Delaware weekly Republican. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1841-188?, 1857-09-24

The twenv-seeond animal session Of the New Castle
County School Convention met in the U > G9n a5
Room, Wilmington, on Saturday, Sept' isIn' A0'' :
hon Willard Hall in the chair,
Chas. F. Sheppard was appointed Secretary pro.
TEN. The following gentlemen were sppointea
the Chair, to nominate officers and to Pfspass eu n
ness TOR the meeting -H, Swayne, y, EI iIs, ~
D. Jester, Chsa Rowland, Samuel Di zon' lst o.
those person. who gave thelr namel a. eiis
and commissioners Of their various districts Will Do
found at the end of this report. ,...
The reading of the proceedings o. me pIes,ou,
convention was then called for, and the Secretary
read them .
The Committee on efloers, then reported the fol.
lowing persons to act as officers during lhe present
setting;
Proclamation. Willard Hall. Vice Presldsnts.
samuel Nields, BrandyWine HundreIi j Pouison
Chandler, Chrlslaha Hid Samuel p DIXON, M,l'
Creek Hid y. D. Jester, Pencader Id Secretaries a
A. Clafkson Taylor Charles f. Sheppard. Irsa
surer-u II. J Naff
rhe Committee appointed at the last convention
to prepare business for the present one, ihen naue
the following report:
The Committee appointed under the sixth ne
solution, passed at the last meeting OF this OonVen
ton, beg cave TO report that, In accordance WIN
the terms of tho Resolution, they prooured, ny inc
COURTESY Of the U s. Marshall, this Court Room IN
which the Convention is now assembled, ana thHs
due notice was given, In the public newspapers pi
the time and place of meeting.
The Committee, lind ON Inspection of the Report
of preceding Of Tho lnat Convention that no Com.
T.
in Revolution 4th, vizi to make applleatoh 70 ,he
Legislature to appropriate money to detfay tue oeOis
of this Convention; mud also Vt is believed second
that the Committee appointed under tho sevs ntn
make application to tho Legislature Tor me
of having the School Law amended. Ihey nave
unders oud, however, that application WAS mnue ~
indlvidul, "a neresed iu the cause of education anu
that the Superintsndei of Cohmoa Schools for No"
Castle County, presented tho draf Of law 10 the
Committee on Education, of the House oil hepieseh'
tatiyes, but that no action was taken thereon
In CONF lance with that portion OF the Resolution,
which directs Tho Committee 10 prepare busness Tor
the present session OF the Convention, the followinS
are Htfsred for the consideration of this body
WnEREAs the debt contracted by the Committee
appointed by this Convention in the year 1924 10
publish School Journal, h not yet been liqntla-
ted nlhouRL various plans hive icen suENssfad tqs
the purpose of accomplishing such desirable oB'
Jhct and, as these plans have all failed to proluce
the desired result, it besomeg tho imperative duty
OF this Convention, as an act of simple JUSTICE 10
adopt some measure by which the payment OF TINS
debt shall be no longer delayed The Committee
Know oil no better plan, than that of taxing the DIS
tricts and for that purpose they propose that !he
Board of Education be requested by this Convention
To- contribute the sum Of fifty dsllas. and that each
additional School District in the County BIO request
ed TO contribute the sum Of two dollars, which sum
together will make total Of $3.50 which viii luiiy
iqnidate the debt and Us from further Disgrace
Therefore,
Resolved That the President of this Convention
Education Of he City Of Wilmington for nifty dollars
and to each Of the other School Districts in tho
county, for the sum of two dollars, which sums OF
any pai thereof so collected shall be appropriated
exclusively to tho payment Of tho claim Of H. EsSel
Co., for the publication If the School journal
Resolved, That this Convention reiterate ana
endorse the opinion Of previous Conventions, that
me preseat method of voting annually upon Taxa
tion for the support Of schools is erroneous as the
permanently and effectiveness Of the school system
is thereby jtopardized
Resolved, Tina. TO effect uniform plan of taxation
The school law should be SO amended as 10 empower
tue commissioners Of tho several districts to asce-
tain the amount necessary to maintain school IN
their respe iiye districts for at least nine months
40 ehch year; together with correct list Of the per
sons and property liable to taxation in each district
and after snch amount has been decided upon, the
COMMITTEES Of each district shall notify the Prcti,
dent of the Levy Court Of each County, who shall
lay the same before thu Court at its next annual
meeting
The Court, thus notified, shall proceed to assesa
and levy such amounts required Ct tho several dia'
tricts on tho persons and property 10 roach district
Resolved, That Trustee of the School Fund
ought to be empowered to withhold the dividend OF
any district which shall fail to raiie at least 500 by
taxation duling the year OF the school account and
DO authorized 10 distribute any such dividends,
withhold share and share alike to the remaining
districts which have raised the amount aforesaid
The resolutions were then read and consdereu'-
sertattm The first was then spiritedly discussed
by Measrs Hyatt, GriRshaw, Askew, Il. Thompson,
Tayar and others clearly setting forth the necessity
of prompt action.
