Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1890-03-11

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az cash casi ~, om neeount OF REPAIRS. l72.6,
m OF night school. ool......:.:.......... 27s0
~ cash on account of janitors.. 2UW
ny cash ON account or manual
n training NIa
ny cash on account of new build
M mgs:i s..; -, l.s77sI
| neous s':..........:........... aJ.4s
Halnnco to current Expenses. "a lfpl 4,
""'''"oo W NJ" puiiuings....-... 7,l6S.3 81
-, sss, ,sss %,
| Mr.. Bsylie, from the committee on
accounts, reported the nav roll OF ts.cb-
ers amounting to u, ,O26. .Ol; officera And
jsnitors. S852 73, and isocllaoeous biils
amounting to 81, ,706.55, To be correct.
Mr.. Hartman, from the committee on
nre eseapes presented the following bids.
which wore opeued and road:
Brown q Eckman, No. 8, t803 or
N,a7; No. 10, q $40; No. II. II. .s3o; No.
"a. 1867. W. j. Hall, S6.925 for ali.
Belmont Iron Works, No. ., 81 .O70: No.
9, elb0i No. z, 81. .070; No. 0, Ss6i: No 1S.
s294; No. %, si74; total, Ss,3i9. Phi,em'
ma Chandler, No. 3, SSOO; No. 2, 81. 400.
No. 10. et,400; Nc. II, i,40o; No ID
y, 400. David Petit & Co., No 2, 81. 900:
No. 0. $53t; No. 7, 81, 200; No. o. eI3s 50.
No. Is, $235; No. 23. $i9U. so; total
t3,osl. William II. Fouih, No. 8, $3.50;
No 8. 1919; No. 10. N,3i9; No IL
Sl,Sl9; No. u, Sl,3i9; A L. Smith a
Co, No. 2. s72ii No, q, Sa24; No. Z, S729;
No. 9, SSls; No. 13. el9s; No. 20, Slss;
total, 1850 Fret. Holman, Nos. 9, g.
y. IL, ", u 98i. Cutler q Murredpe.
70. ?, tgl4 80; No. o. s380.24; No. 4.
SglA.s2; ~: .. s3ll.04; No. IL, $9l 6.6i;
When me tion to refer the bils to thu
COMMITTEES on Fire Escapes was made
Mr.. Belts aud other members wanted IN
know II that gave the COMMITTEES anai
disposition. Being told by the chair
that Il did not, the motion 10 prefer pre.
vailed.
Mr.. 8. r. Smith, from the Committes
on Teachers, made the following report.
which was adopted:
Your COMMITTEES on Teachers rs-
specifuliy recommend that Miss Franoss
Il. Lewis be transferred from thu uost-
ton oi arst eAsistant II school No. IA fo
tho charge Of school No. 70 at 4 salarv oi
1896 psr annum.
That Miss Mary Dover, MI.s Medor.
e. Ba ley and Miss Alice g. BALDWIN "a
each promoted one place In No, l8. Miss
Mary Fairweather be made assis An
principal in the primary department Of
that school and each teacher below her
90 promoted ono place iu that school.
THAT Miss khoda Robinson be trans ierred
ron NO. " 70 the lowest position 10 No,
Miss Lewis former salary Va. ssa1
but owing to.her prominsncy in ths n.
cent pubic discussion over the coIored
High School, she has been disciplined hv
sending her to lower grade aud lower
salary. o'
The committee on No. 10 school WA
=, ;.,iowed y for repairs to desks; No. is,
On motion OF M. Pyle the treasurer
WAS instructed to draw upon Council for
the regular monthly appropriation,
On motion Of Joseph Pyle an order
was drawn In favor Of Hubert Cassidy.
contractor, for 81, 800. the last psymen,
OF the schoolhouse 10 tho Twelfth ward.
The committee on Manual Training
made tho following report:
To the President and Members of the
Board Of Public Education OF VIII
ming ton, Del.
Manual Trainipg respectfully repo,t that
the introduction of the wood Ard meta
working departments of manual train.
Ing ~ the High School has been attended
with the most beneficial results, L. has
given greater stimulus TO study In all
branches, awakened q desire Tor In
struction and quickened the mental
operations OF the pupils In . marked dc +.
gree.
The Increase OF pupils al the High
School Tor the February promotions has
been large, with probably greater gains
in the future and smaller losses from
wlthdrawals Of pupils than heretofore, |
This has caused q pressu on tie work.
shop which they are unable to meet, mere
pupils beirg entitled to instruction In
those departments than can be nccommo-
dated therein.
In view Of these facts and OF the recop.
nized Importance of the work, your com.
mittee earnestly recommend that they
10 autnorixed to spend = fum not ex-
cceding sS,WO In fitting up Llacksmith
Of the High School and supplying the
necessary iorges and appliances therein.
and In tho purchase Of iour wood lathrs
for the wood-making epsrtmsut. and
six lsthes,. q planer aud drill prtss ior The
Mstsl.working department with the
reg uisite motor, shsfting and betting.
.. n. eMiTH,
SAMUEL N. TRUMP,
u. q. SHoRTLID0E,
CHARLRs BAIRD,
Committee.
s. &. Smith was enth husiastIc In his
praise Of the success that has attended
the Introduction OF the manual training
school. lts benefits were so plainly per-
ceptible that no arg ument was needed to
recommend II or TO show its be neiicial
results. 1t has given tho pupils q new
stlmulant to study and now there were
II pupils more than eau BE- accommo.
dated In the training school. Tho 5000
ssked for he thought would be we'll
expended. No person who has visited
the manual training school and saw its I
operations but went away fav0rably i'm
pressad. Something must be done he
said to provide for the II pupils seeking
We must give the pupils |
somcthipE mors to do than to chip iron.
he did not believe the people were ready |
10 dror the experiment and we must |
push forward and take no backward |
nteps.
M. Joseph Pyle said that the finances
Of the Board, even after allowing for the |
are escapes would sA.ily permit of tbs !
expenditure OF the money asked for aud
here would stiil be . surplus left. lie,
LOO. was enthusiastic over the succsss oi |