The Portland daily press., 1900-10-23
COMMITTEE MEETS.
Regular Session of the Board Yesterday
Afternoon.

The regular monthly meeting of the
school committee was held yesterday af-
ternoon with all OF the mem bers in at
tendance except Mr.. Hese1tine
Mrs. Coolidge made an informal report
regarding the proposition to shorten
the school year by one week. She said
that tWo-thirds of the committee were In
favor OF the change. The other third
were In doubt whether to shorten the
year or change the vacations. She de-
sired further time to Investigate and
this was granted.
1t was voted to allow the Freeman boy
who was convicted on the charge of
setting fire to the Mcclellan school, to
attend the Vaughan street school un-
der probation. The sentence on the boy
had been suspended In court and the
teachers of ths school were willing that
the boy should attend that school.
Mr. Peabody read request from Mrs.
Charles II. Bailey that her little daugh
ter be transferred from the Park street
school to the Mcclellan school, and
produced a certificate from physician
recommending the change. Mr.. Hutch
inson moved that the request be granted.
MIR. Peabody opposed, saying that the
supervisors had many like requests.
There was no reason to- grant permission
in one case and to refuse 1t in the other
The Park s6reet school was now in fit
condition for any pupil to attend,
Mr.. McGowan discussed the case on
the same lines.
M. N Rich, Esq. the grandfather of
the child, appeared to urge the request.
He asked nothing unreasonable in this
instance. The Mcclellan street school
is not full and one room has had to be
closed. The Park street school Is filed.
In emergency cases there should be no
iron clad rule This could be granted
without any serious detriment to the
schools or embarrassment to the COM
mittee. Mr.. Bailey bought the house on
Carleton street in which he now lives.
supposing that he was in the Mcclellan
school district.
superintendent Lord said that there
were cases where children attended
schools in districts outside of their own.
NIX ALuUCA1uSOA Sd10 lao ue10 4uc1OO LID
motion under misapprehension. He
would withdraw it and leave the mat
ter to the supervisors OF the Park street
and Mcclellan school with power.
But a vote OF the original motion of
Mr.. Hutchinson was taken and it was
voted that the child be allowed to attend
the Mcclellan school. There were three
dissenting votes, those Of Mr.. Peabody
and Mrs Brown and Mrs Bagley.
The case OF a child OF Mrs. Charles
Perkins was brought up and it was vot-
ed that she be transferred from the Park
street school to the Mcclellan school. The
vote was unanimous.
Superintendent Lord presented the
request Of Mrs. Pike and others of Deer
ing Centre, that children should be dis
missed from school at 45 two afternoon
week in order to attend the dancing
school. This was laid on the table.
The Mayor, speaking of the matter of
appropriations said he would not ap.
prove of any order for one dollar more
than the original appropriations asked,
except by vote of the city government.
The Mayor read letter from Frank
lin Staples thanking the board for nam
ing the Centre school after him. The
communication was made a part of the
records OF the meeting.