The daily gazette., 1880-10-26
BOARD OF EDUCATION.

The Board Of Education met last
evening in regular session, President
Conrad IN the chair.
The Committee on Books made the
following report:
To tho Board Of Public Education:
GENTLEMEN Your Committee on
Books most respectfully report as fol-
lows Oh the questions referred to them
1st. That it is not expedient to make
any change of text books on arithme- |
tic.
2nd. That Higginson's Youths
History of the United States be adopt
ed to be used as reading book in the
first and second grades of the Grammar
schools.
3rd. That Parker and Watson's
Elementary speller be introduced to be
used in the 7th, 9Th, 9th and 10th
grad in he Primary schools.
E. @. SHoRTLIpeE.
WILLIAM kYNE.
II. 8. JAcOBUs.
DIR. Grimshaw moved that the report
lay over until the next meeting. The
motion was lost by a standing vote of
9 to 10.
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the report was taken ad sertdtum.
After the motion had been adopted
DR.. Grimshaw said that if the Board
chose to vote for the first proposition
| it voted to show to the people that it
did not know what it was doing. 1t
voted to show to the people that the
book agents controlled the Board,
which they have done for the past Ten
wears. 1t voted to show that il did not
know what it was doing, and the Com
mittee on Revision Of Studies might as
well be discharged.
Mr.. Kenny hoped that the Commit
tee on Revision of Studies would not
be discharged, and he thought he
Book Committee had not done its work
properly.
Mr.. hazlett said that the question
of arithmetics had been up in the Board
for months and months until the Board
had become the laulbing stock of the
citizens of Wilmington, and they have
began to think thai the Board does not
know how to transact business. The
ma ter of arithmetics is very easily SET
tied: let the Board take he best ont
and be done with it.
DIR. Shortldge said that Mr.. Kenny
had said during his remarks the Book
Committee had not attended TO its
business. Ho desired to say that the
committee knew what it was about.
MIR. Kenny in reply said that the
committee was trying to force repor
on the Board signed by three members
a bare majority of the committee. HI
+ was heartily in favor of change.
Mr.. Lally opposed the report be
cause he did not want to see so man
changes.
Mr.. Lobdell explained the merits O
the books very lucidly, and claimr
that The Felter's arithmetic which tn
, Committee on Revision of Studies ha
: recommended was much better tina
the Brooks or American.
' DIR. Grimshaw moved that the Who'll
I matter be laid upon the table and tha
the Committee on Revision of Siudie
9 be discharged, and that the presen
= course of studies be continued in force
The chair ruled the motion out Of OF
, der.
D Mr.. Kenny said he would be yer
sorry to record his vote to discharg
: the Committee on Revision of Studies
but he was in favor of a complete re
0 vision of the studies and complet
revision of the Text Book Committed
and until that was done you cannot d
3 anything. The people would hold tn
: Board responsible for the dilly daily
ing. , :,
b pont of order was raised that the repo
@ Of the committee could not be consi'
u red, as under rule 5lh, sec. 1ltb,
o wouid have to lay over for two month
|, The chair decided the point We
n taken, and the report was laid upon u
J. liable.
n The committee on increased facil
ties in No. II school reported that the
were 40 scholars in tendance, IA a
, plican.s, aud not applied. There WI
An upper room in the building 1Sa by
- feet. which could be fitted up a. co
. nut exceeding SIS. After March %
- Lbe rent of the building would be !
3" creased 10 SIC per mouth. The bull
ing was in bad condition. The C Z
= mi tee had found vacant room In N
1. ~ to which schola of No. II could
l. tansferred, aud make room for the a
a plicants.
Di On motion of DR.. Shortledge the I
10 port was adopted, aud tie commit
I'd authorized to make the transfers, al
he al O itform the owner Of the buildi
b. that the Board would pay no more re
/. unlil the building was put In prop
order.
IN The committee OF No. 3 10 CO
* junction y it'll The committee of No.
n. we're authorized to invi'e proposals
heating both schools with cam.
ye The committee OF No. IL was auth'
an thoriz.d to open another room In Il
wv building.
a The committee of No. IA was AUTH
IL d to have Brandywine water int
duced into the school, at cost not
" exceed $50.
The Secretary was authorized to p
cure lock for the Board room.
es- Repairs were ordered at Nos. Z, !,
'ol 3 aud Ii.
ed Mr.. Baird introduced the follow
be- resolution which was adopted:
es- Resolued, rha, the Visiting Comu
IN tees OF each shool are empowered
ion giant one days leave Of absence to
to teachers without cur aiment Of p
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