The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-03-27

Messrs. O'DonnelI, Grant and Magyar.
ity of the Board Of Educntion are
Called Upon TO Explain Why They
Closed Their sch0ol. on Good Fridny

Called Upon TO Explain Why They
Closed Their schools on Gooh Friday
The session Of the Board OF Educa.
ton last night was lively one aud all
because schools Nos. .. 10 and Is were
closed on Friday without the sanction
OF the board. Mr. Alexander stnted
that No. Is school was closed without
his knowledge last Friday. lie there.
fore wanted the matter explained
MIR. ODOnnell. the member who
| ordered the school closed, answered.
Slr. Alexanders queries iirst by brands
ing the newspaper story us lie. lie
then turned to that section OF the bv.
laws of the schools which read that
no school snail be closed unless by
authority OF the board, or In special
cases, by tho visiting committee, y
Tho ruling on the matter continues,
that no scnoOl shall Ue closed on any
purely religious feast or festival othlI
Than those mentioned Ia tn. forsgo.
Ing Dy-!awS."
lie considered Good Fridaya special
case. and that the children wore MOI
LauEhla proper observance OF ire daV,
Mr.. Alexander replied that such day
did not come uni tho cause of"spe.
clal cases, and IL the member bsiisv-
ed II din, 1t was time he changed his
mind. A discussion fU.lowei,ln which
all tile members tooN part. Mr.. Ma.
! Barlty 8 excuse Tor closing Nos school
was that whoa lie stoppe there the
chlluren were behaving themselves 81
we'll that lie aaiI they could havu n
| holiday, not thinking At the time oil
Good friday.
Mr. Grant said he was responsible
| tor the closing OF No 10 schooi, but II
was through no reltglous bias or feel.
| ing. lie was sorry, however. that rs
had not consulted his fellow commit
| teelnen.
MIR. Cork thought TINT II the Nom.
oers had made Il mistake they should
come before the board and apologize
| Mr. baldwin said his understanding OF
| the matter was til same as MI. Clerks
tie was an American aIIu believed In
American Institutions
MIR. BaYnHrd tiien said tho only uues
ton involved was whether certain
members had not violated their GA Il
of officer Mr.. O'Donnell was one OF
the members who had voted TO have
stricken from tie bylaws the closing
Of the schools on Good Friday, AMI IL
| now say that lie did not understand
the law was folly 1t Is u very i'm
portant subject. Chldron wno are IN
slruclcd to observe the day should be-
aud are eAUuaed, but others should
not 10 simply because they do. Tnell
putents rights should be respected
also.
President Baird said no member hal
Il Right to close u school without tn,
consent of the Board or his fellow
committeeman, aud that the Board
should act on such things. MIR. Pyit
mad no knowledge OF the closing Of
No. school. lie thought the schools
should 0e ON an equality and not tlial
thee should DO closed and the Tsuli In,
ing twenty.four Ue kept open.
This preamble and resolution wa.
offered and passed
Whereas, 1t has been reported thai
the public schools Nos $ 10 and 10 OF
this city were closed ON Good Frlua,
the sd instant, which, IL clusod OF
account of lts beng Cool Friday, wa.
III direct violation oil rules for the gov
eminent OF public schools.
Therefore, Be IL resolved that this
president appoint II committee OF livt
whose duty 1t shall be to luquIre ol
the visiting committees oil saiu scuuot,
IL The schools were -losed as reportetI
aud II So why closed and report to this
board at It's next meeting.
Before the resolution was passed
Nc O'Donnel offered substitute. ASH,
ing Tor vote OF SANCTION on act OF
committeeman, but It WIS voted down
The President oppuint"d Messrs Bad
win Alexander, Cuyle, Hartman and
Belts the committee. Nj. Davis said
II h1Ol No Il was closed on the tlay to
mrke repairs to the seats.
Inc rei.Hations OF Dr. Lukunz If the
Fiiih wand and David Il. SIN N OF Ihu
Ninth ward were receive and acGspt.
ed. II WAC decided to pas money u
debtors OF John Mulyena who held or
ders ON tho hoard