Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1890-09-23
BOARD oF EDUCATION.
DIR. John @. FRhsy Requested TO Resign
or Attend the Meetings.

DIR. John O. FRhey Requested 20 Resign
or Attend the Meetings.
The Board Of Education met in regu-
lar session last evening. The Committee
on Finance presented its report, which
has already been published. The report
was adopted on motion of Mr.. Pyle. On
motion of Mr.. Pyle the proper officers
were ordered to draw on City Council for
the regular monthly appropriation.
A resolution was adopted authorizing
the treasurer of the school fund to draw
for the amount due the Board Of Public
Education Of the city of Wilmington
from the school fund for current ex-
penses.
The Committee on Repairs asked that
the following bills be allowed Meier
rem & Co, $50; j. M LOTUS, $40 35; A.
B. Jones, 81 60; Sunday Star, SLIGO
The bills were allowed.
The Committee on School No. 25 re-
ported that the school was nearly com
pleted and asked that the following bills
be allowed: William Campbell, $50 IA
Simmons & Bro, 1921. S3; s. S. Clark,
$144 paving Campbell, $3.50; @. P. SUIT
ton, $94. The bills were allowed and
they will be deducted from Hubert Gas.
sidY's account.
MIR. Coyle moved that the Committee
on No. B. be allowed to purchase forty
three desks and seats. The committee
was authorized TO do the work.
The Committee on School No. IA was
allowed $25 for changes to the school in
order to open room.
The committee on fair exhibition by
the Manual Training School reported
that IL had incurred an increase of
$196. 80 in having the exhibit, and asked
that the board allow that amount The
amount was incurred by the committee
In going to and from the fair. boarding
the pupils, and placing the exhibits The
report was adopted aud an order drawn
for the amount.
The Committee on Teachers presented
the following report. which was adopted;
ITO the Board OF Public Education:
| "GENTLEMEN: Your Committee on
Teachers respectfully recommends that
Miss Amy L. Clark be transferred from
No. e9 to the fourth place of school No.
@; that Miss Joanna Mclaughlin be
made sixth assistant and Miss Madge A.
Provost, seventh In No. B. that Miss
Ella G. Duffy be transferred from No. 10
to the fourth place in No. 10; that Miss
Florrie ]. Smith be m sde fourth assistant
and Miss Susan ]. Walter fifth, and Miss
Christina Hellings sixth assistant in
No. 12
I'm the matter Of teacher OF drawing
for the High School; that your commit
tee be authorized to employ teacher on
trial until February /.
The Committee on Manual Training
recommended that set of models for
the primary schools be purchased, and
the pupils allowed TO practice on these
and make a number of them, and num-
Der of perfect ones be selected and used
The matter was allowed 10 rest with the
Manual Training Committee with power
to act.
The resignation of Miss Bessie Palmer,
of school No. IL, was received aud &C
cepted.
The committee to receive flag from
Epworth League, reported that the com
mittee wished 10 have power to receive
the flag and pay all expenses. The re
port was adopted.
The following communication was re-
ceived;
10 the Board Of Public Education:
GENTLEMEN: We, the undersigned
Colored Mems Advisory Council, on be-
half Of the colored citizens, do hereby
petition your honorable body to imme-
diately consider the Importance of imme-
diately opening of No. II school for tn
use OF colored children. Our schoo
! facilities are too meagre. There are 30
I or 400 children now unable TO atten
school We thus petition your body, an
! will ever pray. etc.
{ ~ HUDSON RIDDICKs,
~. II. SCOTT,
THOMAS BIRD,
: "a. NJ BRINCKLEY.
The report was referred to the com
mittees on Nos. 25 and IL. A communi
! cation was also received from the whit
s residents OF the vicinity, asking that tn
, school remain as 1t is. This was ais
referred to the same committee.
= Mr. Pyle inquired Of the president
there was any rule which compelled
member TO attend the meetings Of tn
I board, as DIR. Fshey of the Tenth war
' had not been present for some time TIL
G secretary found the rule and he was in
IA structed to write to the member an