Daily Republican., 1882-02-28
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
THEY HOLD A SHORT 0Es6IDN
LAST Rv EAIH0.
4 NaRbsf oi Trsnsfers Msde-Ths .
Report OF the Com mllleo On
Estahlish1nS = German
4chOOl-Other Bunl.
moss Transacted.

A stated meeting of the Board o
Public Education was held last even
ing, President IL. G. Conrad, in th'
chair.
Committee on Teachers, DR.. Grim
shaw chairman, reported the following
promotions
Miss Victorine Vandever, of schoo
No. Z, as teacher of the new Grammar
school, classes in school No. 8; Miss
Ella E. Todd, of No. l3, as assistant
principal of No. 9; Miss Annie Raud.
nitzky, of No. 5, as first assistant OF
No. IL; Miss Anne X. Curtis, of No.
8, as second assistant in No. 8; Miss
Annie Michener, of No. 5. as third az.
sistant In No 5; Miss Mary Elliott, a
graduate of No. and the Training
school, as fourth assis ant In school No.
8; Miss Amanda l.. Medara, OF No. l3,
Is first assistant in No. Is; Miss Jennie
Stewart, Of No. 3, as second assistant in
No. l3; Miss Ma y NJ. Brady, of No.
3, as third assistant in No. 8; Miss
Lizzie Wollaston, 3 graduate of No.
and the Training school. as fourth as.
sistaL t in No. 3.
Dr. Grimshaw, chairman of the COM
mittee in Insurance, reper, ed that the
Insurance company had paid the loss
on school No. 4, which was damaged by
FIRE short time ago.
Mr.. Morrow, rs chairman of the
Building committee, submitted the fol.
lowing bids for the grading, paving,
curbing and building walls around the
new school No 19, which were on mo-
tion read and referred back to the com.
mittee with power to act:
Philema Chandler, $1l95; E, w,
Thorne h Bro $1265.
The deeds OF the lot on which school
No. IL Is being erected were submitted
to the Board.
The following report, in regard to es.
tablishing q German school, was sab
mitted to the Board, and on motion
was adopted
WILMINGTON, Feb. 9th, 1882
To the members of the Board OF Edu-
cation.
GENTLEMEN Your committee to
whom was referred the communication
from German citizens beg leav. to offer
the following report:
First.-The committee find the Board
have no available room tnat can be
used, as more room is needed at pre-
sent for scholars in waiting than can
be furnished.
Secona.-The laws governing the
Boaru will not allow of a donation tor
schools unless under control of the
Board.
Third.-We would recommend at
some future time the establishing of a
German-E English Primary school under
the control OF the Board.
Respectfully submitted,
l. p. 7. FUEKEL,
Committee, A. H. GRIMsHAw,
JOHN p. WALES,
On motion, All order for SO, was dir
ected 10 be drawn in favor of the Public
Ledger, Philadelphia, for advertising
for Principal Of No. Grammar
school.
A bill of $3.50, drawn in favor Of
Edwin f. Eckel, for printing, was,
after some discussion, referred to the
committee on AccC UNITS.
TLe committee, appointed at pro
vious meeting, to open school in led
school house No. 13, reported that it
would require considerable outlay of
money, and in their judgment they did
not think it advisable to open said
school, and would therefore ask that the
order be rescinded.
Committee on No. 10 school were au.
thorized to purchase the desks of said
school at cost not exceedidg S1OO.
The committee on school No. 8, asked
for authority to have desk and plat
form placed in the school, at cost not
to exceed $50. The request was com.
piled with.
DIR. Grimshaw took the membesr
somewhat by surprise, when he arose
and asked to be excused from serving
any longer on the Teachers committee,
tor various reasons, and asked that
some one be appointed in his stead.
Other members Of the committee were
not willing that he should resign and
he was continued
COMMITTEES ou No. 8 school were au-
thorized to purchase a clock for tbe use
of said school, at cost not exceeding
$40
There being no further business before
the Board, Oh motion, they stood ad-