Wilmington daily gazette., 1872-09-24
BOARD or EpucAr,oN.
xssrI.R-MExrrrc LAST EVENING

0OANO ~ 0OO~N's
RsGrLAR-MExrlro LAST EVENING
The regular semi-,toD,hy meeting Of the
Board Of Education was held las evening, ifts'
lent tirin,shaw in t,kc chair. -
The Committee OH Teachers reported tnat
taty had received a Communication from pr'
Bush, stating that the ,hsaIlh oi Mass Emma
Piingie first assistant in School No. l, was SO
ptecariosi-, that II WAS ncc.A 1srv E"'ier 10 DIS
continue seach,.s until her leaIth was re,'ored
NE, therefore su.sert-d that eht he u'sc"n'l"
ed, i.i the situation filled ny Miss Sallie Sayers,
,n,i her health be restored. Adopted
The following transfers wc:e also s,igg sated
Miss G. b. Allen, FIRST assistant Of No ~, 10
No. :; Mrs. Thatcher nf No. II, in Miss Aliens
place, Miss Brvnmai, rev teacher, III MIS-
lhacaor place. Adopted
The resignationI,f Miss S,erne, ol School NO.
H. McLpweliyiie was receiveai; Miss Lsckiel,
of No. II, was ap. ,oi, d 10 fill The vacancy On
account vi the small humber OF scholars in the
latter school, no one wa, appointed IN Miss
Lacklen place.
The Finance Committee moved that AN order
he drawn on The City Treasurer, for $1,000 to
ply teachers, and onr lor Sl94, 10 ray interest
Adopted
The resolution Of Mr.. HiIles in relation 10
transfers, lard over irurI last meeting, was with
drawn by consent ui The Board.
A communication was rseei, Cd from numerous
citiz.ns, se,tios .orlh that The present sNs EN- OF
te hing music Ii, the schools was ,letrineht ii l."
lie scholars, aud ,iiierlered vita other studies,
also u at children had been sent home because
they had 10. the r,1uired fee tor the music
lessons Tie .mmnnicall"n asked that an in
vest,gation he made into the subject, with a
view vi Iemedyiag the evil.
4 Al
lion IN the table, but the motion was no, sec
ended
The subject was on motion, referred to a
committee Of three, Messrs. Has'an, Curry and
Spelkman,
Visiting Committees were appointed tor the
neXi six months. as follows
No. 1-Dr W. +. Quinpy, Lewis Lynch, l.
Zebley.
No John f. Frock, Or. J. P. Wales.
No. 3-Wm. II. Curry, Patrick Hassan.
No. 4-CharIes Baird, DR.. F. G. Shortlidge
Nc. 5-Wm. H Pierce, J. c. Morrow.
No. GIL. b. Mclntire z. Ferris, Jr
No. M. NJ. Child, John II. Moore
No, 81. J. jenkins, James Conner
No. 9-t;eorse ii. Roberts, Il. G. Fraim.
No. l0-Wm. $. Hilles, Benjamin Nields.
No, ll-Dr d. W. Manll, Charles Stewart
No. l2-Wilmcr Atkinson Thomas NJ. Cui
bert.
No. 13-Thomas johnson, Allen Speakman
No l4-Christian Febiger, VIM. II. Griffin
On motion Of Mr. Febiger, a list OF the Visit
ing Committees. together with the names ofth,
teachers Of the respective schools was ordered Il
be printed for the use Of the members.
| Mr. Frock stated that the fence around No
loyard was falling down, and moved that ,h'
committee be authorized to erect stone wall 70
the support of the fence. Adopted.
Mr. Lynch stated that about 20 children in
his neIghborhood had made application 70
seats in No. 10, and thought some provi.i iol
should he made for them. He therefore oflere,
the following resolution:
| RESOLVED. That special committee of thre
he appointed 10 rent suitable place in tn
Southwestern part Of the city, and organize
Primary School, 10 be maintained until there
sufficient room in No. 10.
The resolution was adopted and the clai
appointed Aessrs. Lynch, Frock, ana Stewart
| said Committee.
Orders were directed TO be drawn for the fol
lowing bills, and the Board adjourned
CHARLES d. Agnes 81; jenkins Il Atkinson
S42 81; George W. Vernon, S25; George W
Bush, Sl27 o.; Robert Morrison, Sls; Cardwel
4 Wall, $4s So u. Pickles, Sal IS; Ma
thanrl Melchoir, 81 60; A. c. Mitchell, So l;