Evening journal., 1897-09-28
TO PAY OFF MORTGAGE
Board of Education Gets Down
to Regular Session Work.
CHANGES in TEACHERS MADE

COMMITTEE ON NEW BUILDINGS
TO HAVE NEEDED REPAIRS
DONE IN SEVERAL. SCHOOLS.
NEW RULE RELATIVE TO THE
PAYING OF TEACHERS SAL
ARIES.
Considerable business was transacted
by the Board OF Education at its meet
ing last night. Among the business
was that of transferring of teachers.
repairs, paying off mortgage. and the
question OF holding a special lecture
course Tor the public school teachers.
Mr.. Baynard chairman of new build
ings, reported that the committee had
selected the kindergarten room in No.
ii school for an additional school room.
and that part oi the cellar OF the school
had been selected as the place for the
kindergarten. He also said that There
lsenOugh furniture intheschool toftout
the new room. The report also stated
that The bid for furnishing the neces-
sary furniture for school No. 16 was
awarded to J. e ]. N. Harman. Bids
fer cementing the cellar Of school No.
16 were received and referred to the
committee
The Committee on Books reported IA
vorably on putting Redway's Elemen-
tary Geography in the primary schools
1t was adopted.
Mr.. Baynard moved that the inter
est and mortgage on school No. 90
amounting TO over $500. due w. p
Bancroft, be paid. II prevailed.
Eleven clocks were ordered to be pur-
chased for school No. 16.
/ -. .f44 n.
was ordered TO secure the following:
Two ash barrels and seveny-flve feet
of hose for school No 20, a desk for
school No. 10, repair couch at school
No. %, fix hot water pipe at the High
School, to purchase chairs for the adj
dltOna room at that school, and to
purchase a clock for school No. 15
The committee reported that Il had
awarded Robert II. Keenan, the contract
for painting the assembly and princ-
pals rooms al the High School. The
bill for the work, amounting to $l10,
was ordered paid. The committee also
reported that Il had given out the con-
tract for covering the pipes at school
! No. 13 for S71, and for The repairing OF
the boilers at school No. 16 to A. Aims
worth for Sl1.
The following amendment to the
rules was offered by Mr. McCauslandi
1.-The salaries for teachers shall be paid
TO the regular teachers, except in case
of absence continuing ten days or
longer. I'm which case the substitutes
shall be paid and not the regular teach
ers" It was adopted.
q These changes in teachers were or
: dered.
Mary l.. Lacklen as teacher OF English
in the High School to teach the classes
r that may be assigned her, whether boys
or girls. her salary to remain the same;
Mary J. Wheeler as a substitute for the
I rest OF the year in the lowest position
> IN The boys department Of the High
School; Mary Brady as principal OF No.
% school, NJ l. McCafferty as fifth as
b, sistant in boys department No. /;
n Emily "a. DOherty as sixth assistant in
girls department, No /; Amy l.. Clarke
= as assistant principal OF No. 15 Louisa
= L. Harrar as sixth assistant Of No. 3,
4 May b. Hyde as fifth assistant in No.
a.
The report further recommended
that the Committee on Teachers be au-
: thorized to arrange for not more than
+ five lectures on educational subjects, TO
+ he given I'm she assembly room OF the
Hieh School az o'clock in the after
o noon Of such days as may seem best
n to the committee the expenses OF the
" lectures to be paid by the board. on
the DAYS Cf these lectures the schools
% are to be closed at $3.50 o'clock. 1t was
"A passed
=" A register book. for the purpose ol
recording iho data of the board and
l. the purchases OF the board, etc, was
i ordered purchased.
r A drain to connect with the sewer in
No. 16 school was ordered laid
/ Mr. Alfrey asked that the Commit
n tee On Teachers look into the matter
Al ; providing room fcr the applicants in
DOl the East Side schools. II was referred
r. to the committee.
re The special committee which was ap.
J. pointed to prepare arrangements foi
the representation of the board at th'
mayors convention at Columbus, Ohio
7, reported that Daniel Ross, a member oi
= the board, was in attendance.
~ Mr.. Morrow moved that writing pa
per be substituted In place OF states fol
r use Of the scholars in the primary
n schools. 1t was passed.