Evening journal., 1896-06-09

Providing That They Can Show A Term
Average OF Seventy or ogsr-Ths Board
OF Public Education Has a Busy session
And Does Considerable Business.
The heat did not Interfere with the
business OF the Board OF Public Educa
tion aud from the tme the gs~sl OF the
preaident fell until the adjournment, no
time was lost. Aside from acting on the
report Of the COMMITTEES, which has had
the investigation OF the charges made by
Judge Ball against Miss SAlIle A Miller.
Miss Annie Speakman and Miss Mary @
Steele, and which is given In another
column, considerable important business
was transacted
The COMMITTEES on Teschers recon-
mended the re appointment Of all the
teachers now on the list, at ths same
salary IS heretofore; also appointing
Misses Jennie Morrison and Dorothy
Welsh rs substitutes; also appointing
Miss Maggie N Ellis as fourth assistant
ia the primary department. OF No. 10;
also increasing salary of principal of
No 81 to $3.50 year. The request m ade
/ by Miss Maggie Miller. assistant In the
girls department of the High School.
asking to be transferred to position in
boys grammar school, was granted.
4 motion was made by DR. Shortlidge
thas Mics Richardson be made drawing
instructor in the High School In place Of
Arthur Pslton. The mover explained
that Mr. Pelton was poor disciplinxrian
and aimee the recent trouble at the
school, he had been losing his control.
As some Of the members were not ready
to vote, the entire matter was post
poned until the next meeting.
A petition handed 10 By delegation
Of colored cltiz.ns asking for male
principal for the Howard school Was
/ referred
Toe Finance Committee made The
following report:
Balancs, current expenses, 81 295 OF ;
new buildings. $1O8 40; May appropria
tion. $40 629. 80; interest. ali; over
current expenses, 1857 Os Expenses
salaries to teachers $40 1858 90; officers
and janltors, 1916 II; for books, S2l5 70;
repairs. 1898 so; manual training SUP
plies S55 10; new buildings, $l3 n; fuel.
$50 33; MAY appropriation to Free
Library, $3.50 81; bllls. $67 70; balance
new building fund, $94 65.
President Baird smoke OF the action of
certain members In sending scholars back
to the schools from which they were
suspended without frat making an ia
vestigation.
Al invitation to attend 4 convention of
school boards to be held Ia Buffalo on
July 8. . and 10, was referred to the
Committee on Teachers The High School
orchestra was allowed $27 to prepare for
the commencement exercises.
The Associated Charities sent COM
municstion asking the board to kAve tue
play grounds at the schools open during
the Summer This was referred 10 the
various school committees to report at
the next meeting The secretary was
directed to notify the B)ard Of Health
that the closets at Nos and 4 we're
still In bad condition
l. wss decided by the board to pro
mote all scholars in ths grammar grade 8
who have an average Of over 10 without
examination. Any scholar who has an
average In certain studies OF 10 or over
nsed only be examined In those studies
where he falls below that mark
Dr. Shortlidge suggested that one Of
the members Of the bosfd WAS furnish
Ing mill work for No. 1s alterations He
gave no names, and President Baird
saio he could take no notice until he had
heard the evidence