The herald., 1895-11-12
THE CHILDREN WILL ASSIST
Contributions From the Schools
for Thanksgiving
SCHOOL BOARD FINANCES
A Comprehensive Statement Presented
by Secretary Dandy
Superintendent Foshay's Report for the
7onth of October The Coming City
and County Institutes

member of the board of education absent
from the semi. monthly meeting of the
board held last night.
Secretary Dandy presented the follow
ing ste tement of the boards finances to
date
state fund-Balance. 500, 1855; paid
teachers salaries, $2,o2o.45; balance on
hand, 50, 1861 SO.
County funt- Balance, 49, 2O3. %; paid
janitors, $l,25750; various demands.
$943.09; balance on hand, $2.70.
Library fund balance $685.. paid for
books, $97. SO; balance on hand, $165.11.
Common school fund-Overdratt, $22,
0l9.05; demands issued, S8,9S0.25; total,
$50 500. 80.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, 260.6 GA; tu-
ition, $3.50; net overdraft to date, SIS, =
40S.66.
The above was ordered to be filed.
County Superintendent Spurgeon Riley
requested tbs use OF the high school ON
November IS, 26 and q, during which
time the county annual institute is to be
held. The request was granted.
The com on furniture and fuel re-
ported having made contract with the
Grand Rapids Seating company for 300
chairs ana tables for use In the high
school aud itcrium and that extra seats
have recently been placed in the Seventh
street, Spring street, Ninth street and
Hewitt school buildings and in the high
school. the supplies having been contract
ed through E. I. Cuok of this city. Shades
had been recently placed in tile Main
Re avenue, Spring street, Seventh street,
Ihlrtleth street. CASTELAR, street, San
Pedro street, Gates street and Ann street
schoois. The above report was adopted.
The committee upon janitors reported
declaring the office of ianitnr at the Graf
ton street school vacant and recon-
mended that the vacancy be filled by the
election of Mrs. German. The report
was adopted
On motion of Director Simonton the
provisions of the ordinance relating to
fire escape and stsndpipes, in so far as
the same pertains to school buildings, was
ordered to be complied with.
The Associated Charities of the CITY
and the oay nursery of the Kings Daugh-
tiers OF the Eighth ward requested that
both organizations be permitted to
solicit for the children of the public
schools contributions for distribution
among the posr on Thanksgiving day.
Director Wills was adverse to acting
favoiably In the IN after, while Director
Hamilton opposed favorable action only
in so far as the request pertained to the
King sDauRhters, the distribution of the
Associated Charities being OF a general
character Director Garland sided with
LIZ Wills, WUlle director OruDD warmly
esroused the view OF Director Simonton.
Superintendent Foshay told the board
of the successful distribution Of gifts last
year when over forty wagon loads of sup
plies were furnished by the school chill
dIen. along with a great deal of money.
He thought the work could be done with
ont in any manner interfering with
| school work or school discipline. He
himself diu not favor money gifts. The
motion that the request Of the Associated
Charities be complied with was adopted
while that of the Kings Daughters was
denied.
The application of Mrs. Belle Bluson
to be appointed janItor at the new lem
Pile and Custer street school was filed.
The report OF Superintendent Foshay
! for October, presented last evening showed
the following statistics:
Number of days taught, 20; number
OF days present. 227, $50; mum Der OF DAYS
absent, 1916; times taaardy. teachers, Z;
times tardy. pupils, 1880; number of boys
enrolled, 6114; number Uf girls enrolled,
6495; total mum Der enrolled, 1909: aver
age number belonging, II 1855; average
daily attendance, 1887; per cent of at
tendance. 90; new pupils. boys, 30l; new
pupils, girls, a9S; total new pupils. 500;
visits OF superintendent, 200; visits OF
special teacher. 45l; visits of board OF
education. II; other visitors, 1865.
Superintendent Foshay reported that
the coming city institute would be held
on November 70, % and q. and that d ur-
ing Thanksgiving week the the schools
will be closed. The suggestions were
cUncurred IN by the board. |
The finance committee reported bills
agsegating $1626, which were allowed and
ordered to be paid.
The teachers committee reported rec.
ON m ending that Estelle Cowan be as
signed to grades and B day session
in the Ninth street school and that Mrs.
j. N. Gregory be assigned to half day
sessions in b, A and Az in the same build
ing. and that Amy Armstrong be assign
ed TO the fourth grade in the CASTELAR,
street school, vice Clara X. Hea,y resign
ed. The report was adopted. s'
Director Garland called attention to
the need of additional insurance upon the
High school bulluing. He favored the
cancellation of all of the policies at pres
ent upon the building, rather than be-
ing bulldozed as appears Is being done by
the agents who wrote the original policy
upon the structure. The present policy
was oruersd to be cancelled unless oil can
be burned in the building as fuel.
The matter of a music teacher in the
High school was, owing to the absence OF
Chairman Pitman of the teachers com.
mittee, postponed for another period OF
two weeks.
The board will hereafter until March
!, 1885, inset at 80 instead of p. M. as