Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1886-03-02
Lively Meeting.

OF Education was held Monday even
ing, the Board succeeding in securins
the attendance of fourteen memb bers,
two more than quorum.
The committee on teaoberP presented
the following report, which was read
and adopted
"Your Committee Oh Teachers re
spectfully report that the number OF
boys prepared to enter grammar schools
made 1t necessary TO reopen the fourth
room in school No. 5. To the charge OF
this room the committee has promoted
Sall.e L. Woolley, and In filling the
vacancies caused by this promotion
they have made the following appoint
ments: 5allie Z. Shaw, seventh a-sis-
tant In girls grammar school No. 1;
Anna p. Beesou, assistant principal In
No. 13; Julia @. Steinicheu, Il ftb assis
tant In No. 10; Eliza A. Regan having
declined her promotion to school No.
Is, Jennie Stuart has been pro-
NOTED 70 that place. The mum Der OF
pupils In school No. II made 1t neoes
sary to have four teachers there, hence
the committee has appointed Laura
Bishop to the lowest position in that
school. The resignation OF Lizzie
Morrow of No. IL Is herewith presented,
and 1t is recommended that Lille G..
Sutton be appointed to the lowest place
In that school"
The Committee on Fire ESQ apes made
a report in which they replied TO the
communication from the City Council,
and claimed that they had not been ne.
glectful of their duty, but that there
were 81, 900 due the Board from the City
Council for Are escapes.
The chairman, MIR. Heisler, made q
motion that $50 be appropr! ated for fire
escapes for school No. 8. Messrs Kyne.
6hortlidge, Dunn and others opposed plac
log fire escapes on No 9 unless they we G
first placed on schools which needed
them worse than the school named. The
whole matter was settled on a motion
OF DIR. ShortlidRs that tba committee
be authorized to expend $40 to investi-
gate the subject of fire escapes, and q
further motion of DIR. Keables was
adopted to the effect that the secretary
be instructed to reply to the City Coun.
| Gil that its communication had beeu
received, and that the Board wSuld
have omplied with the law long since
If Council had paid over the s. 600 due
them.
On the call OF the visiting commit
tees the following expenditures were
authorized No 4, S25 for q lounge TO,
Miss Francis No. 8, 81 to repair desks
No. ~ 40 to repair tue secretary No
10, 81 go for plumbing; No. 90, $40 tC
repair leaky roof; No. %, tl0 for rent
No. %, IS tor repairing the roof The
COMMITTEE of No. 10 was authorized to
sell q half dozen old desks for $16
The COMMITTEE on No. IA reported
that the bursting of q drum necessi-
tated the closing OF the school yester.
day that it would be repaired By
to day, and they were authorized L
expend enough to pay for the necessary
REPAIRS. The committee on No. % re.
ported q change Of location to Thir
teenth and Heald streets, the building
being secured at rental of .$l2 l.;
month.
The High School ghost was thel
brought up in the snaps of a repor
from DR.. Keablea. that the floor OF tn
recitation room in the boys side hat
been flooded with water during tn
recent storm, and asking the Board {,
lsanction the expenditure Of none
necessarily made in placing in q ne,
drain. The workmanship of the build
ing was severely criticised by Messrl
IKyne and Singley, and as warmly de
Tended by Messrs. Dunn, Keables an
Trump. The action of the commits
was finally sanctioned, and the subjet
was again brought up on the adopiio
of the inscription on the tablet at th
Il High School. DIR. Keables moved this
the inscription be inscribed as folio VS.
"The Wilmington High School, elect
ed by the Board of Pubic Education O
1884 and 1885," and after this to folio,
the names of the building committee
the architect and builders, DIR. Short
lidge moved TO amend by striking q
all after 1885. DR.. Keablss said 1t wa
limmaterial to him, as he was merel
following the usual custom In erectip
Ipublic buildings. After considerabl
windy debate, in which considerabl
Jealousy and pettyIpite,was manifested
the amendment OF DR.. Shortlidge wa
adopted by vote of 8 to 8.
Mr.. Heisler moved that the teachin
lexperience of candidates for certificate
to teach In the public schools be length
ened to from six to ten months unle,
they pass through the training schoo
The molten was adopted.
The Committee on Public Nigh
ISchool at school No. 16 reported ths
school has been conducted from Noven
Der 9, 1885, to February ~, 1886, sixt!
one nights in all; there was a tots
enrollment of forty one scholars, wit
an average attendance of twenty -eigh
The principal was Maggie N. Ella.
assisted by May d. Dover.
. The following bills were allowed
Maggie N. Elias, 500; Mary D Dove
SIS; Janitor Jane Price, SS. 13; Sara
Pepniwell, for coal oil, $5 %.
A large number of bills was pre-
sented TO be read, and considerable 81
= citement was created by the create
number of them being for extras for th
new High School. Bitter denuL oiatio
!, and serious charges were made sgains
the building com mittee and others hav
r ing hand in the construction of tt
new building. The theft was openl
' charged, and 1t WAS alleged that a larr
amount of material was taken away
The High School extras were then r,
. ferred to special committee, consistin
of Messrs Kyne, Kershaw and Palme
, after which the Board adjourned.
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Reward.