Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-03-23


Education was held last evening, Presi-
dent Baird In tho chair. ,Mr. Dunn
Twas authorised 10 sxpend $5 for clocks
for No. 10 school. The action OF Mr..
Hofscker, IN ordering six tons Of coal
for school Ne. II was rafifed. Mr..
Simmons asked that the secretary ask
for proposals for paving and putting up
q stone wall In front Of No. IL school.
MT Wiley hoped that more economy
would be used, and unless this was
done the schools would be com PEELED to
close by the first Of June, and he
thougbttt II would be better to keep the
schools open aud let repairs lay over
for the present. The motion to ask for
proposals was lost.
Considerable discussion ensued on o
motion to pay Duncan Bros. S81. .03 for
wire Screens for the basement windows
iof the High School, but after 1t was
found that the work was ordered by
the Board, the motion TO pay the bill
was passed.
Mr.. Heisler presented the following
report on fire escapes
The Committee on Fire Escapes, after
o careful and thorough investigation Of
the school houses owned and used by
the Board OF Education, and after visit
ing other cities and places and carefully
examintng the Are escapes used In such
places, would recommend the follow
ing:
large stairways, consequently will not
need q fire escape.
No. 1 school 10 q three story build ing,
but Il las two large stairways deliver
ing directly into the street. The exits
are very good. The com1ittee deem
an outside fire escape unnecessary.
Schools Nos. 4, o, Is IL, 18, 10 and 20
are two story buildings, with ample
lstairways. Some Of these schools have
from two to three stairway with easy
exits. The above schools need no fire
escapes.
Schools Nos. 8, 6, 8, 9, 10, IL, IA and
16 are two.story buildings with three
school rooms on q floor; these buildings
the committee consider dangerous in
case of fire or panic, especially the
two upper rooms in the second story
we would recommend that fire escapes
be placed In the above schools. The
Icommittea condemns the arrangement
OF the seats In No. 16 school, and would
recommend that they be changed at
once by bringing the younger children
down on the first floor and moving the
the older ones 70 the second floor.
They would also recommend that In
schools Nos. 8. 10, IL, IA and 16 that
Idoors be cut In the lower story in rooms
No. of the above schools.
Schools Nos. 2 and are three story
buildings and will need outside FIRE
Escapes.
The committee recommend that bids
be advertised for fire escapes as follows
For schools, Nos. 8, 8, 8, 9. 10, IL, IA and
16, two-story fire escape with treAdt
enclosed with wire netting with plat
form to suit the same Alao for schools
Nos. 2 and z, two-story fire escape
with two platforms and three ladders
enclosed with wire netting With n mesh
OF two inches or less. The committee
would farther report that they have
instructed the principals Of the schools
to drill their sGho!ars and teachers witt
q view to quickly, quietly and orderly
dismiss their schools In case of FIRE OF
panic. We are pleased to inform tn,
Board that the average time Of empty
ing the schools by the above drill haI
been one hundred seconds.
We would recommend that it bs
the duty of the Are escape committee :,
see that this drill is carried out durinl
the year.
! B. r. HEIsLER,
ii CHARLES l.. SIMMONS,
III K. G. SHoRTLIDGE.
. Mr.. Wiley very highly compliments
the committee for their excellent an,
practical report. He regretted yer,
, much that IL was impossible to carr,
3 Iout the resol utions on account Of wan
8 OF money, and therefore moved that tn
/ matter be postponed uutll August, an,
that proposals be asked for carrying on
Q the recommendations. Several mem
bers took part In the discussion, o.
{ Ipraising the alacrity with which school
could be emptied, but after sewers
!. amendments were offered and with
: ldrawn, Mr.. Willey's motion was dc
q feated and action on the report wa
y postponed until next meeting.
A circular from Milton Fl. Walsh, SEE
{ retary Of the Board of Public Schools {
n lSt. Louis, Mo-, WAS read, asking co. OF
q GRAFTON In procuring the passage Of tn
;, Blair bill In Congress, providing for th
s idiHtrlbut.on OF "a, zoo, 900 of the surplu
% In the United States Treasury amonal
d the States for educational purposes. Th
q circular was filed.
Secretary Grohe read form for col
!, tracts between the Board and person
g desiring to tap drains belonging to Il
j Public Schools, which was adopte
II without discussion.
)t Mr.. SinRley gave notice that at IL
Ie next meeting of the Board he woul
n present q list of the non-residei
scholars attending the public school
y accompanied with the opinion of IL
u City Solicitor on that subject.
IL A numher nf hills were read and r
+ ferred, among them one for towel rack
sr and TO wells for the High School.
Q. Mr.. Kyne faoetiously asked 4
authoIity TO purchase washstAnd
le wash bowls, towels and towel racks fl
ID No. 10 school, land fine tooth combs.
?, cbimed in DR.. Shortlidge. M. KyI
Il could not see why the scholars OF N
D 10 school were not as much entitled
y "such things" as the pupils Of Il
High School. Mr.. Kyne's request, hov
q ever, was not gran ted.
IN Mr.. Wiley moved to give q week
re holiday, beginning on Easter Monda.
ht April 25th. His motion was supports
vi by Messrs. Trump and Helsler. Messr
Smith, SlnRley, Palmer, Kyne, Fueke
n Grier and Dunn AZ strongly oppose
ir the motion, and 1t was defeated by
10 vote of 8 to 6. This settles the spriI
y vacation in favor of no vacation. M
Singley called attention to the fact tn
= each teacher was entitled TO copy
O. the rules, but the secretary stated tn
B. he had not enough of the printed rul
to 20 around. The Board then q,
10 journed.
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