Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1896-10-15


Coiored Children--opening OF Bids.
John W. Crum OF No. COS West Ninth
street appeared before the Board OF
Education at the meeting Monday even
ing and stated that his son Ralph, who
had been attending the High School,
bad been so harried by one OF the
teachers there that be had been COM
PEELED to take the lad away from the
school. He had endeavored TO have
him go back under another teacher, and
as the committee. on the school was
loath to do this he had brought the
matter before the board. He said be
had made application to Prof. Berlin,
Superintendent Harlan and the mem
bers of the visiting committee, and his
efforts had availed nothing. DR.. Pal
mer of the visiting committee explained
that the request Of Mr.. Crum could
not be granted Just at this time, and
be had not replied. as he expected Mr..
Crum to como to him. The matter is
still In the hands of the committee on
the school and the board will give the
committee time to make report before
any action is taken. EFt
In the course of his remarks Mr..
Crum asserted that, although he could
find nobody in authority to change his
boy from one room to another Prof.
Harlan had transferred four pupils
from No. "a School to the High School
without the necessary average This
was denied by Mr. Harlan and also
Mr.. Morrow, chairman OF the COM
mittee. While Mr.. Crum was speak
ing DR.. Shortlidge objected, on the
ground that he was getting off the
subject. eatt N
DIR. Shortlidge offered a resolution
providing for an inspector OF public
school property, who would be required
to constantly watch all of the buildings
and make monthly reports to the board
as to the condition of the property and
repairs necessary, In support Of his
motion, the doctor stated that he,
thought such an officer would save
money for the hoard aud would be
great relief to the committee on repairs
Mr.. Ross talked against the motion, he
being of the opinion that the visiting
committees, kept posted on the condition
OF affairs at their respective schools
He thought the expenditure would be
unnecessary. Mr.. Baynard spoke in
favor OF the measure and stated that
such an officer would be great ad-
vantage to the board. Mr. Morrow also
favored the resolution, which WAS
finally adopted, after considerable dis
cussion. by vote of 10 to 3. Follow
ing the adoption OF the resolution, DR..
Shortlidge moved that Edwin Talley be
employed as inspector until January
1st, 1896, at monthly salary of 500.
The motion was carried, the under
standing being that should the OK
pertinent prove a success, Mr.. Talley
will be continued. On motion of Mr.
Morrow, special committee, to CON
sist OF Chairman, Baynard Of the new
building committee, Turner of the
manual trainingr committee, Coyle of
the committee on repairs and Belts of
the committee on fuel, heat and venti-
lation, was appointed to arrange for
employing the supervisor.
1t was decided, on the recommends
tion of the committee on teachers, to
raise the term averages in the High
School necessary for promotion, from 70
per cent to 70 per cent. The matter
had been introduced by Dr. Palmer at
previous meeting.
Tho committee reported that 1t was
deemed inexpedent TO have branches of
the Penny Provident Society in the
schools, which was concurred in.
The committee recommended that
$500 be appropriated for a teachers
institute during the winter, but the
amount was deemed too high, and
after it had been cut down to 5000 the
appropriation was made.
Mr.. Baynard Of the committee on new
buildings, stated that the following
bids had been received for supplying ~
7-foot settess for the assembly room at
the Howard School: M. Megary Il Son,
$3.50, or about 49, cents per foot John
M. LOTUS, % cents: j. & J. N. Har-
man, 65 and So cents, according to
style and material; Isaac Pyle, &c and
SO cents per foot. He also stated that
the committee, had been unable to
agree on what they wanted. and as
they had not awarded the contract he
called upon the board to settle the
matter. Mr.. Huey moved that as the
bid of Megary & Son was the lowest,
they be awarded the contract. Mr..
Morrow offered as a substitute
motion to refer the matter back to the
committee, with instructions to report
back to the board. The substitute was
defeated. whereupon there r'n consider
able discussion on the or motion.
Before 1t was put to av, =. Short
lidge offered another q, ute, that
new bids be asked for. Baynard
opposed the substitute M tho ground
that it would be an unfair advantage
since the figures have been made
public. 1t was finally decided to
award the contract to M. Megary &
Son.
Mr.. Baynard also reported that bids
as follows had been received for
furnishing costumers, chairs and UNI
brella racks in No. 16 School: j. & j.
N. Hartman, SS1. 20; w. B. Sharp e. Co.,
S93; Megary Il Son, S1l5. The con-
tract was awarded to Messrs. Hartman.
Upon Mr.. Baynard reporting that No.
% School, on Second street near Wash
ington, had been opened for colored
children end Go pupils were in attend
ance, President Baird appointed Hon.
John Pyle and DR.. Shortlidge as the
visiting committee on the school. The
action Of the committee was sanctioned,
as was also their action in deciding to
use room in the basement of No. l
School for the storage of school furni-
ture, where Supervisor Talley will make
his headquarters.
The following bids for printing 500
copies OF tbs annual report OF Supern-
tendent Harlan were read and referred
to the committee on printing, with
power to act: Homer Barry, 81. So per
page; Julian B. Robinson, STAT;
Arthur X. Taylor, 81. 10 for regular
work, 81. 4s for tabular work, and 81. 33
for cuts. M A. Costa al %. +