The record-union., 1898-03-31
WILL HAVE SPRING VACATION
CITY BOARD OF EDUCATION so
DECIDES.
School Census Marsha1s Elected
Also Another Kindergarten
Assistant.

The City Board of Education held its
regular monthly meeting last night, all
the directors being present.
Director Sherburn for the Committee
on Furniture and Supplies, recon-
mended the purchase of a piano for the
school at Seventh and G.. The commit
tee was given power to act in the mat
ter
Director Panabaker for the Committee
on Course of Study reported that 1t had
held several meetings with the County
Board of Education to confer on the
assimilation of the city and county
courses Of study. He had also been per
sonally investigating the city course and
found that the teachers thought there
should be some changes made. He mad
come to the conclusion that it would be
q good thing to send a circular letter to
the teachers Of the department, asking
them to make suggestions over their
own signatures as to changes they
thought it would be well to make. He
thought it would be well TO formulate
some questions to be answered by the
teachers
Director Sherburn said that it had
been a long time since the halliday
classes were abolished, and he had been
Informed that some teachers had been
pressing their pupils ahead in the
second grade in order to bet
ter fit them for their third year. while
others have not done so, adhering to
the course for the second grade classes.
If this is so, it should be remedied.
Superintendent Erlewine said that the
teachers were pressing their classes
ahead as fast as they could, but it must
be remembered that there are many
dull pupils who cannot be hurried. He
believed the State had provided good
books for the schools as far as they go,
but they do not go far enough. There
is not a reader provided for the third
grade, and in most of the cities supple
mentary readers are used. There is no
reader for the sixth and seventh grades
either, and if the old State third reader
could be revised is would fill the gap.
Some Of the grades are willing to sacri-
flee their share of the library fund in
order that supplemental books be pro-
vided for the grades below them What
is needed is that the State should pub
1ish a supplementary book for the first
and second years and one or more for
the sixth and seventh grades, the old
third reader being the only book avail
able Tor those SraueS. Inc nDfdfy IuIu
can be used for purchasing supplement
taly books but it is limited.
Director Atkinson said that, as far as
his observation goes, there are not
enough reference books in the schools.
Each school should have a large die
ticnary, for pupils cannot work without
tools.
Director Panabaker said that his idea
had been to recommend reference books
in each grade embodying information
on almost all subjects needed and that
the teachers should be supplied with
them. This matter of supplementary
books is a very important one. He
thought the State should supply some
Supplementary text books. and better
ones than are now in use. He would ad-
vocate purchasing from the library fund.
superintendent Erlewire said that
there are a great many reference books
in the department, which are in charge
of the teachers.
1t was decided to purchase large die
tiCnary for the Newton Booth school
and the Committee on Course of Study
select such supplemental books, in con-
junction with the President and Super
iptendent, and that the Library Com
mittee purchase them.
Director Ransom, for the Committee