The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-03
MEETING OF SCHOOL BOARD
FINANCES DISCUSSED IN AN EXEC.
uTIvE SESSION LAST NIGHT.
supcrintendent's Report Showing
Additional Teachers Employed
Approved.

The regular monthly meeting of the
school board was hold at its room in he
High school building last night. The Arst
part of the session was taken UP with
routine matters, but the usual executive
session was gone into before tho board ad-
iourned.
An appeal from the Galveston schools.
addressed TO tho super tendent Of the CITY
public schools OF Houston. was read and
the board Endorsed the came. recommend
ing that the school children OF Houston as
fist as suggested in the appeal. which is
as fellows;
Superintendent City Public Schools Hous-
ton, Texas.
Galveston, Texas, September IS, 1900
Dear Sir: In behalf OF the school children
of Galveston we appeal to the school CHI
soren of your city to aid in restoring and
repairing our public school buildings. all
of which were wrecked or Destroyed by
the storm OF September s. lsThe city OF
Galveston is not able to restore and repa II
its school houses nor are our citizens able
to aid, because the destruction of property
is so great and 50 general, We can expect
nothing from ouG city for this purpose, or
for the maintenance of the schools after
they are restored. Our scholastic popula-
ton was STA. We are without habitable
school room. and the means of maintaining
our schools for the current year.
VIII you not give the children OF your
public schools an opportunity TO help the
surviving children in the Galveston public
schools that they may not be deprived o.
the means of continuing their education
this year? Money sent to George Sealy
treasurer OF the Galveston board OF public
schools, Will be used to repair and restore
our schools
The architects estimate to repair the
houses standing is S4S, 900. This by ne
means represents the loss TO the schools
but it does represent what IS necessary
to house the remaining public school chill.
dren of our stricken city. Respectfully.
| M. T.. Kleberg,
Presido Of board of trustees OF the Pub.
| lie Free Schools.
John w. Hopkins,
/ Superintendent OF the Galveston City
! Schools.
| superintendent Barnett submitted re.
port TO the board, showing the number ant
names Of additional teachers employed A.
the schools, which was approved. Follow
ing are the teachers named in the report
Miss Shapiey. former supernunaerary ad the
Hamilton school, promoted to teacher a
the Dow school; Miss Gaines appointed su
pernumerary to succeed Miss Shapley a
the Hamilton school, Miss Trezevant, su,
pernumerary at the Fannin school. pro
NOTED to teacher at that school; Ms
Schiller, appointed supernumerary at tn
Fannin school 10 succeed Miss Trezevant
During the executive session of tn,
board Miss vive Delesdenler was selected
as a teacher for the Longfellow school, an,
the following colored teachers were ala,
selected w. G. Conway, teacher for thu
colored High school; G. b. NJ. Turner
teacher for the Douglass school; Mis-
johnson, supernumerary.
~
During the session OF the board, aftel
the routine business had been disposed Of
Superintendent Barnett stated that he hai
some matters to bring before the body
but that he did not care to discuss then
in public. President Charlton accordingi!
requested that all visitors retire. "Th,
visitors" all Of whom happened TO be
reporter for The Post. retired and tn,
board went into executive session, for Id,
purpose, afterward learned, OF d.s,ussn.
and considering the finances OF the schools