The daily gazette., 1882-09-26
SCHOOL BOARD DOINGs
PROCEEDINGS AT THE MEET
ING LAST NIGHT.
CHANGES AMONG THE TEACHERS.
Clark Fraim sends YoMr old COmmunf-
cation About the ksOard's Funds-~Th~
Coming County Institute.

When the Board of Education met last
evening, there seemed to be O probability Of
short session, but when the report of the
committee to revise the salaries of janitors
came up for adoption, useless discussion
took place which prolonged the session until
after 10 o'clock. Fresident BaIrf occupied
the chair.
following report: Miss Mary NJ. Turner to
act as pHncipa! of No. Ii, and teach a d.
vision Of Grammar school pupils, at salary
Of $46O per year; Mise Kate u. Feency, to
teach division of primary pupils in school
No. 13 Miss Annie Roudnitzky, as a. sist-
ant principal of school No. z; Miss Annie L.
G. McCloskey, as first assistant In school
70. 20; Miss Maggie L. Adams. as second
assistant in school No. IA; Miss Lettitia
Brown as third assistant IN No. IA; Miss
Maggie V. Alexander, rs fourth assistant In
school No. IL; Miss Lidie W. Clcland, as
third assistant In school No. ~ The re-
port was adopted.
The Committee on Printing were author
lied 70 have the rules of the Board, the
amended rules governing the janitors, and
fifty legal slips IN reference TO laying the
drain Of No. 20 school printed.
The Committee on Transfers were author
lied TO open primary room in No. 10, and
also one In No. Is. 'f''. t't'tf
The same committee also presented the
following resolutions, which on motion were
laid over until next meeting
Resolped, That, hereafter, pupils living south
of the Christiana shall not be promoted from
school No. IA It'll " they have completed the
| second Grammar grade:
Rssolvtd, That Hereafter, pupils living in the
Eleventh ward ahall not be promoted from
/ school No. 10 "till" they have completed the
| second Grammar grade.
Resolved. That, hereafter, pupils attending
1 at,.st bs. t4mAf ttna
school I" TIL they have completed the second
4 Grammar grade
The committee were also empowered to
employ an additional teacher for No. l3
| school.
The committee of No. 8 was authorized
10 make purchases not exceeding 80.
The committee of No. . was granted per
mission to make repairs, the cost of which
was not to exceed $50.
The committee of No. 20 was authorized
10 Law pipes at a cost not TO exceed s.,
The committee on contests from the Firs
ward reported that they had not yet CONT
into possession of the papers. The subjec
was continued.
The COMMITTEES on painting reported thai
all the schools needed painting, but as ther,
was no money they sak to be discharged
from further consideration Of the subject
They were discharged.
The committee OF No. 4, through Mr.
Heislsr, reported that the repairs t.
and the building accepted by tn
committee The school had been opene'
with 326 scholars, but others were waitin
10 oct in. The new building was progress
ing as rapidly as possible. He thought tina
some action should be taken In reference u
the $40 600 belonging TO the Board ex
peuded by the City Council. Unless som
faction was taken he did not feel like push
ing the building and letting the contractor
wait, no one knows how long, for thei
money.
The Secretary then read q communication
from the CLERK Of Gouncil In reference u
! the onisIion of the City Solicitor ln regar
to TIE money which hrs bHeh expended
TIE eDsnmunientionw datea aeptembe
. III. 1881. Dr., Mckay said as the eommuni
! | cation was i year old the Board Gould nc
i take any action on It and moved that 1t b
{ referred back TO the Clerk Of Council.
Mr.. HeIsler said he hoped that the questio
would not be Lost right of. Ii 1t was, b
would cali the committee together an
stop the building. He thought Counc
should be made shoulder the blame. On
motion the Finance Committee Of the Boai
: was authorized to meet the Finance Con
mittee of Council and see what could
done In the matter.
On his further motion the committee we
authorized 10 employ counsel u necessar
THE report of the Committee to adju
the salaries of the jainitors, laid over fro
IL last meeting, was taken up and adopted
follows: 500
Janitor of No. increased from $500
1896 No. from $3.50 TO SO NO: ir9
SI75 TO $500 No. z from $3.50 TO $i75; N
from A26 to $l65 No. y from $3.50
sl65; No. 10 from $l2h to Sl65 No.
from si25 to $le5 No. IL from SlS5
$3.50; No. IS reduced from $l25 to $lo
No. ID increased from sI25 to $3.50 No
from Sl5O to $500; No. l6 from $l2b to Sl0
No. is reduced from 800 to $40. Il
- salaries for Nos. 10 and 20 we're hxeo az %.
Mr., Wiley introduced resolution 10 Z
dc effect that the teachers of New Castle cooh
i. proposed holding an Institute 10 TINS city
an November 18th, 10th, and l4tn, ana VI
j. they he given the use OF NO. l scnooi, "a =
that all schools be closed ON the dates nanle
IN order that the teachers of this city mig
g. attend and further that the teachers be pe
es for the time lost. The resolution after
Ling opposed by Dr. 6hortlidge and mess
Kenny and Hilton was lost.
MI Hoffecker gave notice that he Wol
he offer an amendment to Section II OF the
laws by adding after the word " failure
lu- or shall be guilty OF drunkenness, ol
rt- person of immoral character.
On motion of DR.. Keables the increase
the janitors, salaries will not take enect
lh- til October l,
i, On motion OF Mr.. Belts the proper of1c
were authorized to draw on City Coni
. for the regular monthly installment due
Board 9sE
~ ON motion of the same gentleman, ii.
| Conrad, EsQ., Actuary OF the Delaware
lsh aociation for the EducatiOn OF the Colo
People, was granted the use Of number
,1 seats stored ia No. to be placed In sen
dL- over Eleventh street bridge.
An order was directed to be drawn
and iasoE 80 Vi ua ,.,raoy Iight I'm No. Is sch
4. On motion the Board adjourned.
. Ruabv Evening school.