The Portland daily press., 1895-09-24
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Considerable Business Transacted at the
Regular Monthly Meeting.

heSuldE NAOutbly
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Portland School Committee was held
yesterday afternoon. Messrs. Brownson,
Vose, MCGOWAN, Hall, Allan, bradley
and Superintendent Lord being present.
In the absence of Mayor Baxter, MIR.
Brownson was elected chairman pro
tenn.
The question of granting admission &C
the High School to boy who had iaiieu
to get promotion from the grammar
school (which he attended, was brought
up on application of the boy iather.
The matter was discussed at lengtn and
there was considerable opposition; put
it was finally voted to admit the boy.
Mr.. Allan brought up the proposition
that the High School be opened Tor an
hour In the afternoon to enable pupils
who are backward to come and study and
make up. Certain of the teachers Will be
on duty every afternoon. This plan was
approved and established by the board.
The resignation of Miss Mary J. WEIGH,
from the Smaller School, was accepted ;
and Miss Dora H. Moulton was trans
ferred from the Vaughan street school
to take her place. Vaughan street school
has a decreasing number of scholars,
and Miss Moulton's place will not have
to be filed.
Tt was voted to transfer the manual
training room in the Butler street school
to the Vaughan street school,
The carpenter is directed to build COW
erings for the globes in the various school
rooms.
Mr.. Brownson reported that the Chest
nut street kindergarten had reassembled.
Miss Martha W. Howe was elected teach
er at a salary of $500.
A request for transfer of children from
one school to another was laid on the
table.
The question of dropping the afternoon
session of the kindergarten OF the Cen
tire street school was brought up and re-
ferred to Messrs. Talbot and Lord.
At present scholars in the gre m mar
schools ale promoted from grade to
grade, and to the High School upon at
tanning an average rank OF 70 per cent.
Mr. Lord proposed rule that hereafter
students to be promoted from grade to
grade in the grammar schools and from
the grammar schools to the High School,
must attain a rank of rs per cent or
more in each study except arithmetic;
and in that study must attain 65 per
cent ar more This new regulation was
adopted by the board.
Mr.. Lord also brought ..up the question
of the abolition of states in the schools
In his opinion the state of the appropria-
ton would not allow this in all Ethe
schools this year. But from the stand
point of clean illness, accuracy, absence
of noise sanitation, etc., it was far bet
ter that paper should be substituted for
the States. 1t was therefore decided by
the board that the experiment. should be
tried in the Chestnut street school, with
the idea of extending it to other schools
if il is satisfactory. In the Smaller gram
mer school, the pupils have themselves
abolished states. and from fund raised
by themselves, buy paper from the Gum
berland Mills.
The question of afternoon recesses in
the schools, especially in the grammar
grades, where there are none now, was
brought up, discussed, and laid over I'M
til the next meeting.
Bills and pay roll amounting to Sc. 754. :
"a were approved.