Daily Republican., 1882-03-14
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
WHAT WAS DONE BY OUR CITY
EDUCATORS LAST EVENING.
A Number OF TrRusfcrs-RepOrt of
the Treasurer "A Member of the
KOard KeSixus-SchOOI Chill
dren to he Called by their
Proper NBnes-Orders
DraN n, &c.

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The stated meeting of the Board Of
Public Education was held last even
ing, at the regular time and place,
with President H. c. Conrad in the
chair. After the regular routine OF
business had been gone through with,
the Printing Committee Were author
ized to procure 100 blanks at C )st not
TO exceed 5000
The lnsuranc" COMMITTEES were, on
motion, instructed 10 confer with the
different Insurance companies in regard
TO the validity Ut the policies on the
different buildings, and to report to the
Board in wri ing.
The following report was read, from
the Building Committee OF School No.
20, at Tenth aud spruce streets, which
showed the several amounts That had
been expended in accordance with the
terms OF the COntrac,: Norember Is,
1881, 81 600; December 9, 1881, 81 800;
Decem ber %, 1881, $50, 900; January y,
1882, $1,000; March 3, 1882, 81 800 To-
tai $4,000.
The terms of the agreement were
shat the building should have been
finished by the lst Of Jauuary, 1882,
but it will not now be ready before the
lst of May. The committee recon
meniel that City Council be- asked to
provide for the drainage Of the cellar,
Their rep; rt was adopted.
The Committee of Teachers recon-
mended the following transfers of
teachers which was on motion adopted;
Miss Emma Houston Of No. . to the
position vacant in the Girls Depart
ment of No. ), by the resignation OF
Miss Martha Craig; Miss LlzHie }. Say
ers of No. 3, as assistant principal OF
school No. 3; Miss CeceIia A, Magarity
of No. 10, as assistant prime. pal of No
3; Miss Temperance A. NJ. LOwber Of
No. 10 ~ first assistant OF No. 10; Miss
Nellie Lacklen OF No. 10, as third as.
sistant in No. ~; Miss Martha MCClahe
a graduate Of school MOL and the train
ing school, as fourth assistant i'll No,
10.
The Committee also requested that
they be authorized to appoint subsi
tutes until the end of this term to the
positions that are now vacant i'll the
draining sch oil, after all the candidates
now on the ist have completed their
terms in this school.
The Committee on Lightning rods,
Mr.. Hilton, Chairman, stated that tney
had procured book on the subject and
were ptrusluR its contents.
The Treasurer then submitted the fol
l., Ia oh Al
v NILMl$GTON, March u, lSN2.
TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD on
EDUCATION.
GENTLEMEN THE following is a
statement Of the rec ipts and eXpentl.
lures of the Board from February 8 10
date, inclusive BaIaLce in Da4k Feb.
3, 1882, SS,S13.41 Deposited on account
of bonds, SlO,OOO.OO; Deposited appro
priation for February and March, SILL
6G6 GG; Deposited, night schools, Sl06 10;
Depo Sitcd, from insurance company,
fire in No. 4, S29.Ol ; Deposited rent,
Mis-. Crawford, 81 Depo~ited, pane OF
glass, No. 7 school, 40 cents g.; Total IN
hank, $50, $50 -; Bills and pay roll for
February, Sj,6lS Is; $24, ,Sj2. II New
schools, paid, 81 700 ; Baiance in bank
March l3, 9?3, l62. II. Balance to credit
of rev bun ding, IS 800, ,4S; balance to
credit Of current expenses, Sll, 2J2 GG {;
Total, S2o, 1862 II
Ii. w. MORROW, Treasurer,
At the last meeting of the Board DR..
Shortlidge stated that he intended to
offer reselu ion, as an amendment to
the Bylaws, which would DO away
with the usual lntermissiou at the boys
and girls High Schools. He also stated
that the teachers requested TINS change
and the majority Of the schools ha.
voted in its favor. The entire matter,
on motion ofa gentleman, was referred
to the Committee Of School No.l.
Dr. Shortlidge offered the following
resolution, which was adopted:
WHEREAS, A number OF the teachers
of our public schools persist III calling
sch GLARS by the last name, there ore,
Resolved, That the superintendent be
instructed to notify such teashers that
they must call scholars by the first
name
Julia Wren was elected jsnitress Of
present incumbent, resigned.
Peter W Furry, member from the
Second Ward, rendered his resignation
as a member of the Board, said resigna-
tion to take effect Immediately, and on
motion of MIR. Kenny the resignation
was accepted.
Mr.. Furry has been faithful member
OF the Board for about seven years, and
resigns because he Intends to remove
from the ward.
The Board then adjourned,
The following bills were allow
ed and ordered paid: Jackson Il Sharp
Co., S.. %; Joseph H. Greeaman, S?4OO;
j. a. K rauspe, IS cents; CApelle Hard
ware Co.. 10 cents; z. Chandler, 500;
Harry Lape, $29 o. George W. Stone,
80. 10; c. S. Middleton, 80 cents; B. s.
Clark, $500; W. M. Kennard y Co.,
$65 90; Nathaniel Melchior, 62O;
Robert Jones, . 90; j. G. Brison, 50 20;
Henry Witsil; 10. 20; Walter G. Pierce,
s %; L. Pickles, 1856; George A. Frazer,
1000; Nathan Gheen, lS IS; G. P.
johnson, II so; Ferris Bros, 800,
Catharine Haughey, 25 90 b. +. TOWN.
send, 500: L. F. Eckel, 13 80; j. II d.
Seeds & Son, 10000: W, II Beatty,
200 90; G. f. Thomas Il Co., 1,12O,O4;
Teachers salaries, night school,, l1O.50;
Teachers and substitutes, 4,997,4 AZ; eN.
penses Of nieht school, 1913; Frank
Carswell 5000: W. s. Watt. 70 cents.
Rented Farm.