The herald., 1897-02-24
new BUILDINGS NEEDED
A New High School With Thirty
Rooms Recommended
A SUDDEN APPOINTMENT
Mrs. Gertrude Parsons Selected Super.
intendent OF Music
Strong Fight on the Finance Comm tees
Blank Reports-The Union Avenue
School and OIL

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session last evening in the Wilcox block;
all the members being present:
The chief subjects Of discussion during
the evening were the blank reports pre-
scnted by the finance committee, ard the
report of the committee on teachers
ard schools. The teachers report was
volumincus, and was discussed at great
length, but was finally adopted, Mr..
Davis alone voting against it.
| Mr Davis objection was on the cleo
ton of a special teacher of music at one
hundred dollars per month, the position
being given to Mrs. Gertrude Parsons.
Mr.. DAVIS argued that the petition lad
been created and filled too hastily. and
that proper notice had not been given
that a superintendent of music wss
needed in the schools.
Considerable discussion also took place
ae to the fund on hand for the improve
ments recommended by the city super
intendent for building purposes, but it
was decided to pass the report and con-
slider the ways and means later.
TEACHERS REPORT.
The report recommended that the
| resignation of Mrs. Nellie G. Rorck be
| accepted; that the request of May l..
| Small be granted for leave of abseEco
till July 1st, 1887; the transfers and as
signments of the following teachers:
Miss Ora Flint. mss Mary E. Mills, Miss
Ellie Mosgrove, Miss Mary E. McGraw,
Miss Airline Bailey, Miss E. " Sutton,
Miss Frances Brotherton, Miss Buena
| NJ. Lenour Mrs. Ella Ross and Miss
Julia W. Griffith; that Miss Lizzie NJ.
Keller, Mr. N. L. Levering and Miss
Jessie Moore be elected as substitute
teachers.
That the position of special teacher OF
music be created for the grades below
the high school, and that Mrs. Gertrude
Parsons be elected to that position, and
that her salary be fixed at SlO0 per
month, beginning March 1st.
The committee recommended that es
Inmates be prepared as to the cost of the
improvements specified in the superin-
tendent's report, and that a special COM
mittee be appointed to confer with the
city attorney and members of the city
council for the purpose of providing for
the cost of said improvements, and the
issue of bonds therefor if necessary.
MORE BUILDINGS NEEDED.
The superintendent's report to the
specipal committee appointed to investi-
gate the needs of school buildings was as
follows:
The fifth month or the last of the first
term of the present school year, closed
February IL. The enrolment and at
tendance greatly exceeds that of any
former year. making it necessary to
open three halliday schools at this
time, and leaving several rooms over
| 1nd Tn, NH tnn do ra-
port for the year 1886 | was pleased
to note that in September, 1896, we eX-
pected to have sufficient room to put
all pupils on full day time. Although
this city received 125 additional school
rooms last year, and eight already this
year, exclusive of the twenty-six rooms
by the annexation of Highland Park,
Pico Heights. Rosedale, Harper, Har-
monY, West Vernon and a part of YER
non districts, yet there Is an absolute
| necessity for additional accommoda
tions in certain parts of the city.
The greatest overcrowding is in the
high school. There should be increased
facilities for high school work, if ours
is to continue to rank with other schools
of like character. Our present building
was originally intended to accomro-
date 500 pupils. At the opening of the
second term, February Is, Principal
Housh was confronted with the problem
of arranging and classifying 1,100 pu-
pills in this building, and the five rooms
in the Sand street building for the com
mercial department This shows the
necessity for increased room for cur
high school In all recommendations
for additional school rooms made dur
ing the last five years, additional room
was asked for the high school depart
ment.
For these reasons / respectfully rec
ommend the following:
First-That an addition of four rooms
be made to Sixteenth street building.
Second--That an addition of four
rooms be made to San Pedro street
building.
Thrd-That an addition of four rool,s
be made to Sixth street building.
Fourth-That an addition of four
rooms be made to Seventh street build
ing
Fifth-That an addition of two rooms
be made to the Santa Tie avenue build
ing to relieve Seventh street school and
provide for the higher grades in Santa
Fe avenue district.
Sixth-That two-room building be
erected in the vicinity of Ninth and Hos
tetter streets to accommodate the chl!-
dren who attended the Fruitland school
until that building was moved so far
away as to make il impra cticable for
them longer to attend there.
Seventh-That the Macy street buiid-
ing be enlarged to an eight room build
ing and the lot graded; or what is bet
ter. sell this property and erect new
building near the corner of Pleasant and
Kearney streets for the children of Macy
street district.
Eighth-That an additional high
school building of at least thirty rooms.
with facilities for Industrial education,
be erected.
THE BLANK REPORTS.
A set of blank reports had been pre-
pared by the finance committee, which
thinks a lack Of system prevails in audit
ing reports. The new reports We're de-
vised to check this defect There were
four of these blanks presented by the
committee:
First-From the superintendent Of
buildings and jauitors to the boaI
showing the name, wages etc, of iani-
tors. journeymen and laborers of ever;
bind of work employed during ths
month.
Second-A rintendents report,
/ showiry the regular and substitute
teachers employed, amount allowed,
etc.
Third-A principals report to the city
| superintendent from principals. showing
number Of teachers employed, amount
allowed. etc
Fourth--A principals report which re-
quired a report from all iourneymen.
labprers and janitors who perform work
on the school premises. The board srtiit