Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1899-05-02
SCHOOL HOUSE
Plans Not Yet Chosen. The Matter
Discussed Monday Evening.

Discussed Monday Evening.
The Board OF Education assembled
in regular session Monday evening
with all members present.
Some applications for positions as
teachers we're received and referred TO
the committee on teachers.
The Auditing committee, which was
to audit the books of the retiring
treasurer of the Board, asked for more
time, which was granted.
The Clerk was instructed TO rent the
City Hall for June 9th.
The following bills we're allowed:
Thomas Hancock. -. -. ....$1O.O0
H. G.. Williams. .... 49,. ...... 40
Marietta Electric Co. 49,. ...... 2.25
w. s. Dye ........ ............ LOU
w r. Robertson. :. ........ ..... 3.75
The Superintendent reported as fol-
lows for the month closing Friday,
April 2S: N+'s
Boys enrolled.... ......... ......l164
Girls enrolled. '..a..,...,.. ..119S
Total. .... ....,st.-........ .''..z5oz
Showing an increase of 67 over hte
month of March.
Average daily attendance. ........ 1853
Average per cent of attendance. SO
Neither absent nor tardy ....... 599
Cases tardiness. ... ..k,. ,....... e. 131
Cases truancy. -, ....,. .... 9
Visits rasr.,Ca{
Hg ths Board of Education. ...... 80
By patrons of the SCHOOLS. ..........1 .137
BY the Superintendent. .... II
Attendance at Teachers and grade
meetings by teachers. ....... ...127
The Superintendent stated that he
has been canvassing lthe school dis
tricts to find where. the pupils live. He
wants to know where the pupils would
come from for the. new building, He
found that there are 364 pupils who
live above Warren street. He suggest
that the congested condition of VIII
lard school might be remedied by
drawing some of the pupils from there
to Third street, some from Third to
Washington street and a portion from
Washington to the new building. He
also stated that the last two weeks of
March and the first two weeks of
April had been by far the best of the
year for attendance and work. The
scare over the epidemic had kept many
away from the schoos since that time.
The attendance at Washington street
was only about 80 per cent of normal
He also called attention to the fact
that the High School buildingis without
flag which is fit for use. The matter
was referred ito the odmmittee on sup
plies In connection with the Rag
question Mr.. Eyssen stated that his ait
tentfon had been called to the fact that
the flag on the West Side school build
ing was flying wrong sidesup Monday.
Mr.. Eyssen asked If there would be
school picnic. His question elicted a
good, bit of discussion, which resulted
in Messrs. Eyssen and Willis being
delegated to see Mr.. Davis about trans
portation and Mr.. Moorsfin regard TO
the use of Buckeye park for. the picnic.
A resolution authorizing the Clerk
to advertise forbids on bonds was read
and adopted.
Mr.. Dye moved to purchase set of
Bailey's Revised and Annotated Stat
utes of Ohio in ordeTthat the Board
might have some authority at hand
when reference was needed. The mo-
tion prevailed. #kst
Architect O'Neil was present and ex-
planned TO the Board the plans he had
drawn for the eight room ward build
ing.
The Teachers committee will meet
wit. DR.. Willis this Tuesday afternoon
The Board then adjourned.