The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-29

year from October "A, on account of i'll health, and the committee recommend that it be granted.
 The committee announce the reslgne- ton of B. A. Lenfest, teacher of ma chine work in the Boardman Manual Training high school, to date from No vember z, 1898. Mir. Lenfest resigns to accept a $1,6OO in the Waltham, Mass, schools. His salary with us has been $1,S0O. The committee recommends it's acceptance.
 The superintendent appointed George II. Furbish to take the place of Mir. Lenfest, and the committee recom- mend that his salary be fixed at the rate of $12OO year dating, from No vember ', 1SyS,
 MT. Furbish was for some time teacher in the Ringe Manual Training school in Cambridge Mass, later he was 8 teacher in Tufts college and comes to us form the New Hampshire State college at Durham.
 The committee report that owing to the crowded condition of the rooms in the Roger Sherman school new room was opened in that building on Tues day, Octobed IS. There are now eleven rooms in use in the Roger Sherman school, which uses all the available space in the building except the recita- ton room. This makes the enrolment in the Roger Sherman school nearly 800 pupils.
 The superintendent has assigned Miss Gertrude Isbell of the substitute list to take charge of the new room
 Miss Annie Johnson, Hilhousa high school, has asked for leave of absence for the remainder of the school year, dating from September 30, 1898, on &C., count of i'll health, and the committee recommend that it be granted.
 The committeee recommend that all that part of the Wooster district north of Myrtle street, no including Myrle street, be set off into the Eaton dis trict.
 The committee make this recommen- dation, first on account of the long dis tance that the children have heretofore been obliged to go in the territory be- tween Myrtle and Laurel streets in or der to reach the Wooster school; sec- ondly, on account of the crowded con- dition of the Wooster school About twenty-five children have thus far been transferred to the Skinner school, where room was found for them.
 The superintendent has appointed Miss Ella M. Cahill, teacher in room IA Hamilton school to take the place of Sister Patricia Carney who was obliged to leave on account of i'll health, and the committee recommend that Miss Cahilrs salary be fixed at the rate of $450. Sister Patricia's salary was $620.
 The committee recommend that the salary of Miss Caroline Davis of the Hillhouse high school be increased from $50 to s350, to date from the beginning of the present school year.
 Miss Davis was originally employed to teach two classes a day. Since the beginning of the year it has been found necessary to have her teach five classes a day, which virtually take all of her time, therefor the committee make the recommendation.
 The current expenditures from Sep tember 1 to October l. 1898, were: Sal aries to teachers, $27, ,324,SS; salaries to janitors, S2 25G.77; salaries of officers, s683. .32; clerical assistance, S413.59: rent, s532S3; fuel, $50 fl; text books, 2,155.65; stationery, $6,o3260; printing, s312.13; janitors' supplies s2S73 miscellaneous supplies, s2,453; apparatus and library, s5393; laboratory supplies, $1247; tele- phone service, s204.75; graduation exer- cises, S109.50; express, carriage, travel, etc, sS668; fncidenta1s, $8S.27; insur- ance, S1725 electric current, $7S.92; re- pairs to buildings, $539.3s; repairs to heating apparat tus $2ss.01; repairs to furniture ,S1 479O3 repairs to black boards, $153.19 Total, s45 3S4.24.
 Total expenditures to October i, 1898, were $2s9, 971.26, of which $195 990.12 was for teachers, $2o,334.S2 for janitors, S6.- 15O for officers, $3.34730 for clerical as- sistance, $2,355.5O for rent, s11,o34.20 for fuel, $4,S5604 for text books.
 The appropriations for the year are | S373, ,531 54, balance unexpended to Oc- tober 1, $103 740.2S; bills contracted but not paid, $95, ,407.32; balance available, sS,33296.
 The total indebtedness is: Bonds, | $500. 900; leans, $23O,000. Total, s730 0O0.