Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1884-12-09
CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
the CORNEk STONE OF THE
NEW HIGH kCAAOOL To rs
LAID ON THURSDAY.

BOaTO OF fuDllC EuucatlOn was nei0
last evening, with President Baird In
the chair and the following mem bers
present
Me.srs. Dunn, Fuekel, Hoffecker,
Keables, Kyne, Wiley, ,stilley, Singley,
Trump, Shor tlidge, West and Belts.
On motion of MIR. Hoffecker, the prop
or officers were ordered to draw on City
Council for the regular monthly arpro
pristio Of 81 900.
Mr.. Hofscker, Of the Committee on
Books, called the attention OF the
Board to the notice recently given in
reference to replacing the National
Second Reader In the sixth primary
grade, and the National Fifth Reader
in the sixth grammar grade. for Swim
tons Golden Readings and Swinton's y
Readings from Nature's Book in the 10.
spective grades, ard moved the adop-
tion of the resolution, which gave rise
| to some dis scussion.
DR. Shortlidge took exceptions to the
resolution ON toe grounds that 1t had
not been properly brought before the
&C mmitiee, consequently the members
| were not ready to vote pom the ques-
tion. Superintendent Harlan made q
| statement in reference 10 the merits Of
the two books. Mr.. Wiley thought
the resolution good one and stated
| that both the National Second and Fifth
headers should be abolished. On mo.
tion further consideration Of the III after
Was postponed until the next meeting
night. On motion the Visiting Com
| mittee OF No. 4 VAS authorized TO have
repairs made to the rain spouts and to
J purchase two ciorn. for the principals
rooms at cost Of $40.
The committee OF No. II read notice
from Building Inspector Chandler, to
the effect that the chimney In that
school was in dangerous condition,
| and that 1t would have TO be repaired
! within ten days. On motion the COM
mittee was instructed to have the
| work done ct cost not exceeding $25.
| The committee OF No. IA we're given
authority to expend IS In having desks
REPAIRED, and q similar privilege was
granted to the committee of No. 16 10
the amount of S12. The committee OF
No. 23 was authorized to have water
spouts repaired at q cost of 81. 80.
Mr.. Wiley submitted the following
report in reference To the sale Of seats a'
the recent tcommencementex exercises held
in the Opera House in june last, 10
ge;her with the disbursement Of tht
money
Received froin sale OF seais.... 500 q
Paid for printing, etc........... I..5
| Paid for two hcts Macaulay's
| prfzes.....-... ......s... N.tO
Rent of Operr House, etc.. 81 90
Use u iAno.. ...,...' ..'.. E. io'o0
Pb d % usical Dir ctOr. 1000
Rent OF furLi 3.tO- l9s 4
balance ............. 400!
Paid Miss Mary Miiler........ 2o..2
Expended In books..... ....... zo.S3- 4o.6'
The books purchased for the library
in school No. /, Boys Department, art
az follows.
Three volumes Lambs works, g. so
three volumes Msculay's Essays, 81
two volumes Spectators, 81; four vol
umes Whittier, Longiellow, Bryant anC
Tepbyson = Woke, i6; four volumes
Speakers, 81 20 one Dickens Child'l
England, so cents !; two volumes Ali
bene's Quotations, 81 80 total, $2O.35
The money received by Mrs. Miller. o.
the Girls Department, bas also beer
Ijudiciously expended. Various smal
amounts received during the past yeal
as fines for damaged and lost books
have been expended for sundry items
such as pc stage, material for covering
books, ttc., of which an open account ii
kept by Principal Birdsai.
DIR. Keables,o ,ot the High School Com
mittee, reported that the foundation
walls OF the new building were laid
and that arran 2.m menis for laying til,
corner stone we're in progress, the cere
monies to take place on Thur sGay after
noon at O'Clock. He stated that th'
program had not been fully made, bu
thus far il had b.e arranged tba
the stone was TO be laid by the Presi
dent of the Board, who was also u
deliver an sddress, which would be fol
lowed by an address by j. FL. Hoftecker
Esq, a member of the Building Com
mittee.
1t was also stated that special invi
tation would be extended to the Mayo
. and City Council aud TO the teachers o
: tho High School to he present. A re-
, cord of the proceedings Of the new
building as far as gone, together will
copies Of all the city papers, copy O
the last annual report OF the Superin
r tendent, the manual and other docu
ments of the Board were to be placed IL
/ the stone.
On motion the proper officers of th'
Board were instructed TO notify tn,
Mayor and City Council to be preseu
at the dedicatory ceremonies. Mr.
Kyne thought that all the school
= should be represented, and accordingl!
, a motion was adopted closing all tn
schools on Thursday afternoon, an,
. requesting the teachers ard scholars I,
be present. A further motion wa
adopted requesting the Board to b.
present in q body.
The committee on night school helt
in No. 16 (Howard) school, reportet
the school IL prosperous condition
with 81 pupils enrolled.
Mr.. Willey's resolution in reference
{ to aboiishing the morning intermission
and closing the schools at ii 40 O'Clock
from the first Monday IN December un
til the firss Monday in April. whicl
was postponed from last meeting. wa
/. taken up for consideration, when con
siderable 10 discussion tnsued. 1t wa
shown that the principals of the variou
schools were uL animously in favor Oi
i, the passage of the resolution, bu
] several of the members opposed 1t
u mainly upon the rounds that 1t woul'
be an act of cruelty to keep little chill
s dred in school during the entire morn
ing without intermission. Drs. Short
lidge and West and Messrs. Trump
/, Singley and Kyne opposed 1t on thos
. grounds, while they gave 1t as theil
Iopini0n that 1t would be q fatal expert
ment. while Messrs. Dunn, Wiley an
J. Iotners favored the idea. A mott on
4 however, TO adopt the resolution wa
: lost by a rising vote.
al Mr.. Trump made a motion to tn
effect that the morning intermissioD Il
u the grammar and high schools be- di,
lpensed with, which, after some discus
Ision, was laid over until future mee
ing. On molten the Secretary WAS II
! Istructed to off cially notify Miss Crav