The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-05-29
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
what's rranspiriuz la the Pretty Town On
tho Delaware.
Correspondence OF tito Republican.
Npw flha11y Nav Q

At the Board OF Education meeting last
evening the following members were
present: Messrs. Ferris, Ellason. Stewart.
Borie. Maniove. Reynolds. Deaky no and
Frazer.
Ihs committee on teachers reported
that tho examination for successor to
Miss Nellie q. Wise was held on Saturday
laet. There we're three applicants exam.
ined. Miss May GOodley, Miss Anna Flein'
ing and Miss Julia MahoEey. There aver
ages wore S0A, 1875 and 1l4.
The committee reported that there hns
been considerable Improvement In Miss
May Fleming's school, and the COZ mittee
further recommended that Miss Reba
SHunders be promoted to the room vacat-
cd by Miss Wise.
AIesers. Frazer and Deakyne presented
an approved bill for s3.25 In favor OF
Queen and Company for one dozen mag
nlflers
Mir. Borle said he objected to the bill
on the ground that 1t WAS establishing
bad precedent to allow the principal to
order school good8.
Mr. Fcriis agreed with MIR Borie.
MIR. Frazer believed tile goods W ere
necessary and II was not worth while to
quibble over the matter. .-
Mr.. Rorle had us much confid enoe In
the principal AS any other member OF the
Board. but II he was going to run tho
husinsss what need OF eiecting school
board.
MIR. Eliason believed tho committee
should have been consulted. The other
memDers agreedon he same grounds
Mr.. Stewart stated that the night before
be examined his hoy and was surprised at
the advancement on this SUBJECT by use
OF the magnfyer.
The principals report showed Number
enroll d, 10; average attendance. AL;
seats forfeited, 8; number OF applicants.
IL. Deserving special commendatton:
No. Walter Bacon Kate Gormley,
Kate Duffy. Nellie Wlnslow, Anna Parks.
Mamie Hesket. Grota Haman, George
Brown, Matte Calhoun.
No 2-Sade Yantine, Mary Winslow.
Anna Stewart iIetty McCoughan.
No 3-Jaines Mahoney, Willie Hamilton
Ray Bacon.
No 4-Anna vantlne, Mary Campbell
Laura Wllhelme.
No. 5-Hiram Borie. stephen Nnylor.
Robert NHntine, Richard Brown Thomas
Gravel, James Saunders.
No. 6-hInnic + nnegan. Maggie Rey.
| nolds, Anna Rogers Sailie Moody. John
No. 7-Jennie Coffman. Rosa Lenoir,
| Susie Gormley, Matte Wagner. Jennie
| Bull, Alice Cooper.
No. s-Robert Vantine. Harry Newlove.
| James Lancaster.
No. ll-RoDert NcFarlan. Frank Fngan.
Beulnh Hurd. Frank Madden.
| Ihe finance olnniittee regretted ihat
| the account ut bank huu been overdrawn
| by SIS.
I following iantors were elected
| Schools and 2. Bennett L, lancaster:
school 3. Henry Mndden. The other an.
| plcnnts were John NcCue and Mrs.
| Morris.
When the time came for the election OF
teachers. Professor Knapp said that owing
| to tue fnct that his recommendations have
| been frowned down in reference to the
iEcompetency OF two teachers In School
No. he begged 10 resign. 1t was unfair
to tho peopIe.tn general to .haye incompe.
tent teachers The standing of the boys Is
| inferior to that Of the girls. Last year In
one room OF girls an entire class was pro.
NOTED. In the same grade OF boys only
one gained an average OF 7s per cent.
The teacher begged to have that boy
promoted. She does not show that she
is capable of teaching the common
English branches and has stated she
would not stand an examination to show
her efficiency. His resignation Yves final.
The mem bers of the board felt sorry at
the act on OF the professor. inasmuch as
they knew he was an excellant man to
build up the city schools. MIR. Frazer felt
that pei haIs the teachers comp'ainod of
might be competent In lower grade
| rouIus.
MIR Dcakyne believed IL wns no credit
| to the city to have In the schools teachers
who do NOT understand tho common En-
| gilsh branches.
Tho resignation was accepted and the
| matter OF eiectlng the tenCherS laid over
for he present A special meeting will
be- held on Wednesday evening June5
Ihs Board decided not to award prizes
to tho best scholars at the ecomnlence ment
exercises this year.
Tho funeral OF Robert Jordan took
puce yesterday afternoon aud was largely
attended by tho many friends of the de.
censod. Star OF bethlehem Lodge and
tho local A. z. A. Lodge attended the fun.
erul in Il body. Services were conducted
at The house and grave by Rev. Y. s. Col
| Iins. lhe service of the lodge was also
conducted at the grave The floral offer
InEs were many aud handsome. Inter-
inent was made In the Prosbyterian GENE.
terry.
The usual large congregation was pres
enl at the services in St. Peters church
last evening. lhe sermon was preached
by Kew. Father Arndt. At the D 30 and s
O'Clock mAsses, large numbers OF the
parishoHeTB received holy communion.
Father brady feels delighted over the at
tendance ut tho Forty Hours devotion
this Year.
A morning puper that has no CORES
pondent here furnished oil silver salvel
the following dainty piece of news to it4
readers this morling:
Al meeting Of the Board of Public
Education OF New Castle last night Prln
clpal Knapp resigned Miss Nellie
Wise one of the teachers also resigned
Miss May GoOdley was elected to take
Miss Wise's place, she having the hlg hes
average OF four applicants. No one vii
be selected to succeed Principal knapp
until after tho summer vacation.
Comment Is unnecessary. Next.
The Visitors Will be entertained ut the
Gilpln House aud among the players are
the famous tooth "Bee." Wheeler ant
pitcher Juyne. n relative OF Dr. Jayne o
almanac fame. Sankey, the centre fielder
Ia a linohl descendant of the singer Ira ID
Snnkey. and doubtless does the coaching
Tor New Castles reorgunized team foul
new players Will appear,al of whom hav
been regularly signed. They are Burh
OF AloOlie. Ala; Radulille. OF Camden
De; and Hayes and delZenburg, OF WI
, mingtou. Two complete batteries will
be formed 10y Radelllle and Getzsnbu rg
Leach aud Madden-the latter icing til
acting batteries. The batting order:
CA. @. PRINCETON.
Maiden. Suffer- II.
Lench. p; Sankey. 2b.
higgins, 2b.; Wheeler, es.
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