Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1896-02-11
NO CHANCE FOR ORAIOUY.
A MEETING OF THE SCHOOL BOARD
WHERE RUSH WAS THE RULE.


Promotions May Hereafter BE Made au
Result OF Term work-Ihe Boiler IN
No. - Paid For Changes In Teachers
Tho Finances Of the Board.
The meeting Of the Board OF Public
Education last evening was noted for the
business transacted ss well as for the
rapidity with which IL was done There
we're no bursts OF oratory. no waving Of
rhetorical knives and no scalps taken.
The discussion over the boiler In No. II
school was taken mp, which had been
referred TO the Committee on Heat Fuel
and VentilRtiDR, and when that com
mittee reported an endorsement OF the
boiler and the act which put it IN, the
board hastened 10 audit the bill.
The Committee on Examinations re-
ported favorably on making term
average Of seventy reRGon for promotion
and suggested that the bylaws be
altered to require examinations in the
sixth grammar grades and above only In
those cases whore the term average for
daily work In each or any branch falls
below 20 per cent. That those having
sn average OF 20 per cent or above In
each branch she'll be promoted
without examination That the averages
be rsckoned on each branch, aud
not one average for ell branches That
IN the event Of failure Of getting a pro
motion average either In daily work or in
examination IN any one branch that the
pupil he promoted under the condition Of
making up the deficiency within the next
school month That examination be- held
only In those branches ia which the pupil
falls below nn average Of 20 per cent -
The Committed on Teachers reported
| favorbly on tho subject OF making the
salary OF Mics Rider, substitute ioscher
90 the High School SOS month. The
resignation Of Miss Lillian q Plummer,
Of No. 10. was acc opted. the teachers
below her grade advanced one place each,
and Miss Annie =. Nelly transferred from
No. 2, and tho lowest room In No z
closed The death Of Hiram Price.
initor Of No. 10, was reported and John
W. Lowbsr elected 10 FL vacancy. 5
Il. Baynard reported that the architect
was drawing plans for No. 10 addition
and the matter VAS referred 20 the
Committee on Heat, Fuel and Vontila-
tion
The action Of the committee on No "a
10 having the boiler In that school reset,
WAS approved, as was also the action Of
the committee on No. IL. which secured
the Ph@aix Fire Company TO pump out
the csllar after the storm At q cost Of S26.
The bill was ordered to be paid.
The following we're allowed; The sum
Of So to repair holes In roof Of No. z 81
TO Guy counting table a. No. IL; s. TO
have trees trimmed at No z Holes In
/ High School roof we're ordersd repaired
a tree in No Ii } ard ordered cut down.
and the Street aud Sewer Department
sskel to lay pavement around No. 20;
flag poll on No. q TO be repaired
The question of closing schools on
Friday afternoon to allow children TO sea
the burlefque given by the High school
alumni was referred to the different
Visiting Committees
School No % Was ordered closed aud
the Building O)mmittse will take charge
OF the furniture Committee OF NJ. z
reported ninety vacant seats.
An inventory Of High School property
made BY Dr. Crumbaugh shows: value
IN manuel training dep irtment, IS 500
liaboratory. 81 600, t5tal value Of ali
| property. fl6 600
The finance committee reported; Re-
ceipts: Balance January 1 for current
expense, $l3. 1927 new bulldinas
Sl1 40; casn for old books. $1l9.60
January approp ristion. $40 629 80 sale Of
product Of manu- sl training school, f53
l3; A H. Berlin, from sale OF old books
S25 90; interest on deposit, $2i IL total
$24, 3027 20
Expenditures: Teachers salaries. $40.
534 80: officers and isnitors' salaries
1920 II; repairs. 81 263 %; books snc
stationery, $3.50 66; manual training
Sl07; Free Library appropriation. $459.
81; rinsurance. $1.2542O general bills
t149 80; balance on February / for cur
rent expenses, 50 1853 54; new buildings
Sl1 AZ; total, S24 5O2 70