The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1900-01-04
SOUTH PORTLAND.
Monthly Meeting Of School Com.
mittee Last Evening.
Time Mostly Occupied I'm Oatlining
Regulations and Reports.

There was somewhat prolonged
monthly meeting OF the school board
was ocoupisd In the consideration Of
rules and regulations for the schools
and the annual report.
Mayor Reynolds presided. all the mem.
bers being present. Superintendent KaIer
read the proposed rules and regulations
for the government Of the schools and
on motion Of DIR. Brown they were rs-
ferred to a COMMITTEES OF three consisting
Of DIR. Brown, MIR. Weeks and Mr.. Hilton
for exam nation and report to the full
board at subsequent meeting. The
| superintendent was directed to act W III
the comm ttee.
Super intendert kaler then read an
outline of a report detail ing the work
OF the committee in the several school
districts, giving statistics. charge Of
teachers, etc.. and IL was votsd that the
10 the members Of the board from the
several wards for nsiderati)n and final
adoption as the annual report Of the
full board. Ssss.
On motion Of DIR. Brown 1t was voted
that hereafter the awarding Of hor ors, and
assignment OF parts to the High school
scholars and graduating exercises be left
to the High school committee.
N0tie was given that Mr.. Lesman's
bill fer transportation OF scholars had
been duly approved and Dr. Brown was
autho, lied to change the stove In Miss
Childs school in school No. Of the
South Portland district.
The requi inns for the monthly sup
pii,s from the several teachers were care
fully sorutinized. after which the board
adjourned &, January "a.
HoNoRS FLOR EMF
KALEk.
J. Otis Kalsr, superintendent of
schools, by nomination of the executive
council Of the American Social Science
tiuotion attained in literature. has been
invited to become u member Of the a,so-
| citation. The Invitation was signed by
the general secretary, Fred Stanley Root.
Cumberland lodge, h. Of p. success
fully worked the third degree on one can
d idste at its meeting in Knightville last
evening.
The Cape oars were delayed by q slight
accident between 8 and O'Clock Tuesday
evening. The trolley wire which con-
meets with the "pan" at the Cspe end Of
the bridge draw bscams loo sened and
fell. when 1t came In contact with the
rail the circuit breakers at the power
house were blown out and the cars on
the line were delayed for about half an
hour.
The polo team did not go to Biddsford
Monday evening on account of the storm.
MIR. Leslie Evans. a student at Bow
dom college, who has been dangerously
Ill with typhoid, Is now able to move
about the house.
Mr.. Clarence Turner, formerly of
Knightviile, now a resident Of Keene, N.
H., Is visiting old friends here.
L. Ii. Cannon of East High street, has
moved his family to Freeport for tho
winter. lie has secured q position in
Mechanic Falls.
II. W. AADes Oh CtAuIOTu btroett south
Portland, left yesterday morning for Bid
deford, at which place he has secured a
position with the Biddeford Water Power
company.
Quite q number of men are leaving LII
gonia for the rolling mills of Pennsyl-
vapis. Among those who have secured
places at Burnham, Pa. are George and
Henry Cough and Thomas Davis. Thess
III EN- lett last week ana yesterday David
p. Thomas and Mr.. Sturks left for the
same place. These men are heaters and
rollers, and command as high as $3.50
per day, that icing the amount they are
to receive for their services at Burnham.
The Portland Railroad company has a
large crew of men clearing the snow from
| the roads along the tracks on the Cape
side. Several snow cars are employed
hauling It to this bridge, where 1t Is
dumped overheard
The meeting of the Mount Pleasant
Cemetery association called for Friday
evening of this week, has been postponed
to the evening Of Friday, January 10.