Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-02-14
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0lllIl HAVE COOKING |
PARhI|EENTABOL|SHED|
Fellows Offers Resolution d.
raCllng Committee 10 Rake
Investigation.
lPlHI0n ON SUBJECT DIYlBEB|
Msmher OF Board Says Pa,rons Do
MOT Approve OF Domestic Science.
Fit Superintendent Morton Does Not
Aaree with Hlm-Funds WiIl Draw
No Interest For Year.


On motion offered Ly Mr.. Charles
4 g. Follows. the board OF school trus-
tees last night directed the commit
tee ON rules and regulations to look
into the advisnhility OF abolshing
sne domestic science course In the
Ign school and to report back 10 the
spoaTd at the March meeting. Tho
cooking was established by the school
BOARD early last year, but several of
:, me trustees have long been opposed
- y and some OF the new trustees
\ 40 not look upon the school with ia
Yer.
IN onerlng his motion Mr.. Fellows
saaia that he had discussed the cook
school question with many of the
& sNnpoi patrons and that most of them
3 hau expressed themselves MS being
= ouppseu to the school, the mninten-
sence OF which costs about $500 per
nhhum. Superintendent Morton said
shat ne, too, had discussed the school
Mith many OF the patrons and that
re had fonnd only two who were on
ppsed TO Il while many OF tho others
sdeciarad that IL was the best course
oIefets in the High school.
rue board met In regular session
/ tast night with President Pickett In
mo chair and the following members
present: Messrs. Harrison. phillips.
5ssilnaS, Allen, Huffman Follows ana
Funds Transferred.
ne finance committee reported that
AZ had transferred tho funds Of tho
school l,oard from the Newport News
, NATIONAL Bank to the bariking house
{ hcillealz brothers with the under
standing that all OF the funds of tho
4 ssrsafd were to be deposited with the
& liktter banking house until February.
Il epa Without interest on daily bal
t1fices. This action of the commit
tHe was opposed ut first by some of
" frustees hut the committeeman
Z xplained thnt II was the hest agree
inSnt that could he obtained at the
: time OF the closing OF the Newport
News National bank. The report
" as then adopted and "a vote of thanks
4 ssRa rendered the committee.
The committee also reported Tint
(. sha board had only about $4,000 With
Z Which TO NETT all Incidental bills to
conduct the schools during the sim
4 uier vacation and to maintain them
q during the next session I'm to snch
n time as the state fund will become
available, which will he about Decem-
ssslsar No action was taken on the
report, :" ~
Substitute Teachers.
ON the Recommendation of tho com
r:tisteo on rules and regulations Tho
following substitute teachers were
selected. Misses Lou Ware. Edith
Stone, Isabella Richardson and ElIz-
{ afethl Jordan for the white schools
nnd Eva NJ Brooks and Mrs. N. ID
Clark. both colored for the negro
sehhols. Miss Ellen Ware was cleo
TED o regular teacher and assigned
70 the North End school.
The board heard lengthy com
plant from Attorney Il. s. Robinson
cbiicerning the failure of his son TO
iisss the regular mid winter eXamina
nens in the schools. He said that he
wanted to see the examination m
pers handed in by his son. b,rt that
his request had been refused by the
tenchers and principals The rules
and regulations committee was In
q tsstcted to investigate the matter.
Another School Room.
On motion of Mr.. Fellows. the com
III IKE lOu buiiuiHSS ana grounds was
4 instructed to rent another school
room on Jefferson avenue and to move
the present school on Twentv-sey
enth street near Jefferson avenue TO
the building as soon as possible. The
present school room Is said to he in
deplorable condition.
Acting on the request of the Hoard
made at the January meeting, Super
shtendent Morton reported that on IN
estigation be found that the Bible was
being read daily In MI of the school
fooms of the city except the primary
grades and that Biblical stories were
read by the teachers of those rooms.
inc report was accepted ana filed.
Superintendent Report.
The following report of Supern-
teldent Morton on the enrolment and
average daily attendance of the pupils
< et The city schools dnring the month
-74af January, was accented and filed.
On roll Ae ID.
Att.
High school l54 las
Central school. No. L. 53S sos
3 EiaSt End school, No. 9. 36i 32s
4 East End school. No Q. 81 IS
15ast End school, No. L. $40 3l5
fsprth End school. No. S. cas- 212
s. Fast End school No. c. 53 30
ptpred school No. 1. SOC 332
fsolored school, N. 9 lh4 1877
cl1reJ school, No. g. Al 81
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