The herald., 1895-08-13
Official Date for Beginning the
New School Year
NO ACTION ON RABBI BLUM
Direc tor Garland ia the Chair H0rs de
Combat
Financial Statement Of the Board for Fiscal
Year Ending June 3oth-Another
rleeting Thursday

the regular meeting of the board Of edu-
cation held last evening. Director Gar
land, without knowing it,walked directly
into the trap set for him by the solid six.
In the early stages Jf the meeting Presi-
dent Hale left the chair and called Gar
land up to preside. The youthful repre-
sentative from the Third ward complied,
and was thus taken off the floor without
realizing that his wings had been de-
liberately clipped by the majority, for
the purpose OF placing him for the even-
ing out OF harms way. Director Garla nd
was pected to raise a row regarding
the teacher OF French in the high school,
but he failed to do so.
The application of ". A. Smith. nu-
merously signed, to be appointed engin-
eer of the high school was received by
the board and filed.
Bills to the amount OF $5SS.60 were ap-
proved and ordered paid.
The bill of the Fruitland school district
against the city for $3.50 for the tuition of
city pupils in the district was referred to
the finance committee.
Assistant Superintendent Ennis re-
ported progress in the course Of study for
the ensuing year. All matters relating to
the high school course were ordered re-
ferred to the high school com m ittee. the
committee to confer with the superin-
tendent before final action is taken.
Secretary Dandy read the following re-
the board during the fiscal year which
ended June 30
Receipts-July 1894, $50. 635.6O; Au-
gust. 1884. $2l79.95; September. 1894.
$353o.65; October, 1894. .sls, 55l.os; No
vember. 1894. sl1, 1903; December, 1894,
&737y AZ. JanIlary ISq5 xt47 Of4 80. Feb
ruary. 1895, $5626. Ga March, 1895,
$4226. 2s: April. 1895. $539.99 May. 1895,
$40, o,s62.94; June. 1895. $47.55o.5o. Total,
1854. 731.Sl.
1894, $39ss.1s; September 1894, $9S70.52 !;
October, 1894, $9,713.Ss, Novem her, 1894.
$50. 473.0l December, 1894. S23, S39.52:
January. 1895. $S532. 1s9; February. 1895.
$ss.64497: March. 1895. s26. 4o2.07; April.
June. 1896. $24. .3O7.s4. Total, S2s 277. As.
Overdraft, June 30, 1894, SAL 296.sl.
Total, $324 574.29
Total receipts. 1854, 73l. ST. less expenses
and overdraft, 1924. 574.29; balance, June
30. 1895, $50, 1872.
Receipts from state fund, SILL. 1888. so !;
receipts from county fund, S97 ,03v; re-
Ceipts from county library fund, $3.50 ::
receipts from common school fund, $780,
1851. Total. 1854. 73l.s1.
Teachers. $1s1. 44s.O6; teachers. high
school, so. 402.5O; janitors, $14. .25 /;
office salaries. s54sS:o2; stationery.
:ss sSs2o 2e repairs, $2sSs; ss3s a; & labor
S2552. Y; lumber, sl623:15; printing,
$1O72. As; chemicals, $5S3. .8; gas, $a10. 40;
indigent supplies $3s0.70; kindorgartens.
$2190.S1; towels, $9975; walks, 1928. q !;
plumbing. T3o9s5: street improvements %
anu sewers, $2262. 81; furniture, 65.63:
buildings and sites. $15,ol7.77: library
books, $685.. 80; taking census. $743.70; ap-
paratus, $44370; superintendent. janitors
and assistant, S22s0; institute. $S96.5O;
Fruitland district, tuition, $3.50. insur-
$120. Total, $685. 277.4S.
The report was signed by every men,
Der of the finance committee excepting
pr. Wills, who declined to sign. The re-
port was filed.
The report of the committee on sup
plies and printing for supply contracts
for the coming wear. was adopted.
The several schedules recommended to
be purchased were published in th ese col
umns several days ago.
The teachers committee recon mended
Mary Small. Jeanette Armstrong. Ora
Flint. L. r. Young and W. G. Tress, as
substitute teachers for the ensuing year,
and that Kate s. Batty and Frances Bris-
tol. teachers. be granted leave OF alb
sence until January 1, 1896; that Jessie
Orminine and Eugene Hobbs be granted
leave of absences for one year. fand that
the resignation of Miss A. Farnsworth
and Jennie Cradle as teachers be &C
cepted.
All of tho above recommendations were
adopted.
Tue high school committee reported
recommending the following changes in
the high school text books Gayley's
Classic Myths in place.of Guerber's Myths
of Greece and Rome. Both books are the
same price. Arrowsmlth's and Which
sr's first Latin readings, price $1.25. in
place of Collars Gate to Caesar; Collars
GradatIon. As cents and Allen and
Greenouh's Caesar, 81. 40, Stafford Brooke's
instead OF Micklejohn's English I.itera-
ture, 81; Young's Lessons in Astronomy.
$l.3O, instead of Young's Elements OF
Astronomy, $l.60.
The above created somewhat lengthy
discussion and it was finally agreed to
take no definite action on the recon-
mendation until Wednesday evening,
when special Imeeting will be held for
the purpose.
The agents of the two rival coal COM
pahies were on hand to prove that their
product was the best for heating the
schools. The recommendation OF the
supply committee in favor of the Cerritos
product was adopted.
Director Pitman presented a resolution
that the new school year formally omen
on Monday. September 10th, and that
teachers be SO notified, the object being
to give pupils next year ten months
school. The resolution was adopted.
Then the board adjourned with Rabbi
Blum still the teacher of French in tho
high school.
The board yesterday opened the bids
for painting the ten school buildings, a
list OF which was published several days
ago. There are twenty-four bidders for
the work, the lowest being one for $1,000.
The bids were referred to the supply COM
m ittee.
The principals in all but the Seventh
and Seventeenth street school buildings
have been agreed upon as follows:
Macy street, Mary G. Mcdonald; Corn
wall street, Kate MCCARTHY; Breed street,
Mrs. M -. Henry; Spring street, j. b.
Millard Eighth sstreet, DR.. A. W. Plum
mer; Tenth street, Nettie Shine; Arroyo,
Grace Anderson; Chestnut, Mary A. Hen
derson Hellman, G. H. Chilcote; Gates
street, Ella M. Dixon; Griffin avsnue,
Helen Il. Hunt; Hayes street, Jeanette
Sand street, E. E. Gates; Aline. Cora s.
Slack; Temple, Rose Hardenberg; Casco.
Lizzie Day; Swaine street, Mary A.
Lang; Grafton. MAZE Halverson; Union
avenue. +. W. Slime; Fremont avenue,
Esther L. Strauss; Normal Model, Mrs.
+. H. Bran; Sixteenth, Bertha II. Cor
den; Thirtieth. M. Q. Bettenger; San Pc
dro, Fidella Anderson Staunton avenue,
Mnude Boyle; Santa Fe. Edward Dolland:
Ninth street Mrs H. Ha,obotra,