The Morning herald., 1876-08-01
NEWS
EDUCATIONAL.


Meeting Of tho School Board Last Night
1.-THE Ne'c Training school I-Repors Of the
Committee Report of tho Normal School
Committee - 500 Appropriated for a
Drasct's0 School, etc.
The School Board met last evening in ad-
Journed session, and on motion of Col.
Heisler Mr.. Eckel took the chair. The
President stated that the meeting had been
called to act on the report Of the Com
mittee on Training School.
On motion the report with the resolutions
previously printed was read by the Sec
retary as follows:
WILMINGTON, DEL, July 10, 1876.
GENTLEMEN:
We, your Committee on Training School,
would respectfully submit the following as
our report:
That after q due consideration of the SUBJ
ject together, we see the necessity of estab-
fishing "Training School" in our city to
better prepare young ladies to fill vacancies
occasioned by the Withdrawal of teachers.
The necessity of furnishing any consider
able number of suitably qualified persons to
fill vacancies occurring with little or no
premonition at any time during the school
year, not only imposes heavy task upon
the school officers, but exposes the schools
to imminent danger of serious interruption,
or total failure, by unexpected changes of
teachers.
Therefore, We would recommend the fol-
lowing:
Resolved, That the Committee on Teach
ers are hereby authorized to open a a"Train-
ing School" in what Is now known as build
ing No. 8.
Resolved, That the Committee on Teach
ers are hereby instructed to arrange to use
three (3) rooms in bu:lding-tor "Train-
ing School" In which those persons on the
list of accepted teachers may become pupil
teachers, and shall, under the Committee
on Teachers and the Principal of the school,
teach for the period of twelve weeks, after
which they may be appointed as regular
teachers in the employ of the Board.
Resolved, That the Committee on Teach
ers are hereby instructed to open Normal
and Training School in Building No. Q, to
which may be admitted residents of this
State who desire to qualify themselves for
| teaching. Further chat said committee
shall recommend suitable teachers for said
school.
Resolved, That committee of five be
appointed to prepare an amendment to the
present Charter Of this Board granting an
annual appropriation of s., from the
Legislature of the State, for the use of the
Normal and Training School.
Resolved, That the said committee pre-
pare further amendment defining more
clearly the assessment to be laid annually be.
fore City Council, and all matters in the
l Th rto M rfoin ininrp IN tho fino uoos.
B.R. HEIsLER,
| W. j. MORROW,
| CHAs. BAIRD.
Col. Heisler here took the opportunity Of
saving, that it had not been fully decided
where the ''training school" should be es.
tablished, and he.therefore moved that the
first resolution be struck out, and that the
blank in the second resolution, be filled up
with the words No. 9, and that "Taylor" be
inserted previous to the word building
Adopted.
Mr.. Eckel said that he thought in order
that the public should know what the
Board was doing; the resolution second on
the list, was not definite enough, he accord.
ingly moved that all after the word "resolv
ed" be struck out, and the following substi.
tuted:
Resolved, That the Committee on Teach
ers are hereby authorized to prepare suita
BILE rooms In building No. 9 to be used as 9
"Training School, )" In which those persons
on the list of accepted teachers who may
not be employed by the Board at the time
of the organization of the said "Trainine
School" may enter as pu pill teachers fol
the purpose of perfecting themselves in the
principles of discipline and government.
The above was adopted with but little
discussion.
Mr.. Eckel then offered the following in
lieu of all other resolutions relating to thu
"Training SchooP:
Resolved, That all such pupil teacher
j, when regularly entered, shall under the di
rection and guidance of the Committee OF
teachers and the princspals, teach such clas
or classes as may be assigned to them for 6
period of twelve weeks without compensa
tion, after which time they shall be entitlet
Ito appointment in the Public School, in th'
order, merit and seniority taking precedence
: of all others who may not have so served
in the ''Training School,"
Mr.. Chandler moved that the time be lini
ted six weeks.
The discussion which followed the pres
entation of the resolution, and the motiol
was on the subject of compensation, and tn
length of time the school should be open
In the opinion that there should be no com
pensation, all seemed to cor cur, and tn
majority Of those who spoke on the subject
expressed themselves in favor of twelv'
weeks time mentioned in the original mo
tion.
Mr.. Sharp very pointedly expressed him
self in regard to the matter, and said tina
he thought the idea of paying teachers 70
Learning themselves, should not be sup
ported. Col. Heisler said it was evident t,
him that Mr.. Sharp was off the track, AM
did not understand the question. Mr.. Heis
Ter then explained that It was the design o
the committee on the training school t.
place at the Taylor academy principa
teacher at salary of 5000, with subordi
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