Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1889-01-29
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
OPPOSITION TO THE CLOSING
OF NO. SCHOOL.
The Night Schools-Isesignation of WILL
liam q. Grier, Of the Tenth Yea L.
The Vacancy to be Fillei y
Two Weeks.

A regular session OF the Board of Edu-
cation was held last night, President
Baird in the chair. The following report
was read and ordered filed:
'Board Of Public Education--Gentle-
men: Your committee on night schools
beg leave to report as follows: Schools
opened on October 8, 1888, closed on
January 4, 1889; number of pupils zen
rolled, 65; average number belonging,
40; average attendance, 23; money col
lected, $45; time taught by each teacher,
Miss Florence Ramo, AZ evenings; Miss
Anna 7. Burns, Al evenings"
Mr.. Magaw stated that No. IS school
would be opened for occupancy next
Monday, and at his request the commit
tee was authorized to ask for bids for fur
nithiug curtaine.
The report OF the special committee on
No. 20 SC aool sewer, postponed at for
mer meeting, was taken up. The report
recommended that Thomas McCorkle and
Thomas Melvin be granted permission to
top the drain on payment OF 800. Mr
Bstts moved that Mr.. McCorkle be heard.
Mr.. McCorkle was called and explained
the contract which he and his partner
had made with the board, which was to
the effect that all chargf were to be eet-
tied by the committee of the echoa and
Messrs. Melvin and McCorkle.
After considerable discussion the re-
concentrations of the committee were
adopted and the secretary was instructed
to notify the petitioners that they might
proceed and make their attachments.
Mr.. Smith, from the committee on No.
IL school, reported in favor Of the ap-
pointment OF J. Kirby for janitor, and the
appointment was confirmed.
fI.- L. IL wlxEa IA
for No. 4 school house was referred to
the Committee on Repairs, with power to
act.
DR.. Shortlidge presented remon-
strance from fifty-seven citizens In the
vicinity of No. IL school house against
the closing of that school building to
white and opening 1t to colored children.
j. Faulkner, the father of. three chill
dren who attend the school, was permit
ted to give his reasons at length why the
school should not be closed, aud Mr..
Magaw said he thought It would be an
outrage to close No. II school and to
compel children from Silverbrook to walk
to Seventeenth and Union streets to at
tend No. Is school.
On motion OF Mr.. Foulk the motion
made at previous meeting of the Board
to close No. IL was laid on the table.
william u. Grier, MEMBER OF tnt
Board from the Tenth ward, offered his
resignation as q member of the Board
which was read and accepted.
Mr.. Cassidy moved to go into an cleo
tioD to fill the vacancy. Agreed to, when
on motion of DR. Shortlidge, the election
was postponed two weeks.
An invitation from the Primary Teach
era Association to hear lecture by Lydis
4. Partridge, superintendent of the Penn
sylvapia School, Of Methoda. on Tuesday
The committee OF No. school was al
lowed $40 for repairs, No. 16 school e1t
for repairs.
Mr.. Grier has be a member of th'
Board nearly eight years, and was one o.
the most faithful in attendance at tn,
meetings, and any duty imposed upor
Mr.. Grier was always promptly perform
ed. He resigned as a member because ht
had removed from the Tenth to the Fifth
ward, though his seat became vacant
without resignation. Charles W
| Grant, No. 100 West Front street, a
prominent shoe dealer, is strongly recon.
| mendtd for Mr.. Grler's successor,