Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1889-12-12
On hand November 1st, 1889, cur

Account OF repairs. oil 10 |
Furniture ,,,,,.,.,.,.....,. 1917. 80 |
Training school, ,,.....,......,.. b29.if |
New buildings. ........s...s.. 3,UDO.0O |
Miscellaneous. ,.. 3503T |
Bilance.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. DZ,4oz % |
Total. Observation-Disclosures. S6a ,3o6.4J |
The usual monthly allowance from |
Couneil WAS ordered asked for.
An appropriation for 81 500 was
granted on account of this new Twelfth
ward school.
The committee on printing was allowed
B25 for 1900 teachers reporta and IL re-
ports OF schools. A bill Tor 1874, Frete
| {'FcSSe, WAS passed.
| No. school YVES allowed 1926 for clocks
and repairing fence; No. committee was
granted permission to sell old iron plates;
| No. was granted $40 for repairing
fence; No. 8, 800 for blackboards; No. 8,
$40 for shades and rollers; No. 10, paint
ing platforms; No. 20, SIS for wheel
barrow, and repairing hydrant, heater,
Sc; No. 90, 80 for repairs.
The committee on teachers reported
the resignation of MisG Maggie =. Oar
penter, NO. 4 school, and made the fol-
lowing concentrations That Miss
Annie q. McCloskey be made sixth assist
ant in the boys department No 4; that
Miss Letitia Brown be appointed to teach
ninth aud tenth grades primsfy pupils 10
girls No. l, at salary OF $425 per
ennum; that Miss Anna Il. Draper be
made frat assistant in No. 9; that Miss
Lizzie Webb be appointed to lowest posi-
ton in No. 30; that Miss Carrie j. Shock
ley be appointed teacher in new school
over Eleventh street bridge.
The above report was adopted.
The following bills we're ordered paid !:
W. H. Lones, $40; j. il. Forrest. sl2;
Philip II. CLARK " Co., Us 81; Phillips
kaue, 1922; Miller 4 Jenkins, s1S.95; w.
Ii, FouIk, :40.22; Granville Worre.l, 81;
Wilmington Manufacturing Co, ZIG; CAV
throp 4 BIO co., s433; Adams 4 Bco.,
SLOT; W. F. Robinson, S2S22; j. +. Mont
gomery, $2h0; j. II. Greenman & Son,
So 30; j. q. Brison, 57G2; NJ. Z, Sterling,
$3.50; CsnOy Cox, ~; Frlst u Al mon,
S2.20; W. P. Bratton. 1880; J.. Z. Adams,
$3.50; P. B. & j. b. Foreman, BlG; J. IL j..
N. Hartman. S57.25; George W. Cooley, 49,
Il. Taylor 4 Co., t25.9s; j. v. Carlisle, 43
, cents Andrews Manufacturing Co., S6S.
sharp u Co., 927.75; Il. b, Blscoe, 90; 3. G.
/ simmons " Bros, a5324; Trump Bros.
! Machine Co., @i564; Pussy 4 Jones Co.,
$l02.04; NJ. A. Provost, 5l.SS; X Ito Corbit,
S7,25; Jackson Il Sharp Co., 352; @, +.
Thomas Il Co., sz04 56.
: The following resolution was passed ;
4 That When pupil IN good standing has
removed from tue district OF one school &c
thar of another the teacher from whose
y room the pupil Is withdrawn shall give
! him OF her Il certificate Of withdrawal. Thtt
9 certificate shall eutitle tho pupil to a sea-
4 IN turn In the school OF the district into
\ which he has removed.
. Tho following resolution was oferei
by MIR. Trump to be a substitute for sec
| ~ tk,a lat nm eY
aiming and promoting:
D Below the tenth primary grade promo
tio1s from gradeto grade shall be made By
p the principal OF the school who shall II
!. selecting pupils for promotion consult th'
= teacher Of the class from which the promo
~ tions are to lie made.
. 2. It snail DO the duty OF the teachers o
: the tenth primary and all the higher grade
a 10 make and record once q month on
n scale of to 10 Il careful estimate OF eacl
/ pupils fidelity and success In daily wotk II
the usual branches for tho month and q
!. the end of each hall year TO reduce thes
y estimates to percentage.
70 8. At the end OF this iirst half OF each yea
, all pupils Of tho grades from the tent
= primary TO the fourth grammar inclusiy
4 shall be promoted one grade without
. special examination ut the end OF the teri
70 70 If their marks for daily work average u
~ high As IS per cent Of the null number G
~ credits for tho term.
q. 4. All pupils OF the fifth grammar and al
u the higher grades shall be subjected TO a
40 examination ut the end OF the first halt Q
: each year.
q s. All pupils of the tenth primary and a
~ the higher grades shall be- subjected to a
- examination at the end OF the second he
~ OF each year.
&. The promotion mark Of each pup
10 that ID examined shall be determined i
AZ fol!ows. 10 twice the average In the 81
40 animation at tina end OF the term add tn
~ average for daily work for the term an
40 divide the sum by three.
~ ~ Z. All pupils who make an average of
~ ~ or moro on examination, or whose promotlo
~, ~ marks are as high rs 10 snail be entitled
~ promotion.
ol s. Ii after fair trial It is found that an
- =, of tho pupils cannot do satisfactory dali
70 WORK they may be returned TO tue graC
-, from which they were promoted.
~, 0. The superintendent shall prepare th
~ questions for the examinations mentione
"' above In the primary and grammar grade
~, 10. The superintendent shall supervl
~ the promotions from all the grades OF Il
"A primary, the grammar and th3 hiR
g II. in their monthly reports to thu supe
'o intendent the principals shall give Il
~ number Of pupils Of each grade In II
40 school.
"a The resolution was referred to the cor
he mittee on teachers.
The report Of the committee on Il
or claim OF Mrs. John Aiken for doctor
lis bill for $46, on account Of injuries 7
he ceiyed Ut An alleged rush Of school bo
MS from No. school, when she was throw
d.. down aud broke her arm. Mrs. Akin W
rot positive who threw her down. III
committee reported that the board is n
responsible for the injury. The repol
re as read, was adopted.
Tho request from Eureka Council, J
act O. u. A. NJ, to be allowed to prese
ie- the high school with an American ia
no was grated.
iAs No. school wesallowed $5sor moul
sry ing boards.
cd Alr. r.ump adverted upon the dengt
lit. Gus condition of many of the publ
led schools 10 regard 10 q proper fire escnI
On provision. Several othsr members spo
'ue npon the subject, including John
~ Cassidy, 4. Il. O'Donneli and John Pyl
ee DR.. shcr;lidge attributed Gieht deal
tly The existence Of that condition OF thin
r6- to the fnct that the building inspect
ps- lias not visited the schools and report
upon that matter. The question wss
~ ferr56 20 the committee Gu FIRE escapes
~. order 70 ascertain what schools need
IN them.
Tho new scbool over Eleventh sire
bridge was reported in working ordt
The committee was authorized TO obta
rel the services Of q jSnitor at tue rate of
Ing per week.
ii. j. il. j. Seeds & Son on the apple