Evening journal., 1896-06-23
A TRIO OF SURPRISES
To Which the Board of Pub
lie Education Was Treated.
SCHOOL FATHERS PREPARE A TRAP

baugh's Report agrees with Professor
Berlln-Business Transacted.
Samuel Baynsrd acted as president
Of the Board Of Public Education ut the
meeting last evening. In the absence OF
Charles Baird and he had lively session
OF It, There WAS the usual quota Of
routine business, with several ses pieces
Of greater magnitude The meeting
lasted about two hours, which were made
all the longer by the excessive heat.
There we're several surprises, too
The report OF the Committee on Teach
ers, to the effect that an examination OF
candidates for the two vacancies Ia the
High School on July 81, % and % was
resd. The committee of echool No. "a
was authorized to secure estimates for
lighting.
Bids Opened aud Referred.
Bids for the latrine at school No 6
were opened. They were from Il A.
Miller, 5000, and B. F. Shaw & Co., $3lS
There was a discussion cn increasing tbs
facilities for outbulldlnRs, and It WAS
finally decided to refer the bids back TO
the Repair Committee with instructions
TO get bids FOR new outbuilding and
draining the same.
Bids for coal and wood we're received
from G w. Bush & Sons Company,
Charles Warner Company, George d.
Mccall Company, Consumers Ice and
Goal Company, q y. Sargent, Whining
ton Kindllpg Wood Company and John
Hamilton. These we're referred TO the
Committee on Heat, Fuel and Yentil
atin9, with power TO act.
g,.,t.r g. ur--a.-
The report of the Teachers Committee
was referred back to this COMMITTEES and
special meeting will be held next
Monday evening. The request made by
the Associated Charities Co allow children
to play In the school yards during the
Summer WAS refused, as it was thought
there were vacant lots enough 10 the
city. Bids for a new boiler for the High
School were ordered advertised.
A second petition from colofed citizsns
asking that q man be appointed principal
of the Howard School was read, aud
still another asking for woman pTinci
psi was read, and referred.
VIII Go to the Convention.
Superintendent Harlan was chosen az
q representative at the Buffalo school
| convention, to be held 10 July
A petition from psople residing on
| Washington street to have cellar doors
at No 2 school removed. as they oh
structed the pavement, was referred, Al
was the application Of Edward ID
Spencer. Jr., for the position OF anitoi
of No. i6 school.
The board toce 5ted sn Invitation iron
Dr. James h Morgan 10 attend his lee
ture on Y rays at the High School. Ap-
plicStion OF K Stanley Burleigh to b.
permitted to continue his classes at tbs
High School was referred Each member
Of the board was given four placss on
the stage at the High School c;mmence
ment.
Surprise Number One.
The first surprise of the evening wa
when Dr.. Crumbsugh handed in the re
port Of the Committee on the high School
In which he suggested q number o.
changes ia the curriculum, hours etc
In accordance with the sugge8tionl
made by Professor Berlin. Two add
tional teachers we're recommended. AM
In Dr.. Crumbsugh's opinion, such teach
ers could DO found Ia Wilmington, bette
qualified than those from other pluces
Ia view Of the fact that the repor
was made solely by DR.. Crum
bsugh, and sAvored OF the millenluu
when lions, lambs and other possessor
OF opposite natures form friendships
his report could not but create surpri Sc
Surprise Number Two.
Another surprise to whish the boar,
was treated WAS when Lewis B Morrow v
OF the committee on No "a reported th1
the matter OF apology from Judge an
| A Al
mittes He moved that further COZ
, sideration of the matter be indefinitel
postponed aud this was agreed to. Thl
= was the course which had been decide
2 upon by the members Of the blRrd, prit
TO the meeting. The surprise cam
, when the head of commune ations WI
reached, aud u letter from Judge Ba
y was found therein, Ia which he returne
. the books used by his daughter Ethe
: aud announced that be will not psrm
, her longer attend the public schoo
a he protested against the report Of th
}. Investigating committse aud rsviewe
the evidences. He further said that
D his opinion corporal punishment shon
q have no place IN the public school systeE
i At the close Of the reading NJ
., Morrow said that the Investigate,
- developed the fact that the charges cou
sr not be sustained, and be de6ed Jud,
is Ball to chow where there had been al
o. violence used other than was Lecessa
to usintsin discipline.
DR.. ShoTtlidge moved TO wastebSsk
the Communication but Mr.. Morro
N thought II should be filed with the 9th
ii papers in the case and this was done
~ = The Third Surprise.
y. Neither OF these surprises were to
: compared, however, 10 the one sprung
the school fathers by the Board OF Hsalt
= The latter has a stock OF smiles to loa
but It is cafe to say that there will be
applications reosived from the dlrecto
OF the youths shooting gallery.
Everyone is familiar with the story
the trouble at schools 3 and A. T
drainsge OF the closets WAS the bone
contention and there have been ba
feelings. thrests or sult. etc, psssil
49, between the members of the two boar
ever since The drainage was done
the b ar q of Health The Board Of Pu
ny lie Education refused to either pay I
We bill o. attend to the closets aud husb /
Oh pipes. As q consequences. this men "
. did the work could not get their none
and the closets became greater nuieanS