Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-11-25


CITY school,. BOARD
DR wIsG I'M TEL8
NIGHT kCHOOL.-DIsCUno
OVER IHy EN- M. 1I0Ua.
The regular stated meeting Of tho
Board of Education v ~ held last Sy1e-
ing, with President Baird in tho Chaar
AID the following members praeo9b
Messrs. Belts. Fuekel, HAnsoD, 0e3egs
Keables, Kyne, 6ingley, 0dueyt 1@ner
on Smith, g. redmond Smith, Trunps
Dunn, Moore, Wiley. ehorthdGqs
Palmer and West.
The Committee Of No. 1 school wego
authorized to expend 80 for meps The
committee of Ne. 8, t7 for repAiYs To
committee Of No. II ,$6 for repairine tie.
ch imney blown down by the wind; tho
comm ittee Of No. 20, IS for repairs md
the committee of No. %. Is for 3 oleck.
Mr.. Kyne, of the COMMITTEES on n1eht
school, reported the room 0pened - ~.
8 school. He Also Stated nat other
studies out Of the regular order were b.
ing taught, and moved that no more ex.
ira studies betaught In night schools
than was customary heretofore. DE-.
Shortlidge amended the motion by refer
ring the subject to the committee and
the amendment was adopted.
The resolution offered BY M. Wiley
at the last meeting, in reference 70 do
ing away with the morning intSrmisai0n
and dismiss the Schools at IL AS O'Clock,
from the first Monday In December
to the 1st Monday In April, was brought
up and motion made for its adOp-
tion. Before putting the question Mr.
Wiley stated his object In Offering
the resolution, which was to the efIeCt
that in his experience the Associat1onD
in the yards Of the schools, during these
intermissions, were very pernicious ard
demoralizing to the children. He
thought the time specified would bridge
over the cold weather and thAt receos In
stormy or disagreable weather was
detrimental to the health CT the chill
dren.
Mr.. Trump thought the resolution .
good one, so far as 1t related to lAfger
scholars, but he was not in favor 0f1tD
applying to smaller children, whom he
thought should be given brief inter-
mission or q breathing spell, which
would relieve them from all cara for =
short time. Mr.. Dunn favored tho
resolution, but DIR. Shortlidge opposed
it, ON account Of the poor ventilation in
the school rooms, together with the fact
| that he thought it cruel to keep child
rem in such rooms for three hours with
out any intermission, and, ~ Chairman
| Of the Health Committee. he said he
grounds.
After some further discussion, ON
motion of Mr.. SiDgley, further con-
sideration of the subject was laid over
until next meeting, in order that the
members could ascertain the utility of
such q resolution.
DIR. Shortlidge, of the special com-
mittee appointed to consider the bill Of
| G. Graham & Son, architects, for plans
furni ished for the New High School,
which were previously adopted and
afterwards thrown aside by the Board
and other plans asked for reported that
the committee, after examining tho
bill and effecting compromise with
the architects, recommended that the
sum of 81 900 be paid Messrs. Graham
& Son, for the plans alluded to, which
sum the Boa rd was bound to pay from
the fact that they had adopted the plans
After some discussion the claim was
allowed.
4 On motion Of Mr.. sinaley. it was
ordered that the schools be closed on
Wednesday afternoon, November Doth,
at o'clock, and remain closed until
the following Monday morning at 3 o..
lclock.
On motion of DIR. Shortlidge . COM
mittee of five were appointed on legis-
lation, for the purpose Of considering
any and all matters necessary 70 be
submitted at the coming session Of the
Legislature. The committee were an
nounced as follows Messrs Shortlidge,
Palmer, stilley, Hoffecker and Singloy.
On motion of DIR. Shortlidge the
Secretary and Treasurer was instructed
Ito draw on Mr.. Primrose for e31. .32L
that being half of the sum paid for
lerecting line fence between No.
school and Mr.. Primrose's property.
Mr.. West, one of the night school
committee, who arrived shortly after
the subject of night school had been
before the board, made q statement to
the effect that there were more appli-
cants than could be accommodates in
the one room now opened. He stated
that the various industrial establish
ments, had been appealed to. and - Z
result the jackson & Sharp Company
>
and large mum ber had also been sent
from the works of the Pusey & Jones
, Company.
i These boys, he stated, had been sent
there with the understanding thar they
be taught mechanical drawing in con.
junction with the regular studies, and
that the committee had taken 1t upon
| themselves to introduce the same in the
, school, at an additional expense TO The
{ board of 81 per night, two nights, of ons
hour each, being set apart expressly fol
, this purpose, with a competent instruc
, tor to teach the same. After q full ex
: PLANTATION had been made, Mr.. s. r
, Smith fully endorsed the action of
! committee and made q motion =
, effect that the committee be a.
to provide room for all whe
/. attend the night school
/ some discussion was 8
DIR. Shortlidge
2 the Board for 81
I for 27 old des'
Rev. Faith
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