The record-union., 1897-02-28
PUBLIC SCHOOL VACATIONS.
That in the Spring to be Shortened, and
the Schools to Close Earlier.
Important Order With Regard to
Substitute Teachers Passed
Last Night.

An adjourned meeting of the Board
of Education was held last night There
were present Directors Sherburn, Per-
kins. Crouch. Doian, Whitbeck, Brown,
Davis and Driver.
Sherburn reported that the supplies
Committee had decided to make the
same report as at the last meeting,
with reference to the Blue Canyon
water. mainly on account of the short
ness of the funds.
Dolan moved to approve the report
of the committee.
He was supported by Driver ON the
ground of economy.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Directly after the motion was car
ried Driver moved reconsideration
which was seconded by Sherburn, in
order to allow the representative or the
Blue Canyon Water Company an op-
portunity to make new proposltlon
Carried.
Manager Rue asked whether the
Board would accept the water free till
the end of the school term.
Sherburn and Driver objected to the
consideration of the proposition until
the matter had been made in the form
of a definite proposition, and Sherburn
objected to having any other than Sac
ramento water brought in, as he did
not want to have any corporation
water saddled on the community.
Whitbeck spoke in a similar strain,
and the original motion was again car
ried, and the matter was dropped.
Then came up the question of filters,
and after a large amount of informa.
discussion the filter men were called
upon to address the board. Some of
them exhibited their filters and each
explained the merits and advantages
of his particular filter.
The whole matter was then referred
to the Committee on Furniture and
Supplies.
Superintendent Erlewine was called
upon to speak about the matter of the
school vacation, as there was a propo-
sition to shorten the term. If one
week is taken in May, there would be
19S days in the school year, and this
would make the school year end July
10th If, however, the schools closed
on July 9th, there would be 1913 days
in the school year. There had never
been school heretofore more than 100
days The question to be considered
was how to bring the school year to
end June Both.
The feeling of the board was in favor
of always closing with the end of June
in the future.
Whitbeck moved that there be one
weeks spring vacation, and that the
schools close July 9th and reopen on
September Goth.
Eventually it was decided after a
long discussion, that the spring vaca-
ton should commence April Both and
the schools resume May 10th, and the
motion was segregated.
After further discussion, it was de-
cidsd that the long vacation should
commence July 9th and end September
Goth, on which latter day the schools
should reopen.
The following resolution was passed
by the board on the recommendation
of Crouch:
Resolved, That each substitute
teacher, after having reported at the
Superintendent's office on the morning
of each school day, and who shall not
be assigned for duty and substitution,
shall be directed by the Superinten-
dent to report for observation duty to
the Principal of some one of the va
rious schools in the city. But one sub
stitute shall report at one school at
the same time. and such teacher shall
remain on duty az such school for not
less than one-half day; and after hav-
ing left said school and reported at
another shall not report at said school
again until the same duty has been
performed at every school in the city.
All substitute teachers, when not on
substitution duty, shall be required to
be on observation for the first half of
each school day"