Daily Republican., 1881-09-13
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Tho Meeting Last Night-A small
Attendance and but Litsle Basi-
ness AraAaacied.

Tho Meeting Last Nisht-A Small
Attendance and hut xitsle Basi-
ness transacted.
| The Board of Education met last eve
ming at o'clock with President Con.
rad in the chair. When the President
called the Board to order there was but
a bare quorum present, but by the time
the clerk had finished reading the
minutes, nearly all the members had
arrived.
| The Finance Committee reported n
balance OF 81, ,9S7.22 in bank up to date.
The Committee on Fuel reported that
all the schools had been supplied with
coal except Nos. II, lS aud 49,
Dr. Grimshaw wanted to know how
it was that no coal had been supplied
Tor the Cololed school over 3rd street
bridge and said that he thought the
| proposed school over there for coiored
children was all talk and no cider. Mr.
Ruth said that he intended to send coal
to that school in small quantities as it
was needed, for be had once stocked
the cellar Of The colored school with coal
and they held a festival and burned sew
eral tons in one week.
DR.. Grimshaw from the committee
on insurance reported that all insur
auce was paid AID the policies ready to
be delivered. Mr.. Morrow repc rted
that the new school building i.t Oak
and Harrison streets W" s under way,
and asked that the committee be EN-
powered to employ the arcnitecr that
furnished the plans TO sup rintend the
construction at cost OF 500. Obj ~
| zion being made the matter was aid
over for Il few weeks. DIR. GrmShaw
| reported that he new school building
AZ Tenth and Spruce was progressing.
The following preamble and reSo!u
tiOn was read:
WHEREAS, that in view Of the Gov.
ernor'~ Proclamation designating lueS
day, Sept. 18th, as a day cf prayer for
the recovery Of President Garfield
Therefore be it
l.rSo we'd, that the public schools Of
Wilmington be closed ON Tuesday tbs
Is h inst for the purpose of giving both
pupils and tea hers an opportunity Of
complying with the above named re-
quest.
The resolution was adopted by vote
of q 500.
A communication was received from
Mr.. f. lwarl Tttnlll, tho tprist, calling
attention to the destruction Of shade
trees around the public schools by
Worms and in other ways, and offering
TO present at the proper time fifty Amer
icau linden trees to be planted arouhd
tLu Il tf'er,rt school lOuSra,
The committee on No. 10 school: were
au,horiz & to have the school house
whitewashtd at a cost Nt Sl3.
On motion au order was drawn upon
the treasurer tor s2,310.25 to pay Mr.
b. +. Townsend for Goa, TO date.
The committees Of several schools
asked permission to have their school
houses painted, at cost OF Sl5o each,
when after some debate the matter was
allowed to drop without any action
being taken.
The following report was read from
the committee on teachers.
To the Board of Public Education:
The committee on teachers recon-
mend that Miss Nellie A. Du- can, hrst
assistant in No. 10, be promoted to the
place of assistant principal of No. -;
that Miss NJ. w. Carswell, Of No. 5. be
promoted to the place of first assistant
in No u; that Miss Annie Eaudnitzky
and Miss Annie E. Curtis be each rro'
NOTED one place in No. .; and that Miss
Annie Michuer be appointed to the low
est position in No. 5.
A. II. GRIMSHAw,
j. 2. T. FUKKEL,
w. G. BAUGH,
WIN. KYNE.
A motion was made that hereafter the
rule be adopted to pay the teachers their
yearly salaries in ten instalments, IN
stead of eleven as at present.
The motion was laid over for two
weeks. The committee on No. 10
school asked for authority to purchase
for the use of the school two clocks, the
cost not to exceed ST., also some buck
cts and tin cups, at cost OF o.. lhe
request was granted.
The Committee on Printing was au-
thorizel to have printed 1000 copies OF
the record of attendance in the public
schools at a cost not to exceed VIZ
Three hundred copies Of Superintent
dant ID. W. Harlan's report for the
past year were ordered to be printed
a cost of SO. Messrs. Brooks, Grim
shaw and Shortlidge ere appointed by
the chair a committee 20 examine into
and report to the board the question as
to the ownership of the Old Academy
Building, in tue Ninth ward. Dr.
Shortlidge resigned, and H. d. Hick-
man was appointed in his place
The Board after passing the follow
ing orders adjourned:
Allen Speakmau, S.. so 4. Pickles,
Is Is; Johu Smith, 1000; Charles Stout,
HOO; Walter Camperson, 500; +. A.
Taylor, $50: A. l.. johnson, 9,63; Chas,
P. Dorman, l475; Every Evening Pub
fishing Company, 8 So; Conrad q Penny
packer, 4.s6; ID. orc. Kenney, 90 cents
officers and janitors, $332.sO Total
$500. "a