Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-07-12
TEACHERS ELECTED
Important Meeting of the Board
of School Trustees.
Aot TO he Disposed of = Importnns
ResoiutiOna A doptcd-Suporint
dents Rrport-EIection OF Kcctors
aud Tcnchcrs,

! CCHOVl 1iQSteOo Was IeiQ Ut IL IL. III.
yesterday, with the president. Mr.. John
b. Whitehead. presiding. and every
member of the board present.
In the matter OF exchanging an unoc-
cupied lot near the city stables with
MIR. Nottingham. the following resolu-
ton. offered by Mr.. Randolph, was
adopted:
Resolved. That this board approves
the proposition to dispose Of the lot
in the Fourth Ward. and that the mat
ter be referred to the Committee on
Buildings for action.
TEACHERS AND BOOKS.
The Committee on Teachers and Text
Books presented the following report,
| which was received and filed and then
taken up for adoption by sections.
To the School Board of the City OF Nor
| folk:
Your Committee on Teachers and
Text Books reports as follows:
| l. 1t recommends that only the three
new buildings and the Fourth Ward
school be opened. that in its Judgment
| the Queen street school and the Bank
street primary will not be needed. The
enrolment for schools In the four old
| wards for the past session was for the
Fourth Ward 255 and for all others
| $40. So the accommodations afforded
by tho three new schools of 200 and by
tho Fourth Ward school of about $50
Will be ample for the probable increase.
2. We recommend that the Boush
street school be for girls the Char
lottee street school for boys. and the
| Fcnchurch street school for boys and
girls, and Fourth Ward school for boys
| and girls
3. We find that in addition to the
present number of teachers employed
five new female teachers will be re-
quired to fill the above rooms If n fe-
male rector is retained in the Boush
street school. and four female teachers
and one male rector If n male rector is
| placed in charge of the Boush street
| school.
4. Unless the board intends to take
up the whole matter of revision OF SAL
aries. wa suggest that same salaries
as at present attach to the same grades
| for next session.
| o. We suggest that there be only rs
many substitutes as there are schools
in operation In the city. and they be
elected only after reference TO the Com
mittee on Text Books and Teachers,
and that one be assigned to each school
by the superintendent and said COM
mittee.
6. We suggest that our prospectus.
and the rules and organization, &C. be
referred 10 committee for thorough
revision. who will report to the board
when their work is finished
T. The rules require that all charges
Affecting the fitness. qualification and
competency OF teachers shall be receiv-
ed and considered by your committee,
who shall report to the board We re-
port that there are no such charges
against any of the old teachers sufi-
cient to cause us to withhold our
recommendation of their fitness, but
the committee and the superintendent
may n any time make transfers or as
signments in the interest of the schools.
The resolutions after their adoption
by sections, were adopted as n whole
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES REPORT.
Superintendent Dobe read his report
for June. which showed the average
daily attendance to be 2.lS5 pupils. The
report was received and filed.
ELECTION OF TEACHERS.
When the question of going into the
election of teachers was taken up MIR.
| F'iveash asked for the reading of the
list OF old teachers as we'll as the
grades of the certificates they hold.
He made the point that the superin-
tendent Is not authorized To extend sec
ond and third grade certificates as he
has been doing. His remarks provoked
considerable discussion of the matter,
and the record was finally read.
a motion WAC offered by Mr.. East
that the election OF teachers be post
| poned until the State examination is
| held, and that a committee of three
be constituted by the chair to examine
and report upon the qualifications OF
all the teachers as shown by the re-
| cords
This motion provoked lengthy and
warm discussion. and the original mo-
ton was amended by Mr. East, post
poning the election until next week.
but the amendment was tabled by a
vote of four to ten.
The motion TO postpone until after
the State examination was lost by a
| similar vote.
y motion of Mr.. Davis that the ac-
| ton of tho board at its meeting last
month with reference to the election OF
male rectors for the new schools he
rescinded so far as ii applied to the
Boush street school. was defeated.
RECTORS CHOSEN.
The board next went into an cleo
ton of teachers with the following re-
suit: Richard l. Dobie. ]. p. Britt. j.
l.. Boush. and Winston Parrish. rectors.
Nj. East placed in nomination against
VII Parrish Mcss:s Peters and XII
| 4Necr put the former Was elected by
Vote OF II 10 for Mr. Peters.
REFLECTED
All OF the old teachers of the pri-
mary grades were then reelected in a
| body, with the exception of Miss Rom
| lcy, who did not desire reelection.
On Mr. East's motion the board re-
| commended 10 The Text-Boo Commit
tee that Miss Southall be promoted 10
The position now occupied by Miss Bon
ney.
When the board proceeded to the