Evening journal., 1896-05-27
TOO MUCH PRIVACY.
Board of Education Plays A
Game of Hide-and- Seek.
AND HOLDS UP THE ELECTIONS.

AMI aObpo Uf IND bbLOl lON d
OF New Castle Public School Teachers
Three may be Discontipusd-Ei Election
Postponed for Two weeks -Dobbins.
Vile school Now A Certainty. at least
For an Experiment..
The Board OF Education adopted star
chamber methods last night. and ex
PEELED all reporters and visitors at 8. 9
p. m. and the executive session seemed
10 have no end. It Was all over the
recent examination and the annual elec
tion of teachers.
All the members wsra present-Presi
dent Ferris, Messrs. Vickery, Rey bods,
Stewart, Eiason. Frazer, Manlove aud
Dsakyne and Dr. Tybout. As much
scheming and button holing was done
before the meeting as at a county con
ventlon. At the meeting, Professor
Andrew, superintendent of the city
schools, patiently awaited the result Of
the boards deliberations.
just why the city 8 representative men
6nd so much necessity to exclude repre-
sentatives Of the press Is not understood.
IL was perfectly fair tc bar them out
during the residing Of Professor Andrew 3
report, but consideration OF 1t could
hardly be construed as news that the
people must not have Consideration Of the
election Of public school teachers is only
| private In New Castle
After all, the board did not elect the
teachers, a motion to defer the election
until June prevailing Henry Madden
was re elected janitor Of No. school and
B f. Lancaster got bis old job back again
at N0s / and g
II Is reported that three teachers have
poor chance of being re elested, al
though there is a strong public sentiment
In favor Of complete re- election.
Professor Andrsw submitted the
averages of each teacher In ths various
studies and In general averages During
the evening he also presented the fol-
lowing report Of the months work:
Number enrolled during the month,
Ii; average attendance, 1896
Names OF those deserving special
CONNIE ndation for department and pro
gress:
No 2 2-Hetty McCauehan. Agnes Nc
Coy, Eddie Truitt. Maggie Lawlor
Room No 5.-LaurR Wllhelme Rober
Vantine, Renie Becker, Florence Ksegan
James Murphy
No z Lydia Vanpelt Paul KlInert
Anna Dyer. Preston Pruitt. Miltor
CLOSER, Murisl Sudell. Room No. s.
Frank Wright, jessie Watts, Howard
Wllhelme ella HsmmIll.
No. 9-CArrle BARTLETT. Elsie Stewart
Carrie Spear, Elizabeth Collins. Oarii
Pruitt, Charlie HamDill, Evan Ian
caster
No 4-Blanche Morgan, Daisy Hstton
Alice Cooper, Rose Lsnoir, Maud Ham
nell, Matte Wagner. Oecelia 6losser
Fiorie Case. Georgis Murray. Andre
Lenoir, Walter DAlby. Narclssa Downsy
School at DobbInsvlIIe n Go.
The matter Of establishing a sohos
at Dobblnsville came up before the boar
as unfinished business and as result
the experiment will be tried, at leas
until the next session OF the Legislator
when relief will be sought for the NeI
Castle educators IL the Genera
Assembly can possibly help the veRtur
1t will be an assured success. Mt
Frszsr, In bringing up the matter
thought the school an absolute necessit
and Mr.. DeRkyne thought 1t must b
tried
On motion Of Mr. Frazer the Commit
tes on School Property Was quested /
conf. with DR. John Black, presId en-
Of the session OF the Presbyterian Church
with power to act, IN relation to securin
the Dobblnsville Presbyterian Churct
now unoccupied, for school purposes
lPresident Ferris stated that the littl
BUILDING could be leased by tha sehol
board, according to the sentiment OF th
session.
Simply a Matter OF Speech.
Mr.. EliAson. chairman Of the commstte
on school property, when asked as t
whether an orator had been provided 70
receiving the flag to bs presented
school building No 2 by the Junio
Order Of American Mechanics on OscorA
tion Day, replied by Offering = rssolutio
to confer that honor upon the committe
on school property This resolution we
carried aud Messrs Fraz3r. Deakyne an
DIR. Tybout will receive the dag
Mr. Stewart said that at the reception {
flag for school building No. 3 tn
COMMITTEES on school property receive
the Il az and provided suitable speeche
Of thanks.
Then the board ''clcsed up" aud tn
remainder OF it's proceedings is for II
J members and clerk to know and Il
the public to find out.
COMMITTEES on Teachers vexed.
This morning 1t WAS learned that u
Committee on Teachers felt that It hI
been altogether ignored by the profess
In his conduct Of the examination. Th
was why the election was deferred
allow the committee TO 90 over Profess
Andrews report.
Pastor Collins the orator.
Early to day the Committee on Soho
Building No 2 arranged with Rsv. v
Collins. pastor Of the NJ e Church.
have him receive the fsg presented
the Junior o u A. M Mr. Collins INST
a strong impression with the membe
OF this order last Sunday In his patriot
, sermon.