The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-03-05
SCHOOL COMMITTEE.
Special Meeting of the Bo ard Held Yester-
day Afternoon

special meeting of the school com
mittee was held yesterday afternoon ant
DR.. Vose was elected chairman pro tenn.
There were present, upon assembling
MeEsrs. Brownson, MCGOWAN, Hall, AL
Ian, Vose.
Leave OF absence WAS granted to Mis-!
Bracket for six months.
Mr.. Allan announced the resignation
of Miss Ellen Baker as teacher of eloou-
ton and English i'll the High school ant
Miss Powers was elected in her place.
young man living with Mr.. Edward
H. Sargent-Mr. Fitz Edward Sargent
was allowed to attend the High school.
Mayor Baxter came in and took the
chair.
MIR. Hall presented the annual report
and 1t was accepted as the report of the
committee for the year. 1t is as follows
The Statutes of the State require that
the Experimenting School Committee
shall make a written report of the con-
ditiuns of the schools fer the past year.
the proficiency made by the pupils, and
the success attending the modes of in
truotion and government thereof"
In conforming with said Statute the
following report of the School COMMITTEES
is respectfully submitted to the citizens
of this city. A bout one-eighth of the
annual cost of our municipality is ex-
pended on the schools. and it is right
that the citizens should be fully informed
each year as to their condition. should
know how this largessppropriation OF pub
lie funds is expended, and what are the
results of such expenditures.
All citizens generally and parents IN
particular are interested in our schools
and are DESTROYS that our youth shall
have all advantages Of modern methods
and advanced ideas. 1t is the desire Of
the Committee to provide everything that
is really advantageous, SO far as the avail
able funds will allow. but the public
must be again reminded that the City
Government makes the appropriations for
the maintenance of the schools, and also
expends quite portion of said sppropria-
tion without reference to the School Com
mittee.
The amount appropriated for school
purposes ia not large enough to afford
many of the advantages offered by other
cities. although they are demanded by
portion at least of our citizens. A rigid
economy has to be exercised to keep
within the appropriations and not allow
the schools to suffer, or fall below the
standard which they have already
attained
Those Of our citizens who are interested
not only in the financial condition, but
also in the proficiency made by the pupils
and the success attending the modes OF
instruction and government OF the fuD-
lilo Schools, will not be content with any
report. but should visit the schools and
form their own opinions from personal
observation.
The total amount of the appropriations
for school purposes was $50, lou. This
does not include the new school house
which we shall refer to later, nor repairs,
janitor's salaries, fuel etc. as the appro-
pration covering these items, included all
public buildings and not merely school
houses This was expended by the Com
mittee on Public Buildings and amounts
approximately to $50, 600.
The following is a statement of the ap-
preparations and expenditures by the
School Board.