The daily gazette., 1880-01-13
FIRST EDITION.
The School Board.
REGULAR MEETING-AFTERs SOME RoU-
TUE BUSINESS THE BOARD DISCUSS
Es FINANCES AND TALKS ABOUT

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In the chair.
The Committee on Teachers reported
as follows
Your COMMITTEE on Teachers report
that they have filled the vacancy In No.
o by transferring Miss ella L. Todd, of
No. Il, to this vacancy; that they have
promoted Miss Annie p. Nichols and
Miss Annie B. McCloskey each one place
In No. IA that they have appointed Miss
Emma johnson TO the lowest position in
No. IA, and Miss Jennie Stewart to the
lowest position in No. 3, made vacant by
the death of Miss Kate NJ. Taylor.
Further, your committee would rec
ommend that Miss Mary e. Fayerweath-
er be appointed an assistant in the room
of the Principal of school No. 10, for a
term Of three months from date,at sal
ary Of $3.50 per year.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Kent, from Committee on Trans
fers,reported that he had received COM
munication from President Harlan, In
relation to transfers. The communica-
ton stated that at the fret Of next
month, when promotions from primary
TO grammar schools will be made, there
will not be enough seats for the girls TO
be- promoted, though there will be plen-
ty Of room for the boys. He recon-
mended that one room in No. 4, now
occupied by boys, be allotted to the girls
TO be transferred 10 grammar schools.
The communication was transferred to
the Committee on Thransfers.
Mr.. Kent said that In his opinion the
only plan to Obviate this difficulty could
be to grade the pupils In the four lower
grades Of grammar schools, without re
gard TO sex, as is done now in the pri-
mary schools, aud promote them accord
ingly. He said that while this year there
were vacancirs In the boys schools, next
year they might exist in the girls
schools. Therefore the only way to reg
ulate the matter was TO unite the sexes
ia the schools, when all the seats could
be utilized without trouble.
On motion OF Mr.. Kenney, Louis p.
Lynch, member-elect from the Tenth
Ward (uice ID. J. Mention, resigned) was
sworn IN and took his seat. lie was ap-
pointed member of the committee OH
elections, aud of No. 2 visiting commit
tee.
Mr.. Lally's motion TO rent two addi-
tional rooms In school No. 13, at a rental
Of $3.50 per annum each, which was laid
over from last meeting, was further post
poned until the first meeting in Februry.
The Superintendent, by request, ST ated
that there were so applicants at No. 8,
80 at No. 7, 30 at No. 8, and 20 at No.
8, and that another room in No. l3 could
be readily filled.
On motion of Mr.. Palmer, the Board
proceeded to an election TO ill the exist
ing vacancy in the First Ward. He
nominated VIM. Kyne, who was elected,
receiving votes, to for VIM. +. Brick
and one for Martin Farrell.
Mr.. Morrow offered a resolution allow
ing the Superintendent TO have the SER
vices Of clerk at the end Of each month
and at the close Of examinations in jan
uary aud July, to assist in making out
averages, &c, at an expense not exceed
ing $50 per year. On motion of Mr..
Baird, the resolution was laid over un-
I'll next meeting.
On motion of Mr.. Palmer, the Print
ing Committee was authorized to have
six sets of questions printed at a cost not
exceeding $3.50.
The Superintendent's m onthly report
OF absence Of teachers showed that DUR
ing December teachers were absent 261
days on account Of other causes.
Mr.. Conrad presented q gas bill OF
S9.4 for school No. /. and DIR. Grim
shaw moved that no further gas bills for
this school be paid. He claimed that the
gas was used by a society of the scho ol
holding meetings there. A motion to pay
fha hill nFauuiIan hnf nr ErfUa q M
motion was not seconded.
No. IL commit tee wa. given authority
to purchase new clock, at a cost moi
exceeding So.
The Treasurer presented his financia Al
repor. for the year sho wing receipts dur
ing the year amounting to S93 ,724.73 and
disbursements amounting TO SIS, ,9o2.97
leaving balance on hand, Jan. /, 1880
of s29, ,74l.76.
On motion of Col Heisler, the report
was accepted and referred to the Finance
Committee, to be- examined. laid before
Council and published.
On motion of Mr.. Conrad, No. com
mittee was authorized to write proposals
for the construction of closets, for the
safe keeping Of the pupils clothes.
DIR. Grimshaw offered resolution de-
claring that no gas bills will be allowed
for No. school hereafter, unless the
use of the gas is authorized by the COM
mittee of that school Adopted.
No. IL committee was authorized tC
repair the stoves in that school.
Mr.. Morrow stated thst by the report
of tho Treasurer there was balance In
bank of So, 900, out OF whiah the Board
had only its December bills to pay. He
therefore moved that the proper officeri
be instructed to draw An order for the
balance, about So 900 In favor of the
Mayor and Council of Wilmington.
Mr.. Kent inquired W h: idea was IL
view tor the Board to pay this money tt
the City Council; IL was certainly wrong
to thus appropriate the money raised BY
school taxes.
| Mr.. Kenny-The Board promised t.
the members of the City Council, wheI
was agreed to pay the Boards funds il
monthly installments, to return all sur
plus funds that might be on hand at .h'
close OF the year. He went on to stat,
that during the year 800 900 hal beeI
received by the Board aud of the amour
remaining they could easily spare S22, ,60
as the S66, 800 gratuitously gwen to tn,
Board this year by Council was full,
suffic for the needs of the presen
year. Mr.. Kenny went on with mucl
earnest ness In favor of the motion, say
ing the money belonged to the ia,
payers, the promise had been made Il
give the money andit could be yer
easily.
Mr. Morrow reviewed the contrac
made between the Board aud Connci
last winter by which the Board coul,