The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-25

cstercd Pupt1s Counted Out.
Tho Board OF Education met Ia rsgu-
lar session last night and transacted
considerable routine business.
Helen n. Golneg was appointed
third assistant In the grammar dc.
partment OF No. 10 school, and Sadie
b. Monroe and Mary Nichols, respect
lively. sixth and seventh assistants in
the primary department OF tho same
Laughin, teacher OF sewing Of the
year. Eliza Craig wac appointed first
assistant Of the Girls High School,
and Arthur @. Pelton was appointed
drawing teacher at the same school
at Q salary OF s000.
The position OF sixth assistant at
the High School. made vacant by the
promotion OF Miss Craig, who In turn
succeeds Mics Rebecaa Pyle. was not
filed. The examination will be held
on August ~ and 23.
The Committee on Repairs report
ed list OF the repairs needed by
the various school houses.
The Finance Committee made the
annual report OF the board.
Chairman OF the Finance Committee
Pyle called the members' attention
to several facts OF the new school
law.
He said that Deputy Attorney Gem
eral Giles had decided that under the
law the oolored children could not DO
counted In the apportionment OF the
school fund. This would deprive the
board of about $4,000. Peter L. Cooper,
who was counsel for the board when
the law was passed. says that the law
contemplated nothing OF the kind.
There are twelve districts in the city,
each OF which Is to receive $3.50, and
then there 10 to be distribution mede
pro rata. Now 1t is proposed not to
count the colored children. Mr.. Pyle
did not want to see the board imposed
upon. He did not see why the children
of all nationalities should be counted
IN and not those OF the African.
The committee was authorized to
secure counsel and make test case.
The amount to be paid by the state
to the city Dnder the new law has been
lvnriou5ly estimated at from S25 600 to
$50, 200. Nothing is said of white or
colored children in the bill. The test
case will Of course merely amount to
an Interpretation Of the bill by the
court.
4 The number of colored pupils In tho
schools of the city Is about 400 and
the per capita apportionment is about
50 to each pupil Of the entire county
school population. With the colored
pupils counted out OF the apportion-
ment the board will receive about
$4,000 less than Is duo on basis of
population.
Z Bids for furnishing books were re.
ceived from Adams AZ Bros. and @. Il.
Thomas & Co., and were referred to
the Book Committee with power TO
act.
Ii. A. Miller was the lowest bidder
for putting in new boiler at school
No. 20. Ills bid was s442.
George A. Downing was the lowest
bidder for the building of ON addition
to school No 4. His bid was 1887.
Two weeks salary was allowed In
struotor Whitehead of the High
School, he being kept from the school
by the serious illness Of his child, which
was suffering from SCARLET fever,
The bond OF B. +. Bartram, formerly
a secretary and treasurer Of the Board.
was ordered returned.
j The election OF member from the
Second ward to succeed Bernard Don
Ohio. who was elected Councilman.
was not gone into. David Whitesell
is named for the position. After adj
journment Ice cream was served to
the members and reporters at Whites
parlors by Superintendent Harlan.