Delaware tribune. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1867-1877, 1868-02-27

NO. y.
School No. ., is in the second story of a build
ing belonging to the city, and situated on the N.
w. corner OF 9th and King streets. 1t is Prima-
ry school, and promotes girls to No. !, and boys
10 No. A. Miss Sale j. Sayers is its Principal,
and her Assistant is Miss sallie E. Justis.
The school accommodates scventy-six C6)
scholars--forty'hrc (i3) girls, and thirly-three
(33) boys with an average attendance of slxty-six
(56), divided into four classes.
| There but two roonls--one for the large class,
and one for recitalions. The desks are good, and
clock; Thermometer, m,p, stoves and black
board surface make up the furniture. The large
room is well lighted with six windows, but the
ceiling is low and ventilation defective.
The Principal reports no lruancy whatever, no
trouble in disciplnng scholars. and few visitors.
A portion Of the scriptures is read and the Lords
Prayer rccited in the morning. The teachers
are prompt in opening the school.
The studies are reading writing spelling, gc-
ography, and mental and written arithmetic.
No. 10, which is the last school established by
the Board and was opened about three years ago,
is n Primary school, and is kept IN building On
Second street, above West. The Principal is Miss
Kate Stewart, and the Assistant Miss Lena Lilly
The number Of scholars in attendance is one
hundred and sixty, Q60) girls sixty-iive, (65) and
boys nincty-iivc, (95) with an average attendance
of one hundred and fifly-two Q52). 1t may be
stated in this connection that al times there is IL
great pressure upon this school for admission of
CHI drcn. The Principal at present has upon her
register the names of twenty who have applied
to enter, aud last fall she had at one time the
names Of eighty, who were waning for admis-
sion. The school is always full
There are eight classes, two large study rooms,
and one room on each floor for hats and bonnets.
A few desks accommodate the larger scholars,
and chairs the remainder; there is enough black
board surface; one clock and thermometer do
duty for the school; the rooms are well lighted,
and are warmed by stoves, but the ceilings are
low, and ventilation is deficient.
This is an interesting school, no books being
used except in one class. Object teaching is
pursued; reading, spelling, and tables are all
taught from the black board. All objects TO i'm
press tue memory OF the scholar are printed upon
the board by the teacher, and the children copy
thercirom upon the slate, and many become quite
expert In initiating. The letters are thus learned,
spelling Taught and writing practised.
The school is promptly opened, and in the
morning a portion of the Scriptures is read and
the Lords Prayer rected.
Our statements of the individual schools are
now concluded but in reviewing the educationa
institutes under the care of the Board it remains
for us to refer to the Normal School, for the beno
fit OF the teachers, which has been in operation
for about the term of three years This school i,
at present conducted by Prof WIN. A. Reynolds
who gives lectures every two weeks, on Saturday
morning from to IL o'clock. These hours art
devoted to lectures, parsng, arithmetic and read
ing. The lectures take wide range, and ar,
varied, comprchendug the duties and response
bilties of teaching, the best mode of instruction
English literature, etc.
For this labor Prof. Reynolds is allowed Sill
per year.
Iu addition to this adjunct to the Public School
the Board contributes 800 per winter toward
the support of the night school, which durin,
the winter season is held in the basement of TIL
Institute.
II thus appears from the foregoing statement
/, that the Board of Public Education has in II
/ charge ten schools, seven of which are conducte
: in buildings owned by the Board, two in build
!, ings owned by the city, and one in a building th
e property of u church. Seven of these school
are primary, two primary and secondary con
bincd, and one grammar school. The value
the real estate held by the Board of Public Edu
cation. in trust for the city, probably reaches I'll
II sum of eighty or eighty-five thousand dollars.
n In these schools forty-nlne teachers are en-
ployed, at an annual expense of 81, $50 60; an
OF scholars there arc in attendance eleven hui