The second resolution was then read and after
discussion by DR.. GrimshaW and others, II was
unanimously adopted.
The third resolution was then read and adopted
Without DISCUSSION.
L. Thompson moved to amend the fourth resolu-
tion by substituting 500, in he place IT SOU At
ter opposition The part Of some persons pre-
cent the amendment was adopted, and the resolution
a. amended passed
Dr.. AsBew tn nude tho following BnaSeiai
report
Now Castle School Convention in account with DR..
A. IL. Grim.haw.
A. H. Grmshaw, DR..
To Cash REQ d. FROM A POulson, Sl4Oe
BY Cash paid N. Spencer, IS 90
BY car hire ! %
" baid fec, on
e paying printing, 400
Carrying settees, rs
j, NaG " as
Sl40O
O. P. Johnson's bill for printing was then PIE
sented, amounting to sic IS, and collection was
taken up ts pay it and other Incidental expenses Of
the Convention.
The Convention then adjourned 10 2o'cIock, p. NJ.
At half past two the Convention was called 10
order BY the President.
Dir Grimshaw offered the following resolutions,
which utter some discussion were adopted
Resolved That State N,rmal School, or School
for the training OF teachers ought to DO established
By tho State of Delaware.
ResOivod Thut The school law should be 30 amend
Ell that no teacher should be employed who ha. not
received cert foate E. om 10 rd OF examiners ap.
pointed in each county or the eachera Of tho Normal
School.
i. Thompson submitted the following resolution;
Resolved, That in the opinion OF this Convention,
the Nv for "Eslab lishing free Schools should be
10 amenued IS 10 require the Trustee OF the School
Fund to make the distribution OF the iaid fund,
among tho saVsrai Counties ia the state according
t, the last census regeding the distribution.
Dr Theodore
were appointed TO take charge of the unfinished
business Of this session. and prepare business for tha
next.
Oh motion, the President was requested OF make
report ut the next meeting OF this Convention, re-
lative tho appropriation Of the scheo fund as is
ROW done in some districts to the support OF private
schools.
1t was then moved and adopted that the thanks
Of this Convention be rendered to the u s. Marshal,
for tho use of the Court Room.
On motion Adjourned,
The following persons were present nd representa>
lives, comm isioners, teachers and friends Of eduea-
Rev. T. NJ Cam, DR.. A. IL. arimshaw, T. Hyatt
IL. IL. j. Naf t. G; Taylor, Hon, W. HalI, Dr.
S. McCary, Mary N Chandler, Anna Nj, Marshall,
Rebecca Rdmford, Eliza Husbands, Mary NJ Jack
Mary pringle, Mary =. ogle, Sarah Miller, ). j..
Tuyod, Edith Newlin, Sarah NeNlin, S. A Fling
Rowland, Col g. p. Norris I, S Flint, j. d Van
ettsdAIe, l.. Scauian Taylor Crosby, j. Poulso n
Chandler, Samuel w Dixon, Abnor Marshall
Hannah Shor:li1se L, NJ 0gle, A. Armstrong, VIM.
shaifer, ). L K?llgOre, b 4. Cox, ] Webb, chas.
f. Sheppard, charlSs L Mahan, WIN. 5. Hunt o, D
Jester, benjamin q. Fraim Benjamin Niel1s, Alban
buckingham, Mayor Sparks, wm. Mcgee, Il
james b. Finch, j. X. Taylor, jas, N. Clelaud, Rev
J. L Ruth, J. Head, Thos. Roberts, Ii. Hartman.
Yaiuable farm for Sale.-Persons wishing to
purchase valuable property, arc referred to
That owned by Thomas Al. Pennington, situated
ON the road leading from Dover to Kenton,
and advertised in another column. The land
is of good quality, susceptible of tho highest
Improvement and well adapted to the growth