El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1898-02-15

ed corporeslly, provided that the pun
ishment be administer ed with Q switch
of reaso able size, and that the parent
or guardian of the pupil to be
classified author:z re the tea her by
written notice to administer such
punishment.
Sec. 6, art. TX, To read as follows:
For misconduct or lack of prepare
tions of lessons, pupils may be depriv-
ed of privileges, detained after school
hour; report ed aud taken to superln-
vided in sec. 6, art VIII, or suspended
or expelled.
In the matter of the first suggest
change. the superintendent said that
teachers were anxious to get out of
town as .sOon as possible after the
spring term had closed, and the fact
that the board did not act on the ap-
year until June meeting kept tie achers
in town perhaps a week after they want
ed to go away. Therefore it would be
well to act on appointm month
earlier, so that teachers would know
whether they were to be returned or
not. 1t was brought out that some of
the teachers were won't to skip before
the closing exercises were concluded !;
the board did not approve of at all and
it was the opinion that the teachers
shou d all rem ain until everything was
over for the school year.
In the discussion of truaucy there
was some doubt as to what constituted
a valid reason for absence, and the
superinteude stated that some
parents would deliberately send in ex-
cuses for truancies, which was subver-
sive of order. 1t was urged that
parents should explain why children
ko ,,t ~ hot
requests should not 90. Some OF the
board advised that where q child was
absent a good deal for reasons that did
cot appear valid, he or she be dropp-
ed from the rolls and the chance for
an education be given to q more worthy
child who was ready to enter the
schools.
The resolution relative t, re-orgeni-
Eat on offered by Judge Blacker was
adopted and the changes in the rules
and regulations suggested by Supt.
Putnam were referred to the internal
committee and Treasurer A. G. Foste
to report on at the March meeting of
the board.
Trustee Martin moved that the
schools be continued for the full nine
months this school year, provided
that If the necessary funds are not
available in the regular way, the treas
urer be instructed to borrow money
from the banks on the same basis as
heretofore.
Mr.. Shelton here called ate ntion to
the fact that the expenses of teachers
for the balarce of the current year
would amount 10 S19, 300; there i-sdue
the banks $500 and there will be an
expense of about $500 more for
other expenses, making about $25, 900
necessary to fini h the present school
r.. ~ IL
lectOr thought the schools would short
ly receive from city taxes about $4,000
to SIS 600 with which $4,000 on hand
would have a deficit of only about
$1,000; and that the shortage at the
close of last year was about $4,000, it
showed the schools had run but little
behind last year notwithstanding our
difficulties. Secretary Pew thought
the { ficiepcy would be near $4,000; but
if people paid up their taxes the scb6 oil
b,ard ought to receive S14, 900 or $15,-
600 during the coming six weeks. Ma
yor Magoffia said the taxes would be-
come de il que1t March l, but many
foreign property holders were ready
to send In their taxes Immediately on
official notification from the city asses.
sor's Office.
Trustee Martins motion for the nine
| mon this continuance of the schools
no. Mr.. Foster stated in explanation
of his vote that he favored keeping the
| school open nine months. it funds cOu {
be provided for payment of debts, but
that it should be the prime object Of
the board tn get and keep on u ca /
basis, perm ting no discounting ol
warrants. and therefore he objected tt
the form of the MOTTO. D fferent
members agreed with Mr.. Foste i
proposition but thought it would giv'
the city back eye to cut short this
school term. but that next year it nigh
become necessary to have only a sevel
months term.
The following bills were read AM
allowed: DAVIS Plumbing company
S31.15; w. G. Walz, $4,000; Electri
Light company, 81 90; w. H. Tut lie
SIS 40: Buchanan & Powers, 80 81: w
A. Irwin, Sl8.15; A. M. LOOMS, $50 OC
A. p. Coles, 800 90; n. B Stevens
SS5 90; Times Publishing company
$500; Momsen & Thorpe, S72 40; S e
fian-Krakauer Hardware company
AZ 90: Hul's Printing house, 81 go;
r. McGi nbor, so; Emerson & B a,
rien, 847.45
! The board decided that all money
on hand should be appl ed to the not
held by the banks. It was agreed t
allow teachers to discount their wa,
rams, as being preferable to psymer
Of salaries in cash with seven month
of school. If the levy was insufficient,
there might next year be only seve
!, months OF school,