Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-05-16

The regular meeting Of the Board OF
Public Education was held Monday night,
with President Baird in the chair and u
good Attendance of members.
Messrs Samuel II. Belts, David H. Coyle,
Jesse X. Baylis and President Baird, who
compose the committee on teachers, sub
mitted the following report, which was
adopted
70 the rrsss lent and Members Of the Board OF
Edur ffon-t GENTLEMEN. The coIpmittee on
tea chcrs, TO whom was referred The communi-
ca ion purporthg to come from the teachers OF
scthooi No -, report that they have inyestl-
gated the matter and through an Interview
with the tehchers Of tue school learn that the
communicated was sent by four OF the
teachers, viz: Miss Elizabeth Carlisle. Miss
Anna Z. Burns, Miss Ella Curlett and Miss
Elizabeth @, Patton. Said teEchers state that
they meant no disrespect to the board, but
desired to call the treasurer to account for
neglect of duty.
Your committee believe that tho course Of
the superintendent and treasurer IN notifying
the toachers OF probable delay In the pay
lnent OF salaries for February, caused by errors
In some OF the reports OF the payroll made out
by the tencbers. was prompted by desire to
accommodate the teachers, and your commit-
Ice think should have been so received by the
wrters OF The communicated, ss 1t was so re-
celyed rs many OF the teachers In The other
schools. st7.
The communication, referred to was adj
dressed to the board short '-.fter the bliz-
zard last winter, aud was based on q delay
in the payment of salaries. which was
afterward learned TO be oecasioned by the
mixed up pay-rolls for the blizzard week,
sroh condition being caused by absence
Of some of the teachers on bad days. The
communication was signed as Il 1t had
| been written or authorized by all of the
teachers at No. 10 School. but such was
| not the case, as the committees report
shows.
Immediately after the adoption of the
| report Mayor Shortlidge moved that the
teachers who sent the letter BIZ presented
with a chrome. He evidently intended il
as a Joke, but the motion was seconded
! and put to aivote. but was lost.
| Mr.. Baynard reported that the plaster
| ing aud flooring was completed at the new
| Wollaston School, and moved that the A.
| S. Reed & Bro. Co., the contractors be
allowed 5000 on account. The check was
ordered drawn.
Amounts were allowed as follows for the
several schools: High School. Sl.25; No.
13, 81 No. Ia, Sl.50; No. 10, S6.75; No. 9,
S75.75, work done by Edwin Talley.
Samuel A. Macallister was allowed 5000
for legal services rendered during the ses
sion of the General Assembly.
The committee OH resolutions appointed
4 at the last meeting TO take proper action
on the death of H. T. Alexander. late q
member from the Second ward, reported
the following;
WHEREAS, In, the providence of Almighty
God, ii. ~ Alexander, member OF the Board
OF Education, hiss been removed from Oul
midst by the hand OF death, and
| WHEREAS, The relation held by the deceased
with this board render IL proper that We
should place on record our appreciation ol
his services: therefore be it
ResOlv d, That In the death Of II. 7. Alex
ander this board loses member who wts
active and Jealous in the work Of education
and who was wise in council, honest and up
right, whose'Virtues endeared him to all who
knew him.
Re,olusa, THAT this board tenders Its heart
felt sympathy to the family Of the deceased, il
their sad ailiction. taa
Resolved, That these resolutions be entered
upon the minutes OF this board and that q
copy OF them be sent to the family OF oul
deceased friend.
The resolutions were unanimously
adopted by rising vote of the members
A communication was read from Mrs
G. g.. Dandy, stating that her 12-years-olC
son, who is attending No. "a School, /,
being taught sewing, and asking that ht
be relieved of that work and given thu
time for recreation.
The communication created considerabl,
com ment. none of the members seemin,
TO be aware that boys were being taught Il
sew in any of the schools. il was finally
explained that the fact that boys and girl
are in the same rooms in some of the pr
mary schools has probably brought abou
this condition. 1t is evidently an error oil
the part of the sewing teachers, as 1t is no
the intention of the board to teach it t
i. the boys The matter was referred 10 tn,
visiting committee of No. "a School anC
the manual training committee jointly fol
investigation, and they were instructed tt
report ut the next meeting.
II Mr.. Baynard announced that he had re
ceiyed frou Architect Rice plans for pro
posed alterations to No. "a School and a re
I cess OF five minutes was taken to examine
them.
At the expiration of the recess Mr.. Davi
A moved that Maurice ID. CrOssan of No. 22
Poplar street, be elected to fiji the vacancy
in the Second ward representation causel
motion of Mr.. Coyle, Mr.. Belts cast tn
vote Of the board and Mr.. Crossap wa
elected. He was afterwards brought int
the board room and took the oath.
Mr.. Morrow presented communication
signed by q number of well-known per
sons asking that the schools hold but on
session during the months of June am
September. The petition was referred t
the committee on teachers,and Mr.. MorroN
, gave notice that at the next meeting h
,, will make a motion that the request b
granted.
,, Mr.. Crossan, the newly-eleeted membe
from the Second ward was placed on tn
committees in the vacancies created by tn
death of his deceased predecessor, II.
Alexander.
On motion of Mayor Shortlidge, tn
1 matter of providing school facilities 70
the new territory taken into the city j
the Seventh ward was referred to the legis
lative committee.