Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-07-02
ITHE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Much Discussion atthe Session
"a Held Monday Evening.
WRANGLE REGARDING TEACHERS
Reappointment of Mr.. Pelton
q and Miss KruSe.
Miss Jane Craig Appointed Assistant Prin-
c,pai Of 10th Departments of the High
School The Salary of the Principal OF
school No. ~ to bs Increased.

The Board of Education. which met
in adjourned session Monday night,
had wrangle over the report of the
committee on teachers, the final result
being the adoption of the report, in
eluding the reappointment Of Drawing
Instructor Arthur A. Pelton OF the
High School for a period OF five months
aud Miss Edwina B. Kruse, principal
Of the Howard School, for a year. 1t
was shown, however, in the discussidn
which followed the reading OF the rs-
port, that there was great deal OF op-
position to Mr.. Pelton and minority
fesling that Miss Kruse should not
have been reapponted.
Messrs. John Pyle, Samuel f.. Belts,
j. W. Crumbaugh and A. W. Brilely,
"a majority of the COMMITTEES on teach
srs, reported as follows:
'Gentlemen Your committee on
teachers recommend the reappointment
H.. the school year commencing sep
/ tember 7th, 1896, of all the teachers
nav in the employ of this board, TO
the positions they now tJune 29th,
1S9GJ hold, and at the salaries ap
4 pointed for the several positions, with
the following exceptions: That Jare
Craig be appointed as assistant princi-
nal, not of the girls department alone,
but of the entire High School; that
Arthur A. Peton, teacher Of drawing
10 the High School, be appointed for
z the first five months of the year; that
4 Jennie Morrison of No. 20 and Dorothy
lWelch, No. 20, who hold positions do
y bendent upon the absence of teachers
p Who arc in bad health, are reappointed
x ION the same conditions; as il may be
" What the additions and alterations in
* brogress at No. III will not allow that
" Ichool to be opened on the 7th of Sep
ri fember next, tho teachers of that
u kchoo arc appointed to take their
places at the completion of the build
NJ 9ng, provided il be not earlier than the
NJ Nth of September: that the salary OF
"A the principal of School No. 81 is to be
VA Increased to $3.50; that the request OF
Maggie Miller, seventh assistant in
fhe girls' department Of the High
X School, to be transferred to position
HSin a boys' grammar school be granted
&Nhen there is vacancy. Your COM
$ 1hittee recommend that they be author
il zed to report to the board the name
~ a special assistant to be appointed to
jIE discharge the duties usually performed
by the principal of No. Q. in order that
NV the principal OF that school may give
'r UbT lllIlb W lne vi thc Ptpii-
teachers. Your committee recommend
F that as soon as the state of the finances
n will permit special teacher Of physics
and chemistry be appointed to teach
X in the High School. Further, your
committee recommend that the follow
4H ing be added in Interpretation of soc
VI tion 80 of tho rules: "This rule is to
"a apply to cases where the teacher is by
q law compelled to be absent on account
81 of contagious d seases."
Two members Of the committee had
s not signed tina report, on account oi
y the majority desiring to have Mr.. Pei
sk ton reappointed.
IA Mr.. Carter moved to adopt the re-
~ port, with the name of Edward A
Rhoades, who has been giving instruc
Fl tons at the Institute Drawing School
|# substituted for that of MIR. Pelton.
|N DIR. Crunbaugh objected to the pro
'A posed change, on tho ground that h
4 considered Mir. Pelton competent.
F Mr. Morrow thought that for tn
sake Of harmony at the school MIR. Pei
| ton should bo removed, whereupol
WI Chairman Crumbaugh of the iigl
|# School committee stated that as far a
N he knew there was harmony at til
. school.
Ix DIR. Shortlidge was opposed to e-em
HILL ploying Mr. Pelton, whom he consid
y;E cred Incompetent. Ho thought til
.8Nt board would not be doing its duty
ESIY Mr.. Pelton should, be reappointed, ant
2i$fif the board failed tu do its duty
4 |S}Nwss his opinion that the next Legisla
Il 3ture should be petitioned to place th
X 5uchoos in the hands of commission
II MJn the course Of his remarks he sal
NJ yihere were other teachers at the Hig
Echool who are not the proper person
r 1 WI. hold the positions. fle cited Mis-
ercor as one of them, and expresse
n 1I illipgness to give his reasons, shoul
Sf|is board desire to hear them.
4 n Rresdent Baird was opposed to th
A N disappointment of Mr.. pelton.
iEenator Pyle favored retaining MI
Enlton, as he knew of nothing againl
n g#hf1n. 1t had been stated that Supe
a I'M intendent Harlan knew of Mr.. Peton
VI "a iAtleged incompetency and the Senate
NJ VI SS desired an explanation from him, b,
I. N me board did not require it, an
n NS2'Superintenden M Harlan made no stat
ffpnt.
\ E|, Y jMe essrs. Baynard and Turner did NJ
" 21ae any necessity for a change.
X M 3 lRMr. Morrow moved, as substitut
Ne t1jat the report be adopted, except th
n & IIoftion referring to tho drawing il
B fAi &fqctOr at the High ocnool. Ine SUI
n kfsate was adopted. Mr.. Morrow all
N x39bd that the matter of the drawn
NH 2Xker be referred back to the cor
y .ie ~ 6e, with intructions to report
{l] i IN Next meeting.
4 "a <5s1 33E Crumbaugh opposed the motto
Y Mr. Baynard offered as a subst
that the portion of the report rel
" n ( iii the drawing school be adopte
5V&}}] Nj Garter offered an amendment
IM' v Mute the name of Mr.. Rhoades T
hjil 2j] |}6f Mr.. pelton, and that his ter
III lflade ono year, instead of fl
III ftbs. Messrs. Pyls and Bayna
III " 16d to the amendment, Mr.. Py
jf pf| inp to have the matter of t
lu{s III " 3ehool teachers reforred back
3&afha Inn ttee.
d83i I32k 1rumbaugh objected to M
M fho6f|N On the ground that he is n
H. VH1l iS1f{wn 10 the members.
W1he 6f6pndment was lost The subs
&l{Saf u rA}3ppointing Mr.. Pelton for ii
n &8noEI&a was carried.
M X u ~ Hhortlidge moved to reconsid
u IL he p6l hon of the teachers commit
\ TIM n Mort H1ktive to the reappointment
l3l 4 til priDdIpal of the Howard Scho
aI2{ W. it WAS not seconded.
l3 MI repair committee reported fav'
II on plan for enlarging the hui
v lotantaining .sseYer connections