The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-16
The SCHOOL IcoMMlTTEE.
1t Met Yesterday and Oreanized-Supt.
Lord Unanimously Reelected-Commit-
tees for the Ensuing Year.

The first meeting OF the school committee
for the coming year was held yesterday
afternoon Mayor Baxter presiding. The
board for this year is composed of Messrs.
Albert 3, Hall of ward one, Iospeh A. Nc
Gowan of Ward two. VIM. II. Brownson of
three Thomas =. Talbot Of four, Edwin H.
vose OF five, Vim. NJ. Bradley of six, and
George Il, Allan OF seven. All were present
| except pr. Vose, who was unable to be
present.
BY unanimous consent Mr.. MCGOWAN was
I.accerdedg The privilege of occupying the
chair.soSlong occupied by his father.
/ Messrs Rrownson, Allan and McGowan
were appointed a committee to report the
usual committees. They repor ed as follows
ana the report WAS accepted,
STANDING COMMITTEES.
Text Books and Course of Study-Messrs
Brownson. Talbot and Allan.
Examination of leachers-Messrs. Vose.
MCGOWAN and bradley.
Estimates and Expenditures Mcssrs.
Bradley. MCGOWAN and Hall.
Rules and observation-disclosures. Talbot
Vose and Bradley.
Instruction and discipline in the High
scheol-The Commit tees Mr.. Allan, Char
imam. 3d. - slS N TN
6cboolrooms and Repans-Messrs. Nc
Gowan, Hall and Bradley.
:, Drawing and Penmanship-Messrs. Hall,
Talbot and Vose. - s.
Special Committee. School for the Deaf
SFhe Chairman, Mes ,I3rownson and ALLAH.
Musical Instruct1on-Me ssrs- Ha II, Talbot
and VOse.
SUPERVISORS.
High School-The Committee. MIR. Allan,
Chairman.
Smaller School-Messrs. Hall and Nc
Gowan.
CnL. T-H4
son ana Hall.
jackson school-Messrs vose and Talbot.
Butler School-Messrs. Bradley and Allan.
Centre Street Gammar School and Kinder
garteI-MT. Talbot.
West School-Mr. Allan.
Primary No. l.-Mr. Hall.
Primary No. 2.-Chestnuf Street Grain
ing school-The Committee. Mr.. Brownson,
Chairman.
Primary No. 4.-Mr. Talbot.
Primary No. 6.-Mr. Bradley.
Primary No. 7.-Dr. Vose.
Primary No. S-Mr. Allan.
Primary No. 9.-Dr.Vose.
Island Schools-Mr. Hall.
Evening SchoOl-The Committee, Mr.. Nc
Gowan, Chairman.
Manual Training School-The Committee
Mr.. Allan. Chairman.
The, election of superintendent Of
schools was next in oraer.g9S Super in tendent
Orlando NJ. Lord was Nominated gnd unani-
mously elected, at salary OF S2.50.
Mr.. e. A. Gray was elected to take the
school census sat saiarE ef S6O0s=S, Besid es
thecensus he acts TIRED ghAha year assgenl
eral monitor of the school children. keeping
iI school many who might be kept OUT by
|si1differeIlt' parents. Mr,sGTar. frep6rts to
tthe Board that he has made &1a4 VISITS to
schools, 1645 visits to families. has attended
to 1866 cases of hardness, has returned I'd
school % children ard Unsupported 10 chill
dren to the truant officer.
At The request of Miss Gould on motion of
Mr.. Brownson. certain text books were or
7dered purchased for the High school.
There was some discussion as to the
merits Of various sty les of school houses.
While the public demand modern costly
buildings it was stated that in Germany the
buildings are small, and we'll ventilated and
there were many OF them. The idea seems
to prevail that inexpensive buildings that
after time can be pulled down-on the
principle of a cottage hospital-are better
adapted to the needs of community from
| a sanitary :po1nt of view