Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-10-27
RoIRD Or EDUCITI0N.
A New Ruir Respecting the appointment
OF Tpnehers-- q Their business.

A New Rule Respecting the Appointment
OF Tenchers-- q tlIcr business.
The transaction of routine business nc-
cupied the attention OF the Board OF Edll-
cation Monday evening.
The committee on teachers recommended
that no person who has not passed salts
factory examination in arithmetic, algebra,
geometry, English grammar, English
literature, Latin, physical geography,
physiology and natural philosophy, ut an
examination held under the direction Of
the committee on teachers, shall be an-
pointed rs 4 teacher i'll either Of the high
schools or IN the grammar school depart
mcnt of either of them, provided that this
rule is not to apply TO teachers pf drawing,
nor ut work in wood ar iron, nor to the
Hnnua! disappointment OF teachers; also,
that whenever Il vacancy occurs in either
If the liuil-schuulS an examination Of
the candidates for this vacancy is to be
held. The recommendations were adopted,
as was also the following. which was
offered by the same committee:
Re6o'psd, That the teachers who have waived
promotion ratIcr than accent pos lions in tho
high-schnnl5, DO and arc hereby made eligible
tnpromotton
The committee on evening schools re-
ported that those schools have been opened
il the same places that were utilized last
winter.
The committee on repairs reported that
llag.pples had been erected ON all the
schuDlhouses.
The chairman of the committee on high.
schools WAS requested to include in his adj.
vertisement for proposals for furnishing
setters for those schools 10 Settees for No. ;
school.
The committee on No. school was au-
thnrized to purchase clock ut Il cost of So.
The committee on No. Ill school was
authorized to buy furniture at ;icUst of 80.
The action Of the committee Oh high
schools in spending on the Columbus Day
entertainment S36 more than ii had been
appropriated was sanctioned and the bill,
amounting to SGGl2, was ordered paid.
The committee on new quarters FOR tue
board reported progress.
The committee on badges for the mem
bers Of the board presented Il bill amount
inn to So, which was ordered paid.
The committee on teachers was author
lied To have bound three sets of the super
intendcnts reports from 1877 10 date ANA
six sets from lSSg to date, II is proposed
to have one set Of the reports from 1877 ia
date at the room Of the board and to send
one set each to Wilmington Institute and
the Historical Society of Delaware ThC
cost Of binding the reports will be $l5.
The sum of SIG was appropriated towards
obtaining "IhG Library of American
| Literature for the girls high school
| The remainder of the cost, Sl7, will be
| betrayed by the principal of the school
| from her snare of the profits of the last
commencement
Pictures Of Columbus at Salamanca. pre-
| scented to the members of the board by
| Edgar NJ. Hopes. were accepted with
| thanks. DR. Shdrtlidge suggested in IN
| undcrtune that The donor be requested t.
send frames. The suggestion, which was
made iollingly, created considerable lnerri
ment
| The resignation Of Peter Connolly as
| ianltur of Ne. Is school, rendered because
| of his rheumatic ailictipn. was accepted
and Mcssrs. o. Donnell, Roberts, B-ilely
| turner and John Pyle were appointed {
committee to examine applicants for the
| vacant position,
A resolution offered by Mr.. Belts, thank
/ ing the mayor for sending Il policeman Il
each of the schools Columbus Day morn
| ing, was adopted.
Mr.. Staats on behalf of l.. T. Grub &
son, asked what il would cost to tap the
sewer connected with No. ~ school anC
was told that the cost would be so fol
each house. u was stated that all TIL
drainage from Il house at Tenth anC
Spruce streets is drained in that sewer ant
the opinion that surface drainage only il
| allowed to enter il was expressed. Tn
matter was referred to the committee on
| No. 70 school and the president Of thu
board, and they were requested to en-
dCavOr to sell the sewer to the city.
The action Of Dr. Morgan in spendn.
on the stand Mt Tenth and Market streets
used by children participating in tn
Columbus Day demonstration, 50 NOR
than the board had appropriated was sane
toned, and the bill, amounting to $lUu
was ordered paid.
Among the bills read was one from Il
u. Jordan. amounting to SlS2,5O, for erect
ing flag poles on the schools. Joseph Pyi
said h. had 4 complaint TO make and cN
planned that the pole At No. n school is to-
short. The flag, he stated, measures Is fee
and the pole II feet. Mr.. Alexander re
marked that the pole erected at No.
school is too short. DIR. Shortliigc sat
five feet had been cut of the pole at No >
school, Mr.. O'Donncll declared that
the pole at No 26 school had nc
been made shorter ii would have torn on
piled by SAYING that if the school hous
is so poorly erected as MIR. O'Donnell'
explanation would lead Il person to SUI
puSc Contractor Mulvcna should be sen
there early this morning before tn
scholars entered IT. and ascertain whethe
it is safe. MIR. O'Donncll said the con
mittcc had been given no information i,
speeding the size Of the flags. II had bee
instructed to have the poles up by Colun
bus Day and had gone ahead. Mr.. Coy
asserted that tile committee had not bee
called together. Action ON the bill WI
postponed.
kimbal & Ward asked permission to i
To the schools for the purpose of pilot
graphing the pupils in groups or classe
The request was referred TO the yistii
committees of the schools.