Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-08-31
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Meeting Last Monday. -Co-education Of
the sexes---Novsl Parliamentary law.

the sexes-.-Novsl Parliamentary law.
The Board Of Education had a regular
meeting last Monday, President Grimshaw
In the chair.
On motion Of Col. Febiger, an order
was directed to be drawn In favor OF hrs.
Poole, Executrix of Dr. Rolph Marsh, de-
ceased, for principal and interest Of bond
about falling due.
The President announced that there
we're seyefdi communications on the table
in reference 10 horses for IRE engines, I'M
proved copy books, &C, and asked ifthey |
bhoNld be read.
on motion, they were laid on the table |
without reading.
MIR. Wilmer Atkinson offered the fol- /
lowing resolutions.
D. Res0irdd. That the Grammar School here 7
toiofe iRtatr1 In the upper room of No.
school building ana the Grammar School
located In the upper rOoii o. No. School
building be united into one SCHOOL, sna aes-
p Retoircd, That the said High School DC
located m the upper room OF No. School
building. -,
BY the Superintendent Of schools, under the
direction OF the Committee OF Teachers OF
srhuiats, with view to their transfer to the
HEB School ard all those who pass 4 satia-
a RssoirsS That MIA May Miller he
In tied Nv the Committee on Teachers 10
accept the Principalshipo Of said High bchovL
/ 5. Resolved, That the Committee or
Teachers be constituted Committee 10 NIX
and designate the grades of the remaining
schools In the city and to arrange and CLASSIFY
them, rs in their judgment they deem
proper. .,-r..
they could be =. coldeu. Col. fehlger
Ia.. a.. IL
Withdrew his motion until the inst reso-
lut on could be Sc Guided and Immediately
/ renewed 1t.
The Chair decided that the motion to
lay on the table was not dcbat,h.e AMI
a vote being taken the Char decided that
the motion was carried.
Mt. Atkinson demanded division
lost
The original motion then coming up,
Mr.. Atkinson said he thought the matter
Was worthy of more serious consideration
than some members appeared willing to
accord IL. The present school for girls
OF which Miss Miller 10 prlnd, al 10 in the
upper room of No school house and
seats 1856 pupils.
Tue school for boys in the upper room
of No. l School House has seats
for 1872 pupils. This school has heretofore
been for boys only, and the resolutions
proposed general examination and the
sending of 1852 scholars to No. l.,
without regard TO sex. He won like
those opposed TO the proposition 10 stat q
their reasohs. For sume years past the
schools for girls in this city had been 70
much better than III Use for boys that Tile
girls were the faithes. advanced, aud
ehOugh boys far enough advanced could
not he found ii ill No. School without
filling it with ignoramus, s. As II was
many not far enough advanced had been
admitted, aud those further advanced were
thereby kept back. II girls we c sent
there the school could he well filled with
an excellent set = scholars II had re.
Gently been proposed in the Board to erect
an addition to No 4 School, at cot ol
$1,000, To accommodate the girls schOo
there. presideut Grimshaw here inter
= rupiCd the speaker with the remark thai
! the Board had voted down that PROPOSE
ton.
, lIMr Atkinson cnntisued-tt only voted
+ II down because IL had not the money. 1
. these propositions were adopted this ex
pcnse would he entirely avoided. Nhet
the schools were fullest laet year thet
contained 2G63 scho ars while 10 all ID,
:, school houses there was an aggregate 0
: 426s seats. That Is there wire 500 va
y cant seats. But the average attendance
Z is much less aud on an average there are
100 vacant seats With the change pro
:, posed and a proper distribution Of th,
, pupils amongst the various schools non
:, need he denied admission and no ney
e houses need he built for several years
4 Were the two schools II Is Proposed :,
T. conso'lda'e not composed cfpupils ofoppo
+, 81 sexes there wonld not be a paric
/" Of objection 10 this change. Thl
was no reason for not making II Tn
= upper loom Of No. is now for girls, an,
-. the lover room for boys, and the boy
ami Urls play in adjoining yards, and tn
;. pupils are thrown almost as much togeih
er ms they would be here He cited III
. fact that the 60 education of the sexes Il
- u Their in the same schools, was cOmmo
~ throughout the States of PennsylvAni
~, and Ntw York, aud mentioned the fac
D." that the rceut state Convention of Ill
teach r. Of Z, nusyvania had al It's n
w cont mee'ing called up resolution unnn
mously adopted II years ago, opposing Il
~ cu-t duVtiiun Ut the srNes IN high aud no
nal -th"o +, aud after thorough discu
-iu D., 10 Il unanimously icscndeh IL. /
=. further cited The success Of the system
NO Taylor IL Jackson's Academy In this cit
q liz adoption In Delaware College, The al
a., prOval of II by President Puinell and u
~ Albert Leslie, a director of the Culeg
A., tue adoption Of tho system IN the norm
1ie schools Of Maryland. The testimony
W. ~, its favor by President Magll, of swart
" more, and President White of Cornell.
~, Returning to the proposition 10 appOi
~ Miss Miller, he said Mr. Barnum "
a. doubtless an excellent scholar, but wi
little exporter &c al a teacher. The lat
was a veteran, an accomplished teach,
~ fully competent to take charge of I
'"' school in ils present state Of advancemel
and the Board could not get better OF
no matter how learned, unless he had h
equal experience In teaching
10. DIR. Wales moved to postpone the REL
'nt lutiOns one week. Lost
of The Chairman then decided that /
resolutions relating to Miss Miller ",
'ol- ont of order, she having already b en-
eat pointed principal Of No 4 10y the Board
will Mr.. Atkinson asked if she had accepts
ac- The Seer taty said she had not ~ n,
Ing fed the Board
lily Mr.. Atkinson, however, did not app
cur from the decision of the chair.
1 IN MIR. Baird then suggested that the re
ON lutiOns be taken up one by one, and moN
]. to take up the first for consideration. Lc
lied One or two motions to lay on the tn
Iau were made, and there was side disc
oh sion as to whether or not the Board 4
it, not voted down the first resolution
vOr voting down Mr.. Baird's resolution.
ard Before this was settled the Chair NJ
left II hint from Col. Febiger said that for
the purpose Of eating a pote he would dec
feet the resolutions, as a whole, out Of ord
and any one might appeal from the d,
om- sion OF the Chair
ave Mr.. Atkinson promptly appealed fr
Sell such decision but the Board actually
les ted TO sustain the decision ofthe Chair
4 to the following vote.
and Ayes-T, NJ. Cubert, Christian Fcbil
uel, JHo Flock. Patrick Hassun, John
per Moore, II. b. Mclntire, Charles Stew
DR.. W F. Quinby, DR.. E q Shoulid
hips DR.. John p. Wales.
wen Nays. Wilmer Atkinson, Charles Ba
east NJ. NJ. Child, Isaac J. jenkins, Thoi
ter johnson, WIN. II. Pierce, Lewis Zehle,
the On motion the Secretary was iustruC
to ask tie teachers appointed by
1t Board to notify il whether or not they
Jung accept
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