Evening journal., 1890-03-26
BUSY NEW CASTLE.
ELwooD |. WILSON ELECTED PREsl
DENT or BOARD OF EDUCATION

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Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
New CASTLE, March 90 The Board Of
Education met in monthly session in its
chamber in the old Court House last
evening with the following members
present: Eliason, Ferris, Cooper, Herbert,
Worthington, Riley, Stewart and Wilson
Mr.. Eclxles was the only absent member
Mr.. Herbert was appointed temporary
chairman and announced that the board
would Immediately proceed TO elect a
president. This was done, but it required
forty FIVE minutes of constant voting,
and seventeen ballots to do it. At a
special meeting of the board held on
Tuesday evening, March IL, thirteen
ballots were taken without result The
first four ballots last evening resulted
as follows: Herbert, A Ferris, 3; Ella
son, l. In the next five ballots Mr..
Ferris received a Herbert, 3, and
Eliason, l. The votes then began to
change, From the tenth to the fifteenth
ballots Messrs. Ferris and Herbert re-
ceived 3 and 2 respectively. Messrs.
Cooper and Wilson received 2. Messrs.
Ferris and Herbert then withdrew from
the contest, thanking the members for
the confidence they had placed in them.
This next ballot was the decisive one.
Its result was Wilson. 8; Herbert, l :;
Ferris, l.
Elwood L. Wilson, the new president
of the board, Is the r., w. & B. railroad
freight agent at this station. He is about
40 years of age and came to this city
tuh mt fa.a
member of the board for several
for two years. He is promi-
and resides on Water street. He
is married and has five sons and one
daughter.
The new president made brief speech
and was heartily congratulated by all the
members. He announced that he would
make his appointments this morning of
the committees for the ensuing year The
failure to elect a president at the last
meeting. placed the board in a state of
| disorganization, as the old committees had
gone out of existence, and on that
| account, there were no reports to be
| heard. The principals report for the
month was then read, accepted and filed.
The full report follows: Number enrolled
during MONTH 16; total attendance,
472 average attendance, 4O9 seating
capacity ofschools, 461 number of classes,
81; number present every half day, 121
number not tardy, 279 number suspended,
1 number who have forfeited their seats.
10; number of corporal punishments in
| hicted, A.
Mr.. Ferris moved that the competition
for prizes to be awarded at the annual
| commencement in June next, begin on
the first Monday in April. Carried
William A. Yickery, Patrick Eagan
and William Brown appeared before the
board on behalf of the residents of the
lower part of the city Mr.. Eagan, the
spokesman, stated that the children
were compelled to walk mile to school
in all kinds of weather, and to cross
several railroad tracks, on whicl
trains are constantly running
and that the schools on Elev
enth street are 50 crowded chat NOR,
than fifty children cannot obtain seats
mo parent will send child under 1
years Of age, in the winter time, to wal
mile to school, and even If they could
there is no room there and they mus
grow up In ignorance" He asked th
board to take some action ia TIE matte
Immediately, as these children, who ar
obliged to enter factories at 12 year
of age, should not be neglected an
longer. The matter was discussed a
great length, and on motion of Mr. Her
bert, q committee of three was appointel
to inquire into the best methods Of fur
nishing better school facilities in tn
lower part of town, and make a report a
next meeting President Wilson ap
pointed Messrs. Herbert, Riley an,
Stewart as that committee. The boar
then adjourned.
II is understood that when the nev
City Council is organized, the board will
ask that body for an increase in tn
annual appropriation of from 81 500 T.
$4,000, as the schools cannot be run oil
the former sum for another year. TIL
mai ority Of the rooms are now being rul
on half time, which means one. half o
the day for boys and the other for girls
Much merriment was caused durinl
the election for president, the educator
being often convulsed with laughter
Mr.. Eliason was accused Of casting tn
one vote, which he received clear up &
the tenth ballot Here it was suggeste,
that Mr.. Cooper collect the ballots an,
Mr.. Eliason, the other teller, do tn
counting. This was done and, strange {,
say, Mr.. Eliason's ballot was not there
but there was one for Mr.. Cooper. Tina
gentleman collected the twelfth ballo
and whep the count was made he had re
ceived two. One of the members re-
marked that at that rate Mr.. Coope
would soon have himself elected, an,
suggested q change before it was to,
late. Mr. Eliason again became collec
tor; the single ballot read Wilson, ans
in two more ballots the latter wa
elected.
The Office OF president Of the Board o.
Education here is very important one
as that officer appoints all the acting
committees for the year, and in many
instances casts the decisive vote at !
meeting. With E. l.. Wilson president
and s. A. Stewart secretary, the New
Castle Board Of Education is unexcelled
President Wilson made the following
appointments Of committees for the
ensuing year this morning. Finance
Herbert, Cooper, Worthington; Teachers
Ferris, Eckles; Text Books, Ferris
Sooper, Herbert; School Property, Ella
Bon, Stewart, Riley; To Visit schools
Wilson, Eliason, Ferris, for building No
| 1; Herbert, Cooper, Eckles, for building
No. q Stewart, Riley, Worthington
building No. 3.
General News.
The big ship Rappahannock, which
was described in the EVENING JOURNAL
recently, has already begun to encounter
serious reverses The mammoth boat has