The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-04-06
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Stated Monthly Meeting Of School
Committee Last Evening.

superintendent Kaier Reports Rcsui Z
of First visit TO the schoois-naEe.
Recommendation Witch the Hoard
Adopted.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
board of school committee of South Port.
lind was made very interesting by tie
reading Of report by Superintende j.
Otis Kaler, EN- bodyiug certain recon-
mendations which he deemed advisable
after his first official visit to the various
schools In the city.
The Mayor and all the members were
present. The records of the previous meet
ing being read and approved, Superin-
tendent Ealcr first called attention to the
matter of the reception of scholars during
the spring term and the necessity Of
grading them. He next referred to tie
large amount of surplus books In every
school. In one school there were 250
pounds of old books and all told there
must be three fourths OF ton OF such
matter TO be disposed of. Referring to the
matter of flags he said the state superin-
tendent had called for information and
it was presumed by him that it would be
proper to advise him that the schools
were all supplied. Mrs. Taylor's school
needs halyards and district school No. I2
wanted shelves for their fine library.
Chairs are greatly needed by the telch-
ers as some of them have nothing to sit
on. The four scholars from Scarboro who
were attending a South Portland school
were called to the attention OF the board
and MIR. Ksler dwelt with emphasis on
the very bad condition of the closets in
tho ives tern district schools and the need
of thoroughly cleaning them and supply
ing them with locks. He recommended
that Miss Marston of the Town Houte
school be Civ en- an assistant. and said he
had been unable to ind the policies of in
surance covering the Knightville school
and Long Creek district No. l.
After passing upon certain bills which
had not been approved the board pro
ceedsd TO act on Mr.. kaler's recommended
lions as follows:
The superintendent was authorized to
grade pupils who enter during the sum
mer term and TO hire q wagon TO take
supplies and cart back the surplus books
for culling, etc. The question of chairs
for teachers was left TO the committee on
supplies and the matter OF cleaning
closets and putting suitable hooks in
them was referred to the commi ttee on
repairs. DIR. Lombard kindly offered to
supply the Pleasantdale school VITA a
handsome book case and halyards for
Mrs. Taylor's school will be presented by
another member of the board.
1t wassvoted to notify the superintend-
emit of the Scarboro schools that II his
pupils continued to attend the school in
South Portland he must pay something
for their tuition and the superintendent
was authorized to hire Miss Eva Dyer as
assistant to Miss Marston if found quail
fed at a compensation of four dollars a
week.
DR.. Lombard brought up the matter of
Sadie Hatch of Turner's island, who has
been carried on the cars at the oity's ex-
pense because of her transfer to distant
school and the practice was authorized to
be continued.
Mr.. Tilton of ward two reported that
the vacancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Broughton had been filed by Miss
Kate Libby of Scarboro instead of Miss
Trafton and his action was approved.
The superintendent was authorized to
insure the Knightville school and the one
at Long Greek If upon further investlga-
ton no policies were found.
The committee then adjourned.