The daily gazette., 1880-09-14
BOARD OF EDUCATION.


BUsINEss-No HEATED DEBATE.
The Board of Education met last
evening in regular session. President
Conrad in the chair.
The Finance Committee reported
$16,S71 IA in bank to the credit of the
Board.
On motion of Mr.. Lobdell the pro-
per officers were directed to draw upon
the City Treasurer for the September
installment Of So, 800.
The Book Committee made the fol-
lowing report:
WILMINGTON, Sept. 18th, 1880.
To the Board Of Education:
GEHTLEMEN:-Your Committee on
Books would most respectfully report
that they have given considerable at
tentioH to the subject relating to the
revision of the course of study referred
to them at the last meeting of the
Board, and would make the following
recommendations:
First. That the part of the Superin-
tendent's report recommending the
omission Of pages IA to the end of the
New American Arithmetic be referred
to the Committee on Revision of the
course of study.
Second. That Norton's Elements of
Physics be adopted as text book to
take the place of Norton's Natural
Philosophy.
Your Committee would report also
that Todhunter's Algebra for begin
ners is more condensed Algebra than
Greenleaf's Higher Algrebra and that
it be placed on the list of text tibooks.
On motion of DR.. Grimshaw section
first was laid over until the next stated
meeting in order that the Committee
on Books and Revision, could consider
the matter jointly.
The remainder of the report was
adopted.
The Committee on Transfers made
the following report:
That all the boys prepared to enter
Grammar Schools have been transfer
ed to these schools but that there are
still fifty-eight vacant seats in the
boys rooms in schools Nos. A and g..
That the Grammar schools for girls
are full and that there are forty-flve
girls for whom there are no places in
the Grammar schools, that are prepar-
ed for places in these scho OILS and that
will be retarded in their progress if
they are not soon put into Grammar
schools.
On motion of DR.. Grimshaw thes coins
mittee of No. B, together with the Sup
erintendent, we're authorized to arrange
g., r,f m aal a oftrdanta in
that school to other rooms for the female
applica nts.
The third, fourth and fifth sugges-
tions made in the Superintendent's re-
port were referred to the Committee on
Revision OF Studies.
The Committee of No. 8 we're author
| zed to remove a shed floor in the rear
of the building and have the yard paved,
at a probable cost Of 500.
Mr.. Lobdell stated that extensive re-
pairs were needed at No. school, and
on his motion the Committee were au-
thorized TO have the repairs made the
cost not to exceed $3.50.
The Committee of No. 3,were author
ived 0 have the heat,r repaired at
cost not to exceed $zU.
Repairs were authorized to be made
at No. IL school, the cost not to exceed
$40
DR.. Grimsbaw presented the follow
in gresolution, which was adopted:
Resolued. That the Committee ON
Books are hereby instructed to examine
the New American Primary Speller
now in use in the Public Schools of this
city, and report whether any change
should be made.
On motion of DIR. Grimshaw, the
chair was authorized to appoint COM
mittee of three to make arrangements
for opening a night school or schools
On motion of Mr.. Lobdell, Mr..
Thompson was appointed TO collect the
taxes of School District, No. 10, belong
ing to the Board.
Orders.
During the evening the following Or
1ers were directed to be drawn:
Eoery Euening Pub. Co,......... $1.90
Alfred Wilson, ................. SU.OO
William d. ROBBERS, s,............. 1.S0