The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-13

pendltures was the same as the sixth.
 seventh and eighth sections of the
 finance committees report. The report was adopted.
 On motion it was voted that all the
 oid rules inconsistent with the new ones be repealed.
 MT. Hooker of the committee on llnance read long report, addressed
 10 Mayor FarnsWorth, asking for con- struction from the corporation counsel
 on several sections of the new city
 charter. The report was accepted and adopted, and it was ordered sent to the
 mayor.
 Superintendent Kendall then read his
 weekly report, which was as follows:
 report the transfer of Miss Agnes New man rom the position as teacher in room Welcn school to the position of substitute teacher in room Woolsey school, said transfer to take effect Monday Nov. 18th.
 l report the assignment of the following teachers at the Ezekiel Cheeyer school snhs M1ss Mar Mary A A. F. Reilly, room 4, from the 9, transferred from room 8; Miss Lyla scranton, room 6, transferred from room i.
 l report the transfer of Miss Janet Pur- que rom the substitute list to the position as teacher in room 1, Wooster school; said ransfer to take effect Monday, Nov. 10th.
 It gives me much pleasure to report that MISS M susan s. Sheridan, teacher of English ln the Hillhouse High school, has been made the head of the department of English III III that Sc1ool, taking effect Friday, Nov l1Gh. l believe we shall secure better re- suits in the English teaching in the High scnooi by this departure.
 , It also gives me pleasure to report that Ine school Decorating Committee of the Noman's Club have purchased twelve pie tsufes TOT use in our schools. These pictures slhn yuh one Will hang in each room during the re
 nainder of the present school term At the s ena or the term the set of pictures will be sent to another school for a time, and will then be sent to still another school, and in tnls way they will go to all of the gram mar rssa schools DO ., of the city.
 regard Chls gift to the schools on the part of the ladies of this club as a hopeful lndlcatlon or the interest that outside peo- ple are taking in the important matter of fa@tins faot iss Scnooi rooms more attractive. The upon the public that schoolroom decoration tI gnu allfacLlVeneSs have much to do with hee, the moral education of the children, and PTelepe Te With the practical education as we'll. gresslye cities to this matter of school room deecoration. e Whatever cultivates the taste od , children, as good pictures In the school o1li rooiii surely do, has the effect of not only ttidhlns more attractive homes in the flu lure, put or making more artistic working men and working women. It is a Wefl hliuWa lacI InaC TOT a long time in the schools of the cities of France much at tentlon has been paid to this matter of the cultivation of the taste of school Cbildren- 1t IS needless to say that articles of French manuiacture command high prices in the world markets, and the French people are allve to the fact that there is a practical value in this kind of training. Work m color color in our schools has not only high aesthetic value, but a commercial value 9s well. hope this donation on the part of the Womans Club may mark the beginning of greater interest on the part of people of means in the city in the adornment of school rooms Of course, such adornment must be provided for in the main by pri- vate generosity, inasmuch as public opinion does not warrant the expenditure of funds raised by taxation for this purpose.
 cordially recommend that the Secretary Of the Board be instructed to write a letter the thanks of the Board for the gift of these pictures
 l also report that during the past month our schools have been visited by a number of prominent educators. Among these per sons have been Superintendent F. Soldan of St. Louis; Mo, and Dr. J. NJ. Rice, edit
 The night school attendance report for the | week ending October 29th and the compara- tive report for the corresponding week last | year is as follows: