The daily gazette., 1883-07-10
TALK ABOUT TEACHERS
A LIVELY SESSION OF THE
SCHOOL BOARD.
A LITTLE SPEECH CUT SHORT
A Petition that Raised Decided Breeze,
and Gives Promise of Further Discus
sion-SchoOl Repairs.

additional for building and furnishing new
school houses. He also stated that the
estimates for next year for repairs amounted
to S3,393, and the total estimates to
$50, ,997 35. The amount that will oe re-
ceived from the State is about $4,000.
On DR.. McKay's motion, cards were
ordered to be printed TO show the state oi
the appropriation for repairs for each school
| from meeting to meeting.
The Finance Committee also reported that
Treasurer Morrow had presented his official
bond, with William G. Foord, James Ken
nedy, William Baxter and John Fehrenbach
as sureties, in the amount of $4,000. The
sureties we're approved.
The Committee on Books was authorized
| to advertise for proposals for furnishing
books and stationery for the coming year.
On motion Of Mr.. Smith new check, for
| S20.45, was directed to be drawn in favor of
Miss Ella Marvel, school teacher, who had
lost the check given her for last months
salary, she having taken due measures to
prevent the negotiation of the lost check.
An order for $5S, for insurance, being
| asked for, DR.. Shortlidge said he thought
some of the schools were insured too high.
DR.. Mckay said the cost of insurance was
but S306.5S per year. The order was drawn
DR.. Keables said that necessary repairs
had been made to the yard of No. school,
and asked for an order for $50 in favor of
John Connell, to pay Tor the same. 1t was
drawn, and the committee authorized to
expend S35 for additional repairs.
No. committee asked tor permission to
spend S75 or $50 for repairs, and SIS for
having the roof painted. Granted
No Committee was authorized to spend
S75 for necessary repairs to the steam heater;
No. 9, SIS for having roof painted; No. 8,
$40 for repairs to furniture and carpets.
Mr.. Pusey asked for authority to put
steam heater in No. IA school, at an expense
not exceeding $3.50.
Mr.. Reeve suggested that as No. 20 heater
was too small to properly heat the school,
No. IA might take 1t and let No. 20 get
new one.
President Baird said No. 20 heater cost
81 900.
Mr.. Pusey's motion was adopted and also
a motion authorizing No. IA committee to
have the school repainted and calsomiped
at cost Of 1857, and general repairs
made to the extent of about 5000.
No. 20 committee was authorized to re-
pair blackboards, at cost OF SIG.
Mr.. Wiley, from the committee on new
school No II, reported that plans for four
roOmed building had been received from
four architects from which the committee
had made an unanimous selection. The
plan thus selected was exhibited and ex-
planned to the Board by Mr.. Wiley.
The plan was adopted, although Mr.. Kyne
favored postponing action for at least two
weeks, In order to examine into the matter.
Dr. Shortledge moved that the committee
be authorized to employ an architect for the
new building.
Mr.. Sample said he hoped the committee
would secure a better architect than those
who superintended Nos. 10 and 20, where
much inferior work had been allowed.
Dr. Shortledge's motion was modified so
as to request the committee to report at
next meeting the cost of an architect, and
also plans and specifications.
The committee on sale of old No. 13
| school was requested to make report at
| next meeting.
MI. Reeve presented the following petit
| ton:
"We, the undersigned citizens of Will
mington, very much regret to learn that
Miss Temperance A. NJ. Lowber, first assist
ant of School No. 10, and for nine success
| sive years a conscientious and faithful
| teacher in the public schools of Whining
ton, has, through the recommendation OF
the Committee on Teachers, been reap
pointed to the said position of first assistant
of said School No. 10 for a term of only
three months, which, as we have been in
formed, is virtually discharge from the
| position, which we believe she has credit
ably occupied. The pretext for this action
on the part of the Committee on Teachers
| is, we understand, incompetency, to the un-
reasonableness Of which we beg to call the
attention OF your honorable body, con
sidering the fact that Miss Lowner has
served the public faithfully for nine
consecutive years, as above stated, with
constant promotion. until she holds the said
position of first assistant. And we feel that
in carrying out the apparent wiz hes of your
respected Committee on Teachers you wer
not afforded sufficient opportunity TO duly
consider the action, which we believe you
took hastily, and which we further believe
simple justice would have restrained YOU
from taking had you understood the rea
reason for the preteXt, on which the public
generally are as much in the dark as your.
selves and are no doubt the majority of tht
Teachers Committee Now, therefore, We
respectfully petition, in the name of justice
that you will take such action at your mex
meeting as you may consider proper toward
| extending the time of Miss Lowber's ap
pointment seven months from theexpiratioI
OF the three months recommended by thu
Committee on Teachers, in which case you
petitioners will ever be grateful"
Mr.. Reeve made statement In reference
| to the petition, in which he charged tha
the Committee on Teachers had dropped
Miss Lowber for the purpose of making
| room for a favorite He also asserted tina
when members voted on the Committed
report, some of them were not aware tha
this and other changes had heen made.
DR.. Keables and DIR. Shortlidge objectet
to the remarks as being out of order at thi
time.
DR.. Mckay said he was perfectly aware
what he was voting for when the report wa
adopted.
Mr. Kyne asked him why it was that Mis-
Lowber had been dropped.
DIR. Mckay said she had been warned las
year that she must do better in her teaching
Mr.. Kyne said he was aware that she hai
profted by the warning and done mucl
better.
Mr.. Wiley said the Committee o.
Teachers were preparing for this thing, an
had arranged to give 1t full hearing g
) is easy enough" he continued, "for ma
to get up here and lie, but we know wha
2 the truth is.
f The petition was referred to the Commit
( tee on Preachers, with instructions to repor
d at next meeting.
8 A communication from Chief Enpinee
3 | Murphy of the Fire Department, calling Al
4 tention to the laws In reference to fire e,
e capes on three story buildings, opening ou
s ward, was referred to the Committee O
d Fire Escapes.
n The following bills were allowed Par
# Mitchell, 500 A; J. V. Carlisle g. Co., 81. q
Q Wilmington Coal Gas Company, s.. o.
Adams q Bro, $685. H. s. Christy, S5.1