Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1894-10-09
THE BOY REINSTATED.
REV. Or. WADDELL AND COMMIT
TEEMAN DAVIS DISAGREE,

But the Honrd Of Education Solves tho
Problem for Them-RcDort OF tho
Finance Committee aud EstImate for
the Yenr-Bids for Heating Opened.
The msesings Of the Board Of Public
Education are generally rather dry, and
aside from the barest routine work no
business Is transacted Last evenings
session WAS an exception. end for a brief
while there was troubling Of the waters
Of the pool
The report OF the Finance COMMITTEES
was the hrst thing taken ar, and it
showed receipts Of 81, o52 60; expand-
lures, salaries. $500 81 rspsirs, 81 s71e0;
manual training, s34S so; Free Library
$40 10; miscellaneous bills, &542 45
Ard balance for current expenses,
$ll, 1853 49, new buildings, &2 725 ~
President Baird made as asupplemental
repor- statement showing that while
the funds available for the year amounted
10 fi69. 63S 80, 457 307 95 had been
already appropriated for new schools. and
estimated expenses would amount 10
Sn9. 38s, leaving deficit Of g. OO0. 10
ned hoped the state appropriation would
be f2l 600. but found IL would be only
Sl7 03s 80
A report from Mr. Brilely, or tie
Committee on Evening Schools, WAS
adverse TO opening them as they were
found not to pay, and the board decided
to keep them closed this winter
Mr. Turner reported that the supplies
Ter the manual training department. had
been obtained and the only expense now
would be FOR motive power, some S37
month
Mr.. Alexander asked for some minor
repairs to No Is, and the matter WAS
-eferred to the Repair Committee. MIR.
BALDWIN also asked for clock For No 20
Bids for heating new school No .
were opened They we're from Benjamin
Shaw. 81 625; Roberts & Fiucnsr,
81 1872; Il. A. Miller. el,7sl; Joseph
Jenkins, 81 800; Brlson Plumbing aud
Heating Company. 81, l4S These were
referred to the conmittse with power.
The committee on removing trees
from No yard reported progress. The
motion made at the last meeting to
subscribe for school journal was with
drawn
John HILBERT was appointed janitor Of
the school at East Lake at a salary Of
800 year Orders were drawn FOR
S436 30 for Free Library and $50 salary
Of Edwin Talley
De- Morgsn. who as appointed to
look into the sdvleability OF hiring an
Instructor Ia the scientific department.
OF the High School, reported that the
work OF tho school would be improved
by the employment Of such an instructor
I We matter was referred to the Com
M tres on Teachers
hiev d +. Wsd5en. Of Madeley NJ E.
Chuvch. appeared before the board 60
ask that his Il 3-ycar.old son, Harvey, be
renatated IN No. IA. from which be had
been suspended by MissiWheeler. He
explained that the boy had,had trouble
with auothtr named Brown, over a book
Mrs. Waddell had visited Mr.. Davis
committeeman, and had asked TO have
ner son put back, but hs had refused TO
do so unless DR. WGddell came himself
and apologizsd for the boys behavior and
promised 10 have him do better In the
future. This Dr. Weddell was averse to
doing as he and Mr Davis were not
friends He therefore appsaled to the
board direct He apologized for any
thing the boy had done and promised
chat he would do better. de spologizsd
directly to Mr.. Davis and the
board. but this did not seem to suit
Mr Davis, who made a speech In which
he set forth his Idea OF the Justness OF
bis course and asked that he be sus
ltained. Messrs Tarner aud 0Donneli
sustained him, and thought that unless
Or Waddell BUNDLED himself TO the
committeeman, by apologiKlng to him
pc rsonally, the boy should suffer By
b,,ing deprived OF his schooling.
mr. Belts, wko is also committeeman
Of thet school, disagreed with his col
lei sue and moved that the boy be rein
stsaad. Senator Pyle thought llkewi
an the motion was carried, the three
members mentioned voting no. Mr
Dl.vis then stated that hereafter when.
even trouble arose in No IA he would
a.. . AL.