Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-03-26
Requested to Assist With the
kindergarten Work.
LADIES ADDRESS THE MEETING
Another Gun Fired In Connec-
ton With the High School,.
A Resolution Passed Requesting Dr. CruIn.
baugh To Resign an Chairman of the Com
mittee-Howard school Improvements to
be Made.

signed by numerous residents Of the
Eighth ward, was read, asking that the
kindergarten be introduced into the
public schools. After tho petition had
been read, on motion Of Mr.. Leitch
the ladies' were requested to make a
statement concerning kindergartens.
Miss Mary A. Mather, ono OF the num-
Der, gave u history Of kindergarten
work in the Eighth ward, including
the Froehel House. She stated that
when the kindergarten was started tho
teachers could not get the children,
but now the parents have interested
themselves 80 much that the question
now is al to what to do with the chill
dren, therefore, at meeting of the
managers 1t was decided to ask the
board to assist with the work. She
thought that after next year the Kin
dergarten Association would be unable
to take care of the children.
Mrs. Lewis q. Vandegrift, who fol-
lowed Miss Mather, showed what good
results came from sending children TO
the kindergartenR.
Miss Kimble, who has had experience
in the West, told of the methods in use
in some of the Western cities. She
gave illustrations, and took Saganaw,
AhitAsg 40 q lhlI NNhHiDlus Jlb HuOLbNl
from tho school superintendent's report
for three years. For four years sho
was in West Superior, and she told of
the excellent progress made in that and
othor cities
Mrs. Vandegrift exhibited examples
of the handwriting of kindergarten chill
dren in the public schools and children
who had not attended the kindergar-
tens, which demonstrated the good done
in the kindergarten.
After the ladies had retired tho mat
ter was referred To the committee on
teachers, who will mako an investiga-
tion and report at a subsequent meeting.
When the regular order OF business
was resumed Mr.. Baynard stated that
the Howard School plans had been re
vised and bidders had been requested
to submit now bids and on his motion,
The bids were opened. They were az
follows: David McCloskey, $1S, 800
John II. Healey, 50, 100; p. f. Martin
& Son, slS, 800; William II. Foulk &
Son, $50, 500; j. II. ID. Seeds & Son.
$40. 600: Thomas Samworth, 520, 262
Il. b. Clark Il Co., $17. .05. l79; b. II.
Shakespeare, $50, 200; N. Smith Bar
clay, SlS, 1923; John j. Cassidy, $40, $50
Alfred Downward. $40, 159; Aument
Eckman, $40, 700; Calvin l. SwaynG,
S21, III; William Il. James, S1S, eco 10 ;
j. Il. johnson, $50, 500.
Mr.. Baynard stated that the altera-
tions TO the Howard School would ac-
commodate 400 additional pupils. Tho
alterations call for an addition of eight
rooms and general improvement of
the whole building. He moved that
the bids be referred to the committee
Iaatl ssVtk %. auk
Mr.. Pyle objected to spending such
large amount of money on improving
one school, He gave as HIS reasons
that there is room in other schools to
accommodate the children who are ap-
,plicants at the Howard School. He
thought suitable building could bo
erected in the vicinity of Eighth and
Tatnall streets for Sc, 600. He spoke OF
the desire for normal school and
thought that If the proposed work
should be done at the Howard School
there would be no money for normal
school. He thought that il the board
should take up tho normal school mat
ter, it could got an appropriation from
the Legislature.
DIR. Shortlidge did not think that
the proposed improvements to the
Howard School would give the proper
relief to tho colored people. He agreed
with Mr.. Pyle. He thought a. four
room addition would answer the pur-
pose and favored opening small schools
in Other localities, which would better
meet the demands of the colored people.
Mr.. Morrow did not agree altogether
with DIR. Shortlidge. lie moved, how,
over, as a substitute for Mr.. Baynard't
motion, that the committee on build
ings he authorized to advertise for bids
for a four.room addition to the school.
Mr.. Baynard thought his motor
should have been voted upon. He die
not think a four-room addition wouC
be satisfactory. He was of the opin
ion that the board could afford TO OK
pend tho money, and the board shoult
put up building which would be al
inducement to the parents TO sent
their children to school.
Mr. Morrow withdrew his substitute
motion, and the original motion, to re
fer tho bids to the new building com
mittee, with power to act, was dis
oussed by several members. Mr.. Pylo
in opposing such a large expenditure
remarked that he is not u candidate 70
governor. The motion was voted ant
carried by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Baynard, Bolts, Crum
baugh, Finley, Frick. Huey. Kersey
Leitch, Palmer, Turner, Coylo, Ros
and Carter-13.
Nays-Messrs. Crossan, Hartman
Morrow, Pyle, Shortlidge and Presiden
Baird-6.
The committee on health made
partial report on the sanitary condition
of some OF the school buildings. Th
report, which showed that some o
tine buildings are not in as good condi
tion in this respect as they might be
was accepted
Miss Susanna Pyle's resignation a
teacher at the High School was reat
and accepted, and on the recommends
tion of the teachers committee,
was decided to fill the vacancy durin
the remainder of the term with substi
tutes.
Mr.. Carter stated that the ianitor @
No. 26 School is unable to attend to tn
work, and he has been sub.letting
in an unsatisfactory manner. On hi
motion the matter was referred to tn
committee on fuel, heat and ventilation
The matter of continuing the occr
pancy of School No. % was deferre
until the next meeting.
The motion made by DIR. Shortlidp
at the last meeting requesting Dl
Crumbaugh to resign the chairmanshi
of the High School committee We
taken up. Mr.. Morrow moved that til
motion be indefinitely postponed. TIL
motion was lost, whereupon DIR, Crun
baugh asked for some reasons.
Mr.. Belts said he thought the doct6
had outlived his usefulness at the Hig
School.