Daily Republican., 1878-12-10
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A regular meeting Of the Board o.
Edqsasion ~ss held last svsninf, Prss.
idsnt RCksl In the Chair.
~. Kent, Chairman Of tho Book Com
niittss, asked Tor information In regard
" what should b. done with Books No
2, American Arithmetic, which hs still
found upon the list ,ef text books, aitsl
II wS Understood that Il was NOT TO b,
used, sxoSpt TO make up SONS dsfcisn
q In No. S Grammar School.
In order 70 meet the dimculty re-
fsrrsd to BY Mr.. Kent, tho following
resolution, offered BY Ar., Baird, VA
Adopted ~ "
ks,ajysd, That the Brooks Unior
Arithmstlc, No. ., 10 stillupon the lisl
Of the text books for use in the public
schools. .--.. -.
Mr.sAifred D. Poole, member cleo
from The First Ward In place Ct Thoma,
johnson resigned, being present, tn.
rules were suspended and Mr.. Poole
was obligated - . member Of til.
Board.
Mr.. Bst,s, chairman Of the Committee
on Finance, reported $50 taxes for 1877.
In the hands Of the City Treasurer,
which on his motion WAS ordered 10 bs
paid TO the City Treasurer for the City
OF Wilmington. He also reported 1855.
"a taxes for 1878 In the hands Of the
City Treasurer, for which the proper
officers were instructed TO draw q war
rant. .+. -.t
The President stated ti.at there was .
vacancy In the committee on the sale OF
old school house, No. Is, and also on
the Committees Of No. IL and l6schools
caused by the resignation Of Thomas
johnson, Mr.. Poole was appointed to ill
those vacancies and Mr.. Morrow will
hereafter act AZ chairman Of the com.
mittee on the sale of old No. l3.
DIR. .Grimshaw's y resolution to expunge
from the bylaws Section q, No. 8, was
taken up for consideration.
The following is the section reier-
red to: a.t
"Whenever any member of the Board
shall not give due attention to the
duties OF his Office either by neglecting
10 attend three consecutive stated meet
ings Of the Board, without reasonable
excuse for his absence, or by failing for
two Consecutive months to discharge
his duty as a member of the visiting
committee, without like excuse for such
a failure, it shall BIZ the duty OF the
Board to declare his seat vacant, and
proceed to fill it as in cases of other
vacancy
DR.. Grimshaw said the section was
nonsensical, as the Board had no pow
er to declare the seat of any member
vacant. This he said was tried recent
ly in the Philadelphia Board where a
member had for certain sum oflnoney
a lady admitted as = teacher, and was
expelled, but appealing to the courts
he was reinstated.
The resolution was adopted unani-
hously.
A resolution having passed at a pre-
vious meeting to appoint committee
70 memorabilia theLegislature for what
ever Legislation may be- deemed neces
sary, the following were announced as
members Of said committee: Msssrs.
Beird, spsskman, Kent, Pyle aud Nor
row.
On motion Of Mr.. Baird, the Presl-
dent was added to the committee.
" The President spoke of school No.
16, which is the Howard School, and
stated that the scholars we're fast run
ming ont Of the grades, and needed
higher branches. He recommended that
an addition be built to the front end OF
thesbuilding for higher grade school,
the cost OF which he had estimated at
s4OO. II this was not done the pupils
OF that school would be knocking at the
other high schools, and there was no
telling the confusion that must ensue.
He urged the Importance of the ques.
ton, and hoped the Board would take
some action.
Mr.. Morrow said that for the sake of
bringing the matter before the Board
he would move that the Presidents
suggestion be adopted, though he was
opposed to the plan recommended. Mr..
Morrow thought that the addition should
be to the'other end Of the building, and
some changes could be made advanta
geous.y.
An amendment was adopted referring
the whole subject to the committee of
the school, to report plans, cost, &C., at
the next merting.
The President read communication
from the Chicago Board of Education,
asking the cooperation of all the Boards
of Education in order that reform in
English spelling might he accomplished.
The following resolution was recon-
mended for the adoption of the Board:
Resolped, That the irregular spelling
OF the English language is a serious
hindrance in learning to read and write
and is one cause Of the alarming litter
acy in our country; that it occupies
much time in our schools which is
needed for the branches of other study,
and that 1t is desirable to request our
legislatures, State and National, to ap-
point commissions to investigate this
matter, and report what measures if
any can be taken to simplify ourstudy
The communication wasAretsrred to a
committee of five consisting, of Messrs.
Speaklnan, Grimshaw ard Pyle, TO re-
port what action was necessary in the
case.
President Eckel read a detailed and
explicit account Of the recent visit of a
number of members of the Board to the
Chester Board of Education. payn o