Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-10-12
EDITION.


n Eokuinf Bt8tou nootiuk VI tho DUSto
of Education was held Last evening,
members Of the Board were present OK
cent Mr.. Kershaw. When the minutes
were read, President Baird stated that
his uncertainty about the election of
Francis e. Jackson % . member of the
Board from the Ninth ward at the last
meeting had bean removed, and he de-
sired 70 change his decision and declare
Mr.. jackson elected.
The vote cast at the election was
jackson 6, Gamble 8, and blank 2
Counting the blanks, Mr.. jackson did
not receive majority Of the votes, but
not counting them Mr.. jackson had q
majority of one. By reference to the
past practice of the Board IL was found
that blanks had never been counted, ex.
cept once, and Mr.. Baird awaiting him
self Of this precedent declared MIR.
jackson elected.
The mmitsee on teachers reported
that they had appointed Miss Maria G.
Loney ~ principal Of school No. %, at
. salary Of e425 per year. and Miss Amy
O. Clarke ~ assistant in the same
school 1t $500 per year.
The same committee also reported
that they had appointed Miss Mary ID
Bonner ne third ass istant in school No.
Is, and Miss A. G. Baldwin rs teacher
OF the room to be opened on Twelfth
street. The resignation Of Miss Flor
ence l.. Zsbley was presented, and IL
was rec )mmended that Miss Hattie N.
Sutton be appointed to the lowest posi-
ton In No 8. The report was adopted
Mr.. Wiley presented the following
0Jmmnpiostion which was read:
W. nntnhar 1909
Mr.. WILEY. Dear Sir Desiring
10 do every thing In my power TO in.
Grease the attendance In School No. IS,
have decided, II proper arrangements
can be made and the Board of Educa-
tion approve, to comply with the wishes
OF many OF the parents OF my schc lars,
namely, to open night school In that
district. have nearly fifty names OF
adults desiring admittance into this
school, and as the people In that part Of
the city are generally ignorant, II they
could be initiated into even the rudi
ments Of an education, they might be
induced to desire their children to come
to school more regularly. Hoping you
will give this your careful attention,
am Yours respectfully,
The Committee on Evening Schools re-.
ported In favor of opening night schoo Is
1t No. Q and No. IS, which report was
adopted aud the Standing Comm ittee
on Night Schools was instructed totake
charge OF the schools,
A numb Der OF allowances were made
for repairs OF various schools. and
Fannie Parry was appointed ianitor OF
school No. IS.
The committee appointed to invest
gate the repairs of No 8 school re-
ported progrt 30, and the chairman, DIR.
Shortlidge, said the committee would
report at the next meeting.
Mr.. Kyne moved that the bill OF
Sayers q Bro. for repairing the heat or
pipes of No. 8 school amounting to 1921
be paid,
DR.. shor,lidge opposed the motion, as
this was one of the bills the committee
was appointed to investigate.
Mr.. Kyne said DR. 6hortlidRe was np
posing the bill through personal spite,
as he had told Mr.. SayeIs s. Fro, tina.
that was his motive.
DR.. shortlidge said he had said moth.
Ing of the kind.
After considerable wrangiing the
motion to pay the bill was defeated BY
a vote of to 8.
A communication from G. West Var-
Alden of philadelphia was read offer
ing his services to teach mechanical
drawing. The communication was re-
ierred TO the Commit On Teachers.
Mr.. GEier offered the following rssQ-
luton:
Resolved, That after this date 30
work done On the school property OF the
Board shall be recognized for payment
unless ordered or sanctioned by tire
chairman of the committee On TIC
school in question.
Mr.. Grier said tie rule was violated
more and more and it was not right
that it should be.
DR.. Grimshaw wanted to know II
there was not already rule covering
the case.
The chair decided that there wes 4
rule but II did hot 60 as fax as tails Iesu
luton.
DR.. 6hortlidge said he was Z al Il
see the gentleman coming TO lila senres
He has forgotten that lie WAS one of til,
principal vioiAtors OF the resolution
he had offered. He seems 20 have for
gotten how be sent men to No. IL, o
which he (Shortlidge) was one of til,
committee, to make repairs. He wa
glad 10 know that the member was re
peutant and would do 20 no more.
Mr.. Grier said he did not know wha
the membe OF the Ninth ward wa
driving at, and he demanded that b.
explain himself or e 80 "back water"
DIR. Shortlidge said that az tie mem
Der from the Tenth ward had proclaim
ed himself a temperance man he woult
take the water.
DIR. GIimshaw said the resolution wa
an absurd ity, and the Democratic mem
Der from the Tenth ward should
Mr.. Grier: "How does DIR. GIimsha,
know l am mocral?"
DIR. Grimshaw said: You proclaime
yourself one in the Sunday Star"
Mr.. Grier arose TO question of priv
lege, in which he sale tee REPUBL1CA.
had placed him in the Third ward an
had said that the ward had polled 80
more Democratic votes than there " 81
Democrats in the ward. He wanted
prove to the REPUBLICAN that lie wa
in the Tenth ward. MIR. Grier was thu
passing on to show the hand be had |
the late elections for q mem ber to Fl
the vacancy in the Ninth ward, whe
several members objected.
DR.. Shortli,lge having arisen to
question of privilege, accused IL
"Tenth ward Democrat" OF telling M
Gamble that he (Shortlidge> made r
marks about him which he did NJ
make, and if Mr.. Grier said 60 81
lied"
The personal wrsnRle was carried c
some time longer, the "Tenth wal
Democrat" being the name used
designate Mr.. Grier.
Mr.. Simmons and others insisted TIL
such personalities should stop, wht
MI. Wiley obtained the floor ar
InnuAd that Reaae &, Rrn ha narnnitt1