Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-06-23
The SCHOOL BOARD.
The Coming Examinations:
The Next City Tax Rate.
An Unfortunate Company.
THE BOARD OF eDucAr,oN


AMINATIoNs- OTHER Business.
The Board of Education met in regular
session, last evening, President Shortledge
in the chair.
The Finance Committee was authorized
10 renew tor thirty days, note for s22I0, on
account OF the new school building.
The Book Committee reported amended
rules, 10y which the Superintendent, instead
OF The Secretary of the Board, should supply
books to each school, upon the reauistlon
OF the Visiting COMMITTEES; and requiring
the Superintendent to make returns of the
cost OF books supplied to each school during
the quarter, and OF the anofnt collected in
each fer the use OF books, during the same
period.
Ga motion OF Mr. Moore, the Committee
on Insurance was instructed to effect an in
surance OF sl0 0oO on the new school build.
ing.
on motion of Mr.. Moore, the officers OF
the Board were instructed 10 ask Messrs.
Richardson and Hoopes to reles Sc the Board
from the payment OF rent for tho old meet
ing room attei July lat.
Tho Committee on sale of old No. Is
school reported that a fayorsbie sale was
not possible at present, and was continued.
Mr.. Frsim's resolution, requiring, after
the first OF September, the dismissal of all
school children, whose parents reside ont
side the city limits, was postponed until the
first meeting In August.
as 10 provide for examinations IN the schools
as follows, during the last week IN June
Monday ., No IL, No. Is.
Tuesdsy-No. &, No. 7, No. Il.
Wednesday-No. 3. No. 8. No. g. No. Is.
Thursdav-No. g. No. 4. No. /.
Friday No. 10. No. Ii, No. IL.
On the subject OF purchasing Milton jack
sons philosophical apparatus, No. School
Committee Was further continued
TAe Committee on School, No. 3 repoI ted
IN favor of awarding the contract for fur
nishing the upper room OF sad school with
desks 10 j. a. Biurroft Il c., ot L hlld
delphia. Adopted.
The Committee on Fuel was authorized to
ADVERTISE Tor proposals for furnishing the
vatious schools with fuel dunng the coming
cold season.
The resignation OF Miss annie Kirk, a
teacher in school NO. = 10 take effect at the
end OF the present school year, was read add
accepted.
The Special Committees for holding eN
amnations in the various schools were then
announced "a follows:
No l-Ziha Ferris, Jr., Lsvi Bird.
No. 2-lj. Il. Helsler, John Il FrocE
No. -Chas. Baird, a Ian Ruth.
No. ! John IL. Moore, LOWS +. Lynch.
No. 5-Col. A II. Grimshaw
No. G-H. b. McIntire. !. j. jenkins.
40. 7-R. ii. Fraim, Anthony Higgins.
No. S-\Vm. III. Pierce James Woo!ley.
No. 9--John Palmer.
No. l0-Wm, =. Hilles. Thos. johnson.
No. III. G. Morrow, VIM. ii. Garry.
No. l2-H. NJ. jenkins, w. }. Morrow.
No. 13-Allan Speskman.
No. H-Geo. Il. Roberts, +. IiaSsan.
No Is John Ii, Adams q 30. r.. Rico.
No. lG-I4ewis Y 1bley, Geo. w. Vernon.
Mr.. III. IL. NJ jenkins offered resolution
authorizing the Commits on Teachers, to
inquire into the OK pediency ofrequiring the
principals II attend their respective school !
q day or two prev ious 10 the ending OF the
Summer vacation, for the purpose OF ascer-
tanning the number of pupils who propose
to resume attendance, the number OF vacan-
cies, and making va-ious other arrange
ments. Adopted.
Mr. Baird offered res solution authorizing
the Committee on Printing to ask for propo
sails from at least five printers for al printiul
amounting to over $1,000.
This resolution was offered With view to
having the revised and amended rules OF
the Board printed during the Summer.
The chairman of the Printing Committee
(Mr. Roberts of the Repu6LscaA,) objected to
the resolution, and thought the Printing Com
mttee competent to properly attend to all du
ties.
Mr.. WOolley favored the resolution. He
mentione Il the case OF Il bill from the Printing
Committee, which he had refused to audit
| The bill amounted to SO, for printing lSo'
blanks, two other printers without knowledge
| of this charge had told him they would do tn,
work for SIS, and one for Sl1.50. He deemed
this a good reason for inviting proposals,
| After further discussion Col. GrimshaW
moved to lay the resolution on the table Los
| by the following vote:
| Ayes-Messrs. Grlmshaw, |. u. jenkins
| Lynch, Moore, Rice, Roberts, Ruth.
| Nays-Messrs, Baird, Bird, Ferris, Fraim
| Frock. Hesler, Johnson, w. j. Morrow, Pierce
| Shortledge, Speakman, Woolley-12. Messrs
| Ii. NJ. jenkins, Vernon and Zebley were ex
| cused from voting.
The resolution was then adopted
On motion of Mr.. Moore the names of til,
| Examination committees, the schools the.
visit and the days for holding the eXaminat-
ions were ordered to be published four time;
in each of the city dallies.
Mr.. Woolley offered preamble and resolu
tions referring to the cases wherein scholars
are prevented from being perfect in attendanc
by causes beyond their control (such as sick
ness death in the family &C., and empower
ing the Committee to give awards to sucl
children as were absent from unaveidapl
causes, for a time not exceeding ten days,
After considerable discussion the preamble
and resolution were on motion OF Mr., RobeI.
laid on the table.
| Mr. Baird offered resolution discontinuin
| the distribution of medals for perfect atten
dance, after the present school year. Lai
| over for four weeks.
An order in favor of Rev. p. Reilly, for III
rent due on School No. was directed to
drawn.
| MIR. Zebley stated that Mr.. j. X. ID. SeeC