Evening journal., 1900-02-27
NEW RULES CONSIDERED
AT LAST NIGHTS BOARD OF
EDUCATION MEETING.

LABOR DAY MADE A HOLIDAY IN
THE PUBLIC scHooLs-MR. TUR-
NER sEATED-MEMBERs THE
BOARD PRESENTED WITH
CANES.
Considerable business was transact
ed at last nights meeting of the Board
of Education, among which was the
consideration OF new rules and by
laws for the board
The first rule considered was the one
providing that teachers salaries shall
be raid on the first Thursday after the
second Monday in the month that teach
ers' salaries shall be paid in ten equal
paIes; that salaries for holidays shall
be paid TO regular teachers except in
cases Cf absence continuing one month
or longer, in which cases neither regu-
lar teacher nor substitutes shall be-
paid for holidays. The present rule
gives the pay for holidays TO regular
teachers up to one month. and thence
to the substitute.
The new rule was rejected so far as
it concerns salaries for holidays.
The rule that the school year begin
en- the first Tuesday after the first
Monday In September and end on the
Wednesday next preceding the fourth
day OF July, instead OF on the first Mon
day in September and the Wednesday
preceding the Fourth of July was read.
Mr.. Adair explained that the change
in opening time was to avoid discus
sions over observing Labor Day, and
the closing time is to fix the rule to
correspond with the present practice.
The rule was unanimously adopted.
The next rule considered governed
holidays. IL is the same as at present,
except that to close the schools on any
other day but the regular holidays re-
quires a majority vote of all the mem
bers Of the board, instead of a major
ity vote of those present.
A motion of Mr.. Morrow to close the
schools on the Friday following
Thanksgiving was adopted by vote Of
ten to nine.
Further consideration was post
poned until the next meeting of the
rule providing that the High School
and Howard School commandments
shall be held within the week after
the closing of the schools.
Permission was granted to General
Butterworth, of the Junior Order OF
American Mechanics, to raise q flag on
the new High School on May 30.
President Shortlidge, on behalf of
! Supervisor. Edwin Talley. pre-
sented each member of the board with
cane. They were made OF wood from
the site of the new High School A
vote of thanks was extended to Mr..
| Talley.
/ William Turner was sworn in and
took his seat as a member of the
Fourth ward, to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation Of John r. Hart
man.
A letter was received from Charles
Potts, president of the board of trus-
tees of Mt. Enon Church, in reference
TO making repairs to its building for
use as public school, The matter
was referred to the Committee on New
d buildings.
vote of thanks was extended "a
i Colonel Robert Mitchell Floyd, of BOs-
ton, for his portrait presented to No
10 school. On motion of Mr.. Barnes a
vote OF thanks was extended the Hilles
family for a portrait of the late Will
liam Hilles for No. school.
Secretary Bartram presented a com.
munication from County Treasurer
Rettew, attaching the rent of the col
ored school building near Second an,
Washington streets for taxes. He wal
: directed to pay the rent to Mr.. Ret
tew.
AT the next meeting the dates of thi
commencements may be fixed. Mr.
Morrow did not want them fixed las
/, night, as it was expected that Booke
! T. Washington would speak at tn
Howard School commencement and
: was not known whether he could com
here on a Tuesday or Wednesday.