The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-08-23

A regular meeting OF the Board OF
Education was held last night, Presl-
dent Baird In the chair and the most
of the members present.
The comm ittee on books reported
that the contract for supplying books
and stationery FOR the ensuing year
had been awarded to O. +. Thomas h
Company.
Tho book committee farther report
cd In favor OF theintroduction OF Max.
wells language lessons and Harring-
tons spoilers as text books In the
grammar schools, and the report was
adopted.
The committee on repairs reported
in favor OF removing a heating boiler
from school No. IA to school No. 10, to
heat the new portion of the latter
building, which was adopted
The committee on school No. Q was
lglvenlauthority to expend $40 In re-
pairs, and the comIrittee on No. z was
authorized to expend $3l.
The committee on repairs reported
In favor OF awarding the contract Tor
glazing for the ensuing year to the
James Bradford Company, and the re-
port was adopted. ..-
Bids were opened for heating school
house No, II, as follows II. A. Miller,
$5g7 Gawthrop Brother Company,
1915. Tue bids were referred to the
committee with power to act
Tho committee on the High School
was authorized TO get the pupils in the
manual training department to make
gates to the passapeways about the
school to prevent nuisance5 complain
ed of. u..-..
The annual report of Superintendent
a aFs,s
to the committee ON printing with in
lstructlons to have GOO copies printed.
On the recommendation OF the
committee to examine candidates
Peter Connolly was elected janitor of
NO. 10.
On motion tho committee on man.
Iunl training at school No is was au-
thullzed to purchase three foot.power
Woodworking machines at cost OF
s75.
The committee OF school No. Is was
authorized to get bids for construct.
ing a principals room In one of tho
corridors OF that school according to
plans and specifications prepared by
Frank Carswell.
Joseph Pyle from the committee on
finance reported in favor ofralsing tho
SALARY OF tho secretary and treasurer
TENDER /, and fixing the hours when
he should DO in his Office at from . to
% p, m, every working day of the
week except Thursdays AMI Sundays.
An amendment to raise the salary to
SO per month was not agreed to Mr..
fPyles motion was adopted.
4 On motion tho schools were ordered
to be opened on "Wednesday, Septem-
her Z, Monday and Tuesday being al
lowed for tho pupils to attend the
I Wilmington Fair,
7 The committee on tonchrrs pre-
IscnJed communications from Miss
Modora liaily and Miss Anna lIar-
ris. declining to accept posi-
Itions to whieh they had been appoint
led, at .uhoOl No. 10, and from Miss
Julia q. Steinicken and Miss Lizzie
Webb, declining positions in School
No 10, were road and accepted.
Tho Board then adjourned. when the
committeo on ManGal Training, tt
whom was referred the arrangement
of tho Manual Training school exhibits
at the Wilmington Fair met.
The committee decided to divide the
exhibits into three divisions. The
first Is to include finished work of the
Boys High School, with n relay oil
pupils ut work during each day OF tho
. fair. ....-... -...-
Tho second division Is to consist OF
finished work Of the pupils OF the
manual training department of Schoo
No. l6, and relays OF the pupils al
J work
) The third division will include work
of the pupils OF the cooking class at
-lschOol No. l6. with pupils ut work un
der tho charge oil their Instructor. un
der whose direction they will prepare
tho meals OF the various relays of pu
/, pills at work during the exhibition.