The herald., 1897-03-23
SCHOOLCENSUS
The Board of Eduation
Appoints a Marshal
NEW sLoYD DEPARTMENT
To Be Established in the Twenty-eighth
Street School
A Grist of Routine Business Disposed of.
Statistical Report for the Month.
Fourteen Thousand Children

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considerable routine business last night.
All the members were present except
Director Braly The census question
took UP the first portion of the evening.
Mr.. Webb moved that a census marshal
be elected for the purpose of taking the
school census, that such census marshal
shall have the power to appoint suffl-
cient deputies to do the necessary work
within the subscribed time. and accord
be paid SO day for their services and
that the pay Of said marshal be Sc day.
This motion was carried as read.
A communication was read from N. 3.
Walker, applying for the position of
census marshal. After some discussion
Mr.. Walker was unanimously elected.
A committee, consisting of Directors
Webb, Conrey and McInerny was ap-
pointed by the president to confer with
the committee of three appointed by the
city council. in regard to the expenses
of the proposed census of school children
in conjunction with the proposed city
census.
TAX SALES.
MT. fOOI, WHO mas Deeu iOOhluS dP th~
tax sales of school property, reported
that lots in the Tenth street. the Griffin
avenue and the Hewitt street schools
had been sold for taxes Mr.. Poor was
requested to confer with the supervisors
(as this property was city property at
the time of the sale) and report later,
action upon the same.
A NEW SLOYD DEPARTMENT.
The industrial and kindergarten COM
mittee recommended sloyd department
be established at once in the Second
street school in the basement thereof
The changes necessary to make said
room suited for the purpose be made
under the direction of the superinten-
dent Of buildings and janitors, and that
the necessary tools, benches, etc, be
purchased at once. and the matter of
the improvements of said room be pro-
ceeded with. This recommendation was
adopted as read
OTHER BUSINESS.
Bills to the amount of sS612.52 were
passed.
A communication from Ed B. Webster
on the Fiesta decoration Of the Wilcox
building was laid upon the table.
A communication from Mr.. and Mrs. w.
p. Brown was read offering 500 for the
old kindergarten school on Pearl street.
The communication was referred to the
building committee, with power to act.
A communication was read from c. F.
Webber in regard to certain adjustable
maps and charts. This was referred to
the committee on furniture and sup
plies.
A communication was read from S.
A. Widney in regard to a reference work
and directory OF the United States. This
was referred to Superintendent Foshay
for consideration.
A resolution of sympathy and condo
lence was passed to Mr. Braly, in the
loss Of HE mother which occurred
few days since, and a copy of said reso-
lutions was ordered forwarded TO Mr..
Braly at San Jose.
TEACHERS COMMITTEE.
The COMMITTEES on teachers and schools
recommended that leave of absence be
granted to Emma woodson until April
Is, 1897: that Clara Schroeder be trans
ferred to the Seventh grade of the Ann
street school, and that Mrs. B. NJ. True
be assigned to the fourth grade of the
same school; that Misc c. l. Timmons
be elected as kindergarten teacher on
substitute list; also that Elizabeth Bates,
Grace V. Bennett and Mary B. Killifer
be elected as teacher, on substitute list.
STATISTICAL REPORT.
The following is the statistical report
for the month ending March II, 1897, as
made by the superintendent:
Number of days taught. 10; number
times teachers tardy, 32; total days
present, 261. 1925; total days absent 22,-
3S9.5: total tardiness pupils. 1892; boys
enrolled, 1929; girls enrolled, S195; total
enrolment. 1924; average number be-
longing, 1881; average daily attend
ance 1878; per cent of attendance, go;
new pupils entered, boys. 2S4; new pu
pills entered, girls, 2S6; total new pupils
entered, $40; visits OF superintendent,
173; visits of special teachers 621; visits
Of board OF education, Ga; other visitors.
1850; number indigents furnished with
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