Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1870-07-01
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
BOARD OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.

The Board of Public Education met in the
Council Chamber on Monday evening Presl.
dent Bullock in the chair, and the members all
present but Mr.. Horner of the 4th Ward
The minutes of the last meeting were read,
when some discussion ensued, as to the pro-
priety of correcting on the record the phrase
ology of an allusion, by Mr.. Nields, at last
meeting, to the Howard School, in a resolution
appointing committee in reference to IL.
After several motions and votes, by unanimous
consent, the record was finally amended, by
inserting after the words "Howard School"
the expression from which none shall be ex-
cluded on account of race or color.
The Committee appointed, with DIR. Maui
as Chairman, to take into consideration the
subject of increased school accommodations,
presented a lengthy report, setting forth the
need of more accommodations for children
recommending the sale of the school lot at the
corner of 9Th and Washington streets the pur-
chase of 1876 feet of the Gordon property, on
French street, between Fifth and Sixth streets,
and the erection thereon of suitable buildings,
which will eventually be merged, when neces-
sary, into Grammar School; also recon-
mending the employment Of a general super
intendent of all the schools, and principal of
the contemplated new school, and alsosecretary
of the Board of Education. The estimated
cost of building to be $4,000. ,
The report of the committee recommended
the appointment of a committee ofthree TO sell
the lot at 9Th and Washington q committee OF
three to purchase the lot recommended IN
French street; a committee TO get plans and
specifications, and to proceed with the erection
ofthe buildings; a committee on Finance to
provide the means for building, and that school
/ No !, be vacated and the pupils removed into
the new building as soon as completed. The
report was accepted and the following COM
mittees appointed. On sale of lot: Dr. Grim
shaw, Febiger and Moore On purchase OF
/ lot on French street, Messrs Child, McCaulley
| and Nelds.
The committee to ascertain upon what terms
\ the Howard School could be conveyed TO the
Board of Public Education. Mr.. Neilds,
Chairman reported that the Trustees OF the
school would convey said Howard School to
| the Board Said Board to carry on the school
and make provision for its maintenance and
keep it open the same length Of time as
other schools, and that no children shall be
excluded from it on account of race and color,
and in default of these conditions, the school
to revert back to its original owners.
Mr.. Nelds offered resolution that this
Board is required to provide for the education
of colored children, and hereby accept the
terms offered by the Trustees of the Howard
School. After long desultory discussion in
regard to q legal title, the whole matter was
referred back to the committee, with instruc-
| tons TO ascertain whether the Board OF Public
! Education could legally accept this offer
The Committee on Teachers Salaries, Mr..
Febiger, Chairman, reported that it was mex
pedient to raise the salaries Of any teacher,
except that those of No. 10 should be the same
as No s. Report concuTed in.
The President read the following extract
| from the Quarterly Report
''By reports from the Public Schools, fol
the quarter ending May 31st, 1870, 1t appear;
that thirteen schools are now in operation
with provision of seats for 3420 pupils. The
average attendance for the quarter has beer
1850
] Zone of the new school houses, No. 10, il
| full, with list of 81 applicants, for whom
there is not accommodation.
"Of the other two new school houses, No
II, at McDowellville, opened with SO pupils
the number being now increased to 1871.
"No. ~, in the Ninth Ward numbers 10
pupils.
&" 1t thus appears that the accommodation
for 900 scholars provided for by the new bull
dings, has been already appropriated by 6O
pupils
"No 9, in Walnut street reports 35; AM
No. 8, in South street, A. making total O
40 applicants in excess of accommodation
whilst No z, in the vicinity of both thes
schools, report AZ vacancies"
WIN r. BULLOCK.
On motion the report was referred to til
Committee on transfers
f Dr. Maui offered the following resolution
I which was adopted:
Res0lued.-That the Public Schools be VI
Gated after Friday next, July 1st and renal
closed until the first Monday in September.
A Mr.. A, II. Quinby and Zebley were aI
pointed committee TO procure fuel.
, A bill OF S365,21, due the city of Whining
a ton, was referred.