The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-10
BOARD OF EDUCATION MEET
REPORTS OF YARIOUS COMMITTEES
 RECEIY.ED AND ACTED UPON,

Recommendations Adopted-Teachers Granted Leave of Absence Janitor Appointed-Board Wrestles With $500
 Request.
 At the meeting of the board of educa- ton last evening the committee on schools recommended the acceptance of the resignation of Miss D. Rhena An drea, asistnta teacher in the Welch school to date from December 1, 1898, that the salary of Miss Annie M. Leon- ard, who was appointed as teacher in the Hillhouse High school to take effect Tuesday January 3, 1899, be fixed at the rate of $90 a month for the re- mainder of the year: that the salary of Howard Brinton as teacher in the Till- house High school, be fixed at the rate of S70O year to date from October 10, lS9S; these two teachers to take the places made vacant by the leave of absence granted to Miss Annie John son and to Miss Emily Beach, who has been unable to go on with her work In the High school on account of ill health; that the leave of absence of Miss Eliza B. Thompson of the Board man school be extended to the first of February, 1899. Miss Thompson is the teacher of sewing, dressmaking and millinery at the Boardman school, and is now studying at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn; that Miss Mabel J. Bromley, teacher in room 8 Welch school, be giv- en leave of absence until February 1, 1899, on account of i'll health, said leave of absence to date from December 1, 1898; that the leave of absence of Miss Teresa A. Whalen of the Roger Sher- man school be extended to the end of the spring term; that the salary of Miss Catherine Foster substitute teacher, be fixed at the rate of $500 per annum, to date from Nov. g, 1S9S that the fol- lowing books be added to the list of supplementary reading: Wilson's Ma ture Study in Elementary Schools, " published by the Macmillan Co.,; Payne's Geographical Nature Studies, '" published by the American Book Co.,; Warren's From September to June with Nature" published by D. c. Heath; CarrolI's Around the World, Second Book" published by the Morse Co.,; Lights to Literature, Book One, " published by Rand McNal1y & Go.
 The report of the committee was ac- cepted and it's recommendation adopted.
 The committee on school buildings made the following report and recom- Al. ~In.,r ofT a.,1y Upson, janitor of the Roger Sherman school, be increased from $500 to SS50; that Charles E. Stanford janitor of the Davenport school, be transferred to the Ezekiel Cheever school at salary of $700 per annum, to date from November z, to take the place of Edwin T. Jones, who resigned, and that John J. Skinner be appointed jaintor of the Davenport school in place of Stanford, at sala- ny of S400 per annum, to date from No venber 15, 1898; that $500 be transferred from the stationery account to miscella- neous account; that $500 be transferred from the printing account to miscella- neous account; that $200 be transferred from the graduation exercises to elec- tric current; that $31 be transferred | current account; that $110 be transfer red from the expense account to electric current account; that $500 be transfer red from the repairs to buildings tc furniture and repairs; that the commit tee be authorized to buy twelve fire eX- tinguishers; that in the matter of the petition of Silverthau ct al. for the re- moyaI of the water closet buildings and concreting of the yard of the Webster school, the petitioners be given leave to withdraw. The committee also re- ported that A. L. Tanner had been tenn porarily appointed janitor of the Eaton school. The report of the committed was accepted and it's recommendations adopted.
 The board did considerable head scratching over the legal questions n- volyed, in the acceptance of the William Kinney beduest of $500 given in trust yThe income to constitute U. s. constt- tution prize in the Hillhouse high school.
 At a former meeting the board voted fo accept the gift but the restrictions on the beuuest are so many that the expediency of accepting the gift is 
 The board voted to reconsider its former vote and instructed the secre- tary to notify the executor and execu- trix under the will that they would ac- cept the gift under the provision of Sect. Ill of the city charter which pro- vides that the city treasurer shall.
 MT. Betts stated that by employing an inspector the city had saved about 1900 in the care and repairing of the heating apparatuses of several of the school buildings, and another $500 has been saved on coal.
 Superintendent Kendall made the following report:
 I report that the schools were closed all day November 18th on account of the almost impossible condition of the streets, and also on November 30th all day on account of the storm.
 I recommend the printing of revis ed course of study in reading. This rec ommendation I make for two reasons; First, by the adoption of Cyr's readers last spring, certain changes were made necessary in the course of study 1T reading; second, the supply of copies of the course of study printed in June 1896. is exhausted, and copies are need ed to supply the teachers with direc-