The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-07-02
A THREE-YEAR LICENSE
SCHOOL BOARD MAKES A CHANGE
GRATIFYING TO TEACHERS.
They Will Have Less Frequent Exam
natiOns-AppOintmen of Teachers
Series of Free Lectures.

The School Board at its meeting last night
adopted measure which will no doubt be
gratifying to the teachers of the city
schools. The board, with one dissenting
vote, concurred in the resolution of Com
missioner Robson amending the rule of the
manual regulating the granting of teachers
licenses. According to the provisions of the
amendment teachers will hereafter be re-
CURED to subject themselves to examina-
ton for licenses only once in three years.
Following is the text of the resolution:
The temporary certificate shall be valid
for three years from date of examination.
The examining officer may in his discretion
issue without examination, certificates to
teachers who held similar certificates in
school cities of equal rank with Indian
apOls. Teachers of forging in the Indus
trial Training School shall not be subjected
to teachers examination" The resolution
was adopted over the protest of Commits
sioner Roth.
The board did not take up the commune
cation of Miss Edith Williams, teacher at
school No. 49, last night. Miss Williams
wrote to the board some time ago COM
planning that she had not been recommend
ed for reappointment. A committee was
appointed to investigate her case and a re-
port was to have been made last night
The committee asked for further time and
will make its report at a special meeting
to be held next Monday night, when the
present board winds up it's affairs and the
new commissioners take their seats.
The report of the library committee for
the year ending June 80 was received. The
report shows 1924 books on hand During
the year 1921 books were added to the Ii
brary. The report shows an increase in
circulation for the year of rs 729 books. For
the year 226 $50 books were issued from the
main building and 1857 from the branch
libraries.
The board voted to employ Edith Beck as
teacher in the district schools, subject
to assignment by the superintendent. Fran
ces Perry was appointed to teach in the
Industrial Training School at a salary of
500. The board made an appropriation of
$500 to pay the expenses of lecture course
for the teachers next winter 1t is the in
tention to invite Professor +. II. Clark to
deliver six lectures which the teachers may
attend without cost. The board, at the re-
quest of Superintendent Goss. granted him
leave OF absence to attend the meeting of
the National Education Association at
Washington, D. c.
The finance committee recommended that
the item providing for new heating APP
provements at School -, on Buchanan
street be omitted on account of Il lack of
funds. The apparatus would cost about
81 600 The other improvements, which will
cost $1,000, will be made and the committee
on buildings and grounds was authorized
to advertise for bids.
The secretarys report showed warrants
drawn for the month of June follows
Special fund. S2Ss 224.30: manual training
fund S.S592l; library fund, 5.231.61 tuition
fund, $95. 255. 49, Gregg fund. ST. $50: total. $397
in taking up the notes of the temporary
loan for last year.