The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-24
MEETING: Or SEIEOOs. noAtn.
H"' i" Front "f.hc Cemetery VIII No
bH purchased

II" school Board met last night with
me following members present: -. 4.
Nliiihms. president: George a. Trant. r.
n. IiilSoly, T.. Q. Young, James c. Proc
io'' W. o. Hope, w. ID. Mintcr. Is. T..
Howell w. -. FcntrcSs
| The clerk read the call fo, the moot :
me- which was signed by VIM. O. Hone.
" ~. Fentrcss and W. n. Ballcntinc
Wnlch staaad that owing to the strong
/ "il"fSi t.o!Sto the motion rQlcst ing the
oouncii 10 give the lot in front Of the
cemetery, they requested that Il meeting
| be called To take some action in the mat.
ter 49,
Mr.. F4ntrcsS said that he was not
| present when the resolution was offered
10 go before The Council to ask FOR In nj
| 'p'. u ne had been he would have voted
az inst II. He thought that the school
Should DC bull; i'll %;omc other portion or
lhe ward. so that when the Fifth Ward
| hee9IneS 4 portion OF the city redistrict-
ING might be ncscccary and then a build
| Ing could he put there
Other members spoke in favor of car
| tain locations
Mr.. Jenkins said that the Fifth Ward
could carry only $4,000 worth of bonds,
$4,000 OF which had been used for pay
ing, anu thc other 5000 could be used
for building school and with what
I he city would furnish 4 school could be
b,iilt. he further said that If the line
was drawn ny the creek The Fourth
Ward Schanl wouIi he relieved Of tho
overflow. ANA make London street the
d!vi!ih:; me. the Second District could
be relieved. Then If Il schnolhouse was
h&iit n LARK View then All IN, schools
would he relieved
NJ. Tlant thcn moved that the action
o! asking the Council fol. the loi in
front ni the cemetery be rcconsidcred
/ was seconded ana adopted
ar. FentraS' then moved that the mat
ter OF selecting 4 lot and ascertaining
what the cost and what amount is
| necessary 10 build IA schOohouse etc,
be referred IL II committee Of five, TO
hrinS III Il recommendation in writing
II the May meeting. / was seconded
anI adopted.
The chair appointed on The committee
McssrS. George Il. Trant. H.. Q. Young,
r. ~ Biiisoiy. Il. T.. liowell ana w a.
| ITen1rcsS.
The COMMITTEES or school Regulations
submitted the following report, which
was adopted:
To the President and Members Of the
School Board
Gcn:lcm; II: - Your Committee on
School Regulations beg leave to report
mat they have examined into the sub
Ject OF drawing and find that the cX-
pertinent Ton the current year has been
{" success ana recommend that the work
in drawing be iut into schools; Of the
Second. iIGi.Tth and Fifth Districts. In
order TO % this the teacher OF drawing
and the other teacher. now employed one
half dag, must work all day. hui this
Will not Increase the expenses Of the
school unless the board should see fit
to increase tho salary Of the drawing
teacher beyond what she received this
year. AMI further report that they have
reinStatcd Herbert Green for reasons
which. 10 the COMMITTEES, appear good.
They recommend that The teachers be
elected this year in june. The Supciin-
tendcnt referred 10 the committee a let
ter he had received from the class Of
81, PRAYING that the SIAM OF SO be set
apart 10 dcfiuy the expenses of the grad
uGtinE class. Your committee recon-
mend that thc petition be granted, if
he proceeds will admit Of it.
Respectfully,
T. O. YOUNG; Chairman