Evening journal., 1893-12-29
MORE MACHINE NERYMOVES
Triton Cotton Mills Being
Limbered Up and
WILL RESUME IN FULL ON TUESDAY

Principal Knapp Makes Complete Ex-
pianation Of the Proposed Changes in
the PnbIic Schools Two well-KRown
Old Citizens Critically In-Much JOY
and Christmas Cheer in Emmanuel
Parish.
Special Correspondence Evening Journal
NEw CASTLE, Dec. % The advent Of
the year 1894 will certainly be a happy
one for New Castle people From year
Of unprecedented dullness and scarcity
OF cash. even enough upon which to live
the new wear will dawn with nearly
every mill and factory In the city In full
operation aud q marked boom IN business
The Delaware Iron Works will run as
usual. night and day The New Castle
Woolen Mills will contiHue with a full
force, running eight hours a day-from
z 30 a. N. to 430 p. m. allowing the Gus
tomsry noon hour.
But the best news Of all Is that the
Triton Cotton Mills, which have been
practically nailed up for nearly year,
are now lighted up while the machinery
is being limbered prepai Rtory TO running
operations Ia fun force next Tuesday.
Nearly 125 operatives will be- employed
and there is plenty OF work for the
entire month Of January at least. Tle
machinery in these mills was oiled aud
put In motion to day. There will be no
changes except in the engine room where
James II Matthews, engineer and John
Moody, fireman, have been selected to
succeed Engineer Richard H. Conway
aud Fireman George r. Swan, both Of
has l..as
An Interview with the Principal.
Professor A Il Knapp, principal Of the
public SCHOOLS here. who has found IL up
hill work since be began the admirable
duty Of elevating the New Castle school
grades to an equality with other enterpris
lug cities Of proporiionate sizo, said yester
day in an interview for publication la the
EVENING JOURNAL:
"A word of explanation regarding the
educational controversy Ina New Castle
would not seem 90 be out of place at this
time
"When I took charge of the schools
here In September, the sentiment of the
people. and OF the Board Of Education
seemed TO DO that something should be
done TO raise the grade OF work in the
High School department The pupils
we're being graduated on a meagre
course az the carly age Of l3 or IA years
therefore, In view Of the increase in
revenues, I SAW ft TO make certain
recommendation, 10 the Board Of
Education, which am happy 20 say are
being indorsed by them.
According TO statistics published for
the year OF 1895 80 the total iucome for
support Of the schools was $l.S3S. for
this year, according TO CITY Treasurer
Ferris IL win be more than 81 600
81 believe that the most feasible plan
is TO elect An assistant principal, or pre-
ceptress. to do part Of the work ia the
High School department; this will per
nit the principal TO give more supervi-
sion 20 the other rooms give a chance
for more thorough work In the hig her
grades, and allow the bolrd TO extend
the time for graduation at least one
year. thus putting the school system
here on a more equal footing with that
of other cities of the same size
People who pny. taxes should not be
compelled to send their children away TO
school because New Castle does not offer
sufficient advantages for them az home
81 wish the assistant TO take certain
line of work with all ella sses In the
branches which she teaches. Give her,
for instance. languages and literature
and let the principal take the mathe.
matcs aud sciences This would put
the two teachers who have charge Of the
same pupils on an equal footing aud avoid
the trouble which IS apt TO arise when
teachers Of different grades try TO con
troll the same students
''All that l ask Is simply that IN case
teacher Is chosen, she shall be compe
tent to do the required work / care
not where she comes from, only that she
shows by diploma from some institu-
tion Of recognized standing or by ex.
animation that she has had the neces-
sary training and possesses sufficient
knowledge TO Gil the place with credit.
One member on the Committee on
Teachers took It for granted that There
Is not, at present, any available person
for the position in New Castle. aud so
asked ma TO procure applications from
away. wrote 10 the principals Of three
different normal schools One replied
that they had no one 90 recommend at
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