The daily gazette., 1883-04-10
PUBLIC !, EDUCATION.
Report of the Proc pediugs Of the Regular
Meeting Last Night.

The regular MEETING of the Board o
Education was held last evening, fourteen
members being present and President Baird
In the chair
The Committee bn Books reported al
follows, the report being accepted YouI
committee respectfully recommend that
"Swinton's Easy Steps for Little Feet, be
adopted, to be used instead of the "Inde-
pendent First Reader" The Committee on
Accounts reported the following bills for
which orders were directed drawn
Wilmington Coal Gas Co., $2.S5; VIM. 8.
Bullock, 80 cents; Allen speakman, 81 rs;
James & Webb Co., S16; jackson Lime and
Coal Co., 81 so: George W. Bush & Son,
$i5,9S; Voshell Il Solomon, $116.27; G. F.
Thomas & Co., Sl5d 95; pay roll of teachers
and substitutes, S5,066l9 officers and
janitors, $577.39; F Jacquet, S3; j. V. Car
Isle 81 Co, S1S3; Baynard & Dawson,
S1.50, $22; Charles Warner 81 Co., 20 cents;
james Davis, $6.25; Wilmington Coal Gas
Co, $l.35; Benjamin s. Clark, So: Fl. F.
Pickels, S275; e A. Robinson, $3.50
Thomas Samworth, So; William p. Perkins
81; James q Webb Co., Si2; e. F. Eckel
$14,5O; Mayor ami Council, $40; total
ST, ,O03. SO.
Permission to expend money was given as
follows No. 3, repairs and curtains, $15;
No. 4, curtains, s.; No. 9, repairs, So; No.
12, curtains, $40.
j. H. Hoffecker, Esq, of the Committee
on No. 9, made verbal report, and said a
consultation had been had with the parties
most directly interested. At the present
time teachers were admitted to either the
lower or the upper grades of the training
school as vacancies occurred, and only
served in one grade, thus being detective in
the other Complaints had been made, and
justly too, concerning the matter, and the
committee recommended some radical
changes. Now there were two rooms of each
grade, with teachers in each room, the term
being go days. 1t was deemed advisable to
put two teachers in each room, and all
teachers on probation were to enter the
lower grade and serve term of 40 days and
then 40 days in the upper grade, pay to be
given for the last 20 days of the term of
training AT present the training school, he
said, was somewhat of farce. The new
rule was designed 10 go into effect at the
first of the coming school yearin September
Mr.. Kyne moved to postpone action for
two weeks, but his motion was voted down.
Mr.. Grier's motion that the holding over
members should select places and report
them for holding the school election on the
first Saturday in May, was carried.
Mr.. Belts moved that the salary of the
bailiff be made $l0O per year, instead Of
$3.50 as at present.
Mr.. Kenny was not in favor of the reduc.
ton and thought The move was a personal
one.
Mr.. Belts denied the allegation.
After some discussion the resolution was
lost by the following votes Yeas-Betts,
Hilton, Hoffecker, Shortlidge, Baird Nays
Brook, Temple, Furry, Grier, Hickman,
Keables, Kenney, Kyne, Mckay, Sample.
The proposed change to the bylaws, al
suggested by Mr.. Kenny, making the salary
of the secretary and treasurer $720, instead
of $500 year, as 1t now is, was called up
Mr.. Kenny spoke in favor of the change ant
also suggested that, had he the matter to dC
over, he might possibly put in proyis'
that the secretary and treasurer have al
office, to be open every day, aud that som
of the work transacted by the superintend
ent be done by him.
Mr.. Hoffecker thought If the salary wa
increased the amount of work should be in
creased proportionately. For his part HI
thought the SECRETARY and treasurer had ''s
fat office"
DR.. Shortlidge thought iG would be wei
to lay the matter over two weeks, so that II
could be ascertained whether the officer
whose salary it was proposed to increase
could aid the superintendent, whose duties
were rather heavy.
On motion of Mr.. Kenny the matter wal
referred to a special committee of three, tt
report at the next meeting. The Chair ap
pointed Messrs. Kenny, Belts and Mckay.
After the reading and referring of a few
bills the Board adjourned.