The daily gazette., 1880-05-25
Board OJ' Education.
REGULAR MEETING LAST EVENING
HOW THE SESSION WAS sPENT-BUT
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE.


HOW THE SESSION WAS sPENT-BUr
LITTLE BUSINESS DONE.
The Board of Education met last
evening in regular session, President
Conrad in the chair.
Mr.. Baird, member of the Com
mittee on Teachers, stated that the
committee had held an informal meet
Ing, at which the question of the uime
Tor holding the examination of teachers
ior permanent certificates had been dis
cussod. The committee had finally
agfeed to allow the Superintendent TO
NIX the nnhe, and that official had de-
cided upon the last Saturday in May
and the first Saturday i'm June. He
moved that that be the time fixed.
MI. kenncy said the meeting of the
committee must certainly have been
an informal one rs he had heard moth
ing of it. There had been. IA meeting
OF the committee but the question of
time III regard to the examination had
nevet been mentioned.
MIR. Baird said the matter had Ger
tainly been mentioned, and there were
three or four members of the commit
tee present who would bear him out in
his statement.
Mr.. kenney said he hoped the mat
Ter would be laid over until the next
meeting of the Board there was no
use of forcing the matter and it had
never been properly before the COM
mittee. He thought Mr.. Palmer
would bear him out in his statement.
Mr.. Palmer bore him out by stating
that he was of the opinion that the
matter was talked of at the informal
meeting of the committee.
DIR. Grimshaw desired to know if a
majority of the committee were not
present, and had not the chairman of
the committee made report.
Mr.. Kenney-"I object to that Mr..
President, the committee has not elect
ed chairman yet" He moved that
the matter be laid over until the next
meeting of the Beard.
The motion was lost by rising vote
of to 8, and the original motion WAS
adopted.
On motion of DR.. Shortlidge the
rules were suspended, and w. J. Nor
row, member-elect from the Fourth
ward, was qualified.
Mr. Baird moved that the examina-
ton of teachers who did not reach rs
per cent. at the lost examination, be
h,l | OH June 10Th and 11th.
Mr.. Morrow moved that the exami-
nItions be dispensed with this year.
The motion was adopted.
The Committee on Finance reported
that they had examined the accounts
of Henry b. Morrow, Treasurer of the
Board from May 23d 1870 to May LIST
1880. and found them correct. They
had also examined his new bond and
recommended its acceptance, and the
cancellation of the old one. Amotion
! to accept the new bond was adopted.
The same committee reported that
the Treasurer had received 1864. 64
from the Delaware Association for the
education of the colored people.
The Printing Committee were au-
thorized to have 300 copies of certain
questions for examination printed at
cost no. to exceed So, and also 100 slips
of the standing committees at a cost
not to exceed 81.
The bills of the election officers were
authorized 10 be paid.
The bill of William Forrest for six
months rent of No. II school, amount
ing to $50 was presented and referred
to the Committee OH Accounts.
On motion of Mr.. Lobdell the proper
officers were directed to draw upon the
CT Treasurer for 80, $50 one months
appropriation.
Mr.. Lobdell stated that he would
like to call the attention of the Board
to the fact that the time was approach
ing for the annual examinations, and
as there were but three boys to grad
uate, he thought that there would be
no Use of having two separate evenings
and he would therefore give notice
that he would offer an amendment to
sec. 80 of the rules in regard to the
graduating class ofNo. makingit one
night instead of two,
On his motion the committee of No.
l were authorized to engage the Opera
House for any night they might deem
advisable.
Dir. Grimshaw desired to call the at
tention of the committee Of No. to
the fact that two boys who had left
school were still pursuing their studies
and desired to graduate.
Ou inObloil VI LIZ pHOlIiiNBO, bnO
two boys, Charles Good and Frederick
L. Kurtz, were given PER- iission to
graduate with the class.
Mr.. Kenney gave notice that he
would offer an amendment to sec. 25
making the examination six days ill.,
stead of three as at present.
A number of repairs were author
lied to be made at various schools.
DR.. Gnmshaw presented resolution
calling for the appointment of a COM
mittee of three to revise the studies SO
as 10 reduce the time now required to
graduate. The chair appointed as said
| committee, Messrs. Grimshaw, Nor
row and Kenney.
On motion adjourned.
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