The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-03-24

CGuOOl ctuu NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. hC-
Gowan, Hall and Bradley.
Drawing and Penmanship-Messrs.
Hall, Talbot and Vose.
Special Committee, School for the Deaf
The Chairman, Messrs. Brownson and
Allan.
Musical observation-disclosures. Hall,
Talbot and Vose.
SUPERVISORS.
High School-The Committee, Mr..
Allan, Chairman.
Smaller Sohool-Messrs. Hall and Mo
Gowan.
! North School-Messrs. MCGOWAN,
Brownson and Hall
Jackson School-Messrs. Vose and Tai
bot.
butler Sohool-Messrs. Bradley and
Allan.
Centre Street Grammar School and
Klndergarten-Mr. Talbot.
West School-Mr. Allan
Primary No. 1.-Mr. Hall.
Primary No. 2.-(Chestnut Street
(Training School)-The Committee, Mr.
Brownson, Chairman.
Primary No. 3-Mr. MCGOWAN.
Primary No. 4.-Mr. Talbot.
Primary No. 6.-Mr. Bradley.
No. DIR. Vose.
Primary No 8.-Mr. Allan.
Primary NO. 9.-Dr. Vose.
Island SchoOlS-Mr. Hall.
Evening Sohool-The Committee, Mr..
McGowans. Chairman.
Manual Training School-The Commit
tee, MIR. Allan, Chairman.
The rules and orders of last year were
adopted.
The reports of the various schools were
called for. There were none except thes6;
from the West school stating that the
rooms were filling up and next May an
other teacher may be expected the North
school will be confronted with the propo-
sition as to whether the room now used
by the kindergartens shall be needed for
a fifty grade school, and asking that
snow guards be placed on the rUof of the
building, that tie old sinks be replaced
with new ones, as some of them are not
trapped. The fence next to the cemetery
the jackson schoul Miss Emma e. Lam
son rendered her resignation as she has
received better offer to go elsewhere.
The resignation was accepted. MI ISIS
Curtis will remain temporarily in the
Jackson school. The Centre street school
floors have been washed. There will
probably have to be some increase in
heating in the Bracket street primary.
1t was voted that the schools close June
96th, this year.
1t was voted thai absentees in the
manual training school shall be reported
to their grammar school masters. Where
discipline is required the case will be re-
ferred to the superintendent of schools,
who will consult with the supervisor of
the absentee's school.
Mr.. Talbot, who was appointed to write
the annual report, then read it.
THE BOARDS ANNUAL REPORT.
In conformity with the statutes pro-
soriblng the duties of experimenting
school committees this report covering
the year 1856 is submitted. 1t is no t
claimed that it adequately sets forth the
condition of the schools, the proficiency
made by the pupils and the success at
tending the modes of instruction and
government thereof" No comparisons
IN point OF excellence between the schools
Of this and former years, no attempt to
rank Portland schools with imaginary
average schools will be made. Such COM
PARSONS and suoh estimates depends up-
on too many details to be accurate and
the statute imposes a labor tar beyond
the powers OF any committee. General
Mandatory statements as to the progress
made by the scholars, their attainments
beyond their less favored predecessors
will not be INDUCED in. A brief nara
tion of the events which have happened
in connection with our schools, of those
changes which huve made this year diff
ferent from others, will be given and
few recommendations made as to matters
of detail. The citizen of Portland do
not expect of the committee more than
the faotsfrom them will draw their own
conclusions.
The total
SCHOOL APPROPRIAT TONS
for the past municipal year were $780, 500.
AS dispensers of this large amount of
money the committed duties are respon-
sible, and it will be interesting to the
public to learn how these duties have
been performed. Many reformers advo-
eating change in the make up of the
committee lose sight of the fact that the
city government makesthe appropriations
ana the committee can only suggest what
uhose appropriations shall be- 1t is q
dlmcul6 matter even with the present
arge amount OF money to maintain the
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