Evening journal., 1894-03-28
STUDY IN THE SCHOOLS
New Schemes for the Primary
Department Submitted.
THE COMMITTEES FOR THE YEAR

Al the Departments Received From
Professor Knapp Local MothOdfsts
have Been snubbed for the First Time
in Years.
Spec n Correspondence Evening Journal.
NJ " CASTLE, March 2S All the
men 1ers Of the Board OF Education were
pres at at the meeting last night ex-
cept President Ferris, who is still III,
and ir Lunt. who Is still in the far
Wess. Mr.. Eliason presided. The board
pass many bills which had been hang.
ing re for several weeks. The prlnci
pal lbmitted a full list Of the text
books now in use IN the schools and
Of NJ " books. which list was adopted
Principal Knapp explained at length
the curse which he wished to introduce
In The primary department II is
thorough aud much better than has
ever been used In these branches. This
mat ar was referred TO the Committee
on Teachers, which will report at the
next regular meeting.
Orders were drawn in favor Of Judge,
inspector and clerk of the recent election
for aur members Of the board Upon a
special resolution being offered. the board
decid ed to dispense with the prizes
usua " given at the closing exercises of
the schools in June, as there will be no
commencement this year President
Ferrs submitted his appointments of
com littees for the ensuing year as fol.
lows.
Teachers Ferris. Stewart, Eliason.
Tex books-Frazer, Stewart, Eliason
School Property EIlason, Stewart,
Frazsr.
Finsnce-H Herbert, Reynolds, Deakyne.
Visiting Commlttees--No. ], Ferris,
Stewart, Eliason; No. 2, Herbert. Dea-
kyne, Mclvor; No. 3. Frazer, Reynolds,
Stewart
Principal Knapp submitted an inter.
estirg report of school work for the
mon b. II was, In part, as follows
Nun ser enrolled. s
Iota attendance. ............-.... .vW
Aver &c attendance. ce..........s............... 4ie
seat AZ capacity .hbd
Nun lerd.iierent classes. ...........,....- %
Mum Der present every half day.............l4a
Nun Der not tardy...... ..........,........... .a0
Nun ,er corporal punishments ............ .l20
TIE names Of those scholars deserving
special commendatiOn for department
and progress are
No. 1.-Thomss Gemmil, Walter
Bacon, John Wright, Anna Fleming,
Kat, Gormley, George Truitt, Kate
Duff.
NJ Maggie Carrick Bessie Cor
don, Sadie vantine. Mary Winslow.
Nc 3.-Eddie White. James Mahoney,
Geor 20 Cannon. George Matthews,
Geo ye Brown.
NJ 4-Hettls McCsughan, Maggie Glib
hard Elsie Wilhelme
Nc 5-Willie Pickett, Hiram Borie
David Miller, Thomas Gravel, Jr.,
Step en- Naylor, Wilbur Bush
Nc. 7-Clara Grimes, Florence Keegan,
Irene Becker, Blanche Hanson, Mary
Cam bell
Nc s-James Foster Ries Graham,
Wal or Dalby.
No. 1l-John Flnnegan, Tyler Lang
ston Madison Lsngston.
A surprised Community of Methodists.
When the EVENING JOURNAL an.
nouuced On Monday that DR.. Martindals
would probably not be returned as pastor
of the New Castle NJ. K Church, Il set
the community to talking; but, when
the newspapers appeared last even.
ing. and showed that the beloved
pastor had been appointed to Milford,
there was a stir such as has seldom been
seen among the Methodist fraternity. Il
was the first time for many years that
New Castles wishes had been disregsrded
and ne only time in twenty years that she
didn have the privilege of calling her
own lastor
Or Martindale, who arrived home
from Sails bury today says that this trans
fer o. pastorates was a complete surprise
to hil when he received the news that
be uld not be sent back to New Castle,
but would have to go to Milford. He
will probably preach his farewell sermon
here next Sunday and remove to Milford
next week.