The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-09-26
ElocutiOn Teacher for Two High
Schools Elected.
Manual Training School
Overcrowded.
Teaching in Seventh Grade
Suspended.
Teaching

At meeting OF the supervising school
ommittee yesterday afternoon all the
lembers were present and large amount
{ busin sss was transacted.
The resignation of Miss Alice b. Dow
4 the peering district as pupil teacher
the Portland Training school was
sad and accepted and after three ballots
Iiss Luella +. Sands was elected to fill
ne Vacancy.
nittee on text books had $50 of its ap-
oropriation left and OF this amount s25u
lad been voted TO purchase music books
orders had been presented to the COM
ulttee aggregating $1,000 and Of this sum
yer two-thirds came from teachers in
ne Deering district. It was voted to
sturu all the orders TO those who sent
aem In with the request that rs many
ooks as possible bs eliminated from tbs
lists in order to kesp the amount Within
he appropriation.
Miss Marion G. Merrill Of the Monu-
aeut street kindergarten was granted six
nonths' leave Of absence. Miss Merrill
to go to the Brookline Training school
or n course IT study. Miss Black well
vas elected to fill the vacancy and Miss
,aelaids Kohling was elected as an as
istsnt in this school at q SALARY of $3.50
year.
Miss Emma l.. Schumacher was elected
saoher in elocutIon for the Portland and
)eering High schools at a llary of $3.50
year. There were several candidates
this position but Miss Schumacher
7as the only one whose name was pre-
sented to the board.
The salary of MIR. Harold W. Loker, as
istant in the Portland High school was
.aised from 81, 600 to 81, eco q year.
Miss Lucy Goddard was gr anted a
save of absencs ON account Of sickness
nd Miss Rernald elected ia I'LL the va
annoy.
MIR. Heseltine called the attention of
he school board to the condition of
fairs in the Riverton school of which
Miss Bailey Is The principal. There are
IL scholars in this school and eight differ
ut grades. There are ID pupils In the
irst grade with five Rotations, nine pu-
pas thc DCo0bQ EEaAu Wlhu ANc Ibolbh-
tlons, five pupils in the third grade with
even recitations, nine pupils in the
ourth grade with seven recitations, three
pupils in the firth and three in the sixth
trades with seven recitstions each maxi
ng In all 50 Rotations day which
Mss Bailey has to hear There are go
minutes a day which gives seven and
snree-tenths minutes for each recitation.
Under these circumstances Miss Bailey
IS not able to give very much attention
20 the thirteen pupils in one clsss Mr..
Heseltine proposed to take away two
trades from Miss Bailey and transfer
them to the Morrills Corner school re-
'ieving her of IA recitations. The same
condition of affairs exists ut Lunts Cor
ner. MIR. Hessltine proposed that two
assistants be hired to assist in these
schools and 1t was voted that Mr.. Hssel-
sine shall select these teachers and he
was given some days in which TO make
his selection and the necessary changes
Mir. MCGOWAN reported that there was
teacher in bookkeeping has left the city.
lie asked that MIR. j. B. Shepherd he
elected to I'LL the vacancy ut the usual
saiary and it was so voted.
Miss Grace Z. Curtis of the OakdaIe
Grammar school has resigned to accept a
posltion-in Massachusetts, at an Increased
salary. Her resignation was accepted and
DR.. Foster and Superintendent Lord
given power to select q suitable person to
till the vacancy.
Mr.. Peabody said that owing to the
crowded condition of the manual training
school caused by the admission of boys
from Deering 1t had been found neoes-
ssary to abolish the teaching of manual
training in the seventh grade. This hA g
dropped out three hundred boys who have
heretofore been receiving this instruction.
Mr.. Peabody suggested that a committee
be appointed to consider the advisa bility
Of asking the city government to increase
the appropriation for the manual train
ing school and to provide a room where
enough pupils could be accommodated to
allow manual training being taught in
the seventh grade. Mr.. Peabody and
Superintendent Lord were instructed to
investigate the matter and report at the
next meeting.
MIR. Peabody said that there were &c
pupils in the West school and that an as.
sistant was required there. He asked that
Miss Clara A. Armstrong be appointed
ASSISTANT at salary Of $500 and 1t was SO
voted.
Pay rolls and bills to the amount Of
s15,S7l.04 we're approved.
Miss Estey's election as teacher of his
| tory and English literature In Che Port
land High school was confirmed.
Pay day Tor the teachers will be next
/ Wednesday. whsn they will receive ona-