The herald., 1897-01-26
HAD A TOBAG1O FLAVOR
A Lively Session of the
School Board
THE DEBATE WAxED VERY WhRM
Personalities and Other Things
Flew Thick and Fast
LINED UP SIX TO THREE
And the Majority Carried Everything
With a High Hand
The Issue First Forced on the Election Of
Principal
AeA.. xxyLioh tho Drooaad;ros Nora All
And the Majority Carried Everything
With a High Hand
The Issue First Forced on the Election Of
Principal
After Which the Proceedings Were All
One Way-C B. Story Elected En-
gneer of the High School
Building-Other Business.

There was a decidedly interesting
meeting of the board of education last
evening, and the new board went it's
predecessor just one better-that is, the
members lined up as solid six"
against a "solid FIVE" and conducted
the proceedings along that line. Messrs.
Poor, Bartlett, Mathis, Adams. McIner-
ny and Webb. under the leadership of
the latter gentleman, worked as unit
against Messrs. Conrey, Davis and
Braley. Personalities were freely in
dulged in and at times the discussion
was decidedly peppery, the wordy skir-
mishes between Messrs Webb and Da-
Wis livening up the otherwise rather
prosaic proceedings and adding a To-
basco flavoring to the evenings enter
tainment.
President Mathis presided and all of
the members were present. The pro-
ceedings opened up rather tamely and
a considerable amount of routine busi-
ness was transacted before the fun be-
gan.
The communication from the city au-
ditor notifying the board that all city
employees must be American citizens
and on the great register was received
and flied. Then a communication from
William Mead in reference to the new
Macy-street schools encroaching on his
property was read and referred back
to the committee.
On motion of Mr.. Davis, all appllca-
tions for positions as engineer of the
High school building and jantors were
referred to the proper committees.
An invitation to attend fiag-raising
at the Hewitt-street school February 9,
at 10:30 a. M. was accepted, and the
kindergarten teachers were granted the
use of the Sprng-street school one day
each week to take lessons in singing.
SUPERINTENDENT REPORT.
superintendent roshay presented the
following report. and the same was re-
ceived and fled
In connection with this my first month
ly statistical report to your honorable
body, IL seems expedient that I Should
also submit for your consideration GER
tain matters pertaining to the school de-
partment of this city.
The superintendent of buildings has
already given to the proper committee
a list of the needs of the buildings and
grounds, which should have immediate
attention. 1t is economy to keep our
buildings in good repair
We live in a progressive age and in
progressive and rapidly growing city.
New questions, which require careful
deliberation, come up for solution al
most daily. in order that the educa-
tional department shall be in keeping
with the other departments. In our
complex life, no department of our city
is of as great Importance. or is more
worthy the attention of our ablest
minds, than that to which you have
been recently honored. Your RESPONSE
BILE position will necessitate personal
sacrifice of time and some inconven-
fences, but we trust the harmonious
and intelligent working of board of ed
ucation. superntendents, principals,
teachers and patrons in endeavoring to
give to our boys and girls the best op-
portunities for liberal education will
repay you. The most important factor
in our department is the teacher. We
have at present AIS teachers at work.
III in the primary and grammar grades,
69 in the kindergarten department, 81
in the high school and special teach
ers. Other special teachers, however,
especially in music and writing. are
needed. Nine teachers are away or
leaves of absence, several OF whom ex-
pect to return at the beginning of next
term, and sixteen substitute teachers
are waiting assignments. "As the teach
er is, so is the school," is true state
ment and should be borne in mind by
those who have the administration of
school interests.
Our teachers, in addition TO scholar
ship enabling them to be thorough mas
ters OF all subjects they are required
to teach, should be models of neatness
and accuracy and possess all the ele-
mehts or character which make the true
man or woman. You will find in our
city schools of the highest standing and
others not so good Much depends upon
the principals as to the standing of the
schooi hence 1t is necessary that they
snould be teachers who are the most
skilled and conscientious and who not
only know, but are able to do what they
know.
Among the needs of our department
nohe IS more prominent than that of
supplementary reading. As children
learn to walk by walking. SO thew learn
10 read by reading Our schools are
not properly supplied with fresh read
ing matter for the primary and gram
mar grades. We must form the habit
OF rsaolnS ana give the pupils good
Vocapuiary before much can be done
VIII other subjects. I earnestly rec
ommend that the school department.
furnish extra reading books to those
DulldlEgs not already supplied
regret that the funds to nav the kin
6ergarten and high school teachers are
IN such condition as to cause the
warrants to be discounted. Justice to
these teachers demands that thew shall
be paid in such a manner that thew ra-
ceive the money due them each month
without this reduction. 1t seems that
some arrangement could be made where
by temporary transfer of funds mipht
remedy this injustice. If not. then The
department. should borrow the money
for this purpose.
Our monthly salary list is as follows.
Superintendent ...........$ $50
Deputy superintendent III
foeCIotdIy 100
Superintendent's clerk . 1O0
SPECIAL TEACHERS
! 1supervisor physical cultures 12O
supervisor drawing .... 1876
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