Doings Of The School Board

The city board of education assembled last night in regular inonthly session and transaoted considerable business. Bills to the amount of $1,317.57 were ordered paid. Twenty-flve cents a week was allowed the librarían for assistance during the summer. The committee on teachers and textbooks reported the following recommendations : That $100 be appropriated for supplies at the chemical and botanical department under Prof. Montgomery. That Mrs. Trueblood be employed at $450 per year to drill the junior and senior classes. She to give three recitals per year, one half of the net proceeds go to the school district. The elocution shall be coinpulsory in the junior and senior classes iu the High School for one semester each. That her recitals shall be known as the High School Elocution Recitals. That Miss Whedon be appointed in the place of Miss Grace Taylor, resigned, as teacher of higher English, Miss Whedon's salary to remain as at present. Miss Nancy C. Purdum to take Miss Whedon's place at $500 per year. That Miss Downs be paid $500 for the ensuing year on account of her long seryice, superior ability and scholarship. That Miss June Carpenter take Miss Donaldson's place at $500 per year pro rata. That Miss Sarah Ballard be hired as ward teacher at $300 per year. Miss Sarah O'Brien as ward teacher at $300 per year. That Miss Mabel Benliam and Miss Weitbrecht be appointed cadets. That the secretary notify the cadets that in iccepting their positions as cadets that the board is under no obligations to employ them as teachers. These recommendations were all adopted. H. B. Dodsley was appointed to take the school census. Comittee on buildings and grounds reported work on buildings as progressing, and recommended that a dwellinjj for the janitor to cost $600 or $800 be erected in the fourth ward. The committee was instructed to secure plans foi such a building to cost $S00. Prof. Cooley reported plans for coal vaults and other repairs to cost $5,000. Ihe committee with the addition of Beal was ordered to secure bids for these repairs etc. The basement of high school building was ordered thoroughly cleaned. Miss Bower extended her thanks to the board for the uniform courtesy shown her during the past year. The board then adjourned.