The herald., 1895-08-27
Action on the Matter Postponed Until
Friday Evening
The Board Of Education Takes Q Recommend
alton to the Council Selecting a School
Site in the Third Ward

iho oOdEQ iasb lieu Jue dppliCd-
tion of W. b. Sprague to be appointed en-
gineer at the high school. The petition
IN favor Of the Childs property as
school site in the Third ward and pro-
testing against the location of the pro-
posed school opposite the normal school,
brought Will d. Gould to his feet in ia
vor of the site proposed. Director Gar.
land opposed the Childs site and was in
clined to favor the property ON the west
side of Olive street, between Fourth and
Fifth streets. On motion of Director
Grubb the latter site was recon- m en- ded
by the council to be purchased for $l2,-
900. The special committee having the
matter in charge, consisting of Dire ctors
Garland, Bassett and Kennedy, reported
unanimously in favor of this selection
mendation were Directors Simonton and
Fulton.
Director Fulton handed up the follow
ing. which was not adopted:
Resolved, Inasniuch as the city council
did assume the responsibility of selecting
the sites for the new school buildings,
and due to the fact that they have been
very tardy in doing SO in certain wards,
therefore it is with heartfelt gratitude
that we appreciate the action of said
council in advertising to the public that
we do not possess the requisite amount
of backbone to go ahead and do what
they would not les us do.
Secretary Dandy, OF the board. was in
structed to correspond with the directors
of the Frultland school district outside
the city limits, with view of continuing
next year the old arrangement whereby
children in the city living near the Fruit
land school can attend at that bull ling at
$40 each for the full term.
The following was read:
Your committee on buildings beg to re-.
port as follows: The contract for paint
ing the Eighth street school was awarded
to J. 9. Snyder for the sum Of $3.50.
The bids for moving Griffin avenue
school building being greater than antici-
pated are herebv referred to your honor
able body for action. The secretary has
advertised for bids for the sale of the old
buildings ut sites recently purchased, one
at Griffin avenue and one at Cam bria
street. which are to be opened on the I'd
of Septem Der, and we recommend tnat
at 10 O'Clock a. M. for the purpose of
opening these bids and awarding the
same.
All OF the above recon m en- dations we're
adopted.
| Demands for the month for school sup
approved and ordered paid.
The teachers committee recommended
that the designations of Bessie Richard
son. Eleanor G. Clark and Lima X. Reed
as teachers be- accepted; that Charlotte
Knoch be granted leave OF absence for
one year, and that Olga H. Dorm be
granted a leave of absecne until January
|, 1895 also that 1solda Butler, Nellie A,
West;G S. Leslie and Amy A. Armstrong
be elected as substitute teachers.
The reading OF the above brought out
the inquiry from DR.. Wills as to whether
or not some of the new made teachers re-
Gently appointed were non n-electors. This
provoked discussion regarding the law
upon this subject; the recomme IN dations
of the teachers committee were finally
adopted.
The high school committee reported as
follows:
That Burt's The Newcomss be subs.i-
tuted for the Seaside library edition of
The NNwcumes; that Gayley's Classic
myths be substituted for Guerbe MYTHS
Of Greece and Rome: tnat Arrowsmith
and Whicher's First Latin Readings be-
substituted for Collins Gate to Caesa ar.
Collars Graduation, and Allen and
Greenough's Caesar.
Director Simonton said he would op-
pose the above report if the list of
books to be used included GayIey's
Classic Myths. which he did not consider
III WORK 10 pe placeu III the hands OF
young boys and girls.
DR.. Wills thought Director Simonton a
bit squeamish and Professor Housh of
the high school did not believe the Gre
clan myths to be an improper work. The
report as whole was adopted.
In accordance with your request 1 pre-
sent the following suggestions for your
course of two years be added to the high
school curriculum, open to pupils pro.
NOTED to the ninth year, and that a
limited diploma be issued to pupils COM
pleting this course.
That the initiative be taken in the in
PRODUCTION of industrial training by the
formation of classes in general carpenter
ing and mechanical drawing. that room
in the basement adjoining the engine
room be fitted up with the necessary
tables and apparatus. that the instructor
in this department be a graduate Of a
school OF technology.
That since the numbe of pupils who
will ask for admission to the high school
at the beginning of next term will ex-
ceed the seating capacity of the building,
halliday sessions be held of such classes
as may seem best in the arrange ment
OF the programme. no discrimin ination to
be made against any class III SO doing.
That the morning session for all classes
be gin at m, and close at 1925 D. m. !;
that the afternoon session for all classes
begin at l: :05 pm. and close for the reg.
ular classes at p.m.. and for halliday
purposes at 4 80 pm.
That the auditorium be provided with
seats si:a liar to those IN the assembly
room OF the normal school SO that the
auditorium may be used as study !:
that the desks be removed from the
library and the library tables returned.
Sixth-That therel be provided toilet
room for girls on the first floor. imme-
diately under that of the second floor.
and tnat room directly over the engine
room be no longer used MS a recitation
room, but be made a part of the girls
dressing room.
Seventh-That two pavilions be built
for lunch honses for the boys and girls,
the yard being, with the exception of
few benches, destitute OF accommodations
for the pupils at the noon recess.
The above report will be considered by
the committee OF the whole at special
meeting to be held on Friday evening.
DR.. Wills moved that the council be re-
quested to grant the nse Of the two city
lots opposite the high school, whore pa.
vilions for use of the high school scholars
for lulching purposes may be erected.
The motion was adopted.
Under the head Of new business Di-
rector Grubb nominated William E. Kim
oil Ioot voor,c sncuv,, kop<