The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-01-27
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
THE REGULAR MEETING HELD
LAST EVENING. $780,.


A regular meeting of the Board OF
Education was held last night, Presi.
dent Baird In the chair. There was a
full attendance.
Mr.. Baylis from Committee on Ac-
counts, reported the payroll OF teach
ers, amounting to 81, 554.42, to be cor
rect, and orders were drawn for the
amounts.
Mr.. Coyle, of the Committee on
Printing was instructed to have 5000
copies OF the superintendents report
printed.
A large number of allowances were
made for repairs OF school houses.
$, N. Trump. from the Committee
OIL Manual Training, reported that ar
rangements had been made between
members OF the New Century Club and
Miss Edwina b. Kruse, principal of
No. 10 (Howard SCHOOL,, by which
they will establish a cooking class in
that school Mt their own expense.
Mr.. Pyle, from the committee on the
new colored school in the Twelfth
ward, reported that the title to the
lot which the committee had proposed
to purchase was imperfect, and the
committee would have to purchase
another lot.
On motion of Mr.. Trump the resolu-
ton to establish manual training
schools for girls, postponed from the
last meeting, was taken up.
Mr.. Trump, after some remarks
highly laudatory of manual training
schools, moved to strike out of the
report that portion referring to clay
modelling and wood carving, and that
the recommendations of the commit
tee for sewing and cooking be adopted.
A general discussion arose upon
this proposition, and Mr.. O'Donnell and
DIR. Fahey led strong opposition to
all manual training schools, rs they
did belong to the regular course OF
studies and the taxpayers did not pay
their money for this purpose.
Messrs Trump; Joseph Pyle and DIR.
Shortlidge strongly championed the
cause of manual training as being
more conducive to the happiness and
success of the pupils in after life than
many of the studies which were sup.
posed to be essential to a good educa.
ton. -
A motion made by DR.. Shortlidge to
refer the modelling in clay and the
wood-carvlng clause back to the com.
Iaittee with power to act, was adopted.
The recommendation of the commit.
tee that the girls of the High School
be allowed to study chemistry and that
they recite in the same class with the
boys was adopted.
Mr.. Trump then moved that sewing
be introduced into the girls school in
accord with the report of the commit
tee, which provided for the employ.
ment OF teacher of sewing at salary
of S425 year.
Messrs. ODonnell and Fahey again
led in opposition to the motion ON the
same ground that they opposed the
first motion. The motion, however,
was adopted by vote OF IL to Z.
| Mr.. Trump bhen moved that cooking
as study be introduced ii the com.
mittee deem II practicable. This mo-
tion met with the Same opposition but
it was adopted by a vote OF II to ).
On motion OF DR.. Shortlidge the
Committee on Manual Trimming was
instructed to ask the corporation OF
the New Century Club in the matter OF
Introducing the cooking classes.
The resignation of Miss Sallie NJ.
Jones, of the boys department OF
school No.4, was received and accepted
A communication from The Morn
ing News was read, asking permission
of the Board of Education to offer a
prize similar to that offered to The
scholars of the High School graduating
class, to be contested for by the
scholars of the girls and boys gradu-
ating classes who should make the
second highest average in The High
School studies.
On motion Of S. n. Trump the com
munication was accepted and the
asked for permission granted with the
thanks of the board.
The secretary was directed to have
orders drttysa for Miss Burns for S65,
Il I.,,,
as teachers of the night school. Orders
were drawn In favor of John Grubb
for 81, 427 In payment of two bills due
him. The secretary stated that the
checks for the payment of the teach
ers salaries would be ready for de-
livery ON Friday,