Evening journal., 1891-09-30
Musr STAND EXAMINATION.
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Special Correspondence EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE sept. 30 The Board Of
Education met in regular session last
evening with nearly all the members
present. The Committee on School
Property reported bills of John Duncan,
S.; Levi Collins, 81 John White 50; ]
I. and l. <. Eliason, $94 43; John 7
StoOps, 1925 Thomas I. Truss, $47. 80;
Robert Dellon. $l3 all Of which we're OF
dered paid The principals report for
the first month Of the school year was
good one. 1t showed a total attendance
Of 400 scholars, with an average of Alb
All these scholars were enrolled during
the month The number of classes in
the school are twenty nine. OF the 400
scholars l9l we're In their places every
morning and evening at the exact min
ute for opening the schools. The seating
capacity Of the schools is 463 and there
were forty applicants for seats In the
rooms
The School Property Committee re-
ported that she new school room will be
completed in few days and ready for
use The painters aud plasterers will put
the last touches on the new building this
week. The matter of choosing q new
regular teacher for the girls inter
mediate depart ment was then brought
up. On account of the many applications
that have been received for this position.
the contest was made interesting and it
was fully ex pected that the Board would
choose the teacher last night, but such
was not the case
On the recommendation Of Professor
d. B. Jones, principal of the schools, and
because of there being so many gradu-
ates Of the schools who wanted the posi-
ton, it was decided that an examination
should be held embrssing all branches,
the applicant making the highest general
average out OF possible 100, to receive
the coveted teachers certificate and as
signed to work at once.
The Com miitee on Teachers was in
structed to assist Professor Jones 10 the
examination, which will be held as soon
as the latter can find it convenient. After
trAnsactiDg routine business the board
adjourned, instructing the Committee on
Teachers to have report of their work
on the next meeting night
Captain Boyd's Farewell.
This will be one Of the biggest even
ings in the history of Company n, First
Infantry, N. g. d. All the members,
new and old, active and honorary, and
citizens who have been interested in the
compAny's sffairs, will assemble in the
armory to partake of feast of good
things provided by Captain Evan 6
Boyd The handsome AID polished
young officer will resign his command to
night aud retire from the military ser
vice Of the state with which he has been
/ I'D A Hon
| the social exercises a civil meeting will
be held when Captain Boyd's successor
will be chosen. It will doubtless be
J Ernest Philips, another hns.looking
guardsmRp, whose zeal and promptness
in the service has won for him many
lRurels.
on for the Old wsrld.
d. Harry Wilson OF the w & 8.
freight office and Elwood L. Wilson, Jr,
Of the Census Bureau at Washington.
left their home here this morning at s 80
o'clock for long European trip They
went direct to New York. where they
had taken passage on the Red Scar Line
steamship Westernland for Antwerp, and
sailed this afternoon. The young men
will make an extended tour OF the con- l.
nent and visit many OF the large cities
Before returning to America they will
visit relatives in Leeds, Eng and Last
evening the many friends OF the young
men rendered them an informal farewell
reception The First Military Band OF
twenty pieces, marched to their home on
Water street and PLAYED Some Day I'll
Wander Back Again, in front of the
house. d. n. Wilson is member Of the
band and he received all his fellow mem
bers, who babe him farewell and "bon
voyage.
Preparing For Much River Ice.
In about two weeks Contractor Me
Leans men will have completed ali theil
work OF building, on the Finnii
Point Jetty, and filing in will
small stone will be commenced so tina
/ all of McLesns work NAV be finished be
! fore the fields OF ice that play sad hsvo
) In the river begin TO bear down on tn
now structure. Contractor Hathawa,
S will also stop the work of building on hi
3 portion Of the contract. so that he ma,
o have the built-up portion walled in witt
{ stone before the river ice ca
y destroy what has already been built
d The Delaware Construction Company
g win probably begin the work of tearing
n out old ice pier a. in the harbor hers
J. next week A small number of workme
;. will be employed at FIRST. but it will TAX
y the help Of many 10 have the old pier tor
< out aud the new one built by January
Personal
William b. Clark. secretary and treas
= urer OF the New Castle Gas and Waite
(, Company, has returned from an exiende
!, tour through southern Virginia
u Deputy Collector Of Customs Samut
! h. Black is in Wilmington on bushes
4 connected with his Office.
n Sheriff Boyd Of Cecil county, Nd, VS.
q in this city yesterday He came here
serve requisition papers on James Ho
I land, collored who was arrested an
brought to Jail by Detective Jones fl
Il burglary at North East.