Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-08-27
BOARD OF E0UcATIoM.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING.
The regular meeting Of the Board Of Public
Education was held last evening, President
Grimshaw in the cha:.
| On motion of Mr.. Febiger an order was di-
rec.ed to be drawn, in favor Of Mrs. Poole, exc
cuilx Of the late DIR. Marsh, for the interest and
principal Of a bond due her.
The President announced that there were
several communications on the table in refer
ence to horses for fire engines, improved CO y
| books, &C., and asked il they should be read.
out reading.
Mr.. Atkinson introduced the following reso-
lutions, and moved their adoption:
|. RESOLVED, That the Grammar School
heretofore located in the upper room Of No.
School building and the Grammar School lo-
cat ed in the upper room of NJ. School blli!d-
ing be united into one school. and designated
the "lIigh School" of Wilmington.
.. RESOLVED That the said High School he
| located in the upper room Of No. School
building.
3. RESOLVED, That IN examination he he!d
| by the Superintendent OF ach.nw, under the di
rection OF the Committee Of Teachers, ofscholars
with view 10 their transfer 10 the High School
and all those who pas. satisfactory eXamna-
ton be thus transferred.
4. RESOLVED, That Mis. Mary Miller be in
vited bv the Committee on Teachers to acc-I,t
the Principalshp of said High School.
5. RESOLVED, That the Committee on
Teachers he constituted Committee 10 fix and
designate the grades ofthe remaining chools in
the city and to arrange and classify ,hen' as II,
their judgement they deem proper.
Mr.. FeMger moved, as an amendment tha,
they be laid ON the table. Lost.
Mr.. Atkinson spoke at Length in IA. or oftheir
| Il a a, ,:s.,
unite the two high schools ofthe city. AT pres
ent they could not obtain the requisite number
OF boys, sufficiently advanced 10 fill the boys
department of School No. /, and large number
Of seats were vacant. by thus uniting the two
schools in one, without regard to sex, an efficient
High School could be Obtained. He produced
testimony from prominent instructors, and Nom
important educational institutions where the co
education of the aexes was the rule all bearing
witness to the go ef1ecs which had followed
its introduction. lie considered that the change
would be great advantage 10 our school sys
lem, and that the classification of the other
schools could be arranged to work harmonious
ly with the proposed High School.
Mr.. Baird moved to consider the resolutions
sERI Atm. Lo-t.
After some rambling discussion, the Chair
decided that all the resolutions were out of or.
| der.
Mr.. Atkinson appealed.
The decision Of the Chair was sustained by =
vote of 10 ayes and nays.
On motion of Mr. Atkinson, the Secretary
was instructed 10 report at next meeting of tho
Board, the amount expended by, and III,
amount collected from each school, during the
past week.
On motion OF Mr.. Moore, the Secretary WA
instructed TO request those terchers who hac
A., a..
their acceptance
On motion of Mr.. Childs an order was di.
rected TO be drawn in favor Of the Inslranc,
Committee, for the insurance On the property o
the Board, due in September.
The annual report Of the Superintendent o
Public Schools a synopss of which will bt
found elsewhere, was read, land ordered to b.
filled.
The Committee on Teachers reported that il
accordance with resolution and adop Ell by tn
Board, they had held an examination for
Principal of Boys Department School No. l.
In their opinion Mr.. Alfred T. kenney was bes
fitted for the position and they therefore NOV {,
his appointment,at a salary of$l2OO per annun'
The report was adopted.
Orders were directed to be drawn for the fol
lowing bills:
q. w. Vernon, $l9; d. w. Harlan, $31 .3S
James Bradford, 81, so; Robert Morrison,$ 81 "a
VIM. II. Foulk, $l4 %; Thomas IIyzer. S23 10
Richards, & Hopes, $l69; A. G.ubb, 74t
5. Rigby, So 35; J. G. Seeds, $lO59, l.. K. u
well, $25; H. F. Pickels. So 30; john NJ. Ogle
1902; VIM. H. Billany, 9oc; Jas. Jones 81 %
Charles Warner 4 Co., $l.3s9.23, Mrs Rus
sell, $ll.
On motion, the Board adjourned
ENGLISH SPARRows.--A colony of Enghsl
sparrows made their home all last fall ant