Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-11-16
pUBIIo soHoon MATrERs.
Important Recommendation by Superin-
tendent Harian--TwO Members Resign
Other Points of Interest. .5N ~.

Important Recomine ndation by Superln-
tentlent Harian--Two Members Resign--
Other Points of Interest.
AT the meeting of the Board of Public
Education Monday night, the secretary
read the designations of s. X. Smith,
member from the Fifth ward, and David
Witsil of the Second ward. Their
reason for resigning was their ineligi-
bility to hold the seats any longer owing
to the fact that they had moved from
the ward in which they had been elected
TO office. The designations were &C
cepted.
The committee on teachers reported
the resignation OF Mrs. John Church
man, teacher Of cooking at No. 16
school, and of Miss Title j. Bowers
and Miss Kate Finn, which were &C.
cepted. Miss Ida w. Little and Miss
Nellie q. Simmons were appointed to
ill the vacancies. Miss Eliza King was
appointed teacher of cooking at No. IL
school and Miss Julia M. Watson at
No. 49,
The committee on No. 90 school asked
that an additional radiator be placed in
one of the rooms to add to the heating
facilities of that room, The request was
granted.
Bids for furniture for the new school
were received from Isaac Pyle and j.
& J. N. Hartman, and referred to the
building committee.
The board received communication
from Superintendent Harlan which was
read with interest and which will be
| given the most careful consideration.
| The communication was in regard to
the division of the boys and girls rooms
Of the high school before the regular
promotions in February. Mr.. Harlan
| stated that the rooms now occupied by
| the girls were scarcely adequate to the
needs of the pupils. He added that un-
less suitable provision is made for the
| pupils between now and February,
| girls who have been building hopes of
going to the high school, will be ex-
cluded and provisions made for them in
other school buildings.
Mr.. Harlan in regard to the number
of pupils in the high school said:
There are at the present time 1853 high
school boys and I'd high school girls
There are in the sixth grade, from which
grade promotions are made to tie lowest
high school classes, So boys and 81 girls.
If one room now used in the boys de.
partnlent for grammar school boys should
be taken from the boys department and
added to the girls department, all the high
school pupils of both sexes could be put In
the high school building. There is no lach
Of room in the high school building fol
all the high school pupils. According tt
the rate of increase in the last four year:
il will be four years yet till the higf
schools are full of high school pupils.
would suggest that an early decision o
(, this matter be made on account of thu
pupils; for either a considerable numbe
of boys who expect to enter the grammar
grades in the high school, or of girls VIII,
expect to enter the high school classes il
the high school will be greatly dis
appointed on February LIST, if the matte
is not decided earlier.
The matter was referred to the teach
ers committee. A number of bills wer
passed. =.
The treasurer submitted the following
statement of the finances of the boar,
for month: