The daily gazette., 1882-08-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THE sUPERlNTENDENT's RE.
PORT PRESENTED.
MEETING HELD LAST NIGHT.
List Of Teachers RecOmmendod-ApprO-
priatiOns for the Different SchOOls-A
Teacher Resigns.

den5 Baird In the chair.
The resignation of Miss Ida Carswel
teacher in school No. 4, was read an
accepted.
w. j. Morrow chairman of Committee O
Teachers, presented the following appoint
ments OF teachers, recommending the sam
: and the report was adopted;
Sallie j. Woolley, first assistant In No. 9
Sallie NJ. Jones, second assistant IN No. 2
Nellie @. Duncan, fourth assistant in bows
school No. 4 Sallie X. Shaw, second assist
ant in No. 6; Maggie q. Bowling, fiftl
assistant in No. g.; Maggie Carpenter, thir,
assistant in No. z; Florence Ramo, fourtl
assistant in No. Z; Lulu Paynter, fiftl
assistant in No. z; Mrs. Anna r. Pierson
assistant principal in No. IL /; Rebecca J
Davis, first assistant in No. 10 L; Sallie C
Bye, assistant principal in No. 30; Lizzi,
Steele, fourth assistant principal in No. 20
Lizzie Alrich, fifth assistant in No. 20
Clara Hyde, sixth assistant IN No. 30 Jean
w. Scott, seventh assistant in No. 20.
Repairs on school building No. 12 were
authorized to be made to the extent of S115,
and expenditures to the amount of SiO. sd
for school No, 10, Permission was granted
committee Of school 20 to permit certain
parties to tap the drain there by payment OF
IA certain sum. Work In school No, 4 was
reported as progressing fayoTably, and on
motion Of Cal. Hesler, chairman of the
| committee having the matter In charge.
$1,000 was granted in part payment for the
work. On motion an order was also granted
tor u ,73O for the payment of repairs on the
old part of school No. 4.
DR.. heables OF the committee to which
was referred the matter of readjusting the
salaries of ianitors for the several schools,
| reported the following estimates, but action
was postponed for one week
For No. school $500, now paid $500 for
No. school S175, now paid $i50; for No. 8
school $l65, now paid $50; Tor No. school
S275, now paid $50; for No, 8 school $500,
now paid Sl75 for No. q school S175, now
paid $3.50 for No, school $lG5, now paid
$780, for No. school Sl6a, now paid .Si25 !;
for No, school Slfb, now paid $3.50; for
No. 10 school $l65, now paid Sl9B; for
No II school $165, now paid Sl25; for No.
IL school Sl65, now paid 1926; for No. 13
school Sl65, now paid Sl25; for No. IA
school Sl65, now paid S125; for No. Is
school 5000, now paid $3.50; for No, 16
school $50, now paid SIPS; for No. II
school $50, now paid $50 for No 1S school
slOO, now paid $50 for No, 10 school 5000,
now paid paid S@OO for No, 20 school 500, now
This Will give an Increase of $50 on the
amount now paid, or of 1920 with the salary
OF the janitor of No. lS school which is
closed, left out Of the general estimates, SO
that $40 will be needed In EXCESS Of the
sam now paid.
On motion of Mr.. Hilton the time of
closing the morning session of the schools
was fixed at 1l,45 and the opening of the
afternoon session at AS for the first half of
the ensuing term.
The committee on No. 13 was authorized
to remove the books and other fixtures TO
the new building No. 20 and vaeate the old
building.
The annual report of Superintendent
Harlan was presented and referred to a
committee of three, consisting of DR.. j. r.
Mckay and Messrs. Sample and Benson.
The report is very extensive aud contains
large number of suggestions, statistics and
general remarks. va
The following figures are of interest,
culled from large array of tables Num-
ber of days the schools were taught, 1914 4;
number OF school houses In use, 10 number
of school rooms used for day schools, 116 /;
number Of sittings for study in all the day
schools, 1920 whole number Of teachers In
the day schools, III; whole number of
pupils enrolled during the year, 7,123
average daily attendance, 4 ,522; per centage
of attendance in all the schools of the aver
age number belonging ,SS.6 per centage
of attendance in all the schools of the whole
number enrolled, 63. 5. OF the entire num-
Der in attendance 27 were 8 years of age
37l, years ar, years 70e, years SOL, |
3 years; dSl5, 10 years GIT, Ii years 585, |
IL years AS, Is years 297, ID years IT'S, |
10 years n, 16 years. 30, II years; is, Is |
years; z, 10 years.
In regard to the matter of attendance" i
Ihe e, superintendent starts off by saying
''The question of school attendance Is a very H
important one. If children go to school it is
AIR to suppose that they learn, Those who n
10 not GO to school generally grow up in n
ignorance, Our whole population is $1,000,
The number of pupils enrolled in the public
schools during the year was 7,123. The
lverage number belonging was A,l04,
md the average attendap2e Ash. At the
md OF the first month of school 615 chill
lren We're reported as waiting for seats at
he end Of the second month 64O. and at
he end Of the third month 59S, T,hen the
number of private and other schools
S taken into consideration it seems proba-
de that when the three new school houses
re ready for use at the beginning
# next year, nearly ali the children of the
,ity will attend some part of the year."
He accounts for the number pG children
Who do not advance beYond the primary
choools to the fact Of Wilmington being a
5reat manufacturing town, the inference
'eing that they leave early to engage in the
and mills.
In that connection he thinks it very i'm
,ortant that everything that can be done to
improve the primary schools should be done,
While the grammer and high schools need H
hat the provisions be made for them should |
Ne continued an0, II possible, increased, the |
Welfare Of the community is very intimately |
onpeeted with the improvement of the pri /
nary schools That better provision is |
made for our primary schools and that they Il
i've more and better instruction than the F..
Urinary schools of some neighboring cities, II
re not sufficient reasons why they should /
ot be made stfll better than they are, The /!
reat obstacle in the way yaf ia0prUvlng the
tiIiary schools is tho large number of chill -.
rep that u teacher has TO teach and the /
regularity of attendance. H.
He dwelt at some length upon the
lethods of teaching, what should ba aud is
aught, and thinks there y q decided Need !.
,r Improvement p reading ''''''
henIhanship receives Il fair notice and
" Variable Suggestions for its cultivation
Pe set forth. a
The Superintendent concludes by saving:
embrace with pleasure the Opportunity
lat the conclusion OF another annual re-
ort offers, to thank you the Board1 most
merely for your continued confidence Ia h
Y administration Of the duties Of thfs J
nee, and for the cooperation you SO
'rdially give. For the cheerful co-opera- :,
on Of the principals and teachers am ex- =
Iedingly grateful. We must give them