Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-12-26

. @AAtSA tho fNouAuk VI buo m'nutes, ana
the committee on Insurance was called,
Mr. Hanson Of that committee asked that
an order OF $99. % be drawn to pay for
the Insurance policy of school No. IS,
Seventeenth and Union streets, and the
request was granted.
DR.. shortlidge from the building com.
mittee OF No. 10, explained the difficulty
OF draining the cellsr Of that school with.
out purchasing the right Of way from the
school TO delaware avenue, and that II
the Board OF Education would put ia the
drain now, the Street and sewer Commits.
on had agreed to purchase It as coon as
t-ey got their next years appropriation.
After considerable discussion the mo-
tion was adopted
On motion of Dr. Shortldge the bal
ance due for building NJ. IS was ordered
to be paid to j. Il. d. Seeds 81 sons as
soon as the Building Committee was
satisfied that the contract had been faith
fully carried out.
Lavid X. Smith, the new member from
the Ninth ward, and chairman Of the
committee on No. N school, stated that
everything was working in very ca is
factory manner In that school now since
the recent repairs were made. This led
to q humorous discussion between Messrs
Foulk, Pyle and shortidge, whe1 the
matter was passed over as finally settled.
On the proposition to introduce
music into the public schools DR..
ShortlidRe doubted the propriety of
the movement at tbepreseut time. He
said there were mans other things In the
schools that needed atten tion more than
the Introduction Of music. Msny teach
ers made rules for governing their schools
which may have been proper in them
selves but were also abused. Some Of
these teachers, he said, would require a
cLild to print 500 words for turning lte
head or for some other trivial OFF nee,
and worse than this some teachers re-
fuse TO permit children to go out to obey
the calls of nature He wanted better
teachers than these he had referred to,
and he was in favor of paying good
teachers more money and getting better
work; also to pay some one to watch
them and see that they did better work
than to pay the same money for the in
PRODUCTION Of music into the schools. He
did not wish to be understood as GER
suring all the teachers, but only those
who deserved it, and there were good
many in that category
Mr. Foulk would ike to see music in.
troduced In the public schools, but he was
very much afraid the present attempt
under the circumstances would be a fall
ure. There are some persons who could
not be taught music and many Of them
are amongst the teachers. If professor
Of music could be found to teach music
for a reasonable r. salary he might favor the
motion,
Mr.. Pyle strongly advocated the music
side OF the question. Music, he thought,
was grand, ennObling, heavenly, and If he
were Mormon, with 500 children. be
would want them all taught music.
Mr.. Grler a'so had o musical chord ia
his sOut and he advocated the report. He
referred to tha progressive tendencies of
the times and he was glad that music was
one of the points aimed at.
Mr.. Morgan was not enthusiastic upon
the subj CT, but thousht=it might, as a
test oe introduced into the primary de-
partment.
3r. Trump thought that a love for
music was born In person, not made,
though It could be cultivated and the
best way to do that was to employ pro-
iessor of music
Mr.. Bailey WAS su,h an earnest advo-
cafe of the report that he was almost sure
that there was not teach,r In the public
schools VINO could not learn to teach
music II they applied their minds to it.
DR.. ShortlIdge farther in opposing the
report humorously said he wished the
man who said, 'Thc man who has no
music in his soul was fit for treason.
strategy and 5poils," was pre- ent; he
might learn something to his advantage,
II professor could ba found who could
teach drawing and music both, and who
iB good singer, he would be willing to
hire him, but such msn are scarce. BE
thought drawing was of the utmost i'm
portance, and should be taught in the
public schools. He thought that when he
spoke before he struck the right "key
note" aud this music question was ore
in which there were many ''notes," but
mostly OF "promissory" character, that
will benefit the agents of this music
course more than it would benefit the
public schools.
President Baird, who is a vocal music
man with music in his soul, favored the
adoption of the report There was, he
thought, considerable argument in the
proposed plan of hiring a professor of
mnsic, but It was, he thought, incon-
sstent ard inappliCable In the present is-
sue II the study Of music was placed in
the currlculem OF other studies, end re-
quired to be taught, the teachers would
at once apply themselves to learning it
and teaching I, and they would do It
with much energy, too.
Dr. Shortlidse moved TO further post
pone the consideration OF the report, but
his motion was lost, and the report of the
committee was adopted by good ma
jority.
Several communications from insurance
companies, stating rates of insurance,
were referred to the insurance committee,
aah Of
favor oil the committee to pay insurance
due.
Tue matter of building a brick wall
along 4 side OF the yari OF school No 2,
postponed from two previous meetings,
was taken up and further postponed until
Apr 9th, 1889.
President Baird then read the resigna-
lion of Benjamin f. BRrtram, the present
secretary and treasurer of the Board of
Education, on account Of i'll health and
desire TO leave the city and go to other
places With view TO benefit It.
Presideut Baird, Messrs. Pyle, Foulk,
Bailey and Trump regretted the necessity
thai compelled the resignation OF Mr..
BartrAm
The resignation was accepted and a
unanimous vote of the Boa returned to
Mr.. Bartram for his efficiency and kind
ness.
On motion of Mr. Morgan, the Board
proceeded 10 the election OF a s cretary
and treasurer, when Mr.. Lawrence B.
Jones, former member of the Board
from the Tenth ward was el cted, having
no opposition.
On motion of DR.. Shortlidse an order
70 500 was drawn in favor Of Frank Il.
Carswell arcDitegt Of No. Is school, after
which the Boari adjournei.
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