Delaware gazette and state journal., 1897-07-15

81 Education on Monday several import
ant changes were made among ths
teachers. as recommended In the re-
port Of the ommittee on teachers,
which comprised the following recon-.
mendations;
''That the salary OF Alice q. Baldwin
of No. l6 he raised $40 per year to
make 1t correspond with the salaries OF
other teachers doing similar work.
THAT Arvella johnson OF No. 81 be
\ appointed for three months on proba-
tion. t't.
'!.Thnt Helen Wormey be appointed
NJ teacher Of cooking and sewing in No.
16 at the salary of $500 per year.
"That Lillian s. Berlin be appointed
Teacher of physics and chemistry in tine
High School at the salary OF ST00 per
year.
'That Clara Mendenhall be made
principal of No. y.
l "That the Office OF assistant suporin.
tendent be created with a salary OF
$1,000 per year. and that Mary q. !.
Williams be appointed assistant super. :,
intepdent
That the salary of the principal OF
School No. l6 be 81, 900 per year.
THAT the salary OF the principal OF
School No. &c be $500 per year.
THAI all the other teachers in the
employ Of the board June aStb. 1897,
except Harriet NJ. Sutton, resigned,
and Margaretta Palmer, deceased, be
reappointed to tho positions they then
held and at the salaries they were then
receiving.
''That Kato Corbit be reappointed
clerk In the superintendent's office at
the salary she has been receiving. -
This was signed by John Pyle. Samuel
F. Belts, A. @. McCausland, l.. b.
Morrow, David ii. Coyle and Charles
Baird. 1t was adopted without discus
sion.
Miss Baldwins salary was formerly
$500. Miss Wormley is a new teacher
for No. l6. Miss Berlin has heen uct-
ing as substitute at kho High School !;
the position OF teacher Of physics aud
chemistry. which abe will take. is a
new one, the establishment of which
has heen desired for some time.
Miss Men6lenhall has been principal OF
No. %. Miss Willinms was formerly
principal Of No. 0. The salary OF Miss
kruse principal Of No. NJ, was formerly
$500. Miss Corbit'H salary as clerk in
superintendent q office continues at 5000.
In addition to the foregoing the fol-
owing changea among teachers will also
De made;
Mary Wheeler from No. IA to No. 25 !;
!sallie p Evans from No. to No. II |;
Mary j. McCaiTerty from Girls' School
No. to No. 4; Emily a. Doherty from
No. 10 to Girls' School No. /; Amy l..
Clarke from No. 3 10 No. 10; Kate C.
Cannon from No. Ia to M. 20; Alice
Morford to the lowest position in No.
81 Annie @. Crotty to the lowest posi-
tion in No. 10. Louisa j.. Harrar to
the Invest position in No. B; Jennie Il.
Sooy to ths lowest position in No. II.
Former teachers will move up to fill
the vacancies which have occurred and
the four young women last named will
he transferred from the waiting to the
active list Of teachers
The board went into an election to fill
the vacancy in the Eighth ward, due
to the resignation of G.. NJ. Leitch.
Mordecai Barnes. j. Frank Baldwin
and William }. Burton were nomin mated.
Measrs. Adair and lluey were appointed
tellers One ballot decided the matter,
Mr.. Barnes receiving IL votes, ma
jority, Baldwin 5, and Burton 4. MIR.
Baldwin was formerly n member from
the Eighth ward and was supported by
petition bearing tho names of DR.. III.
II. Friet, W. B. Norton Beaton Smith
ind others. Mr.. Barnes, the member
lect. resides at No. 500 East Seventh
street and is clerk for the Seidel Il
Hastings Co.
The repair committee recommended
numerous repairs, among which were
the following: No. School, hall
painted, fence rebuilt, blackboard about
7SS feet needed, boiler needs repairing
No. 2. repairs to papering and to chin
ney: No. 3. plastering repaired, cloak
closets in first and second stories No.
painting two rooms and halls in first
and second story, IS curtains: No. 2,
fence rebuilt, blackhoards repaired
No. G, No. l room painted. fence
repaired, boiler repaired, about 2O7
feet of blackboard; No. z. paint
outside one coat, l50 feet of blackboard
No. 8. curtains all over: No. 10, paper
lin No. 3 room repaired, vestihule
painted, iron fence painted; No. IL,
repairing of paper in two rooms No.
l2. repairing OF paper: No. IL, pave
mont to be fixed; No. Ia, outside
painted, No. A roam painted, curtains re
paired, pavement in girls yard tlSed,
about li7 feet blackboard; No. In 425
feet blackboard, curtains, iron fence
painted; No. II. water closet ana fonce
repaired; No. Is, fence rebuilt and
steps reset; No. 10. paint halls and
principals room, about TO feet OF
blackboard; No. 20, about l55 feet Of
/
No. 23, steps want rebuilding, cost S15
No. %, paint iron fence: No 81, steps
repaired, about So; High School, paint
outside of building and halls and as
Aembly room, and principals room.
plaster rspaircd. picture mouldings to
put up.
The matters of repairs on No. 10 and
the High School were referred to tho
school committees together with the re-
pair committee for their consideration.
The report was adopted.
Bids were opened for the proposed re.
pairs. Tha bidders were j. sSiJ. N.
Harman, George l. Speer and Isaac
pylo for slate: Alfred Downward, vii
linn Il. Foulk & Hon, A. s.. Reed &
Bro. Co. for the woodwork; George W.
McCaulley for plaatering and Whitcraft
g. Gray, Benjamin Marten, r. Kelly &
Son. Il. Caruiwell d. Son, Robert Keenan,,
w. Z. Linton. William II. Valentine 4
Son, James M. Bryan ~ Son, G., Nj,
Perkins, Parker x Co.. Lyman e. Harry,
Robert L. Whaley, Hiram Moore, Rob
inson & Esey for other work.
Among the bids was note from
George W. McCaulley in which he ex
pressed the opinion that the ceiling al
tho High School assembly room WIS
not 10 condition TO he painted on an.
count oil the thinness of the plaster.
All the bids were referred to the fe
pair committee. with the eGceDtinn
that those for tho High School ropairH