Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-16

y meeting of the Board Of Education last
Tuesday night over the method of ap-
& pointing teachers.
Y Messra. Pyle, Belts and Coyle of the
committee m teachers made report,
Recommending the filling of vacancies
cause Ivy the death of Miss Maggie Il.
4. &Mc Closlsey, principal OF No. l2 School,
Y as followa:
t Miss Amanda l.. Medara, who has
been third assistant Of the boys' de
,. partment nt No. School to succeed
iss McCloskey as principal OF No. l2
q Hchool; Miss Mary j. Meal lister, who
x has been first assistant at No, IL School,
ID he sixth assistant of the buys de
phrtment al No. School Miss Marion
Brown, who has been second aRsistant
X ~ No. , School, 10 be second assistant
4 In the grammar department. Of No. 10
:, School; Mics Anna r. Fell, who haH
4 tsen first assistant at M IL School,
mo he first assistant at No. , School;
NMiss Anna Il. Camphel. who has heen
at the training school, to be seventh
2Rssistant at No. Ii School, and Mise
tMary A. Ziogler, who has also been at
: the training school, TO he second as
( eieiant at No. % Schoul.
H The report was not signed by Messrs.
Morrow and McCausland, who had not
Intended the meeting of the committee
when the report was formulated, and in
view of that fact Mr.. Morrow moved
\ that the report be referred, back to the
rommittee for further report. In
making the motion Mr.. Morrow ex
& ilnined the meeting Of the committee
Ind heen held ut time when it was
Impossible for him to attend. He said
he understood that tho committee in
{, ,furmulating the report had deviRtei
from a time hOnorud rule of the board,
mud had not made selections according
10 rotation.
StMr. Pyle said all members Of the
{ eommttee had been notified OF the
fine of nesting of the committee,
which Mr.. Morrow United.
.<H#Mr Morrow renewed his objection to
Z having the report of the committee
ndoptad without boing sent hack to the
uommittee.
Mr.. Belts said the repurt was correct
3 nnd was according 10 the bouk in which
tine roster OF teachers is kept
s q |4lSupsrintendent Harlan, who was in
~ited to make an explanation roncern-
& ing the roster OF teachers. said there
was some question as to how il actually
bt0od 10 the case in point
IVA Several members spoke in favor of re-
81 ferring the report back. aud 1T de
yeloped that they understood that
NJ isses Maria g. Loney, Clara Hyde
y aud ella NJ. Marvel vera ahead OF Miss
& Amanda l.. Meliara on the list, while
HMiss MedHra had heen selected rs prin.
cipHl Of M. II School. II was stated by
d member that Miss Medara had been
n ahead Of the others mentioned. but they
& had been placed ahead OF her whilo she
was sick, Some Of the members thought
Mies Medara should 90 ahead of the
othera, while other members thought
aho should take her turn after them.
II was finally decided to refer the re-
mort hack to the committee for further
unnsideration. The changes as agreed
upon by the three members OF the com
q ihittee have been in effect siuCe Decsm
l,er 1st
VIA DIR. Shortlidge said the hoard was not
y eiying sufficient attention to the health
OF the pupils in some Of tho schools.
lie cited No. "a School, and said the
children were com PEELED to leave the
school during the noon hour, no matter
what the weather conditions were. lie
thought the schools should be open
during the noon recess aud pupils
should be allowed to remain there. He
had snuken TO two teachers at No. p
School and they had expressed theii
4willingnsss TO take their turns in re
mining at noun. lie would like to see
. thu schools kept omen, even il it shoue
be necessary to employ officers TO watch
theschoos lie was in favor OF referring
fle matter TO tho health or teacher
cummittees.
Mr., McCausland thought that matter
could he regulated by the visiting com
mittees No, 10 School was kept oper
turiug the noon recess ana was opened
before o. 'clnck in the morning.
Mr.. Iiaynarii said abuses had croppet
out where rhc schools had been KEEP
open, especially at the grammar schools
He thought TIM matter should be care
FULLY looked into.
Mr.. McCausland thought that thu
teachers could look after the scholars
and have supervision over thom Just az
well at noon as during tue school hours
On DIR. Shortlidge's motion, the
matter was referred TO tho committed
on teachers, in conjunction with thu
visiting committees.
DR.. Crumbaugh, who is on the visit
ing committees OF ScnoOls Nos. II ant
b 2l. said he had given orders that M
pupils, after having recovered from
djnhtheria. should return to the school
in less than six weeks after recovery
and then only with clean bill o
health from a physician. lie wantet
snlne instructions 10 the matter.
President Baird read the law on tn
matter, whch requires that pupils re
uuyering from contagious disease
cannot return except by permission o
tbe school authorities. He said hi
nninion was that the matter Iestet
With the members of the committees
and in his belief DIR. Crumbaugh hat
aetsd in accordance with the law.
II was decided that the health com
mittee meet with the Board of IiealtI
md formulate report from such con
ference by which uniform action ma
Samuel II. Bayrard, member from
the Sixth ward, who is about to moy
10 tbs Ninth ward, in presenting hi
resignatiun, expressed his pleasure
having been member. lie con5idere
Z tba board one Of the most importani
branches OF the city government, and
was n matter of congrHtulation that s.
much progress had teen made. especial
in the rules, in the last few years ~
motion Of Mr.. Morrow, action on Mr
Baynard's resignation was deferre
until the next meeting.
Mr.. Turner made a motion tnae