that candidates in
the SIS per cent class should have
precedence of others who have not at
tained the IS per cent. Those who have
not attained the So per cent must pass ..an
examination before they can enter the
training school
After some discussion it was moved
that Miss Collins be given a new exami-
nation as a condition for teachers GER
tifioato b1,t that che cbouJd not bn oop
sidered as candidate for the practice
school this year.
The yeas and nays were called:
Yeas-Messrs. MCGOWAN, .Vose-2.
Nays-Messrs. .Brownson, Allan, Brad
ley-3.
Excused-Mr. Hall.
Absent-Mr. Talbot.
Mr.. Bradley in giving his reasons for
his vote, said that if new examination
was given to Miss Collins others would
have the right to a similar favor.
The ground on which the new examina-
tion was asked, was that there was an
error in the marking of one of Miss
Collins's papers in the competition for
teachers certificate This error was not
in the.opinion of the majority of the COM
mittee sufficient to make difference in
the result.
Misses Allen and Hunt were then
elected to the practice school.
Mr.. Allan announced that Miss Eva M.
Taylor of Pittsfeld, who had been elected
teacher of Latin in the High school, had
gone to Connecticut school, and would
NOT come to Portland
The resignation of Mr.. William G..
Holden, as teacher Of manual training,
was received and accepted.
Misses Sophia Holmes, Mabel e. Jordan
and Kate A. Welch were nominated by
Mr.. MCGOWAN for the vacancies in the
North school, and were elected. The
salaries are, Miss Holmes 1925, and Misses
Jordan and Welch $4oo each.
For the training school two teachers
were elected: Edith Dunning, $425; and
Mabel Folsom, 1926.
Miss Agnes Taylor, who is transferred
from the Butler to the High school is
to have a salary of 5000.
1t was voted to put electric bells in the
Chestnut street school.
A new room is to be fitted up in Chest
nut street school house.
On Mn McGowan's S motion it was voted
that new chairs be put in with the new
desks in the North school
The blackboards in the third and fifth
class rooms in the Brackett street school
are to be renovated.
Miss Flora Webber was elected at
salary of S400 to the Long Island
(Eastern) school.