Daily Republican., 1879-07-15
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
A Long kessiOn-Pesmanen Gerti.
hcates Granted-Repairs Ordered

A Long kessiOn-Pesmasnen Gerti
! hcates Granted-Repsirs0 0Pderes
Orders Drawn.
The Board of Education held a repu
lar meeting last evening, Presidsn,
Eckel in the chair.
The Committee on Teachers reported
that the following named teachers had
passed the required examination in or
der to obtain permanent certificates
Rebecca J. Davis, Jennie L. Black,
Annie Raudnitzky, Rebecca K. Brown,
Agnes E. Ogle, Marian W. Carswell,
Alice Hazel, Sallie A. Taylor, Ida A.
Carswell, Susan Z. Cook, Annie Speak
man, Mary A. Colt, Sidney A. Wells,
Edwina b. Kruse. The report was
adopted and the certificates ordered TO
bs granted.
The Committee on Teachers presented
the following:
WILMINGTON. DEL, July II, 1879.
To THE BOARD OF PUBLIC EDuCATIoN:-
e. NTLRMKN: our Committee on Teach.
ers respectfully rscOmm end that the followlnx 4
appointments OF teachers for the year COM
mencing September lst, 1879, be made.
CHANGES AND NEW APPOINTMENTS.
That Anna M. Lewis and Mary T.. Sprin-
ger each be Pron 0ted one place In the Girls
High School, and that Sallie A. Taylor of
No. NO, tbe promoted to the lowest position in
this ttgh school; that Emma Pringle be ap-
pointed principal, and Matilda r. Baylis,
Eudora +. Hay and Mary P. Jackson Assist.
ants In Girls Grammar School No. ! ; that
Lizzie L Duncan be made first assistant in
No. 8; that Anuie J. Black be made first o..
sistant in Boys School No. 4; that Louisa ID.
Schmidt be made third assistant in Girls No.
!; that Ida y. DerOu be made second, Annie
third, and Annie X. Curtis
iou' tn assistant in the primary department Of
No s; that Mary l.. McCauiiey be made as.
SIS ant principal, Agnes L. Osle second, Re-
becca J. Davis third Ella X. Provost fourth.
and Phoebe +. Guthrie nth assistant In No.
o; that Alice Mercer be made assistant prin.
clpal. NJ. Irene hawkins first, Sidney Il.
Wells second Maggie Mcdonnell third,
Mary j. Wheeler fourth, and Eliza A. Regan
fifth assistant in No. I; that Susan Wier be
ma 10 assistant principal In No. o; that Ellie
\. Springer be maze first assistant In No. 10;
That Safan M. Jones be made second assist
and In NO. IL; that Ella d. Burns be made
second amp Hannah Harrigan third assistant
IN NO. II; that Sallie A. Taylor of No. I be
made principal and Mollie Turner third, as.
'istant in NO l3; that Vic,ortne A. VsRdeyer
De ma assistant pri cipal and Ella T.. Todd
irst assistant In NO. IA; that Hannah p Den.
lison be made third and Maggie Carpenter
ourth assistant In No. 10.
RE-APPOINTMENTs.
That all the other teachers In the employ |
'f the Board when the schools closed in June
ast ., except Rebecca A: Pyle Of No. !, and
Mary h Lewis OF No IA, who have signit1ed |
heir desire not to be re-appointed, be ap-
,onted to the positions that they had when |
he schools c Osed.
WI. MORROW,
B. X. HEIsLBR,
HEsRY g. COsRAD,
HRNRY p. GRUBB,
HENRY ECKEL.
The report was adopted.
The committees OF Nos. l, 3, 4, 7, 9,
0 and II schools reported that the
ackboards needed repairing in said
chOols.
Several of the members endeavored to
ave the black kboards in their respec-
We schools repaired, but on motion of
lr. Baird the whole subject was post
ened until next Monday evening.
On motion of Mr.. Lally, the proper
licers were directed to draw $l,O66, ,62 i!
le amount ofschool taxes, in the hands
the City Treasurer. {
Mr.. Lally also moved that the proper {
fcers bs authorized to draw Oh the {
ity Council for 81, 1865, the appro-
ration due the Board for the month of s
lie.
Gu motion Of Mr.. Lally it was order. +
that bill OF $25 for three months
mt OF No. IS school be paid.
Mr.. Conrad presented the following
1ancial rrport in connection with the 5
lie of tickets, ETC., for the High School !,
The receipts from /
064 reserved seats sold in the boys !,
slO6 40; expenditures,
O2 SO leaving a balance of SO. Al.
the girls department the receipts
sre $1,000 i; expenses, $l02 35 leav-
& balance in the hands ofthe chair.
an of the committee of $2S.O5. The
port was adopted. u
On motion of Mr.. Baird the unex pen i,
d balance was appropriated for the !,
lrchas- of reference books for the re- VI
rctive schools. Adopted.
On motion of Col. Heisler, the S-cre-
ry was authorized to ask for propo l.
Is for glazing the public schools tor -, ~
= current year. II >,
Col. Heisler presented the following a, q,
solution. :"
'esOiued, That no person under eighteen ~
ITS of age be permitted to enter the train. ~
school as pupil teacher u
The resolution was laid over until D'
, next regular meeting. ID
Dr.. Grimshaw offered the following "
olutiOn which was adopted III
esolred, That the Committee on Revision ~. u,
studies are hereby authorized to examine III
}, nd re, 0rt to the Board what system of NJ
rages h been in use, and what ystem a.
u'h be adopted in promoting IN the differ w.
schools
he committee on No. 6 school we're
nted permission to have certain re- 49,
RS done at a cost not to exceed $40. -,
he Committee on No. 3 were also o., aa
nt-d permission TO have certain re- w w
rs made at cost not to exceed $50. ~
The Committee on No. | report w. w.
that the repairing of the present oa M
ltniug rods and putting on a new m hu
lther vane would cost between $50 ~.
SIS. The committee were surpris- n,i' '
at the cost. They concluded to have NV NV
lightning rods taken off entirely ~ IT.
new weather vane be placed in
tion.
4veral Of the members were not in
" of the rods being taken off and dir
r lengthy discussion it was deci- ma,
to have the lightning rod repaired fro,
said school at a cost not to exceed RI,
anu d ne" "eather Vane was Or tina
ID to be erected on the building at a hor
not to exceed $35. not
le Committee on No. were granted the