The daily gazette., 1879-05-27
$37,o10 68
2s,325 81

In bank to the credit of the
BOard,. d,............. ..... $0,oo0 II
On motion the report was accepted
and was ordered spread upon the min
uteS.
Mr.. Taylor chairman of the committee
on accounts, presented the following re-
port
WILMINGTON, May 26th, 1879.
To the Board of Education:
I'm answer to Col.
Hesler's resolution adopted at the last
meeting of the Board, we would respect
fully make the following report:
In March, 1873, the Committee on Ac-
counts called the attention of the Board
to the fact that the large number of sub
itutes employed to do the work of sick
teachers and teachers excused by the
visiting committee, was increasing the
pay every month. The pay roll Of teach
ers and substitutes that month, March,
1879 was S4 ,495.7. Three more teachers
have been in the employ Of the Board
since September last, than were in
March 1873, when the effort to reduce
expenses In salaries was commenced.
These at $500 each per year would have
Increased the amount of the pay roll
$9S.N per month. At the rate paid last
year, under the rule allowing half pay
during sickness and full pay both to the
teacher and substitute when the former
was excused, the aggregate of the pay
rolls since September LIST, 1873,
would have beon, $50, ,762 50
The aggregate since September
LIST, 1873, has been only "a, ,874 43
Reduction in eight months, 1877 IS
This will give a saving Of S2582.O3 on
the eleven payments to teachers, and
substitutes during the year.
There are four teachers that are paid
at the rate of $500 per year.
MERRIs TAYLoB,
EDWARD MClNTIRE,
HENRY P. CRUDE,
Committee
d. W. HARLAN, Superintendent.
The report was adopted.
Tho Commit ee on Fuel were authori-
lied to advertise for proposals for furnish
ing the schools with coal for the coming
year.
The amendment of Mr.. Baird to Law
10, section 80 was next called up. 1t
strikes out the word 'two weeks" in the
second line and inserts the words "three
| days" The section as amended would
read "that the examinations in the Pub
lie Schools shall be confined to the last
three days of the week previous to vaca-
ton. The amendment was adopted.
On motion of Mr.. Belts, the janitor
was authorized to remove the heater be-
longing to the Board from out the tax
collectors offic,.
The Committee on Printing was au-
thorized to have 200 blanks printed for
| the use of the Superintendent. 500 pos
tai cards for the use of the Board, and
100 slips containing the names OF the
| Board.
The chair announced that there were
| two vacancies in the Committee on Nor
NAL Schools and he would fill them by
appointing DR.. Brown and Merris Tay-
| lOr.
TAe Committee of No. /, were author.
lied to have in gas and water pipe re-
| paired at an estimated cost of $40.
The Committee of No. 8, were disco
ted to have drain pipe cleaned, at cOsls
not to exceed 81.
On motion of Mr.. Conrad, the Com
mittee of No. l, were authorized to make
all the necessary arrangements for the
annual commencements at the Operl
House.
A door at No. II school has beer
blown of, and the Committee were an.
thorizsd to have it put on.
The question of corporal punishment
in the schools was brought up by Mr.
Lobdell, who said that there had beef
repeated whippings in the schools.
gentleman had called upon him durinl
the day aud stated that his boy had beel
severely whipped by one Of the teacher
of No. 2 school, and that the boys bacl
was covered with welts. He desired /,
know to what state are teachers justifia
BILE in whipping incorrigible scholars !