The daily gazette., 1883-09-11
THE RUSH FOR SEATS.
MORE SCHOOL AccoMMopA-
TlONS NEEDED.
SEVEN HUNDRED APPLICANTS
The school Board Takes Practical Mea-
sures of Reiief-The schools to be Closed
During the VOlISsIest Parade.

The Board of Education met last evening,
/ President Baird presiding, and nearly all the
m mbers present. The Committee on
| Teachers recommended the appointment of
Miss Lizzie d. Hoopes as monitor teacher
n school 20 1, Boys Department.
| The Finance COMMITTEE presented an esti-
/ mate Of the v.lu" of the Boards property.
as follows: Real estate, SsS7. 800: persomal
| property, "a, ,24S IS; total, S3l4, ,74S 6S. The
estimate was ordered to be printed in the
'uperintendeut's annual report, and on
/ motion of MIR HoiIecker vote OF thapks
was rendered Messrs. james Bradford, NJ.
M. Child aud j. 7. Heald, who made The
1 real estate assessment.
| No. 5 committee was authorized to pro-
cure new desks for the grammar depart
ment, and transfer the old desks to No. IL
and No IA.
No. 9 committee was authorized to ex-
pend $25 for new curtains and repairs; No.
13, $50 for desks, chairs and repairs; No.
Is, 500 for painting; No. 10, s. for new
clock; No. 20, $13 for wbitewashing and re-
pairs.
On motion of Mr.. Brooks the City Coun-
ell was requested 10 pave and curb the front
of No. 10.
On motion of DR.. Mckay the Committee
on Teachers was authorized to employ .
teacher for a new room to be opened In No.
| IL; spd on motion of Mr.. Pusey No. IA com
nittee was authorized to open an additional
room, and employ another teacher.
On motion of DR.. Shortlidge the Com
mittee on Teachers was authorized to ap-
point an assistant teacher In school No. 16.
Mr.. Sample, from the committee on open
ing school in old No. ID, reported favor of
allowing this building to remain unoccupied
and opening an additional room in No. 10.
fh,,v .nAf NF Gbav
tional rooms in No. 10 were ordered to be
opened and teachers appointed.
During the discussion of this subject, the
Superintendent, being called upon, stated
that the grammar schools were about full,
with no applicants, and that the applicants
at primary schools were as follows: No Q,
n; No. 8, 90; No. 8, So; No. z, 9, No. Q, 6S;
No. 10, 10; No II, 50; No. u, 4s; No. IA,
40; No. 10, 81; No. II, 20; No. s, (colored
school) 81; No. 10, II; No. 90, S5; total,
751. At school No. 13, Lord and Pine
streets, there were 146 vacancies, but at
other schools efforts were being made to
turn the tide of applicants in this direction,
though, for some unexplained reason, with
! but little effect.
Still another room was ordered to be
opened in No. IL, if necessary
On motion of Mr.. Fuekel, the Committee
on Printing was authorized to have 400
} copies of the Superlndendent's annual re-
port printed.
An order for g, 900, second payment due
on new school No. IL, was directed to be
drawn in favor of the contractors, j. R. D.
Seees 4 Son, and one for 500, in favor of
E. L. Rice, Jr., the architect.
The Treasurer was directed to draw on
the City Council for $4,000, on account of
; the building fund.
DIR. Shortlidge, from the Committee on
, Books, gave notice that in January next the
committee would recommend a change In
arithmetics.
Mr.. Wiley presented the resignation of
Mary L. McCaulley, second assistant In
school No. 5, on account of ill-health; she
stated that if she recovered she would like
to have her position again. The resignation
was accepted and filed.
Mr.. Pusey moved that he rules governing
janitors and in relation to the steam heaters
be printed on large cards and hung In the
schools. Adopted.
President Baird presented a communica-
ton from the Volksfest Committee, asking
that the schools be closed next Monday
morning duriHg the Volksfest parade.
Mr.. Kyne moved that the request be
granted.
Mr.. Pusey and Mr.. Kyre favored this
motion, and DIR. Shortlidge thought that the
request was ''cheeky" and should not Le
granted.
DR.. Keables said if the public schools were
not good enough for the German children
they were not good enough for his children
or the children of other native citizens, and
he was opposed to helping the German
school at the expense of the public schools.
Mr.. Flu, kel, in a dignifed, but effec-
tive manner, rebuked this insinua-
tion, and said the German school
was instituted by the German citi-
zens, at their own expense, for the purpose
| ,F fba; EY7a thapt TOM md
for all children who chose to come, Ameri-
can or German. He said that 80 out of
every 100 appreciated the value of the pub
lie schools of this city, which he thought
among the best, but that should not pre-
vent them from learning the German
tongue, which he thought not only benefit
to the individuals but to the entire city.
A motion to keep the schools closed the
entire day was lost and the original motion
that half holiday be given was carried, the
members voting as follows:
Yeas-Brooks, Hanson, Hickman, Kyne,
Monaghan, Pusey, Reeve, Sample, Vernon,
Fuekel, 10.
Nays-Betts, Hoffecker, Keables, Mckay,
s. R. Smith, Wiley, Shortlidge, and Presi-
dent Baird, 8. The Board then adjourned.
During the evening the following bills
were allowed: Gillespie, Marshall, 6.7O,
$10.65; Delaware Lumber Company,
S251; James Bradford, S1.9S; P. B. & j.
B. Forman, $8.12; W. D. Blake, $S4, 81 900;
William G. Pierce, $44.27, A. A Eastburn,
SIS; Allen speakman, SS6 7s, 50 55; Roberts
s. Mixter, $21 80, $26.70, $130.5O; james NJ.
Bryan, $75; Henry White, $50; Cornelius &
SentmaD, $6.9S; James Davis, $7.06; Capelle
Hardware Company, Ss.9 j aeob B. Smith,
$S5; Patrick Mealey, $40; Kent s. Weeks,
$5S.25; George W. Vernon, S6.35; George F,
Baird, 81; Thomas Sherwin, Sl1.20; salaries
of janitors and others, S3s7. "a; Charles
Warner s. Company, S1,27641 Tilghman
Danner, $204. Ia; FL. w. Moore, $75; James
: Harrigan, $6: j. R. D. Seeds & Son, 1000;
Edward L. Rice, Jr., 500; R. e. Bruce,
$14.31.