Evening journal., 1896-06-30
SCHOOL FATHERS BUSY.
They Discuss the Retention of
Certain Teachers.
PROFESSOR a. 4. PBLToE WINS

And Miss EdwinA A. Kruse VIII he the
Principal OF Howard school for Another
keAr-Other Business Transacted By the
Board of Public Education.
Every once In q while the Board OF
Public Education arouses Itself from the
lethargy which is the natural sccompR
nimeDt Of the multiplication table song
Sometimes the battle is over the quality
OF lineup used at the school pump and
then again over the assassination of a
school principal Last night the sklr
mish was over the question Of the reten
tion OF Prof. Arthur A Pelton as draw
ing instructor at the High School.
The FIRST intimstion that the band was
going to play was when the teachers
committee handed In it's report which
was to the effeot that all the teachers be
reappointed, that Miss Jane Craig be
made assistant principal In the High
School and that Arthur A Pelton be con
tlnusd for the first half OF the school
year as drawing instructor.
A Substitute Onsrsd.
James d. Carter moved that Edward
A RhoRds be made drawing teacher In
place of Professor Peltop, and then the
lines closed In battle Samuel d. Baynard
and Hon. John Pyle asked why a substi
tuting motion was made to a report
Then Dr. j. w. Crumbaugh made
argument for Professor Pelton. He re
ferred to the fact that when the commit.
tee last reported on the High School In
vestigatlon he was In the minority; now
be was In the mel 'rity. The work Of
Professor Pelton compares favorAbly
with that OF any Instructor Ia the land,
better than many
In reply to questi' N bv Mr. Morrow,
DR.. Crumbaugh said that as far as he
knew Professor Berlin and Professor
Pelton were ia perfect harmony,
Dr. Sbortlidge was opposed to Pelton
Senator Pyle had q leaning the other
way; Samuel u. Baynsrd was In favor OF
the committees report; Mr.. Turner On
dorsed him; Mr. Morrow. as usual, took
the bovine by tho horns and had the re
port adopted with the exception of the
Pelton clause.
Then Game Confusion.
Then came a perfect network OF
motions, counter motions. substitutions.
etc., all accompanied by more or les talk
which finally resulted Ia the shelving
OF Edward A Rhoads by vote Of IL to
and the re-sngagement Of Professor Pei
son by like vote.
The Teachers Committee recommended
the transfer of Miss Maggie Miller frou
toe Girls High School, to principalshiI
In one OK the grammar schools A apecia
assistant in No school WAS recon
mendsd and also q special teacher FOL
physics and chemistry at the High School
No PAY to Sick Teachers.
The COMMITTEES also decided that teach
ors are not entitled to pay whel
compelled to stay at home on account o
sickness In their families
The board decided to enlarge the
outbuildIngs at No. 6 and ordered bid
TO bs advertised for.
The Committee on Heat, Fuel and
Ventilation reported that 1t had awarded
the contract for coal to the George H
| Mccall Company, and for wood to tn
Wilmington Kindling Wood Company
The Associated Charities were grantee
permission to use the school yards a
Fifth and Pine and Tenth and Spruce a
play grounds for poor children durinl
the Summer, the association promising
to have q member of It's committe
present to see that the children do no
damage the school property.
1t was decided to ask City Council Il
allow the board It's new building fund O.
soon as possible.
Miss Edwina A. Kruse, Principal.
The question OF the prlnclpRlship o
the Howard School, was disposed OF b
the resppointment Of Miss Edwins
Kruse There had been petition
for and against the placing Q
the school In the hands Q
a woman principal The fight was bsfor
meeting OF the Committee on Teacher
held yesterday afternoon. The causs o
male principal was advocated by Isai
w. Howard, Rev. Joseph B. Water
Stansbury j Murray. DR.. A PArm
and Bishop B. T. Ruley. whi
Miss Kruse was upheld by Rev. Q
! Jefferson and Dr. g. Ebert. Supsriu
tsndent Harlan spoke highly OF Mis
Kruse's work and the committee r
ported In ber favor, This settles thu
= question for 8 time, at least.