Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-01-12
rsrrIs rsaform school.

Idutbtuby hft1fnOou Tue ECNulAf tus
puAl meeting OF the inoorporators of ths
Berris Reform gohgoi met o. shs efaus
OF Or. Caleb Hsrisn. Fifteen Of the
incorporators were present. The prln
oipsl business wAs the election Of
board OF managers. The managers
were elected for one. two and three
year terms. Thos1 for one year arc
Le~ls Thompson. Charles II. Lore,
Leonard E. Wales, Alfred ID. Warner,
q. Wesleg Weldin and George W.
f,iono Tue managers for two years are
George 8. Capsule, Il I,ewle Armstrong,
George @. Lohdell, Wilmer Palmer,
Job ". jackson and EiWard Bring.
hurst; and for three years, DIR. Caleb
Harlan, DIR. Lewis r. Bash, Thomas
Bird, Joseph L Carpenter. Jr., Alfred
Cav throp and J. Taylor Cause.
A brief report WAS mad by President
Harlan, in which he congratulated the
management on the expellent manner
In which the school was carried on.
= Tho report of the Executive Commit
tee, composed OF George 3. Capelle,
George w. Stone, George G. Lobdeil,
Alfred Gawthrop and Il, l.. Armstrong.
for the year 1887, was then submitted.
II says:
"Tha aecond year OF the existonoe OF
our institution has not bsen marked by
any great and important chAoges. The
work has progressed quietly aud nppa
rtntly successfully during that time.
An important addition 70 the working
fIrce OF the school has been made By
1.-The appointment by the manA2ers OF M
lauxilinry bard, consisting Of hve Ia.
dies, namely, Mrs. Elizabeth W. Men
dinhAil, Mrs Wiiltam q. Bpruauoe.
Mrs. William G. Pepuypacker, Mrs.
James Baily and Mrs, Frances Garrett.
This new board has slready entered
upon It's duties In msnner that
promises to prove very valuable to the
institution. The womanly influence
vas nuph needed for mauy things con.
necttd with the welfare OF the echolars,
! aud those ladies', from their knowledge
and experience Ia the rsnsH9ment of
children, are undoubtedly competent to
lRivs much valuable sdVioe aud nsAIBt-
Nnoe 70 our board, and 10 the officers and
I teachers,
"It may be well to review the foW
statistical facts thNt have TINS far 40
oumulAtsd tn cur brief existence. First,
! the school:
"soholArs admitted since the estab
lishment OF tho school, %; present At
tendance, II; aFas Of prebsDt scholars,
two . years. .Ouo Ii years, seven l2 ears,
eight "A wears, two 10 years, Two 16
n years. OF the II inmates Ave could no,
! read when admitted, ten could read bul
4 little aud very i'm mperiectly, TWO oodid
road toierAbiy well. eight could no,
write, fiYs cunld wuts vosy small easy
words, icuE conld WFiie well euoneh 10
write loter. None OF the seven Teen
s had any knowledge Of a.Ithmstic or
| geography worth mentioning The PIES
ent degree 10 proficiency Of tho scholar.
Ia as follows: F.vo eau road in the
II fourth reader -four In the Gecond reader
u seven 10 tao frat reader, enc can read
from the chart, eight can write letter.
5 10 friends, two oan writo easy words
IT two can form letters, i've usa tracing
l. copies, Il ve arc studyine fractions, aud
twelve are studying the simple rules o
2 arithmetic.
The sup riniendeut's report Ia ther
quoted, IN which he states that ii ere II
IN Improvement IN the person oil appear
ance OF the scholars. He also ssEtei
, tina, the scholars are deairous OF learn
ing trades The results OF tho mora
and religions teachings thoy have rs
> ooived are also apparent in their ac
, tions, Tho lAbors OF the superlntend
ent aud mAtrun, Mr. and hfrs. chandler
are highly spoken OF by the managers
Continuing the report sayl:
I'VE submit herewith q tsbulated
statement, prepared by our 81 oIetary, o.
, tbs receipts and expenditures during
the past year. The other reports will
complete the record OF the year:
Receipts and expenditures for 1857 oil
Ferris Reform SJhool'