The daily gazette. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1874-1883, 1879-08-26


Finding that ht was firm, he was given
q donation, which yielded him a hand
some sum OF money, and some CT his
admirers gave him gold-headed cane.
DIRECTORS OF THE SCHOOLS.
THE SCHOOL BOARDS REGULAR MEET
ING Last NIGHT TALKING ABOUT THE
REVISION OF STUDIES, THE YOUNG
SCHOOL MARIN QUESTION, AND VAR
IOUS OTHER THINGS.
The Board of Public Education met In
regular session last eveng, President
Eckel in the chair. The call of tha regu-
lar and special committees resulted only
in statement from DR.. Grimshaw chair
man Of the special committee on Revi-
sion of Studies, that the committee was
badly mixed up. There were too many
books, whose tables ,andfOrms Of cOnstruc
ii0n. were the reverse Of each other. The
teachers were Likewise mixed up. The
course OF study was too much cOmplicat
ed. The only relief would be- an AL
jcurned meeting of the Board to con-
slider the matter. "a sample" said the
doctor is this: A pupil studies through
Brooks Written Arithmetic, Geometry,
TrgoDometry aud then accor ding to the
course in vogue, comes back to mensu-
ration. Then for instance in the first
year they study Ri letoric and go Of
through Latin, English History, &c. and
in the third year takeup Rhetoric again
The doctor made qulie an exhaustive
speech, during which he ridiculed the
complex system OF studies. 1t was deci, :
ed to accept the verbal report aud Law
the matter over until Monday night
nexi, when an adjourned meeting will
be held to hear a prepared report from
the comm ttee on the subject.
Mr.. Lally, for the committee on
teachers made the following report:
WILMINGTON, DEL, Aug. %, 1879.
To the Board Of Public Education.
Your committee on
teachers would respectfully report tina I
they have received the resignation Of
Mrs. M iller, formerly Miss Ida Arn.-
strong,) as first assistant In No .15 school
| and Also the resignation of Miss Han
nah T. Harrigan, third assistant in No
IL.
To nIl these vacancies they have pro-
noted Miss Cecilia Magarity of No. 10
to the place of the first assistant in No.
| 10: MISS Maggie Miller to Miss Maga.
ritys place in No. 10, and appointe,i
NJ iss Sallie X. Shaw as fourth assistant
in No. 10 and Miss Mary b. Wonn rs
third assistant in No. II.
The report was adopted.
The resolution of Mr.. Baird, offered al
previous meeting, to the effect that nc
person under 18 years of age be permit
ted to entcr the training school as 4
pupil teacher, was then called up.
| Mr.. Bard moved to amend, that !
should not take effect until the frst Mon
day in September 1890.
There was some talk against tn
anne ndment and some in favor OF it, an
it finally prevailed.
The resolution was then put and 10.
by vote of 6 to 2.
During the talk upon the resolution
itself, itself, DR.. Grimshaw said that !
would be manifestly unfair, If gu
should graduate at the age of sixteen, I,
not let her enter the training school; !
this course is persisted In, what, b.
asked, was the girl to do until she Wa
old enough?
Mr.. Heisler had a communication
from Maris V. Pyle Offering 10 furnish
shade trees. Read and referred TO I
special committee, consisting OF Messrs
Kenny and Palmer.
Mr.. Heisler, the special committee tt
set le with the State Auditor, reported
that ne had Just returned from fulfilling
that duty, aud moved that an order fOI
$14, ,009 86 due the Board from the State
be drawn on the Farmers Bank at New
Castle in favor of the Board; adopted.
On Mr.. Palmers motion, the commit
lee ON printing was authorized to hav'
200 copies of the Manual printed.
On DR.. Grimshaw's motion the com
mitl ee of school No. 10 was authorizes
to offer reward of $50 for the arrest q
parties trespasslDg on the school proper
ty.
A communication was read and re
ferred TO the committee on teachers froI
Charlotte e. Ray of New York, ask
ing for a position as teacher In the co
ored school.
Mr.. Heisler moved that Mr.. Baird
resolution, passed at the last state
meeting of the Board, in relation 10 th
examinations for permanent certificate
| be rescindtd, a. more new teacher
would be needed than thought nece,
sary.
Mr.. Bard raised the point of order tina
the motion ought to be to reconsider th
vote by which the resolution had bee
decided.
The chair decided Mr.. Baird's poiI
not well taken, and the decision was 81
pealed from.
The chair was sustained by a rislr
vote Of 6 tot.
The motion to rescind was then pu
and carried.
Marin W. Donovan, asked for an
| OOUMneu pbrmlSSlOu tO tap u uEAiu
the B ard on East Fifth street, with tn
understanding that he pay $40 for th
privilege.
In view of the nature of the approach
ing examination of teachers, the natul
of which had been charged BY the re-
cinding of Mr.. Bair6's resolution, M
/. Conrad moved that the date be change
, from the 26th and 9th insts. to the 28i
and 18th insts. that more might be ab
to attend.
The resignation of Dennis J. Mentc
of his pOsiuon as member Of the BOaI
wa read and accepted.
, DR.. Brown for the committee of scho
No. 8, asked and obtained perm ssion
have pIasteriug done at a c )st of 81.
Mr.. Kenny was authorized to get ne
!, carpet for school No. u; cost $35.
Adjourned.
ORDERS.
,, Orders were drawn as follows, durir
!, the evening:
: W. d. Roberts, s1s 60; VIM. Forres
$50; b. h. Heisler, ST.