The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-01-15
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BOARD OF EDUCATION MUST RE-
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of Those Resigned Will Not be Filled
 Finance Committee Recommends Ana
 propriations for Various Accounts
 Monthly Report of Superintendent.
 The board of education held a short meeting last night. The most import ant matter brought up was report of the committee on finance concerning appropriations to be made from the amount appropriated by the board of finance for the support of the public schools for the year 1898. The recoua- mendations of the committee are for amounts somewhat below those arrang- ed in the original estimates of the de- partment, this reduction being mada necessary in view of the considerable cut in the estimates made by the board of finance. In accordance with this cut the committee on schools will be oblig- ed to save at least S7,S20 on teacherss salaries. This saving will be made. however, not by reducing teachers sal aries, but by not appointing teachers to fill places of old teachers who resign and by making changes in certain spec ial instruction. The appropriation recommended by the finance committee and adopted were as follows:
 Salaries.
 Salaries of teachers. s275,1S020; sala- ries of janitors, $27,0o0; salaries of off, cers, $2,2O0; clerical assistance, $4,400. Total. $314, 4,7so20.
 Rent. $3,200.
 Books and Supplies.
 Fuel s13,000; text books, $7,200; sta- tionery, $7.200; printing, $7.000; printing, $2,000 janitors supplies, $1, 100; miscel- laneous supplies, s5,OOO; apparatus and library $1,620; laboratory supplies $520; science supplies, s2O0. Total, 37,640.
 Miscellaneous Expenses.
 School census, $650; gas and oil, $700; telephone service, sS50; graduating ex- ercises, high schools, $40O; express, ,cart- ing, travel, etc, $500; incidentals, s1, ,200; insurance, $1Oo; electric current. sl. .000.
 Repairs. S
 To buildings, $7,000; to heating apara- tus s2,0O0; to furniture, $2,5Oo; ia blackboards, $500. Total, s12OOo.
 Special school fund. $5,000.
 The entire amount allowed to theS board of education by the board of fi- nance was $366, 6,22O The total amount of appropriations recommended by the school committee last night, $373.420 in- cluded $7,200 for text books, Which comes from the state. The $3, 200 for rent is reduction from $4,200, the lat ter sum being the estimate submitted and including $400 for the rent of a new office for the board. Since the estimate was cut the old office rooms will be oc- cupied for another year. The entire amount allowed the department is s29 GOO less than the amount estimated as required. The committee on schools re- ported as follows, the report being adoped: Miss Jessie w. w. Smith, teacher in room g. Strong school, has asked for a leave of absence for the re- mainder of the present term on account of i'll health. The committee recon mend that the leave be granted. The committee recommend that BlaisdelTs $ English history be adopted as reading book for classes in the seventh grade. The committee recommend the appoints ment of Miss Ellen T. Quinlan as teacf- CT in room 2 Dwight school, said app pointment to date from January 3. Miss QuinIan takes the place of Miss Ida Bright, who resigned.
 Superintendent Kendall reported that the total number of pupils regis tered during the month of December was 14,835, of which ', ,475 were boys and 1860 girls. The total number enrolled in the night schools was 488, a decrease of 134 from the number registered dur- ing the same month last year. The su- perintendent's report also contained the following: I report the transfer of Miss Kate Bristol, assistant teacher in the Eaton school, to the position of as- sistant teacher in room IF WOolsey in the forenoon session only, to date from Jan. 4, 1S9S In the afternoon Miss Bristol will remain in her old position. The transfer of Miss Anna D. Sill to the position of assistant teacher in room IF, Lowell, in the afternoon, to date from Jan. 4, 1898. In the forenoon Miss Sill will remain in her old position as assis- tant in room 19 Strong school. The transfer Of Miss Jessie Pierson to thu position of assistant teacher in room IF, Zunder, in the forenoon, to date from Jan. 8, 1898. In the afternoon Miss Pierson will remain in her old position as assistant in room 16, Winchester. The transfer of Miss Mary E. Andrew to the position of assistant teacher in room 12, Welch school in the afternoon. to date from Jan. 12, 1898. In the af- ternoon she will remain in her old po- sition as assistant in room 12, Webster school. I report that Miss Fannie A. Terrill has been temporarily assigned to room IS, Winchester, the room made vacant by the resignation of Miss Bar ", said assignment to date from Jan. ! 4, 1898.
 have to report that all arrangements have been completed for the Teachers course of lectures on subjects pertains ing to education and teaching. A cir oular announcing the various speakers and dates of lectures has been sent to each member of your honorable body The supervising principals and teaeh- CTS are makin very praiseworthy ef- forts to induce parents of pupils to att tend these lectures. To this end one thousand invitations are sent out to parents for each lecture. The purpose of these invitations is to bring about