Evening journal., 1897-07-13
NEWS OF THE SCHOOLS
High School Gets a Teacher
of Chemistry and Physics.
SEVERAL NEW TEACHERS NAMED
MISS MARY c. /. WILLIAMS IS NOW
ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENTOF
PUBLIC sCHOOLs-REPAIRs TO
REPORTS READ.

PUBLIC SCHOOLS REPAIRS TO
sCHocLs-REPoRTs READ.
The Beard of Education, ct It's meet
ing last night, decided to appoint Miss
Lillian S Berlin. daughter of Professor
Berlin. Of The High School. teacher OF
chemistry and physics at the High
School at a salary Of $500 a year.
Miss Mary c. /. Williams was APP
pointed assistant superintendent OF |
public schools, and Miss Clara Mendin-
hall was made principal of Wolaston |
school
The Committee on Teachers made |
these recommendations: That the sal |
airy of Alice G. Baldwin, OF No. 16l
school, be raised $50 per year: that
Arabella Johnson. of No. 21 be appoint |
ed for three months on probation: that
Helen Wormley be appointed teacher of
cooking and sewing in No. 16. at the
salary Of S4O0 per year; THAT the salary |
OF the principal of school No 16 be ST. |
600 per year; that the salary of school
No 26 be $500 per year: that all the
other teachers I'm the employ OF the
board, June 2S. 1897, except Miss Har-
riett N. sutton, resigned, and Miss
Margaretta Palmer deceased. be reap
pointed to their old positions. Miss
Kate Corbit was roappointed clerk I'm
the superintendent Office at the salary
she has been receiving
Mordecm Barnes was elected a mem
Der of the board from the Eighth ward
to succeed g. NJ Leltch w. j. Perkins
and J. Frank Baldwin were also nOmi-
nees. Barnes got If votes; Baldwin. 8:
and Perkins. A.
The Committee on Repairs made lhis
report for the different schools:
No. 1 schoOl-tlalls painted. fence re-
built, Out-hOuses repaired, 7SS feet Of
blackboard needed boilers need repair
ing.
No. 2-Repair papering and chimney.
No. 3-Repairing plastering. put
cloak closets in first and second stories.
No. Paint two rooms and the halls
in first and second stories; eighteen
curtains. repair drain in the yard
No. 5-'Fence rebuilt, repair black
boards.
No. 6-Paint room No. ], repair fence
and boiler, whitewagh fence, supply 207
feet of blackboard,
No. Paint outside, paint two
closets. supply 153 feet OF blackboard.
No. S-Curtalns all over
No. 10-Repair paper in one room,
paint vestibule and fencing repair out
house and fence.
No. 1l-'Repair paper in two rooms.
No. 12-Repair paper
No. 13-Repair pavement
p No i4-Paint outside front fence No
4 room. repair pavement In girls yard
and repair curtains all over, supply 147
4 feet of blackboard.
: No. 15-425 feet Of blackboard. six
curtains, paint iron fence around posts.
No 17-lRepair water-clOset and fence
i No. 1S-Repair fence and reset steps
No. 19-Paint halls and principals
c room. repair drain In cellar, and plas-
. Ter, supply 700 feet OF blackboard.
e No 20-155 feet Of blackboard.
No. 21-Paint iron fence.
No. 23-Repair steps.
No. 25-Paint iron fence.
No. 27-Repair steps
% High SchOOl-Paint outside, halls, as
@ scmbly room and principals room; re-
1 pair plasterng and put up picture
D mouldings
r Those bidding ON the work We're
r Blackboards-Isaac Pyle, G.. /. Speel
8 and J. and j. N. Harman.
II Woodwork Downward VIII.
" liam II. FOulk, A. s, Reed and Brcthel
- Company
n Plastering- George w. McCaulley.
t Painting -Whi,craft & Gray. Benja
min Marten, r. Kelly q Son, T. Card
well & Son, Robert keenan, & Son, w
p Il. Linton. W. II. Valentine g. Son
James NJ. Bryan & Son. c. w Perkins
ISL Parker & Company. Lyman a. Harry
: Robert l.. Whaley, Hiram Moore, Rob
Z inson a. Esley.
IA 81 h..
l. mittee on Repairs.
Iei The treasurers report was as follows
~ Dr.-June To balance on hand. new
building fund. S3s6.46: to appropriation
from City Council, Sl1 .16O.S5:t to amour
received from Wilmington High School
J. $3.50; to amount from school No. 19
10 SS.47; to amount from school No.
N $3.50; to overdraft, current expens
u fund, S2.12l.6S; total. Sl36S456.
III Cr.-By amount for salaries, Sl1,
~ S0297; by amount for books and sta
~ tionery, S12763 by amount for fuel
~ S25099; by amount for repairs, $174, 50
IA by amount for manual training depart
ment s4521; by amount for Free Ii
brary, S482.34; by amount for miscel
n laneous, S41444; June 30. balance d
credit Of new building fund, $3S6.46
a total. S13 ,6S4.56.
~ Total ovordraft current expense fund
- S4,320.61.
70 Expenditures-For building. s22
" 1899; heating apparatus, S12970. man
= ual training supplies. s1115.SS; furnl
ture, S335.20; salaries. S11S,261 -: book
&c and stationery. $S,1667O; fuel, $5,6S462
repairs. S6.372.39 miscellaneous, S.
742.O1; .otal. S170,935.91; the balance O
hand was S3S646, and there was a
ne overdraft Of S4.362.76 The receipts 70
~ the year were $175.6S5.13, which in
W cluied all appropriations and proceed
from other sources
A. On motion of Mr.. Baynard the an
D. nual report Of the board was ordered
m be published in all of the daily paper
- Mr. Raynard called the boards atten
H. ton to the over-crOwded schools, tn
result of the promotions. He The
moved for some action in the matte
and the New Building Committee wa
us ordered to recommend the necesEar
er changes.
be President Of Ca.y Council Leitch ser
be the board a letter thanking the men