Delaware gazette and state journal., 1896-06-18
special Correspondence of Gazette aud journal

+ Special Corresponds enco of Gazette aud journal
New Castle, June 1.-THE City
I Council, at special meeting held last
evening, expressed Indignation at the
action taken by tho Board of Education
X the previous evening.
# President Morrison said: The sooner
The members of the Board of Education
understand they arc the servants of
the people and perform their duties
honestly the better. Complaint after
complaint has been made about the
actions Of the professor. Tho teachers
have been thrown out OF the schools
Without the semblanco of hearing.
The taxpayers will not stand such
work. The schools are not religious
institutions.
Mr.. Pagan said the professor COM
{pelled children TO clean the schools
cesspoos and declared that his Mr..
Fagan's) childron should not do such
work.
Mr.. Schuhardt- public has beon
talking about this matter for month.
1t is outrageous
Mr.. Cooper-My children will not do
such work.
Mr. Morrison - Miss Wendell has
taught my children as woll as any
normal school scholar from Pennsyl.
vauia, or any other Place could do it.
Mr.. CooperI can say the same
thing.
MIR. Fagan--What do members of the
board know about it when they some
times do not visit the schools oftener
than once or twice a year and then
only for few minutesY
The fight of Topkiss' boy and Thomas
Frazer's boy was mentioned. and it
was stated that Frazer's boy was
allowed to do as he pleased and the
other boy was dismissed because Mr.
Frazer is a member of the board
The following was adopted:
Whereas, 1t has come to our notice
that two of our best teachers, Miss
Mary Lotiand and Miss Nellie Wendell,
have been dismissed from our public
schools; therefore, be it
Resolved, That we condemn in no
uncertain tone the action Of q majority
of the members Of the Board of Educa-
tion in dismissing from our public
schools teachers who have given such
long and valuable service; and bo it
further
Resolved, That no language is severe
enough in condomning the process of
dismissing teachers against whom
thee are no charges as far as the
public have any knowledge, and if any
charges exist no opportunity has been
given tho said teachers to place them
selves right before the public; and
be it
- Resolved, That copy of those reso-
lutions be sent to each of the said
teachers and onu to the Board of Edu-
cation, and that one copy he given to
each paper circulated in this city for
publication of tho same.
"William Morrison,
President,
.'Francis Pagan,
"John A. Schuhardre,
Robert II. Harrington,
William W. Cooper. -
Attest:
G. Edwin EcsleH, clerk Of Council.
Duplicates OF the assessment woro
received and the clcrk of Council was
allowed $40 for copying them. The
amount of taxes to lie collected this
year is Sl3. 9932 ", which is divided as
follows: For school purposes, Sc. 900;
for city purposes "a, 900; for county
roads, S3, 000 Tho tax rate will be
the same as last year: For school pur-
poses, "A cents on the 500; for city
purposes, - cents for roads and
streets, 20 cents; total, SO cents.
The filling of well in Dobbinsville
was ordered.
Tho clerk was instructed to ask the
railroad company TO have watchmen at
Delaware and Eighth streets and at the
cat off on the road TO Wilmington from
May 1st until October 1st.