Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-02
BOARD OF EDUCATION
Holds an Interesting and Important Meeting-An Exhibit for Atlanta Recommended Budget
 for 1S95-6.

The board of education met last night in the office of the superin tendent of sch ools, the full membership of the board being present.
 Resolutions of thanks were passed to the Bell Telephone company for the use of four telephones in the public schools for the past quarter, the receipted bills having been donated to the board.
 The chairman of the executive committee reported two bids on work of repairing in the Lane school. The bid of Knauff 6 Co. was accepted.
 A large number of bids for the rebuilding of the Thomas school were then opened and recorded. The bids were referred back to the executive committee with instruc- tions to examine and investigate the same more fully and to report back to the board at a future meeting.
 The question of a school exhibit for the Cotton States exposition at Atlanta from the public schools of the city WAS dis cussed at length, aud the whole matter was finally disposed of by it's reference to the superintendent of schools.
 As Wednesday, the 3d day of April, is the time agreed upon by large number of the schools and patriotic societies of the United States as the day upon which all shall unite in a testimonial to Dr. Samuel F. smith, the noted author of the national
 
 question of appropriately celebrating the day was referred 10 the president of the board and the superintendent of schools.
 Throughout the United States at 12 o'clock noon on that day it is desired that all schools and societies, wherever prac- ticable, shall unite in singing "America.' ' It has been suggested also that the bells of churches, schools, public buildings and factories shall be rung at that hour for five minutes.
 Tho Pirp,;pobou, choolo ,piIl ;ojn in tb;s testimonial at the hour named. Superin- tendent Phillips extended an invitation to the member of the board of education, and also, through Mayor VanHoose, to the board of alderman, to be present at that time, visiting any of the schools they may choose.
 Several amendments to the rules and reg ulations of the board were then adopted to meet the requirements of the law recently passed by the legislature. These rules pro- vide for treasurer and auditing commit. tee and also outline their duties.
 The president then appointed the follow. ing committees to serve for the ensuing year:
 Executive ommittee-Thomas, Ullman, Lowery.
 Committee on instruction-Cameron Lane, Ullman.
 Finance committee-Lane, Cameron, Lowery.
 Library committee-o' Irien, vanHoose, |
 Auditing committee-VanHoose O Brien and Thomas.
 On motion the following resolutions were presented by MT. Lane and unanimously passed:
 Be it resolved by the board of education, That it is the sense of this board that to maintain the public schools of Birming- ham for the next scholastic year it will be necessary to receive from the board of mayor and aldermen of Birmingham the sum of S25, 900 in addition to what the board will receive from the state and other sources. Be it further
 Resolved, That the board of mayor and aldermen be, and they are, hereby re- quested to appropriate out of the funds of the city treasury S25 ,000 for the mante. nance of the public schools of Birmingham sfor the next scholastic year. Be 1t further
 Resolved, That the secretary of this board be directed to certify these resolu- tions 10 the board of mayor and aldermen of Birmingham at it's next regular meeting.
 The foregoing resolutions were adopted in compliance with the law requiring the board of education to present annually In A pril to the mayor and aldermen a budget of expenses for the following year.
 The board discussed other matters bear ing upon the immediate and future well fare of the public schools of the city. but no definite action was taken at this meet ing in regard to these points. The unani- nous sentiment of the board was to pre- vent the impairment of the usefulness of the schools of the community by any false ideas of economy, which very few people would be disloyai enough to entertain.
 The board on motion adjourned till the next regular meeting or subject to the call of the president.