The sun., 1901-09-24
CHANGES IN
THE SCHOOLS
Transfers Made in Order to Seat
All Applicants.
NEW TEACHERS APPOINTED
Committee on Elections Report That
Mr.. Donahoe Was Legally
Elected From the
Second Ward.
NEW TEACHERS APPOINTED

The Board of Education at its regu-
lar meeting last night received the reEort
of the elections committee in the matter
Of the contest OF James II. Green of the
Second ward for the seat Of Bernard
Donohoe. Mr.. Donahoe was declared
legally elected.
After receiving in full the petitions sub
mitted by Mr.. Green and Mr.. Donahon
the report stated that Mr.. Green did not
present himself OF any of the meetings
of the committee, while Mr.. Donahoe
attended oil meetings: and further, that
by the poll list found by the committee
in the ballet box tifty-seycn more votes
wore found to have been cast for Mr..
Donahoe than for Mr.. Green: that the
two tally lists found in the box agreed
with the poll lists.
In concluding the report it was stated
that after careful and thorough in
vestigation the committee was ,mani
mously of the opinion that Mr.. Donahoe
was legally elected.
The report was adopted.
Dr A. Il. l'rantz chairman OF the
committee on new buildings, reported
that tho coal bin in the High School is
completed. Tho teachers committee re-
ported as follows:
TO the Bonrd OF Public Education:
tieutlemen Your committee sreach-
"rs would respectfully report TINT IN
order to seat all applicants for seats in
Dur schools, the following changes have
been made, viz.
One class OF forty-two fifth grammar
grade boys were transferred from school
No. 2S to the grammar department OF the
High School: one class Of forty-tiye TENTH
srade boys and girls from school No.
~ to tho primary department Of school
No. IS; one class OF forty-tire seventh
grade boys and girls from school No.
10 the primary department of school No
4; one class of fOrty-four grammar grade
boys and girls from school No. "a to TIT
| gra mmnr department of school No. Is
and one class OF forty-two ninth grad
boys and girls from school No. to the
primary department of school M. "a.
We recommend that Nora Stuart be
promoted from school No. 10 to Schoci
No. Mt a salary of $500 per year, and
THAT Emma Reck be promoted from
school No. l3 to take the place mad
vacant ut school No. 10 by the promoter
Of Nora Stuart, at salary Of $3.50 PEI
year.
That Harry hugene Spencer be NJ
lpointed a special teacher in school NJ. II
lat u salary of $500 per year.
That Anna l.. Blanchard be appoint
Cd as assistant in school No. Il ut S;,l
larry Of 5000 per year.
The following teachers have been trans
tferred.
| Mary J. Balance from school No 2
to the grammar department of the Higl
lSchool: Louisa Flynn from school No. l
Ito the primary department of school Nc
l2S: Mary A. Connolly from school M
Is to the primary department of schoo
No. A. Bertha Lichtenstein from Schod
No. "a tn the grammar department o
school No. 13. Ida NJ. Stewart fron
school No to the primary department
nf school No. "a.
Your committee would also recon
mend the following temporary appoint
nents. each at II salary Of $500 per yca'
Clara q. Dougherty to school No. Il
Edith Nj. johnson to school No. 13: Aiic
T.. Lawrence to school No. 2: Elsie NJ
Kirby to school No. 81 Arabella G. Nj
Aicer to school No 2S.
The report was adopted.
4 Ii was decided to buy number 9
. icane couches for use in schools wher,
i fever needed.
Mr. O'Donnrll called the attention ,
the board to II ditch near No. 10 scho'
(which has become a nuisance. Garbas
, lis thrown in tho ditch. He also callc
Iattention to an alley which requires ii!
, ling and the necessity OF having Il cul
and gutter laid to drain the ditch.
He moved that the secretary bring Il
matter to the attention Of the Board I
|, Health.
. Sir. Fraim of the Sixth ward. NOV,
!. that owing to the resignation of Walt'
! Il. Buckmaster the vacancy be filled. /
: Nominated Mordecai Barnes who ",
duly elected.
= The committee on nonresident pnni
i reported that IS applications had be-
> acted upon and there were numb
lyet to be considered. Those who we
4 admitted had paid in s1115.
! The president was authorized to fill y
!. vacancies on committees occasioncd
the resignation Of Mr. Ruckmaster I'll
. will be done when Mr.. Barnes takes b
a seat.
:. Bids as follows were received for pril
!. ing 100 copies of the superintendent
! report John NJ. Rogers. s2O5.25; Merca
!, tile Printing Company, $1.43 per page.
Ia for four half-tone cuts; Star Publish
Company, si.65 per page. The bids We
referred.
The resignation Of Miss Rebecca
Davis. assistant at No. 1 school, W
:, accepted.
: Owing to impaired health Miss
~ Julia Watson asked for leave of absen
!. TO begin October 1. for the balance
~ thu school year for the term to viii
Y she was appointed. The request "
granted.