The age-herald., 1898-06-07
PROF. CUNNINGHAM
 OF PAUL HAYNE Succeeds PFOi. Moore as Principal Oi
 High School. THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Met Yesterday Afternoon and Transact
 ed Important Business.
TEACHERS ELECTED SESSION es-ss
Superintendent Phillips Submitted His Annual Report-Mr. Steiner Introduced ResoIu- ton Looking to Advisability of
 Teaching Spanish.

| An important meeting of the board of | education was held yesterday afternoon ct the mayors office and considerable business | of importance was transacted. 1 The following members were present: | Mayor Frank " Evans, Samuel Ullman, A. O. Lane. M. J. Gregg, B. Steiner and | Superintendent J. H. Phillips. A representative of the Peck-H Hammond | Warming and Ventilating company, manu- I lecturers of the furnaces used in the | schools, appeared before the board to re- | port upon the condition of the furnaces. | He submitted an estimate of the repairs | needed, which will amount to about $1 400. l The matter was referred to a committee | consisting of Messrs O'Brien, Gregg and | Steiner.
 MT Steiner, chairman of the finance | committee, then presented his report bills and accounts for the months of April l and May, which was adopted. | Superintendent Phillips Report | Superintendent Phillips submitted his an-
 nual report, showing attendance, receipts | from tuition and salaries paid during the | year. The total receipts from tuition were | $9,163.45. The salaries paid amounted to $27, ,37s.69
 The chairman of the auditing committee
 submitted the following report, which was adopted and ordered incorporated in the | minutes:
 | To the Honorable Board of Education: | As chairman of the auditing committee I | have examined the accounts, receipts and | vouchers of J. H. Phillips, superintendent, and find that since Oct. 15, 1S97 the date of our last report he has collected for tuition
 in all the schools $S, ,40S.46, for all of which
 he has the treasurer's receipts. Stub books
 and vouchers are filed for reference. | Respectfully submitted, F. V. EVANS, Chairman Auditing Committee. | The report of the committee on instruc- | tion was lengthy, and included the roll of | teachers recommended for the next scholas- | tic year. The committee recommended the | adoption of the following resolution, which | met with unanimous concurrence: 1 Resolutions "whereas, Mrs. J. Alice Neely, after ten years of faithful and devoted work in the | public schools of this city, has decided to | withdraw from further service in the | schools,
 Resolved, That we hereby express to | Mrs Nicely our high appreciation of her | noble character, her faithful work and en-
 
 | homes she has blessed, and that we hereby | tender her our sincere thanks for the noble | services she has rendered teacher in | public schools
 l The resignation of Professor A. c. Moore, | principal of the High school for the past | eight years, was also received. In accept l ing Professor Moore's resignation much re- | gret was expressed by the board his | services were highly valued and his worth | as a man held in high esteem. Suitable | resolutions were adopted expressing the | boards appreciation of Professor Moore's work as principal of the High school and | regretting his withdrawal. Professor J. B. Cunningham, principal of | the Paul Hayne school, was elected to suc- | ceed Professor Moore fin the High school. | The election of Professor Cunninghams < successor was postponed indefinitely. The List of Teachers | The list of teachers selected for the en- l suing year is as follows, subject to change | in assignment:
 High School Principal, J. B. Cunningham; Misses w. | M. Allen B. A. Allen, Rebekah. Hamilton, | A. B. Klos, Hortense R. Thornton, Bertha i H. Gilders.
 | Powell School Principal, Miss Mary A. Cahalan; Misses l Lulu Bradford, Mary G. Linn, Fannie | Randolph, Edith Buell., Alma Lane, Mar | garet Donelson, Emma Wellman, Cora b. l Palmer, Nellie Castleman, Mary b. Bos- | trick, Fioribel Brown. Jamie Greene; sub- l stitute, Miss Mary ShoL | Henley School | Principal, C. A. Brown; Misses Helen S. | Hudson, Annie Bradford, Elberta Taylor, | Hattie Pulaski Nina Strother, There's | Evans, Jessie Ruter, Alice Stafford, Jessie ] Roberts, Anna Greene, Rosbelle Williams, | Amy Brown, Mamie D. Davis; substitute, | Miss Jamie Moore.
 | Paul Hayne School | Principal-to be elected; Misses Willie | Wallis, ettie Anderson, Bertha Koenig, | Hattie Brown, Minnie Searcy, Aileen Cot | ten, Carrie Jernigan, Mamie Palmer, Mary | Rittenbury, Fannie Meade, Lottie Green.
 Rosa G. Lewis, Mrs. Mary N. Dabney. | Substitute, Florence Rumph. Coiored Schools | Slater-Principal c. V. Anguste; Annie | Bell, Rachel Lester, Josie Johnson, Emma Boyd, Jamie D. White, Orlean D. Kennedy. | Lane-Principal, G. S. Lewis; Nancy L. Lowe, Lena R. Finley, Anna E. Payne, Ma bel c. White, A. B. Headen. Cameron-Principal, W. c. Davis; Irene | Thompson.
 | A special committee was appointed con- | sisting of the president, vice-president and | treasurer to inquire nto the lease on the | high school building and to attend to the repairs necessary to. be made To Teach Spanish On Motion of B. Steiner the committee | on instruction was requested to inquire into | the advisability and feasibility of teaching
 the Spanish language in the high school | and to report upon the matter at the next meeting of the board
 | Superintendent Phillips was authorized to | make arrangements with the jantors for | the proper care of the school buildings during the vacation months. No action | was deemed necessary by the board with