Wilmington daily commercial., 1876-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.
BDard OF EhmcatiOm.

a long ana GalkaJlYe Session OF the Board
Of Education was hell, last evening.
Bills amonuting 70 s3)l7j were pre-
sented and crderad to be paid. The con-
tract for furnishing coal was awarded to
George w. Bush; wood to Mills IL Combs;
glazing and repairing wladOws to james
Bradford; aud furnishing chairs to j. d j.
N. Harmln. After a lengthy discussion,
tho Committee On Repairs was authorized
TO but!d stnne wall along the south side
OF No 10 school house, in the Tenth ward.
The Treasurer was authorized TO draw on
tho City Treasurer for $237 80 taxes for
1875, and Sil 232 90 taxes for 1876 Checks
were also ordered to be drawn for $4,000
aud - O00 respectively to meet notes fall
ing due before tho next regular meeting.
Tho COMMITTEE on Teachers presented
reports from the examining committe. of
Nos. J., 2, 8, /, &, T. g. II, and II, the
npmbora not nauled presenting no report.
The schools were represented in very
prosperous condition and uuderthe efficient
superintendent and teachers. made satisfac
tory not only to the Board buI to the citi-
2ens In concluding the report the COM
mlttee say That withouT fear of success
ful contradiction, poor mems children are
now receiving an educl5ion that heretofore
they could nUC aspire to, and those weil-to,
do or in medium circumstances, are having
their children educated without. as hereto
fore, feeling 1t necessary to send them to
pay schools
The same committee presented report
with the following appointment of teachers
for the ensuing year; also the result OF the
examination fer teachers on the 11th and
18th instant.
No. ], Boys department. Principal, 81
Wiley; assistants, Sallie Hare, Susanna
Pyle, Anna Sayers, Eliza A. Craig
Girls Department, first grade-princip
Mary Miller; assistants, Jane Craig, Rebec
ca A. Pyle, Anaa M. Lewis, Mary c. Sprii g.
er.
Girls Department, second grade-PriOci-
pal, Mary Il. Rowland; assistants, Matilda
l.. Sayers, Anna j. Black, Eudora E. Hay
No. 2, Principal, Lydia +. d. Ford; As
slstants, Fannie j. Butler, Emma Oakford,
| Elizabeth McCabe, Louisa Gould, Ida M.
Perkins.
No. 3-Principal, Helen Smith; Assistants,
Laura Mcleod Helen Reed, Annie Speak
man, Annie L. Magarity, LIZZIE j. Saytrs.
No. Boys Department-Principal Ma
ry j. Francis assistants, Sarah A. Taylor,
Clara Il. Countiss, Sallle A Brown Girls
epartment-Principal, Kate u Stewart ;
assistants, Susan NJ BAteman, Maggie a.
Davis Mary j. Jackson.
No. 5-Prnoipal, Emma Griffith assist
ants, Ella McIntire, Mary L. Lacklen, Sallie
A. Pugh, Emma A Coyle, Agnes e, Ogle,
Nellie @. Duncan, Mary l. Good, Alice Ha-
| Eel.
No. 6-Principal, Elizabeth D. Frazer ;
assistants, Mary A. Guthrie, Alice Mercer,
Susan Wior, NJ. Irene Hawkins, Anna II.
Jeifens, Sallie Bye.
No. 7-Prinoipal, Jane DTcGoyern assist
ants, Rebecca L. Brown. Lizzie Il. Duncan,
Anna II. Fullerton, Ada II. Armstrong, Ella
L. Todd, Mary Turner.
No. S-Prmcipal, Sallie Miller assistants
Alkaline Rowland, Ella L. Lloyd, Rebecca
L Pearce, Ella j. Springer, Mary A. Colt.
No. 0-puncipal, Louisa Schmitt.
No 10-Prncipal, Mary O. l. Williams !;
q sistant5, Marion A. Black, Hannah P.
DennisoD, Viotoline A. Yandever, Cecilia
Magarity, Sidney A. Wells.
No. 1l-Principal, Annie L. Hates as
sistants, Lizzie Nanlrump, Ada A. Cars
well, Ida q. Devou.
No. r. PRINCIPAL, Adallno Ugray assist
Emma Houston, Sarah W. Hay.
No. 14-Principal, Kate Thatcher as
sstants, Alice Meudenhall, Mary e. Lewis,
Annie 2. Nichols.
No. 15-Pnncipal, Wilhelmina Slocomb !;
assistants, Anna L. Finn, Susan j. Moore,
Matte Craig, Temperance Lowber, Amanda
d. Seril.
No. lG-pnucipal, Annie D. Evans as
sistants, Sallie NJ. Shields one to be ap-
| pointed.
No. 17-Principal, Mary L. McCaully.
Friday Evening Normal School-Princi-
pal, S. J. Wiley.
The salaries Of the teachers were all left
| the same as last year.
The following passed successful eXami-
nation and were recommended for appoint
ment az teachers for one year Anna NJ.
| Dale, Ella Speakman, Ella Witsil, Hattie b.
/ l. ~,
| Maria @. Loney, Anna Il. Curtis, Stella NJ.
Fighter, Ella A. Beeson, Virginia II. Scott
A motion to adopt the report led to gen
| eral discussion, in which Messrs. Sharp
| Heisler, and others favored a reduction of
| salaries, and Messrs. Woolley, Moore
Baird and number of others advocated the
adoption OF the report.
Mr. Ecl,el moved that so much as relates
to the Friday Evening Normal School be
| stricken out, which motion was advocated
| by Messrs. Chandler, johnson, Heisler,
Ruth, and was on motion of Mr. Wilson
postponed until the next regular meeting of
| the Board.
Mr.. Eckel raised the point of order that
| as ono part of the report had been LAID
over, the remainder could not be acted
| upon, but the chair decided that it could.
After further debate tho report was then
adopted.
|
the teachers of their appointment, and the
teachers IN town were requested to notify
the Board of their acceptance Of the same
within 10 days.
Action on the pending resolution to pro-
vide for a Normal and Training School in
No o, (raylor's Academy Swas postponed
until special meeting to be held on Mon
day evening next, the 31st instant.
The Committee IN No. 3. was instructed
to have the stoves repaired.
$3.50 tax collected from School District
No. 10 was reported paid into the Treasury
and upon motion Of Mr. Roberts an order
was drawn in favor OF Cornelius Fipps for
his services and expenses as Collector. An
order was also drawn in favor of Dr. Tan
tum, of SG for medical attendance to lit
tie girl named Ward, injured by the blow
ing off of the roof of No. 10. last winter
RiTficuItfes OF Sectariam Use of
school Fund.
Let us then inquire what are the i'm
mediate practical effects of division of
the school funds among the different re.
lgious denominations, and of a consign-
,,,ant tO than Of tba t1rovinoa of sacu1 ar