Evening journal., 1893-12-27
NO NEW ASSISTANT YET
Board Could Not Agree on
This Last Evening.
WARREN CLUB COMING TONIGHT


They WIN BE Entertained BY the c. A.
C. at the Opening Of Its Christmas Bazaar
in the Opera House Christmas Treats
stm Going On-Board Of Education De-
cides to Give New Castle Applicants One
More Chance.
Special Correspondence Evening journal
NEW CASTLE, Dec 27-Meetings OF
the Board Of Education have become
very lively and breezy affairs of late and
the regular assembly of the public edu-
Gators last night was no exception to the
rule. The new superintendent, Profes.
sor Knapp, has already found that the
job Of elevating the grade and brighten.
ing up the New Castle school Is burden
some and dIscouraglng, but he is de
termined and is being heroicslly sup
ported by majority Of the board.
Last night there were present at the
meeting OF the board. President Eckles
and Messrs Stewart Frazer, Ferris, Man
love, Herbert and Eliason Orders were
drawn to pay the following bills: Salem
and Philadelphia Navigation Company,
81 2l; p. w q b. Railroad Company
S30S; John T. Stoops. coal, $22; Henry
f. Tetlow, glazing, 80 25; Favorite Desk
and Seating Company, Qurniture) &63 So
Principal Knapp reported the total at
tendance during the month as 5l6 and
the average attendance as 420 The
names Of those deserving special COM
mendation for department and progress
he submitted as follows:
Room No l. Waller Bacon, Harry
Meredith, John Wright, Kate Duffy,
Kate Gormley, Celia Boyle
Room No 2 -Salie Topkis, Mary
Winslow. Bessie Gordon
Room No. 7-Robert Johnson, Robert
Vantine, Howard Bush, Eugene Chase,
David Miller, While Prickett, James
Miller
Room No s-Robert yantine, James
White. Frank Murphy.
Room No. 9--Wi,iie Aud, Salle Jones,
Flora Knause, Laura Johnson, John
Fnnegan
Orders were drawn for teachers,
ianitors' and clerk 8 salaries for December
aud for 81 80 for Miss May G0odley.
substitute teacher
When the matter of electing an
assistant principal was taken mp, the
breeze sprang up and continued to blow
until Adjournment Mr.. Herbert made
strong fight 10 elect q New Castle
woman TO the position. His arguments
were answered by other members OF the
Board who declared that no New Castle
woman was available who could hll the
position, which required the teaohing Of
Latin and Greek, among other difficult
studies.
Then six Intellectual ballots were taken.
Al one time Miss Draper, Of New York
would have been elected had one Of the
members, who was voting blanks every
time cast his ballot for her.
Finally the knotty question was laid
on the table pending a final examination
for assistant principal which will be
held on Saturday, January 6, 1894
Railway Contract WIN Soon BE Given.
Some time during next month the con
tract for the New Castle Wilmington
Electric Railwsy will be awarded. A
director informed the EVENING JOURNAL
reporter, in reply to questions last
night, that there are haif dozen
promising bidders from nearly as many
large cities ia the East. All Of these
agree TO have the road in running order
before payments are made By that
time, 10 is thought the New Castle
NAAiAAE NNM AANiAMNN A0WUNNN Will De
fully organized and ready to take the
road and put 10 Ga operation at once
The long period of business depression
has seriously interierei with the
issuing and selling OF shares but now it
is believed that the last barrier has been
removed aud the forward movement has
begun. 10 is believed that well known
Phusdslphia firm will get the contract
for construction
iniereiting Christmas Enteri alnment.
The NJ e Church was crowded last
night with members and friends Of the
Sunday school. when the Christmas
treat WIS given. The exercises were
very interesting, especially those of the
infant school, The recitallons by Jennie
and Emma Bull created much merriment.
as did those by Charlie Townsend and
Ellsworth Dennis Miss Emma David
son read Win Carleton's beautiful poem.
THE Paupers' Christmas Eve" and
Willie Davis reclted a Christmas selec
tion. The singing by the school was
good, and it was accompanied by the
new Sunday school orchestra. A nun.
Der OF presents were presented to the
teachers aud their classes, after which
the candles were distributed by classes
Theodore Atkinson, Jr., received q purse
as token Of appreciation for his ser.
vices as orgauists assistant