Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-11-14
A PECULIAR PLASTER CASE
Board of Education Wrestles
With 1t.
NOTICE OF A CHANGE IN RULES
The Board of Health is Again
Heard From.
The Cnstodinns of tho Public Schools Have
Lively Meeting-AIiss Kate Corbit APP
pointed Assistant Superiutendent--Other er
Business.

meeting Monday, for some time, and
occasioned considerable discussion.
Several weeks ago George w. McCaul-
ley was authorized to do some plaster
ing at No. Is School. He sent num-
Der OF his employees to do tho work,
but by mistake they got into No. Il
School, and as the plastering there was
out Of repair, they went to work,
thinking they were in the right place.
When the work was finished the error
was discovered and the men went to
No. Is and did the work, the bill for
which was paid by the board. At last
nights meeting Mr.. Kersey presented
bill for S52 05 for the work done at
No. Ia, and stated that in order to
make the building presentable coat
ing would have to be placed over the
plaster at cost for S13. lie requested
that he be allowed to expend that adj
ditional amount, but objection was
raised by some of the members and the
matter was referred to the committee
on repairs, with instructions to report
at the next meeting.
DIR. Crumbaugh gave notice that at
the next meeting he will offer an
amendment to the bylaws relative to
the advancement of pupils on averages.
james M. Collision, living ON Wood
lawn avenue between Second and
Third, cent communication to the
yboard stating that he would like to
have his son William dismissed from
No. % School early in the afternoons
during winter so that he might serve
papers. Tho matter was referred to
the visiting committee on the school.
The real state agent having charge
of the house No. Oil West Eighth
cd, n,f ,l,nnir
ing to S4I. so. Mr.. Crumbaugh moved
that the house be placed in the hands
of the secretary. The motion was lost,
owing to the fact that the board had
been unable to find tenant until it
was put in the hands of the agent, and
until after he had made some repairs.
An invitation to attend the meeting
which will be held by the Delaware
kindergarten Association at the New
Century on Thursday afternoon was
accepted.
A communication, which was re-
ceived from the Board of Health, was
read. 1t stated that in view of the fact
that the Board of Education has not
Jet connected schools Nos. 3 and
with the sewer in Jefferson street,
that body, the Board of Health, will
visit the schools to-day and make an
inspection of the condition of things.
The communication was ordered noted
and referred to the health committee
and the committee on the schools, who,
with President Baird, were requested
to meet the Health Board.
The committee to which had been
,eferred the matter of employing an
assistant superintendent, reported in
favor of employing Miss Kate Corbit,
who is now teacher, to do clerical
work, and thus relieve Superintendent
Harlan of great deal of his labor and
give him more time out of his office.
The report was accepted and Miss
Corbit is now virtually assistant
superintendent.
To fill the vacancy made by the ap-
pointment of Miss Corbit Mary A.
Dolbow was appointed second assistant
principal in No. l3 School; Miss Carrie
j. Vincent was made assistant princi-
pul In No. 10; Miss Mary e. McKelvey
was made fourth assistant in No. 8,
and Miss Florence Fulton fifth assist
ant in No. 12.
To fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation of Miss Belle Morrison the
following changes were made: Miss
Ellen Samworth to be fourth assistant
at No. L Miss Mary j. Cafferty to be
sixth assistant in the girls department
at No. l; Miss Annie T. Nelly to be
fifth assistant at No. 7, and Miss
Louisa Finn to be assistant principal
at No. 10.
Superintendent Harlan reported that
the children who are applying for
seats at No. l3 School are SO young
that their parents do not care to send
them elsewhere, and that, while they
cannot be provided for at No. 13 at
present they may be later on. The re-
port also stated that there are IA num-
Der Of pupils at No. School who are
nearer No. 5. The report was referred
to the committee on teachers.
The committee on fuel, heating and
: ventilation reported that as the ianitor
al No. 2G School had employed COM
petent assistant, no change was deemed
necessary au the present time. The
action OF the committee WIS sane
toned.
Repairs to schools were ordered as
follows: No. |, $ls. 25 No. 4, S15; No.
s, ST.; No. 9, g.; No. 81, 81. so; No. "a,
81. so; High School, 5l5.
DIR. Crumbaugh, a member of the
committee on the High School, re-
ported that donations TO the school
library had been received from Il. S.
II. Butler & Son, j. g. j. N. Harman,
Harry Yerger, H. w. Cause, S. II.
Baynard, Wilmington City Electric
Co and other parties
The auditing committee reported
that they had examined the accounts
of the treasurer and found them to be
correct. The report, which was ac-
cepted, showed a payroll for October
amounting to Sl1, 269. 40 and bills paid
amounting to 81, ,525. TO-
The proper officers were authorized
to draw on City Council for the regu,
lar monthly appropriation. An order
for S459. 81 was ordered drawn in favor
of the Institute Free Library.
10 the committee on repairs was re-
ferred certain repairs at Schools Nos.
II and %.
Tho finance committee made the
following report of the condition of the
finances for the month ending October
3lst, which was adopted:
Balance on hand September Both:
Current expenses. ...............$ 5000. 32
New buildings. 19i.S7
State appropriation for 1895 ...... 1T,307. 2S
October appropriation from City
Council Observation-Disclosures. 1o,620.32
Rent from No 9ll West Eighth
street ..................,... bS.lS
Interest ON deposits, fer October 1000
sSe. .220.s7