Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-11-15
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IFS r1sAscIAL coNDITtoN--sALARIr or
HOWARD SCHOOL TEAoHERs-THB So.
rERNTENDRSr's MONTHLY REPORT
vAcAsoIRs AND APPLICATIONS IN THE
scHOoLs.
The Board OF Education met IN regular
session Monday, with President Hilles
10 the chair and ]. Thomas acting as
Secretary pro tam.
The Finance Committee had no report
to make, bat II was stated by Mr.. Baird,
Of the same committee, that note to the
amount Of $1,000 was due q certain party
| by the Board, and that at present the
| Treasury was very low.
| Mr. Pierce said that $4,000 was due j.
| c. Seeds, contractor for the new school
house at Third and Harrison streets, and
| that by the time the roof was on the
building the Board you'd be indebted to
that gentleman 10 the amount Of 81, 900.
MIR. II. NJ. Jenkins said that City
Council, at present, has no money for
either Its own use or that of the Board,
nor can II borrow any, aud In view Of
this condition Of things, he suggested
that the root be Immediately placed on
the building, all work on 1t stopped, and
that the necessary arrangements be made
with tho contractor.
| Mr.. Baird said that the Chairman Of
the Finance Committee Of City Council
/ had told him that within three weeks,
| Council would be able to furnish the
necessary amount of money to cancel the
note due the contractor.
On motion Of Mr.. Childs, a note was
ordered TO be negotiated TO the
amount of $1,000 to pay the contractor.
| The Treasurer's report was read and
showed a balance in the Treasury of
81, 439.77.
The acting Secretary said that he had
made out the salaries of the teachers in
the employ Of the Board at the Howard
1 School in the same proportion as they
| had been paid by the Delaware Associa-
| ton.
Whole number belonging, 41Si aver.
age number belonging, 1887 average
attendance, $500 / per cent, of attend
/ ance, ~ $ applicants, 26O vacant seats,
/ Gl9; pupils perfect in attendance. 1900
cases Of tardiuess Of pupils, sol cases of
hardness o. teachers, IA; days teachers
absent from sickness, % days teachers
absent from other causes, I.
The vacancies in the schools are as
follows
In GINS department No. /, rs ; boys
department 42 in Miss ROwlands DE-
partment 23 In No. 4, boys Department,
I; in No. 4, girls department, 20; 10 No
Q. No. 4, boys department, 4 No. z,
lG; In No. S, z; No. IL, l30 No. -,
100; No. 10, /; No. IA, l46; NJ. Is, 103.
The applications occur: No. 2, 80
No. 3, 20; No. ., IA; No. 6, ~; No. S,
IS; W. 9, l2i No. 10, 43i No. 10, SO;
no, 10, o,
n. or; i'Tslns' Itou Soluuillteo on
ie1enels AustNtte' eta'Tu teHu oWlug 10
d uv@lh III us 'ahuy' IIol' " u'se vas
uU""lc 70 'l,o't MS ehS aE.lncut W ,sctaIc
"'o'V tuo tuNV"r's lnSt.euVo ol f"uHy
eh' 'N'l' IN o'nel iesPeVls 'he com
!" ,','c ~ N' i,luSiens'
MI H. Vi. 'euA'hs asNeu LOT ana was
t'au'pU Nutn"Ill ~ 10 hd'o o'oeK placeu
ia u! 1te howard othool, A..
w lvslucu, sla'uu VIZ, he nuu
piH'e' Mcss's' 1Vhhlns auu hlSo on tue
COMMITTEE on toward seR9oi' ,
a ilo''on wa uluuo " Nv IL VI Jeu'
Nus Nus 70 permit euo ADMISSION 10 inc
iio"HrI school ol PERSONS HNlhg OUTSIDE
tnc cI'E upom lna mummy payment VI 81
eng. 70 i " no'rl' ..,, .-,u-,
N'; \ una thousut u WSu'u e'taplisn
an l'JAfilus precedent II the motion was
ad9l'el ny me Board Board 49,. ..,
/ tI- moore oHJee,eu 10 'ne lhotloh ana
sala llai tNe board could not ADMIT such
persous.
MI baifd tAopght the Board mad no
Htli 10 charge Ine sum stipulated
MF' moore saiu that Il me Board
adn''s colJrcd chlldien Il Will certainly
nave to admit white children, living in
I Ine country 10 the DINER SCHOOLS OF the
boaFl'
Mr' denklns sa'd he regretted he had
said anything IN the matter, as the per-
SONS could he Admitted by the committee
without the acton OF tue Board The
reason Tor mentioning II was to make
statement Of TIE case The persons
seeking admissiu were two colored boys