Birmingham state herald., 1896-06-02
THEY NAMED TIE TEACHERS Important Meeting Of Board of Education. SCHOOLS TO OPEN SEPT,.21 Training School to Be Reopened- Supern tendent Authorized to Change Text
 
 Books if He Sees Fit.
 

The regular monthly meeting of the board of education was held last night at the office of the superintendent of schools. There were present Messrs. Ull- man, Lane, O'Brien Cameron, Van Hoose Thomas and Superintendent Phil lips.
 Chairman Lane of the finance commit tee presented sundry bills which had been favorably reported upon by the commit tee, for the approval of the board, and the same were ordered paid.
 Chairman Thomas of the executive committee reported a number of repairs and improvements needed in the school buildings of the city, and especially in the furnaces used for heating the large elementary school buildings of the city. The committee was authorized to have the repairs and improvements mentioned in the report attended to during the va cation.
 The report of the treasurer was pre- scented, with the indorsement of the au- diting committee, and was ordered to be spread on the minutes.
 Chairman Cameron of the committee on instruction reported that the commit tee had decided, after carefully consider ing the work and prospects of the schools, to make the following recom- mendations for the ensuing year:
 l. That the session of 1896-7 shall con- tinue nine months, beginning on Mon- day, September 21, 1896, and closing June 3, 1897
 2. That the training school be reopened in connection with the schools with monthly tuition charge of $5 per pupil, provided that the graduates of the high school shall be exempted from such tui- tion, and that the superintendent be au- thorized to select a teacher for such training school.
 B. That authority be granted to the st- perintendent to make such changes in text books for the use of the schools as may be deemed advisable.
 4. That the following list of teachers be elected for the ensuing year, subject to reassignment by the superintendenti
 High school-Principal, A. Q. Moore; Misses w. M Allen, B. A. Allen, H. R. Thornton, R. c. Hamilton, B; H, Gelders,
 Powell school-Principal, Miss M. A. Cahalan; Misses Cora E. Palmer, Floribel Brown, Mary E. Bostick, Alma Lane, Daisy Carpenter, Kate A. Smith, Emma Wellman, Hattie Bradshaw, Fannie Ran dolph, Mary George Linn, Pauline Cam eron, Annette Muslin and Loula Brad ford.
 z Henley school-Principal, F. M. Roof; Misses N. D. Davis, Jamie R. Greene, Amy Braun, Helen Johnston, Rochelle Will Hams, Mary Morton, Jessie Roberts, An ma Greene, Mary Hewlett, Mrs. Theresa Evans, Miss Jessie Ruter, Miss Hattie Pulaski, Mrs. J. A. Medley, Miss Helen Hudson and Miss Elberta Taylor.
 Paul Hayne school-Principal, J. B. Cunningham; Mrs. M. N. Dabney, Misses Rose Lewis, Gertrude Muslin, Cornelia Meade, Lottie Green, Kate Cahalan, Al ice Stafford, Mary Rittenberry, Mamie Palmer. Carrie Jernigan, Nina Strother, Kate Boggs, Leila Henry, Mamie Cleary, Nettie Anderson, Annie Bradford and Willie Wallis.
 Slater school, Principal, c. V. Auguste; w. A. Calhoun, A. H. Taylor, Orlean Kennedy, Joseph J. Benefield, Marie Jones, Alice Nelson, Josie Johnson, R. A. Lester and Laura Parker.
 Lane school-Principal, G. s. Lewis; w. c. Davis, A. B. sHeaden, Annie b. Payne, Lena Finley, Sarah l.. Smith and Nancy Lowe
 Cameron school-Principal, A. H. Par ker; Jennie Warner and Irene Thomp- son.
 On motion the report of the committee of instruction was approved. Several items relating to the progress and we'll length. MT. VanHoose's report with re- gard to the need of industrial education and the best methods of inaugurating the same in our city, resulted in resolu- ton indorsing an application for assist ance from the Slater fund for this pur- pose
 The matter of retaining the janitors of the white elementary schools during the summer was referred to the executive committee.