Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-12-14

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and reopen them on Tuesday, jaRu
airy 3.
Amendments 10 Regulations.
| Several amendments to the rule
and regulations governing the JAM
tors and the school mechanic wers
offered by the committee ON build
inss and supplies and were referred
TO the committee on rules and regn
lations. They will be reported TO the
board at the January meeting.
The committee recommends tina
| the board amend the rules governing
the janitors so that the 'janitors
shall be responsible TO tine principals
of the various schools anu shall per
form such duties as they may assign
and such other duties as may be al
rected by the committee on buildings
and supplies.
I'm case OF failure of any jaBitol
to perform satisfactorily the duties
assigned him, the principal shall re
port the matter TO the superintendent
who shall report same to the commit
tee on buildings and supplies. This
COMMITTEES Is authorized TO dismiss
any janitor for cause and I'LL the va
cancy occasioned thereby, reporting
such action to the next regular meet
ing OF the board"
The proposed rules governing the
school mechanic" provide that the
mechanic shall make all ordinary re-
pairs 20 the building. The mechanic
shall generally supervise the fur
naces and make monthly inspections
of buildings. fences. ETC., and Keep
them in repair.
New Teachers Elected.
After declaring the position OF
Latin teacher vacant, the board elect
ed Mrs. Thomas Marsto1 as teacher
of Latin in the High school for the
remainder of this year at q salary oil
$65 per month. Mrs. Marston has
been substituting as the Latin teach
err since Prof. Vizer was stricken sew
eral weeks ago.
The resignation of Mrs. George
Grove, nee Miss Annie Wingfield,
was accepted and Miss Sallie vann
was elected to fill the vacancy &C.
casionsd by the resignation Miss
PeIa Piummer was elected substi-
tute teacher. The matter Of filling
the other vacancy in the teaching
corps was referred 10 the committee
or rules and regulations for report
next month.
The matter of providing a teacher
for the vscant room in the Thomas
jefferson schoo, to aid backward pu-
pills was referred to the committee
on rules and regulations for a report.
Install Hot Chocolate Plant.
On recommendation OF Superinten-
dent Jenkins, the board appropriated
So with which to install hot chQc-
olate plant" in the Twenty-secd
street school. The principal OF that
school kas been furnishing hot choc-
olate to the pupils who bring their
lunches to the school. The pupils
nay for the actual cost OF the choco-
late.
Upon motion OF Mr. Lenz, the mat
ter OF amending the rules governing
the finance committee was referred
to the committees on rules and regu-
lations and finance for 8 report
Mr.. Phillips gave notice that at
the next meeting be will move for
revision of the school districts of the
city.
superintendent Jenkins made the
following report on the enrolment
and average daily attendance in the
schools:
White schools (rooms) open, AZ.
Colored schools open. Is. Special
white teachers. Z: special colored
teachers. 2. Total teachers employed,
72.
Total enrolment twhitel. ..2.023
Total enrolment (colored).. S47
Grand total -. .z.esU
Average daily attendance
twhite) ..... ..-.--..l,Sb1
Averaee daily attendance
tcolored1 $3.50 $500 S9s
Grand total 1868