Wilmington daily gazette., 1874-01-13
DAILY GAZETTE.
BOARD OF EDUcAriok.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING.

REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING.
file regular meeting OF tho Board OF Education |
was held last evening, President liilir5 In the
chair.
The Committee on Teacher,' reported the re- /
suit OF a recent examination tor teachers, aud
number Of appointments and changes made nrccs
sary by the resignation OF two teacher all OF
which have prtWnn7ly been published IN the GA
~ETTE.
1t AlsD recommended that ali teachers below
Frst Assistant be regarded a, OF the same grade,
ia order to render unnecessary such extended
changes when IA resignation IL received.
fne report gave rise TO considerable discussion,
some of the members believing that the COMMITTEES
had no. regarded he roster OF the Board in max
,ng the appointments of new teachers to POSITIONS
and in transferring the old ones.
Tho report finally adopted. by u vote oi 10
ayes to nays
same committee reported that Miss Nictorine
\anleyer Of No. >. had resigned on account oil
MI health, and that Miss Fila Day hti been ap-
pointed 10 her position. Adopted.
An order for SlG9, in favor OF Geo. &. Gordon,
llr, interest on mortgage was ordered to he
drawn.
The resolutions offered by Mr. II. NJ jenkins,
at the last meeting, ia relation to obtaining
promptly from the CRY Council, the money due
The Rmrd,was referred to the Finance Committee,
with Instructions 10 cndeaNor 10 carry out Their
intent aud purpose. and also to scud copy to the
city Council
Nlr jenkins aahed the chairman ot the Finance
Committee ii there was money enough in The
Treasury to pay the December salaries.
MIR. Baird replied not it was expected 10 have
the money ready last Saturday, but the city disa-
pointed them. 1t wss, however, confidently ex
pected by Saturday next.
la the course OF II discussion Mr. Ii. Nj Jenkins
remarked that, the Board was not making much
progress financially That the City Council never
treated its demands and necessities with due at
tcution, and there was no other resource left but
borrowing; but ii the Board would SO on smooth
IX Mt Ia, rui sal hv other The
banks woald not care to loan the Board mon ~, in
consideration of receiving its deposit in July
next. which would Dc rather small when back
debts were paid.
The monthly report of Superintendent IIsr-
Whole number of scholars. 4,245
Average 1896
per ceat.of attendance on average number o. o.
" whole &.
Scholars left since september, /, S29
Number OF vacant seats, G67
scholars perfect in attendance, ,59o
tariy, 400
Teachers tardy, Il
DAYS of teachers absence. from sickness, Is
- " other causes 10
The report also stated that, in the opinion
of the Superintendent the ma iority of the sly
scholars who have lett school since SeptembeI
lst. are boys suspended for Irregular attend
ance and whose parents are tired Of endeavor
inu to keep them at scnoo This Is a matter
which needs the serious attention of the
Board
Another matter WAS referred to-the trans
frrs which taka place tho last Friday OF this
month No. 4, boys department is full, anC
twelve applicants are waiting Tor admission
there arc fifty boys in the primary schools whit
unsht to be III grammar schools, and they
can't very we'll br placed in No. |. The re
mort also suggests that school No 10 be made
a combined grammar and primary school,
The report was ryi rred 10 n committee o
i've, which VIII hereafter be appointed blythe
Chair.
The committee OF school No. 10, was au
thoriZed to nave 'he heaters III tos'hool pu
in proper order.
Mr. Adams preSeted preamble and resolu
tions referring to the depressed condition t
the Hoard's finances, the Inability to obtaii
accommodation at the banks, as heretofore
ina lmpractability of continuing to pay sala
ries monthly, ane instructug the Financ
Committee 10 take into consideration the pro
prietv of paying the salaries quarterly unit
the reception of the July uaxes-on the 18th o
April and tho 18th of July the Dccem
Der salaries, however. to be paid as contempla
ted
The resolution after discussion, was adop
ted
Mr.. Nields offered a resolution instructin
the Finance Committee to consider and repOr
upon the practicability of negotiating LOAF
OF $40 900 for one year, by mortgage on til
nroperty of the Board, and also furnish IT
port OF tne utt '"'S"tiou VI tho Do"iu Phe
perty.
On motion of Mr.. Fraim the Superlntender
was authorized to present each teacher with
copy of his annual report.
On motion, the quarter salary Oh the Sec
retary and Treasurer amounting to Sloo wa
ordered to be drawn.
On motion, the Board adjourned until MOI
day evening next, when it will again nae
to hear the report OF the Finance comm
toe on Mr. Adams and Mr.. Nelds' resoll
lions 80