The daily gazette., 1883-10-09
AN IMPORTANT MOVE.
SCHOOL CHILDREN MUST BE
VAcCINATED.
CHANGES AMONG THE TEACHERS.
Regular Meeting of the school Board Last
Night - Compulsory Vaccination and
Other Matters.

tion was held, last evening, President Baird
In the chair.
The following changes of teachers to take
effect October 10 were recommended by the
Committee on Teachers:
| SalHe L. Wooley, assistant principal In
No. 13; Clara Mendennall, first assistant in
No. 2; Elizabeth Wollaston, second assistant
In No. 2; Mary l. Good, third assistant in
No. Q. Anna A. Trump, first assistantin No.
Q; Letitia Brown, second assistant In No. 0;
Zillah Bareford, second assistant In No. IA
| Mary r. Theilman, third assistant in No. II
Regina A. Garel, fourth ass istant in No. IA;
Annie Micbener, second assistant In No. 19
Mary Il. Elliott, Kate 4. Feeney, Maggie
L. Adams and Reba Smith, first, second
third and fourth assistants in No. 13. Miss
Goods transfer from No. to No. 8 is re-
commended on account Of her health. The
salaries of Miss Mendenhall in No. Q and
Miss Trump in No. 8 will be $685. instead OF
$3.50 for the remainder Of the year. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Wiley reported having consulted
Henry G. Conrad, ESQ.,, Actuary of the col
ored' schools of Delaware, in reference to
| school accommodations for colored chill
dren over Eleventh street bridge and In the
western part of the city. The colored
teacher over Eleventh street bridge thought
she could get about 10 scholars together
and she was recommended to go ahead until
she could fill the room.
A communication from Edwin H. Ander-
son, teacher of private colored school at
Ninth and Union streets, asking for doDa-
ton Ill support Of his school was presented
b. DR.. Mckay and laid on the table.
The committee on Fuel reported that the
wood furnished by the jackson Lime and
Coal Company was not satisfactory, and re-
commended the payment of the bill for coal
only, $2,0S9.21. After some discussion the
whole bill was laid over until the contract
was satisfactorily performed.
A communication was received from W.
w. Birdsall, principal of the High School,
recommending the sale of certain books in
the depository OF the school not in use aud
that the proceeds be expended for books of
reference, etc. 1t was referred to the Com
mittee on Books with power to act.
The following expenditures were author
lied for repairs and supplies of the respec-
| tive schools: No. 5, 30.50; No. 6, $40; No.
10, $l6. The committee on No. 12 reported
complaints in reference to the building Lines
and they were referred to the committee
with power to act. The complaints OF the
rolored teachers OF No. Is against the white
janitress were referred TO the committee.
Mr.. Fuekel called attention to the condi-
tion of the sidewalks leading to No. 10, and
recommended the laying of board walk at
an expense not exceeding $50. After dis
cussion the matter was laid over until the
next meeting.
The special committee on compulsory vac.
cination In the public schools presented the
following preamble and resolution.
"WHERRAs, BY an act OF the General Assem-
bly, of the State of Delaware, passed at Dover
March q, 1883. 1t is made the duty of the Board
OF Education Of this city to oblige all children
applying for admission to the public schools and
all children previously admitted to the said
schools to be vaecinated, unless already pro-
tected from smallpox by vaccination, or by an
attack of smallpox; therefore, in order to carry
the said act into effect, bo IL
"Res0lUed, That the principals of the several
schools under the control Of this board be and
they are hereby instructed to refuse admission
as pupil to said school to any purpose not pro-
tected from smallpox by vaccination, inocula-
ti0n or by an attack of smallpox; that the evil
denco Of said protection shall be the certificate
of competent physician in tho form and upon
the blanks prepared Tor that purpose by the
board, that such pupil or applicant is protected
from smallpox by vaccination, incubation or
by an attack of smallpox; that the principals
Of the several schools be and they are hereby in
structed to call public attention of the pupils of
the said schools to the requirements of the law
and the instructions embodied In the placards
to be posted at the door of each school house;
that tho principals of said schools be and they
are hereby instructed to post at the doors Of
their respective school houses for at least two
weeks before the requirements thereof shall be
carried into effect the placards containing the
extract from the laws in reference to vaccina-
ton, and instructions for obtaining free Yacci-
nation, hereinafter ordered by this board to be
so posted at the doors OF every such school
house; that the following be the form and tenor
Of the placards to be posted Gs aforesaid:
"NoTIcE-[ Extract from an act of the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State of Delaware, passed
at Dover, March II, 1881.
'SE3TIoN !. The Trustees or Commissioners
of school districts and Boards of Education are
required within one month after the passage of
this act to Oblige all children applying for ad
mission to the free schools, and all children
who have previously been admitted to the said
schools to be vaccinated, unless already pro-
tccted from smallpox by vaccination or by an
attack of smallpox.
"SRoTIoN g. Persons affected with diph.
therla, measles scarlet fever or small .pox shall
be excluded from the schools until permission
Of proper school officers for such persons to re.
turn is granted, and intercourse between
pupils of the schools and the families or houses
where there are any cases of these contagious
diseases must be forbidden until tho official
permission is given to return to school.
"Under the rOvisiOns ofthe following extract
from the city ordinance free vaccination can be
procured upon application to the vaccine ply
slclanB of the respective districts wherein such
pupils or applicants reside, reside; It shall bo the
rovaccinate all persons who may call upon him
II they reside In his district and are not pro-
tccted by yeccination,' The naa es and ad-
dresses of the various vaccine physicians of this
city are also to be given
The resolutions were adopted and the
committe authorized to have them printed
on placards and posted in the schools.
Various old disputed bills were presented
by Philemma Chandler for repairs and extra
work on contracts and referred to the COM
mittees of the various schools.
A communication was received from Pro-
fessor !. jackson Pierce asking for an ap-
pointment as teacher of penmanship in the
grammar schools of the city and was re-
1erred to the Committee on Teachers.
Adjourned.
ORDERS.
During the evening bills were allowed and
orders directed to be drawn, as follows
Roberts s. Mixter, $1,000, $50; Temple s.
McElroy, $40; Gawthrop, Brother & Co.,
S75; Samuel Chadwick, $3.50; James M
Bryan, $50; H nry Evans, $25; X. E. Bruce,
SIS; H. B. Morrow, $50; John Feeney, So;
j. r. d. Seeds g. Son, S5; John M. Held
lipger, $751; w. Jones, $S,03; James Megrat-
ten, $28; William Spencer, $5, Henry White,
s.; Julius Krauspe, So 55; Phillips & Kane,
$685.; BSynard & Dawson, 81; Mccartney,
Kenney & Co., $51 04; L. d. McClees Il Cos,
$lS8.30; w. D. Blake, S.; Lewis T. Grubb
$4.3S; w. Jones, S0.62; Mccartney, Kenney
& Co., $17.5S; L. H. Springer, $3.50 Paris
NJ. Mitchell, $13.O5; W. NJ. Holt, S1l; Nc
CARNEY, Kenney & Co., $3.50; William NJ.
Kennard & Co., S2.75; William G. Pierce,
$404l; l.. Fl. Springer, 80 cents; Whining