The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1891-02-10


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Mr.. Smith. from No. 25 school, re-
ported that the bill of S. NJ. Clark for
work done on that school could not be
paid by the board, because Clark was II
Bub-eontractor, with whom the board
had nothing to dov The report was
adopted.
The payroll of officers and ianitors,
amounting to S0l5.Ss, and the list Of
miscellaneous bills, amounting to ST.
eJ5.06, were ordered paid.
DIR. Morgan, of the Committee on
Repairs, reported that the cost of re-
pairing No. school would he $50 for
the roof, and new chimneys were also
needed. One chimney could he taken
down and the entire cost would be $50.
Dr. Morgan further reported that the
tin work around the root was rusted
out. The repair OF the same, however,
was included in the sti1.
The Committee ON Teachers reported
as follows;
Your committee would respectfully
report that they have transferred Miss
Sallie Evans from No. % school to the
position vacant in No. by the reSig-
nation OF Miss Sallie II. Jones, and
Mrs Kate Thatcher from No. IL to the
principalship of No. Is; that they have
promoted Miss Lizzie Woliaston to the
charge OF No. II, at salary of $3.50
per year; that they have appointed
Miss Martha }. Williams to the lowest
position in No. % and Miss Mary
Grandell TO the lowest position in No.
3. Also that your committee have APP
pointed Miss Joanna Mclaughlin MS
teacher of sewing in the high and
grammar schools"
An order for SAG was drawn in favor
of George l. Speer Tor slate work done
on the schools.
DIR. Morgan reported that George |.
Speer had offered to put in black
boards OF slate for Is, ~ or 10 cents
per foot according to width. No action
was taken.
MIR. Trump, from the committee on
manual training, said that when they
came to look Mt the basement OF No. ID
school TO prepare 1t for cooking pur-
poses, they found that ii had never
been finished by being piastered, and
the committee could not go ahead
until this was done. lie asked that
tho committee OF that school be In.
strueted to fix up the basement ut an
expense not exceeding sl25.
Air. Coyle said he understood TINT
tho ladies OF the Century Club were To
establish a cooking school there with
out any further expense 10 the board
MIR. Trump said that while that WAS
true, IL was hardly tile right thing &c
allow these ladies' TO prepare u place
ftrs. he school.
MIR. O'Donnell called the attention o
the Board to rule No. Il, which namci
the objects and purposes for which TIN
board could make appropriations
Gentlemen, by adopting tliis motion
you are overriding the law. Think o
II, gentlemen. The lallies of the Cen
tu y Club said they WOULD start Til
ecnool ut their own expense. Gentle
men, you have no right to turn on
kchools which are Starred to us int,
workshops. You are taking the none
of the people aud spending it for mat
tiers not provided for by law, and yol
have no right TO incur such expense,
Mi. Alexander sail lie MAS not st
well posted In these matters rs Olhp
members OF the Board, but has see
the benefit already OF the manua
training upon the boys who attend tn
schools. He found that instead of dc
creasing 1t had increased their avcl
ages and he thought that what ha
proved SO beneficial To the boys shout
not lie Will he from the girls, III
looard should not stop for the meI
matter of Il 5. Ie5ides, the repair
are something that tine building need
and would make the building thu
much more valuable.
Mr.. ODonnell was Oh his feet agai
and reiterated his declaration that TIL
Board had no right To turn tie schOL
houses into workshops.
Mi. Trump said that the committe
had been authorized anyhow to us
their judgment in fixing mp the bas
ment without any other orders but
thought he had better come before III
Board and make frank statement
what was needed
President Baird said he had told Il
members that they must not expo,
that tho Introduction OF coDku
would cost nothing.
s. Il. Smith said that the obiectit
OF the member from the Tenth wal
(Mr. O'Donnell) was against the who
system on manual training which IL
been endorsed by tho people OF I'll
CITY. Tho expense of lifting up Il
basem mt should moi be charged to Il
AIuuual Trimming Committee becau
IL IS really repairing the school.
Dr. Morgan, chairman al commit
OF No. 10 school, stated that he was o
OF committee 10 consider the intT
duetiOn OF wood work into No. 10
the Howard school. He had foui
out, he said, that benches, tools nj
necessary repairs and the cost of fl
Ing up he room for cooking would
5000. II IS surprising, he said, {
number OF colored people who h
called on him and asked him to hu,
II possible, manual training intl
duced into the Howard school. II
the only chance the eoioreI boys ha
to learn n practical tiailc. The
structor in wood work at the Hi
school will teach the coIoreI boys
$500 additional salary.
Mr. Coyle said that he would VI
\ Tor DR.. Morgan's plan.
n Mr. ODonnell further explained Il
while he was opposed TO manual ira
ding in the primary grades, he was l.
opposed to 1t In the grammar suhou