Daily Republican., 1886-02-09
Board of Education
APPOINTMENTS OF 1EACHERs-
FAhANLE REP0aT POR SIX
MON EhS-UGSF OF THE
NIGHT SCHOOL -BILISPAID

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The regular nesting of the Board of
Nc ducation was held last night, Presi-
dent Baird in the chair The commit
tee ON teachers recommended that
| Annie e Hates be made principal OF
boys. sch oil No. l, at $7O0 per year;
that Lizzie j. Sayers bs made prir cipai
or school No. 10, and that Addie Con
ner be made first assistant in girls'
school, No. 1. The recommendations
were adopted.
Treasurer Grohe made the following
financial report for six months ending
December 3lst, 1885:
ReceiUts-balance, July l., 1885,
I$2,OSl "a appropriation, current ex-
penses, $45, 600; appropriation, new
buildings $40 900 trustees school fund.
%. 249 80 sale of books, 81 rs; miscel-
laReOus, $26 rent for Miss Crawford.
1872 total, $75,3 1863 So
Expenditures = Wilmington High
School, $25 ,245 25 heating apparatus.
S483 u furniture, $79 80 salaries,
: S26. G19.22 books and stationery. So
597 IL iuel, 90. 1856 SO repairs, 1878. SO;
miscellaneous, gas, Iert and Insurance,
81. .0a0, ii balance, Dscem Der 81, $13.-
91511. The report WAS adopted.
Mr.. Wiley. from the Committee ON
Night School, reported that it was
lopened on October 26 last, and closed
January %. The number of pupils re-
: ceived was 81; the average. %; amount
OF money collected from pupils was
$4S 20 number of teachers, 3. Lizzie j.
Say ers, as principal, with Maggie Mar.
. vel, assistant net cost was $90.25.
Il Mr.. Heisler expressed some surprise
3 at the great cost of keeping the school
topen and the small average of scholars
o in attendance. He thought that the
8 night schools had better remain closed
+ If they worked in that manner.
Mr.. Kyue said that when he was on
8 the night school com mittee the attend
ance and average was twice what 1t ia
now, aud he thought the committee had
not given it the proper attention.
Mr.. Wiley hoped that Mr.. Kyne
g. would be placed upon the next night
II school committee, as that gentleman
1t seemed divinely inspired and imbued
y with mission work and had plenty of
time to go out into the streets and alleys
|. and hunt up children TO attend the
>, night school. He said that one reason
i LOT the decrease of attendance at the
IL night school Eighth and Wollaston,
n was that many of the scholars who
>. formerly attended there, this winter
y, attended the drawing school in
d the Institute. The report of the
ts kcommittee was adopted and the bills or
dered TO be paid.
I'd DIR. Keables reported that all scholars
III in the No. 6 grade promoted at the re-
&, cent examination could be acc ommo-
~ dated at the High School without open
ng ing additional rooms or employing ad
of ditional teachers. The com mittee OF
,icl High School was authorized to procur,
sr. electric gongs to give the class signals
I'd at cost not to exceed $25, and wir
yn gratings for the cellar windows to kee
70. them from getting broken.
i'll DR.. Keables, from the committes ar
90. pointed to visit the Watsr Commissio
, IL to obtain a rebats of water rent tor th
on. High School, reported that 9il thel
In efforts had been unsuccessful.
BRA On motion of Mr.. HeIsIer 200 M a1uAl
,on were ordered to be printed.
the On motion Of DIR. Ksables, the resol-
ieo tions passed at the last preceding meet
int ing ofthe Board. raising the salaries {
the teachers to $695, was recon sidere
and the salaries were raised to 500
correspond with other teachers.
al On motion OF Mr.. Singley tho CON
1 To- mittee was instructed to transfer {
NJ boys from-No. 4 to No. school TO MAX
~ n room for applicants now unprovide
10 10. for.
~ On motion of DR.. Shortlidge th
~ ~ President and Secretary were anthori,
40 20 ed to sligo the application of Mary /
hJa Woods TO admit her daughter into th
,Ir Pennsy lvania Soldiers Orphans Sohoo
az az The following bills were ordered to /
nS nd paid.
m no Il. L Rice, Jr., $40; W. R. Lone.
II $40; Heald & Company, S1(
~: Wilmington Coal Gas Company
'pe So 45; Gswthrop & Brother, S42 81; G
.nS 10 L. Stradley, Jr., S5 81; W 8. Bullocl
'no 81; John A. Wilson, 81 so; ]. r, 1
Seeds & Sons, $3.50; Fell & People
50 so; Allen Speakman, $3.50; Rees
& Brother, $11.65; Milliard r. Davn
Sl1 25; William Hopkins. So rs; job
on e. Parry, 66 cents; Duncan Brotl
ote ,hers, 81: Alexander Chambers, s.
in Gatta & Kaiser, So. 10; Finn & jackson
ain IS2 80; William Jones. B36.76; Villa
for 5tilley ,$6.57, G. l.. Simmons, 81; jam
in Morrow & Son,Sl.20; William Liawto
ma SO 10; James Bradford, S3o.l8; S. E
ach Baynard, $240 80; Mccartney s. Ke
gis- uey, SOL; r. 8. Smith, 81 70; Tne ST
pay Publishing Company, $40; Every Eve
ats, ing Publishing Com 2any, 81 04: Boug
ach man & Co, $500 0S; John s. Groh
ard 50 80; DIR. Keables, So 50.
ex-t
t WAITING Owners.