Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-02-27
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An appeal for the keupenins oi No. ~
+ schooi-Adoption of Plans for the Re-
modelling of No. 10 school at an Esti-
mated Cost Of Fifteen Thousand Dollars.
The fortuightiy session Of thr Board
Of Education, held Monday night, was
protracted by discussion and consumed
nearly two hours The auantity of
business transacted was small. Mem
bers Of the board and the press repre-
santatives received boutonnicres of vio-.
let's, gifts from Secretary Jones.
/ The High School committee pre-
sented a bill of 1924. the personal ex-
ponses of its chairman, DIR. Crumbaugf,
in investigating malicious mischief at
, the said school. The Lii and the re-
port respecting the investigation, which
was not read, were referred to the
teachers committee.
The Rev. Warren Burr, pastor of
Kingswood Church, was heard in behalf
Of citizens who desire the reopening of
No. % School. lie said some of the
children in his neighborhood, which is
beyond Eleventh street bridge. will not
attend schools this side of the Brandy
wine because they would be called
tbridgers'' and slurred about their
dress. lie declared that teachers had
mistreated scholars because they are
poor. DR.. Shortlidge asked for the
names of the teachers but Mr.. Burr re-
fused to give them. DIR. Shnrtlidge
protested, asserting that Mr.. Burr had
made serious accusation and declined
to furnish information which would en-
able the board to investigate it, Mr.
Burr said he knows one family in
which there are five children who are
waiting until their father obtains
money TO buy them shoes before they
20 to school. Again referring to teach
ers saying unlyind things 10 scholars he
alleged that teachers at No. School
had informed pupils that they must
wear collars and neckties. President
Baird thought Mr.. Burr ought 10 name
| the alleged offenders. Mr.. Burr, after
explaining that he was not making
charges but expressing the feeling OF
some children, gave to Mr. Pyle the
name of family from whom, he
thought, the desired information may
be obtained The matter of reopening
No. % School was referred to the
teachers committee and the commit
tee of No. IL School. The secretary
was directed to rent until March 25th
the building lately denominated No.
% School and the removal of the school
furniture therefrom was postponed.
Superintendent Harlan reported that
pupils of all schools except No. % are
cardholders in the Wilmington lnsti-
tute Free Library. The scholars who
are card.holders number 1,572, of whom
3l3 attend the High School, S33 the
grammar schools and 426 the primary
schools. A communication from the
education committee of the New-Cen-
fury Club, asking the board to open a
normal school, was referred to the
teachers committee.
The proper officers were instructed to
draw on City Council for the boards
monthly appropriation.
Plans for remodeling No. 16 School,
prepared by Architect Rice, were
adopted and the committee on new
buildings was authorized to ask for
proposals for remodeling the structure.
The estimated cost of the work is
sl5, 600.
Queries from the National Peace So
ciety, concerning the arbitration of diff
ferences existing between the United
States and Great Britain were accepted
and file1