Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-10
BOARD OF eovoAriom.
,var,.e mxEr,Ha LAST EVENING

was he'd, last evening, ffFs'o'" "'
the chair. ,.,
thew had decided to appoint Miss Ann, NJ.
evils. Assistant Principal Of Sch,ol n. 4.
VICE Miss Nhilhelmima SloVmb, re-'g"td'-
adopted. ,
The Conm,ttee reported that much compliant
WA caused by the inferior manner IN which
Milch~lrs GeOrgrsph was bound and moved
that he Superintendent be instructed to ascer-
tain Il the complaint be just and a remedy can
he applied; also if McNally's or some ether
text book, can not be oblair e.: Adopted
Mr.. Feoiger, from the Finance Committee,
moved that an order be drawn on the City Treas.
urer, ior $1,000. Adopted.
The report Of the committee on Transfers. on
the resolutions Of Mr.. Hlles in relation to tram
fers from No. 70 No. 4,wss laid over Until n.1t
meeting
The Committee on School No IA reported
that the roof was on and the plastering nearly
completed, and moved that an o!der for $1,000
be drawn in favor of the Chairman, to meet the
the payment on the building now due. Adopted.
The re -oris Of the Secretary and Treasurer,
which will be found elsewhere. were read and
referred 10 the Committee on Accounts.
Dr.. Short:idss moved that the Committee o,,
Books b authuriged 10 purchase Mason
Primary Mua,c Reader, for the nse Of tho glrl-
departrn. Mt, No l, provided the usual reduction
on the introduction Of text books I've allowed
Adopted, by Ayes. %; Nays, 3
Mr. Moore offered the following preamble
and resolutions:
WHEsxAs. The schools OF this city have been
graded, end the course Of studies arranged and
adoptsd BY the Board of Education. aud.
WH1nEAs, the schools are now IN successful ol
GRAFTON hinder the charge VI tsscAers assignel BY
this Board therefore,
Resolved. That 1t is inexpedient to make any
changes in the general arrangement and classih
catioa Of pupils during the present year.
NJ. Atkinson offered as a substitute, the fol
loving
Rsselyrd. That the school now occupying the up.
psr r00m Of No. 4, known - the d,rls' Grammar
School b transferred with the teachers to the
second floor of No. l, and the school occupy
ing the second floor Of No / be transferred with
the teachers to the upper room of No. 4.
Resolved. That after the transfer aforesaid, the
Superintendent. together with the visiting com
mlttee Of No. be directed to classify the Chris
Grammar School, and the Boys Grammar School,
occupying respectively the second and third fools
OF No. ]. 30 that pupils Of either ssx III the more
| advanced grades OF scholarship may receive hike
| instructions and advantages from lectures, and
from the use Of the scientific and other appara-
! tus. text books. &C., which have been may b.
from time to time purchased, may adopt the same
course Of study and recite together in the same
class rooms.
Resoiusd, That the relation of Miss Mary Row .
land to the Boys Department OF School No be
the same - that now held BY Miss Mary Miller.
| on the first 6oor Of No. bs the same a. that now
| held by Miss Rowland.
Mr.. Febger moved to lay both On the table.
Lost by ayes, 7, nayes, 20
Mr.. Moore moved to lay the substitute on the
| table. Lost by ayes TO- nays H.
Mr.. Mclntire rose to point of order. assert.
ing that resolutions similar to those contained 10
MIR. AtkinsOn's substitute were ruled ont of or
der by the Chair, At the last meeting
The CHAIR decided the point not we'll taken
Mr.. Atkinson said his resolutions were al
together different from those offered at the pre-
vious meeting. These were simply a proposi.
tion to remove the girls from No. l 10 the second
story Of No. 4, and not to have boys and girls in
the same room. For the sake Of peace, and f. +
the purpose Of satisfying the opposition to his
previous resolutions this latter proposition was
brought up. There would be no revolution in
the school system. but simply a transfer, which
would make No. what it was intended for, n
High School.
Mr.. Moore was not opposed to the proposition,
but thought this was not the proper time for it,
Introduction. The schools were all now ar
ranged and classified, and il the matter il
pushed, considerable confusion would result
M. Nields referred to the proposed en- ar.e-
ment Of School No. 4, and sxid that Mr.. Akin.
sons proposition does away with the ne.pssity
for such enlargement, and that by its adoption
they were simply putting School No. ! to the
use for which il was intended
DR.. Wales offered as substitute the follow
ing;
WHEsEAs, 1t having heen proposed to intro.
duce tue system OF mixed schools or Co I'D ucaton
| OF the sexes in one Of our public schools and
WHKR1As 1t 10 inexpedient at the present time
TO change the course of education IN sny of our
schools. 1t becomes us to act cautiously and TO con
slder the moral Disadvantages as well as the men.
tai improvement TO be derived from the introduc
ton Of co-sducation
Res0lcsd, That the subject of mixed schools o,
co-sdncetion Of the ssxes, he referred 10 spec,u
co0nittss OF i've to report W to the advantage OF
necessity of such change in our schools the oo,o
rnttes to bs appointed BY the President.
The substitute was lost by vote Of ayes, 10
nays, II.
Mr.. Nields moved the previous question on
MIR. Atkins0n's substitute, but Withdrew hi.
motion.
Mr. Febiger opposed the movement and stated
there was not sufficient accommodation in the
upper room Of No. 4, to allow of the transfer
from No /. He also did not consider that the
latter proposition Of Mr.. Atkinson differed yery
materially from the former one. II was only
one way Of whipping the Devil around ,ht
stump"
The debate now digressed upon the subject
OF The co education of sexes, aud was .p,ritsdy
discusted for short time
10 reply to Mr.. Febigers objection, Mr.. At
kinson stated that thore was not exceeding l5(
scholars under Miss Rolans charge in Nc,
winch number No could easily accommodate
DR.. Quinby thought that the proposi,ior
would alter the status OF the teachers somevhs,
Col. Grimshaw calling Mr.. McIn,ire to tn,
chair, took the floor in opposition to he propo
s!tion, and called the attention OF the Chair Il