Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1885-01-13
BOARD OF EDUCATION,

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MEET1NG LAST EvENING-A NEW
TEX r BOOK ASKED FOR-RRsO.
LUTIONS-PROMOTION.
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A regular NEE ting OF the Board OF
Education was held last evening, with
President Baird In the chair.
The resignation Of Miss Phoebe Guth.
rie, "A q teacher In No. 20 school, was
read and accepted.
The Committee on Heachers made the
following report:
WILMINGTON, Jan. IL. 1885. TO the
Board Of Public Education.
Your Committee on Teachers re-
spectfully recommend that Miss Ella
ID. Burns be transferred to the position
OF Assistant PRINCIPAL In school No. 20;
that Miss Maggie E.OArpenter be trans
ferred TO the pesition VI A ssistant Prin.
cipal In No. z, and that Miss Sallie NJ.
Jones be promoted TO the position of
Assistant Principal IN No. o.
Also. they recommended that the
teachers OF No. g below Miss Jones'
place be each promoted one place, and
| Miss Kate L. plummer be appointed to
the lowest place In No. q. Your com.
mittee report that tn ty deem 1t neces
sary to hold another examination Of
candidates for the position Of teachers
in our schools, and that they have fix
ed upon February g and Z as the time
for this examination.
On motion Of s. X. Smith, the proper
officers were instructed To draw upon
Council for the regular monthly install
ment, $1,000.
Mr.. Hoffecker presented the follow
|ingpetition, signed by Allen Speakman,
II. James Belt. NJ. bi Cieaver, William
Canby, j. I. Heald and about fifty 9th.
ers:
To the Board OF Public Education of
Wilmington Delaware:
GESTLEMES We the undersiRn ned
citizens of Wilmington respectfully re-
quest your honorable body 10 introduce
into the public schools OF our city q
text book on ply siol ology and hygiene,
with special reference TO the effect
upon the human system of alcohol and
other narcotics. By no doing, another
safeguard of knowledge will be given
10 the children. by 1t not only the
effects Of narcotics tut the truths con
cerning ntilation, cleanliness, food
and the law ofherelity may be taught.
The matter was referred TO the com
mittoe on books.
The Printing Committee were author
lied 10 have 800 pay rolls printed. at q
| cost not TO exceed II.
DR.. Shortlidge, / ON the COMMITTEES
on No. 2 school stated that in order to
erect contemplated iron fence around
a portion of that bu lding 1t was neces.
sary to have stone copery. which
would cost 81 per running foot, making
the rest about S2.35per foot. He moved
that the committed have authority to
| 90 on ith the work.
| s. X. Smith stated that while ht
would like to see the fence in position
he did not think the finances would
permit of the work being done st pres
ent.
Upon this staten ent being made, DR.
Shertlidge withdrew his motion.
Repairs were ordered as follows
No. 8 at cost not to exceed, $l3; No
q, ESQ 40 ~, 81 ~ NO. 10, sin
| Dr. West stated hat the water in a
run back OF No. II school had become
damed up, ard rnuniug through the
drain pipe leading from the school, had
flooded the cellar. The drain was ol
no use, ~ the cellar was dry. On his
motion the CON mittee OF the school
was authorized 10 close the drain up.
Dr. keable-, from the committee on
New High .chool, reported that the
contractors had nearly or about com
pleted the tirst installment OF the con.
tract, and on his motion ar order was
directed 10 he drawn IN isVor OF j. X
ID. Seeds ~ Sons, for i,00o.
Thu. ra.fnnntt.n IA Mr. SfilAaN
member of the committee oi. lcgi latiou
was presented aud accepted, and :. Il.
Smith appointed ID I'LL Ia. vacancy.
Mr.. Wiley, fT, III the Committee on
Tranefcr and Promotions presented thr
following:
/. That each recitation in sludie,
which have written examinations sl
the close of each term shall be marked
at the close Of each recitation.
2. In making out monthly reports t.
the superintendent each principal shal
report the numbers OF pupils in each
grade In he school
3. The standing Of each pupil shall
bB determined as iollows: fhe tern
examination shall be multiplied by .
and 10 the product shall be added the
percentage OF actuHl marks earned
during the term, and the sum divide,
by 8.
4. The superintendent shall prepare
all questions for d IL the grammar ant
primary school grades for the term OK
aminations,
o. He shall supervise the promotions
from any and all grades of the gram.
mar school, primary school and hisl
school.
q. No pupil, having completed th'
course Of any grade and passed salts
factory examination, shall be d.baIre'
from entering higher class OF forminl
one, If there ars y pupils properly qnali
fled to form such class.
7. The superintendent Is hereby di
rected to.have the order of studies in TIL
various schools 40 arranged AZ to avoit
one-quarter grades, one half grades and
three quarter grades.
s. The superintendent is hereby EN-
phatically directed to see that these
Resolutions are strictly carried out III
ievery particular at the next and ensu
ling examinations.
| s. X. smith said that although ht
uas In favor of The resolutions he di'
net feel as though he understood then
-ufiici-n'ly to vote for them at the pres
ent time he would like more time. 4
study them, and would therefore NOV
THAT their adoption OF rejection be post
poned until the next regular meeting
and that the Secretary be instructed Il
have so copies printed, and mail a cop!
TO each member.
Alter some discussion the motion wa
adopted.
The Committee of No %, after con
siderable debatb were aut oriZed to rem
a room In that school to ISIS Crawford
who now occupies IL from month u