Wilmington daily commercial., 1873-09-23

The Insurance Committee reported the fol-
lowing insurances recently made;
No. 1, Building $1,000; Furniture. 81 900.
No. l, Building, $4,000; Furniture, Sl,OOO.
No. 8, Building q. 900; Furniture, 81 600.
No. 6, Building, q 600 Furniture. s4OO.
No. a. Building o., 900; Furniture, 1900. |
No. s, Building % 000
No 10, Building. sS 0O0
No. IL. Building, 81 600; Furniture, 1000.
No. IL Building, $4,000; Furniture, tl,OOO.
No. Is, Building. 81 ,O00-Total ESQ 900.
OF this S26 900 is in the Delaware Fire Insur- |
ancs Co., and $4,000 in the Royal. AA order
for $9l, TO pay premiums, was directed TO be
drawn.
Upon the manner of presenting the silver
medals which to be given to meritorious pu-
pills. some discussion took place, and it was final
| ly decided to leave the time aud manner Of the
presentation to the visiting committees for each
school.
Mr.. Child from the Committee on New School,
reported that the contract and bond we're signed,
| the cellar dug, and the walls would be commenc-
| ed tomorrow.
The President announced the Committee on
| Night Schools. whose names nave already been
| announced in the COMMERCIAL.
Il The payment Of quarterly dues for books and
Il stationary, for pupils, was the occa ion OF some
discussion and the subject was finally LETT TO the
/ Superintendent, TO be explained to the teachers
| The resolution to add Latin and German to the
Course Of Study in No. School then taken
up. There appeared to be no disposition to
further discuss the subject, and the yeas and
nAys being called for the vote was as follows
Yeas - Msssrs. Adams, Baird, Child, Coyle,
FrAim, Heisler, Higgins, Hilles, l, J. Jenkins,
II. NJ. jenkins. W. J. Morrow Macallister, Rics,
Roberts, Smith-l5.
Ndgs-M Messrs. Ferris, Hassan. Lynch, Moore,
McIntire, Pierce, Palmer, Ruth, bhOrtidge, Zeb-
ley-l0.
On motion OF II. NJ. jenkins, the resolution
Just adopted was referred to the Committee on
Teachers. With instructions to make the neces-
, | sary Arrangements to carry it into effect.
Mr. Smith. from the special committee on
Howard School, presented the report, signed by
. himself and NJ. NJ Child. 1t embodied propo-
sition received from the Delaware Association
| for the Moral Improvement and Education OF the
Colored People, to lease the Howard School to
the Board, at the nominal rent OF S25 per an
mum, aud, after reviewing the proposition,
favorably, closed with resolution ao-
cepting the proposition. The report
| set forth the circums ancee Of the organization
OF the Howard school, aud erection OF the bnild-
| ing and the refusalz by the Board 10 take charge
OF it, owing to the word white" which appeared
a in the charter OF the Board, and which was urged
: by members as a conclusive objection to taking
any cognzance OF colored schools. The report
maintained that according to the amended Unit
= ed States Constitution the word white, had
( become obsolute and OF no effect.
n Mr. McIutlre offered a minority report, which
II he read, alleging the iliegality OF the proposed
II | acceptance, as long as tho word " white was in
= the charter of the Board These reports intima-
10 ted that the majority report was a covert design
d to mingle the white and colored children in our
y public schools. The minority report follow
{, ed by resolution, that the offer be rejected.
J. 1t being decided that the minority report took
r precedence, MIR. Smith took the floor in opposi-
tion to the minority, aud comparing Rhode
Island with Delaware, made an able present alton
g Of facts in favor Of the education OF all cassei
ts | Of the people.
to Msssrs McIntire and Roberts favored the Mi
e. nority report, and based their arguments upoT
9, the fact that the word white appeared in The
" charter.
in Messrs. H. M. jenkins, Fraim, President Hill
a. les. and SIR. MacAllister advocated the adoption
RS OF the majority report. President Hilles statet
T. that the doubts he had heretofore entertain eI
i'd in regard to the legality of accepting the Howar,
'n School had been removed and he was convlncet
ys that the word white" in the charter, WAS Their
it in opposition to the Constitution OF the Unite
States.
In order to fully satisfy all upon the legal as
pects Of the question, Mr. II. NJ. Jenkins effere
a resolution submitting the law points involve,
4, to S. NJ. Harrington, Esq, for formal opinion
~ Mr.. Moore moved to amend by adding the nhm
. OF Thomas +. Bayard, Esq.
~ The amendment was lost on a standing vote
,, of IL to 13, aud the resolution WAS thou ais
!" voted down.
Mr. Moore moved to adjourn. Lost.
e' The Yeas and Nays being called for on th
=, minority report, 1t WAS lost by the folio win
VI vote:
J.. Yeds-Messrs nassan, Hesler. Lynch, Nj, ,or,
IA McIntire, W J. Morrow, Ruth, Z.
,b hdys = Messrs Adam, Baird Child oyl
III Ferns, Fralm. Higgins, Hllles l. j. Jenkins ]
NJ. jenkins, Macallister, NIelds Pierce, Palme
Rice. Roberts, Shortlidge, Smith and Zebley-l
The majority report was then adopted by Ilea
IL | " the same vote by which the minority repo
was lost, Mr.. Roberts and Mr. Zebley who NtJt'
nv against the minority report, voting, also, az AIN
- the majority report and making the result star
10 II yeas, to nays.
ed Mr.. Pierce moved that the Committen {
by Night Schools be allowed to use the scho
,f- houses for night schools.
nd Messrs. NIelds and Baird opposed the motto
to because there was no gas in the public sch oo
to aud also on account OF the injury to the pupil
ass books. Mr.. Pierce by unanilnous consent, wit
he drew his motion.
or The President announced the following Il
he Committee on Printing, which had not yet be-
to appointed, - Messrs. Macallister, Moore, al
CCyle
he onmotion of Mr. Child, the Printing Comm
nd tee was authorized to have 2O0 copies of the Ii
nly OF Teachers and Committees printed.
ity The President announced the following Wis
IAN ing Committees for the six months, ,commenjcl
a Oh October lat
he No. I'M. NJ. Child, Benjamin Nields.
No. Nv. II. Griffin, ThOs. johnson.
the No. 3.-LeWis Zebley, George II. Roberts.
at No, Al NJ. Jenkins, Allen Speakman.
ich kNo. 5-S A. MacAister, Ziba Ferris, Jr.
silly No CIV. II. Pierce, Isaac j. Jenkins.
our No. CHARLES Baird, B. r. Heiser
lm- No. 8-John II. Adams George Il, Rice.
rse No. 9-James U. Morrow.
ntil No. lO-R. q Fram Patrick Hassan.
to No. 1l-John Palmer, Allen Ruth,
No. 12-D. H. Ooyle, W. ]. Morrow.
mi mo. l3-H. B. McIntire, s. H. smith.
the No. l4-J. II. Moore, l.. T.. Lynch.
The No. l5-Anthony Higgins, DIR. L. G. Sho
L. lidge.
ne, On motion Of Mr. Baird, the Superintendent