Evening journal., 1893-10-21

Important Changes in the schools for
November and Thereafter Young
Athietes Busy ia the Now Gymnasium Of
theC. A. C.-Other Matters.
sueeiai Correspondence Evening Journal
NEW CASTLE. Ost 2L- Captain Selig's
vessel. with about COCO bushels of shells
--ihe irst instslment of the lot ordered
bv City Council 60 be spread over the
New Castle causeway from Rogers's
woods 90 the city line-has arrived 40
Delaware street wharf and Contractor
Eck.es began 20 day the work of unload
ing. hauling and spreading the shells
Business men are now obiecting 10 the
idea of placing an the oyster shells on
She New Castle causewaY. contending
That while that Is a much-used driveway
yet the unpaved streets in the heart Of
the city should be attended Co by all
means One Delaware street business
man said last night that City Councils
Street Committee could put the three or
fouf unpaved streets In splendid condi
ton and then have shells enough and
Co spare for the road. He
had spoken 20 several mem
hers of City Council, lac said, and
they had said that there was no use of
going TO an that trouble on the unpaved
streets because the electric railway was
to be laid before spring and this would
only tear up the good road before 10
was really In any good shape The railway
company will then have TO pave a portion
of the street on each side OF their tracks
and this would an have the effect OF
making useless the work of City Council
iu covering the unpaved streets with
shells
Tho prevailing opinion however, is
that the unpayed streets-a few of
them at least, should boz covered with
shells at once. Neighbors viii endure
the odor arising from tho shells and
whom tho railway is laid everybody will
DE so glad 60 see 10 that they viii not
complain because heir nice white streets
are being torn up
Contractor NcAles is using farm
wagons i'm the work OF hauling the
shells. as these vehicles can carry much
more and make twice the time of ordi-
nary carts Thirteen years ago the
causeway was covered with shells in
similar way, aud 70 has been ono OF the
best drveways In the country since then.
There rs no doubt that oyster shells
make the greatest roads in this part OF
country When the shells are crushed
and packed the road becomes hard and
withstanda an weather, and les so white
that objects can be seen upon it on the
darkest nights.
scenes Ga the New G. A. C.. Gym"
Chances ia She gymnasium OF tho Co
lnmbia Athletic Club since the arrivnl'of
its first instalment of apparatus last
night revealed happy set of young men
never less than hity-ot work With
Tue machines weights aud playthings
Nearly every member of the club was on
haud last night 90 help adjust the appa-
ratus and the young athletes worked
until their legs and arms were sta.
Athlete Herbert rOwtd Co Fort elawnre
and back on the rowing machine Athlete
Rodney punched the flying bag until DTS
lmuc6les panied, Athlete George Barr.
ST.. swung the Indian clubs until they
looked ike circles 90 glass. Athlete
Saunders almost pulled one wrist ma
chine apart and a dozen of the bows
pulled GA The wall machines until they
are tired out
Next Monday night the directors viii
elect a physical director who win have
entire charge of the apparatus and the
gymnasium viii then he opened TO active
mem beers three times a daY. Later on.
one afternoon of each week will be set
apart a5 ladies' day, when they alone
will have the privileges Of the gym
nasium
Tho Changes in school Hours.
Az The next meeting OF the Board
Of Education an the Important changes
% the schools advocated by Professor
Knapp viii probably be made The nrst
aud most important change Co the
scholars viii DO The changes in school
houis. These win be that. after
November ]. the sessions viii begin at
a. m, and asst TO 113O a. M. I'm the
grammar schools aud III O. m. I'm the
primary schools without intormission.
Sessions viii bo resumed at SOD. no
and end at 30 p. M, In the primary
rooms ana q p. M, Ia the.adult schools.
without ntermission Professor KnapD
claims that The intaImissions interfere
greatly with the work of the scholars
Examination for school Teachers.
Another important matter to come be
fore the Board of Education Is the estab.
lishment of a new recitation room i'm the
high School and appointing another
teacher, thus allowing Professor Knapp
more time for experimenting the work
OF the schools The examination for
teachers. It IS said. has been set upon for
neNi Saturday, although positive an.
nouucement 90 the cand ldates for certif-
Gates will probably not bs made until a
few hours before the examination
Bark, Loaded with Naptha, In Collision
The German bark Marie Siedenburg
which sailed from Philadelphia on Octo-
Der . for Nordenham. passed New Castle
yesterday, returning In distress. in TOW
of the ting leauhoe The banks bbboom Il
broken of aud she has evidently been ir
collision The Siedeuburg Is laieu viii
@ 1905 barrels containing 3l2 625 gallons
Of naptha.
Incidents OF the Day.
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