Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-09-23
rhs Roard ofEaueatIen.
REGytAR AEETTSs LAST EVENING -LATIN AND
GERMAN TO BE INTRcDUcED fNTo ScRooLNo,
l-THE HOWARD SCHOOL,

NAhAAN To hH INTRODUCED ANTo SCHOOL NO
Tina Howard ScEooIp
4 WNUE i-A-JU Ui Ntf4 4- tfe -
The Board of Education met at the regular
honr last evening. Poe ifent Hilias IN tue ohaiE
Tho Committee on Teachers reported the fol-
lowing change ofteaoheTs, which were confirmed;
Miss Ada Y. Carswell, assistant principal Of No.
3, resigned; Miss Alkaline Rowland first Asaibt-
ant appointed 70 he vaJh lcy. Ahss RoNlant's po-
sltton, Alls0 BY the appointmsnt Of Miss Laura
Mcleod, I'd assistant Of No. 10; Miss McLood's
position to be filled BY Miss Helen Reed, Of. No.
pointlnent Of Miss Christine VGndegrift.
The COmnlitteso on IRspFhpce repFetOd the f0l-.
lowing nsnTances eifected on the properties Of
the Board School No, 2, $4,000, iurniture, ST.
Goo No. 3. 5000 iuTaltgTe $1,000; No. o. 81
coo +; No. s, 5000; No. 40, $1,000; Ne. II, eel.
coo, furniture, 81 900 I, NO,l2 Sp,SOO, GatnitGre
$1,000; No. l3, Sl,OO0s Ne. /, $1,000, fuFnitura'
tlOC0i Total, on buildingH, s29, COO = on furn:-
tuTe, s6 400 lot I on both, SS6, 600. n.
Tue Following bills .wens reported correc bV, the
Committee on Accounts. and allowed: Croasdaie
Warner & Co, aqS4, ST t-6IaSloS Mas SIsssty 1ss s.
20; Washington Cox. $3.50; bowen q SpeaL-
sss nan; Ia tISS2o, james Ffonse, $50; z. Pickles,
Speakman d Bro, $ls65 G. Fralm, SIO,
Mr.. Jenkins called up his resolution relating TO
the introduction of the study Of latin and GER.
man into Public School No. l. The resolution is
as follows: ~ 80 =
Resotred, That the German language, and 50
much OF the Latin as is taught in private Acade-
mics OF the same grade be introduced into Pub
nc School No. l., the study OF the same, however.
to , DC optional with the pupils. ',1ta lIs'
Without discussion, the resolution was ndonted
by the following vote r.
Ayes-Messrs. Adams. Baird, Child, Coyie.
ETalm, Helsler, Higgins, Hilies, 1. J. Jenkins III
Al. jenkins, w. c. Morrow, Macallisler, Rice,
Roberts, Smith-l5. -
Fl tir
Pierce, Palmer, Ruth ShortIedRe Zeblev-l0
on motion OF Mr.. jenkins, the subject was re-
lerred TO the Committseon HeacheB, Nith iratrne-
tons TO make the necessary arrangements, for the
introduction of the studies named.
The Committee on Medals, recommended the
securing OF the Masonic Hall Opera House, which
could be done without expense, save the cost of
the gas, and the Janitors fee) and the public pre-
sentatlon OF the medals TO the children, on the
evening Of Saturday, Nov. 4th.
The Recommendation however was moi adon,ed
and the Visiting Committees OF the different
schools were instructed TO take the medals aud
present them to thesChlLlrea entitled to them b
The President apReunced the Committes on
GSsgHrES N,s1t Schools ~ UcsptF published h the
Mr.. geisler moved that the Conmitte OF No. /
School be authorized to.uAake necessary arrange
ments to properly carry away the waste water
from the school as at present it was a source of
annoyance to the adjoining property owners.
mittees, for the ensuing six months, as follows: 4
No. I'm. NJ. Childs, b. Nields,
No. WIN. H. Griffin, ThOs. johnson,
No. 3-Iewis Zebley, Geo. r. Roberts
no 4-HoWard NJ. Jenkins Allan Speakman,
No. 5-S. A. MacalIiBter, 2. Ferris Jr., ~
no. CIV. H. Pierce, L J. Jenkins, p .
NO. 1-Charles Baird, B. r. Heiser
NO. 6-JOhn ii. Adams. Geo. E. Rice.
No. p e. Morrow, VIM s. HiIles,
NO. l0-h. g. Fraim, Patrick Hassan,
no. !l-yohn Palmer Allan Ruth, lts.f
No, l2-D. H. Coyle, W !AlorroE.t II lE
No. ls-h B. McIntire, s. Redmond smith.
NO. l4-Joha Il Mopte. Lewis Ltnch, ~
No. l5-AnthspX HigkihA. DR.. r. @. ShOtt-
The resolution in regard to the Howard scnool
next came up for consideration. Mr. Smith from
the majority OF the committee having the subject
under consideration, presented lengthy report,
iavonng the acceptance Of the proposition from
ment and Education of the Colored People, via
The Board to rent the Howard School pFoperty
for $50 per year, maintain school similar TO 9th
er schools of the Board. The acceptance of this
proposition the report stated would be the best
means OF setting the yexed question OF the edn-
cation Of coloFed ChiIdIen, which was q duty in
posed by the Constitution Of the United States
1t also inSinuated. that If this provision is not
made, the colored people will test the present
state Law, in the u s. Courts The report clos
ed with 3 resolution providing for the aoceptanee
OF the prop oslliOn, and ~ tAoFiNng the oIhutaa
to make necesagg. .aFtaRgsSnenis % takR ahare6 &C
the school, aud c0ptinue IA service Hle tsacktSs
at present ni1ied. 1lslA ss ~ ~ -
MIR. McInti prsssdteaa q minority teport! ne.
GREETING that heiaEt Legslature had NEGLECTED 10
provide for the taEatiDn Of eOIored Deople 5tor ed
ueational purposes. But, under the present cir
camatahees, there A. no athsF C0urse lor the Board
70 pursue than The one il has been following
1he Beard OF 4 Eaneatton vas created bya State
Law, and its duty Is simply to educate not Ia
mako laws. The Board is Empowered 70 make
provision for the education of all white children.
bnt furiher than that, it has no authority To 90.
The majority report closed with a rssolutjuu
providing for the refusal of the Board to accent
the proposition, as it is in compllcty with the
charter OF the Board, and the laws Of the IstAle
Of the report
Mr.. Smith. after presenting an array of Stats
taos TO SHOW the necessity for educating all lJas-
es OF people, said that the laws OF the UtIited
states were paramount To al otheF laws. no
matter how q State laW conflicts with them. iit
should have no weight. lie discussed the oueg.
hon at length IN this stain
Mr. Acintire thought the colored children
should be educated, but consiasEea that the
members of the Board, aaezkonfiree ,officers
should obey the laws they 1lats ~ b Z xaente
1hs board had no aut t6 estahAidk 4thls
school. The threat that y tolorea naOrI : ,seI1
test The State school 1ag 1Aas ~ a ~. aos M
test .s1,,tI can be made all - ne ateA Bttias
Mr. H. NJ. jenkins lstaa. that thS .ssSoffa
SWhlte" had been placed y ths
Board. for the exclusion Of u ~ iFeA X s6ple.-
As it In conflict with the Nati0A aksSnstitution.
1t "A now no law for the Board. a b" tt, q
Nh. Robsrts said that the Board Was the SER
want OF the Stata. and as long e. werd s'whits''
u % the charter they NEST observe Il: