Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-03-01
Little Business Done at Last
Monday Nights Session.
THE MEETING SLlMLY ATTENDED
Again the Question of Lunch
ing in School.
Final Report of the Committee ON New
Buildings in Regard to School No. .4--A
Statement Giving the Total Cost OF tho
New Grammar School.

EducatlOn was aItenueu ny ABOUT tWo-
thirds of the members. 1t was brief and
devoted to the transaction of routine
business.
The committee on new buildings re-
ported that the furniture ordered for
Eastlake school short time previous to
Eastlake being admitted to the city,
r which furniture the board did not con-
slider suitable for that school and which
was ordered taken to other schools, will
be in use before the end of this week.
The committee presented several bills,
which were ordered paid. They in
cluded tho following: United States
School Furniture Company, $376.66;
Cleveland School Furniture Company,
$233.95; j. 8 j. N. Harman, $2,600;
Joseph jenkins, $3l0. 1t also submitted
its final report in regard to No. "a
school. The report itemized the ex-
penditures which have been made on
that school and stated that the total
amount expended on 1t is sos, ,100.29.
The committee expressed the opinion
that the new school is valuable acqui-
sition to Wilmington's public school
system.
Visiting committees were authorized
to make the following expenditures:
No. 4, 81, for mats; No. 8, $l4.56, for
repairs; No. 10, 81, for repairs; No. 16,
$25, for repairing the roof of the school,
which was damaged by Sunday nights
storm.
The action of the visiting committee
of No. school in expending $413 for
repairing blinds was sanctioned.
The board decided that it is mex
pedient to purchase property adjoining
the high-school at the present time.
A communication from N. Elliot,
saying that EVERY EVENINGS history
of Wilmington is to be handsomely
illustrated and is to contain reference
to the educational history and progress
of the city, and asking the board to con
slider the feasibily Of illustrating No. "a
school in the book, was referred to the
visiting committee of that school with
power TO act.
On motion of Mr.. Baynardl 1t was de-
cided to transfer $500 from the cur
rent expense fund to the building fund.-
A communication signed by about go
or 70 citizens, asking that scholars of
No. "a school who have to go consider
able distance be allowed to cat their
lunch in the school and remain there
during recess, was referred to the visit
ing committee Of that school. Discus
sion of the matter preceded the dispos-
ing of the petition.
Mr.. Baynard said the board and the
Il teachers will not be responsible for the
morals Of the children it the request is
granted. The committee, he aided, is
a formulating a plan. This plan, if
adopted, will require parents who desire
d their children to remain in the school
during recess to communicate in writing
a with the committee, after which the
committee will examine into the case.
The committee contemplates setting
apart the basement for the use of the
scholars who take their lunch with
them, and If the committee does this any
boy who goes on the girls side will be
arrested, any girl who goes on the boys
side will be expelled and any scholar
who goes upstairs will be expelled.
DIR. Morgan declared that If such a
4 plan is CARED out the parents of
scholars at other schools will insist on
their children having similar privilege.
j He did not think the scholars at No. "a
school should be permitted to remain in
the basement longer than 40 minutes.
A When the 40 minutes have expired the
scholars should be required to go out
and remain out until the hour for re-
opening the school.
Mr.. Alexander contended that il
pupils are to have the privilege of eat.
ing their lunch in the school they should
have the privilege of remaining there
during the entire recess.
John Pyle asked what is to become of
the scholars during the remaining SO
minutes of the recess if they are allowed
to stay in the school only 40 minutes.
Several members (sotto voce)-Take
walk up the Brandywine! Go in
swimming
Mr.. Pyle thought the granting of the
petition would be establishing dan.
gerous precedent.
President Baird scanned the addresses
on the communication and asserted that
there was not one but what scholar
could walk to in Is or 20 minutes.
Mr.. Baynard stated that if the plan IN
contemplation is adopted Engineer
Chadwick, who is vested with police
authority, will be willing to serve n:
watchman during recess The commit
tee was authorized to pay Mr.. Chad
wick 80 per month for the extra ser
vices which the adoption of the plar
will require of him.
President Baird announced that Mrs
Cunningham of Philadelphia, formerly
q teacher in No. A school, desires L
obtain a position as substitute teacher
In Philadelphia school and had re
quested him to give her certificate il
4 regard to her services as teacher iT
& this city, and explained that he felt h,
must consult the board before comply
Ing. He and Mr., Harlan were author
lied to sigh the certificate requested.