The times., 1899-01-11
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET
Important Resolutions Dis
cussed and Referred.
CHANGES AND PROMOTIONS
Numerous Leaves of Absence Grant
cd-Incrcases in Tcnchers' Snlnr-
fes-ResfGnntioHs Accepted by the
Board-Addcd Appointments in the
Drawing and Music Departments.

At the meeting of the board of school
trustees held yesterday afternoon at the
Franklin School building several meas
ures of Importance We're discussed and
referred TO the proper committees.
resolution was introduced providing that
vacancies occurring in the departments
of special work. such as music, cooking.
manual training and physical culture,
after all proper promotions have been
made shall be filled by competitive ex-
animation. In all cases. graduates of the
normal schools, whenever practicable, are
TO be given the preference. After some
debate the resolution was referred TO the
committee on teachers and janitors.
Another resolution, providing for the
amendment of the rules and regulations
proposed that the section of the regula-
tions relating to the school year session
be amended so that the Easter vacation
shall be of weeks duration instead of
including only Good Friday and Easter
Monday. This resolution was referred TO
the committee on rules.
The following changes and promotions
We're ordered to be made:
Second Division-Leave of absence
granted to Miss IneZ p. Carusi for three
months. without pay; Miss Ella II. House,
Normal School graduate, appointed tenn
porary teacher at S400, vice Miss Carusi;
Mrs. l.. r. Elliott reappointed to the sew
enth grade to take effect from January 1.
Third Divisiou-Miss a. i. Ambrose
granted leave of absence; Miss Clara VIII
lenbucher promoted from sixth to seventh
grade, vice Ambrose; Miss Z. ]. Book pro-
Noted from fifth 10 sixth grade; Miss Flora
Steinberg promoted from fourth to fifth
grade; Miss Wilma w. Hanbuder promoted
from third TO fourth grade; Miss S. c.
Goodman promoted from first to third
grade; Miss Minnie NJ. Meyer, Normal
School graduate, appointed teacher of first
grade: Miss VI. T. Brady's salary raised
from $3.50 TO Si.J.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures of Miss
Rosalind Moore. third grade. and Miss Ag-
mes y. Bower, first grade, accepted; Miss
Mary c. Bresnahan, promoted from second
TO third grade, vice r. Moore, resigned.
and salary raised from $500 TO S550; Miss
Winifred Costigan, transferred from first
grade at Arthur School to second grade
Madison School, at same salary; Miss Effie
Bundick appointed TO first grade Arthur
School, vice Miss Costigan, transferred TO
Madison School; Miss Ray Kaufman, ap-
pointed TO first grade Pierce School, vice
Miss Bower resigned.
Seventh Division-Miss II. B. Moore.
Normal School graduate, appointed to first
grade at johnson School, vice Miss Flor
ence Shuttle, resigned; Miss S. f. Robin
son. promoted from fourth to fifth grade
at Bright wood School. vice Miss Oliver. re-
signed; Miss NJ. E. sullivan, Normal School
graduate. appointed to fourth grade Bright
wood School. vice Miss Robinson. pro-
noted; Mrs. Mary Conner, appointed jani-
tor of Johnson Annex, vice Mrs. Ellen
Smith, transferred TO cooking school
Eighth Division-Miss W. Wenner, pro-
noted from first to second grade, vice Miss
NJ. VI. Stockbridge, resigned. to take effect
December Il. 1898.
Ninth Division-Leave OF absence grant
ed Miss Teresa Marshall. teacher. for
three months. beginning with January 16;
leave of absence of Miss Otelia Cromwell,
teacher, extended for three months, be-
ginning February !.
The leave of absence of Samuel Keys,
teacher, was extended three months. he
ginning with December J, 1898 Miss Ele-
nor Simms was appointed an additional
drawing teacher. Miss Miriam Bangs was
appointed an additional teacher of music
at a salary of $400.