Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-24

The Board OF Education met In /
regular session last evening, The com
mittes on No. Q school was allowed S1b |
for repairs; No. 8 was allowed si6 for
repairs; No. was allowed TO make
repsirs ct . cost mot stated. No. IA |
Was allowed IS for ink wells. The com.
mitttee on No. 16 school was given
permission to sell old desks q. the price
they considered proper No. IS was
allowed VI for repairs; No. "a Was al.
lowed 81 for curtains.
DIR. Grimshaw moved that the chair.
man Of the High School COMMITTEES be
instructed to report whether or not ex |
animation had been made into the
method OF teaching used In the Boys |
Bigh School or had received the money /
belonging to the school, bat held by one
Graham. The com mittee, he said, had |
been appointed to determine whether
the proper mode Of teaching had been
pursued.
Mr.. Hsye,. hrhe ch.irman will re.
port without any motion"
The motion was lost.
The committee on building lot in th e
Forty Acres reported thnt the title had
not yet proved, but would be by mex
meeting. They therefore reported pro-
gress.
The report OF the Book Committee
recommending the adoption OF the Pish
arithmetic then came up. Thenam Of
the chairman OF the committee, DR..
Shortlidee, does not appear ON tho re.
port Mr.. Fuekel moved to postpone
further consideration OF the matter
until the hrst meeting in July. The
motion WAS seconded. DR.. 6hortlidge
moved to amend by postpouipg indea.
nitely. The amendment was seconded,
and the ayes and nays being called for
the amendment was passed by the fol.
lowing vote: AyeB-Betts, Donohoe,
Foulk, Jones. Massey, Magaw, Pyle,
Ruth. Smith, Shortlidga Smart, Trump,
and President Baird-l3. NayE-Col.
ltns, Dlckey, Fuakel, Grier, GrimehAw,
Hayes, Kyne, and MorQan-8
The motion as amended WAS then put
and carried.
The committee on revision of janttors'
salaries made q report commanding
an increase In salaries averaging about
$40 per year In eNoh case, and amount.
ing to about S2l0 for the total amount
for all schools.
Mr.. Pyle moved to adopt the report.
The motion was seconded, but the chair
decided that the motion was out of
order, as the bylaws plainly stated
that no ones salary could be raised by
the board during the term Of Off Ie fer
which they were appointed.
Mr.. Kgne then gave notice that at
the next meeting he would offer an
amendment TO the bylaws by whiah
this increase In salary could be made.
The matter OF LIFTING W. g. A. L.
Johnson's wall mapG was referred TO
the COMMITTEES on books
An order for S6l6 Was drawn in pay
mont for water rent for the schools.
The commit oa m atlas OF the city
reported that they did not think 1t OF
enough importance to the board TO war.
rant the purchase. This report was
adopted.
Mr. Morgan cailed attention 10 the
bylaws compelling teachers to submit
all examination questions to the super
intendeut OF Public Schools. As this
had not bean done In the past, aud there
had been considerable dtssatisfaotion
with the ez AIniR atoms, ha moved that
. the teachers In the Boys High School be
Instructed to send their examination
questions to the superintendent, and
tnAt durinR the examin alton gale mem
Der OF the Visiting Committee U some
competent teacher be present.
Mr. Ruth amended the motion by
adding the Girls High School.
Mr.. Kyne, who evidently thought
some insult was intended 10 the Visit.
ing Committee, moved to amend bP re.
ferring tae whole matter to tho Visiting
Com itteo
The committee, be said, was fully
able to mind Its own business. The
board had been trying TO hnd fault with
the committee ever since II had been
appointed. They had better walt unit
they did something wrong.
Mr.. Jones thought this question ont
! OF prime Importance.
= Mr.. Trump thought that nothing
should be said about disrespsct to com
mlttees after the way In which tn,
board had dismissed ths old comm lite
on the High School.
i, Mr.. Smith thought there was no dis
! ! respect to any one, The gentleman from
I the Eighth ward merely desired tn
: rule complied with.
Mr.. Fuekel thought the whole matte
L out OF order, as there WAS already 9 ~
on the subject
Mr.. Foutk moved the adoption c. .
substitute, that the prInclpAla OF til
Q schools be notified by the secretary o
the board to send their examination
NuCbttOuo W thC supuAAhbohAobA ~ AoA AA
|. speetion.
II The substitute was carried.
!. Tne question of amending tha by
q laws, notice OF which was given by Id r
l Kyne at the last meeting, then oam
up. The amendment provides for die
missing the primary schools at 1l.A5 o
m. instead of IL m. This 10 to Civ
h children chance to convey thei
II parents dinners to them at noon, Th
r amendment was adopted. A motion :
r add fifteen minutfs TO the afternoo
= session was Lost. After the reading an
passing of a number of bills the Boar
Adjourned.