Daily Republican., 1879-05-27


The Finance Committee reported the
statement Of the amount re-
ceived and expended by the Treasurer
Of the Board since January LIST to date
inclusive:
DenOslted to date. 18,646.88
Total, ss7,slO.es
Expended January, seoN92
" February, 5.556l7
:. March, 6,Ol.4s
April, 6,3o2.G
+" May, b.364.O1
In bank to the credit of the Board, $o,5S5 II
The report of the Committee was ac.
cepted.
The Committee on Accounts present.
ed the following report:
WILMINGTON, May 2e, 1879.
To the Board of Education:
Gentlemen: In answer to Col. Heisler's
resolution adspte at the last meeting Of the
Board we would respectfully make tho fol-
Lowing report:
In March, 1873, the Committee on Accounts
called the attention Of the Board to the TACT
oil to do the work of sick teachers and teach
ers excused by the Visiting Committee was
increasing the pay roll every month. The
nav roll of teachers and substitutes that
month March 1879 was $4s577 Three more
teachers have been in the employ of the
Board since September last than we're In
March 1878, when the effort to reduce expen-
ses in salaries was commenced. These At
1880 each year would have increased the
amount of tho pay roll Sos 27 per month.
At the rate paid last year under the rule
allowing half pay during sickness and full
pay both to the teachers and substitutes when
the former were excused, the aggregate of the
pay rolls since September LIST, 1878, would
The n aggregate since September lst, -,.
1878, has been only @,o74'43
Reduction in eight months, $l,S77 SO
This will give saving Of $2,oS205 on the
eleven payments to teaehefs anu substitutes
during the year
Ahere are four teachers that are paid at the
rate of $500 per year.
Respectfully submitted.
MrnRIs TAYLOR, )committee
Hss4T HRy4FP ?. Hf1s1;e'' S1s5"' Accounts. sn
| u. W. HARLAN, superintendent
The report of the committee was ac-
cepted and ordered to be spread on the
minutes.
The committee on Fuel were author
lied to advertise for proposals to furnish
fuel for the coming year.
On motion of Mr.. Baird the bylaws
were amended in relation to the exam
nations by the visiting committees,
by striking out "two weeks and In
serting "three days." Adopted.
BY request of the occupants of the
room below the Board room, the janitor
was instructed to have the heater re-
moved during the summer season.
The committee on printing were grant
ed permission to have two hundred
blanks printed for the use of the Super
intendent's Office.
On motion OF Mr.. Morrow the commit
tee on printing were ordered to have
500 postal cards printed for the use Of
the members, also 100 slips containing
the names of the committees and the
officers of the Board.
There being two vacancies in the
committee on Normal School the Presi
dent announced that he would appoint
Dr.. Brown and Merris Taylor on tht
committee.
DR.. Shortlidge asked to be excused
from serving as Chairman of the CON
mittee. The request was granted anc
the committee on Normal School now
stands DR.. Thomas A. Brown, Merris
Taylor and DR.. L. G. Shortlidge.
The Committee on No. l school wer'
granted permission to have several re
pairs done to said school at cost no
to exceed $40.
The Committee on No. were granted
permission to have drain pipe cleaned
at an..estimated cost of 81.
The Committee on No. l were giver
full authority to arrange for the time
and exercises of engaging the hall, etc.
for the commencement of the higf
school classes.
The committee on No. il reported
that they had made some slight repairs
on said school at cost of 70 cents.
The action of the Committee was ap
proved and the bill referred to the Com
mittee on accounts.
, Mr.. Lobdell said there had been con.
. tinual complaints of whipping in the
. schools. A gentleman had complained
to him of the severe whipping of his
, son by one of the teachers. Mr.. Lob
| dell asked the question as to what OK
tent are the teachers justified i'll whip
ping incorrigible scholars? He was o
the opinion that it might be better tt
expel incorrigible students.
Mr.. Baird said that the infction O
punishment to a scholar should be
: done by the principal of the school. Hi
would like to see this question of pun
ishment restricted to the principal.
Col. Heisler said that he did not al
low corporal pu nishment in his school
When it becomes necessary to constant
ly punish boy, he thought it far bet
ter to put the boy out and to keep hin
: out.
DR.. Shortlidge was of the opinion
/ that the least said about the matter thu
better. He thought it was the place o
. the visiting committee Of the school t.
= attend to this matter.
A member or the bOaru stated that l
was reported to him that a scholar il
No. Q school for not standing in lin
r was punished rather severely leaving
large welts on his body. The fathe
(, was very anxious to have the case trie'
r before Magistrate.
j, The following resolution was Offered
| by DR.. Shortlidge:
n Resolved, That the Committee on No. b
authorized to Investigate oil the facts Of o