Evening journal., 1897-08-31
NOW FOR SCHOOL DAYS
Wilmington Public Schools to
Open on Monday Next.
SCHOOLS NOT OvERCRowDED

DURING THE VACATION SESSION
SEVERAL CHANGES HAVE BEEN
MADE IN THACHERs-AN AS
sIsTANT SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS.
Vacation days are almost over and
very shortly the thousands of children
of this city will resume their studies
preparatory to playing their parts on
lifes stage in later years They will
devote all Their energies to play and
recreation until Monday, then, with
faces brown and rosy from their Sum-
mer outings they will take up, to them.
the serious side OF life. The first day
Is usually one of organization and re-
union, and many a little one will re-
new a friendship that was interrupted
by the Summer holiday Many will
hail the day with joy, but others, with
that bugbear examination in view,
dread IT,
Since the schools have closed they
have undergone general repairs The
roof OF each schOol-house has been
painted, fences have been whitewashed
to save them from the elements, and
other repairs Of a necessary character
have been made. and every school Is
ready for the opening. The High
School has been thoroughly cleaned
and the interior walls painted, and the
school now presents a specially attrac-
live appearance.
PLENTY OF ROOM.
There was a general feeling among
the members OF the Board OF Educa-
tion THAT there would be more children
than seats. A careful canvass has been
made and every child presenting itself
at the school in the district in which
II lives can rest assured that it will be
furnished a seat. The Board of Edu-
cation has received several complaints
from parents about teachers saying
that this and that school was over
i crowded. but during the vacation ses-
sion, and before the schools closed for
the Summer, teachers were busy pre-
/ pairing the examination sheets of the
scholars which transfer them to a
higher grade of learning The exodus
of pupils who are transferred from one
school TO the other by standing a sue
cesEful examination makes room for
The influx OF children who are just be-
b ginning a schooling.
During the past week mothers have
taken out their children's books and
, are having them brushed and busted.
and on next Monday morning nearly
s 600 children. with beaming faces, Will
gather around their respective study
3 houses in waiting for the first clarion
s notes of the "old school bell' that
4 summon them to study.
CHANGES IN TEACHERS.
q Since the schools closed several
changes have taken place a few have
gone on that journey from whose
bourne no traveller returns. Several
entered The happy state of matrlmony,
while a few others have resigned.
There are at least 100 women waiting
+ for the chance to make them what they
have long desired to be. school teachers.
Some OF the changes made are: Miss
Mary Wheeler from No. IA school TO
j, No. 25: Miss Sallie p. Evans from No.
4 TO No. IA: Miss Mary ]. McCafferty,
: No. to No A. Miss E. A. Doherty, No.
10 to No. / Miss Amy l.. Clarke, No 3
g TO No. Is: Miss Kate c. Cannon, No. IA
! TO No. 20; Miss Alice Morford to No. 8;
= Miss Annie c. Crotty to No. 10; Miss
. ouisa l. Harrar to No 3; Miss Jennie
d Sooy to No. IA.
. Miss Mary c. l. williams, who has
s been appointed assistant superintend-
ent OF schools, will assist Superintend-
r ent Harlan in the duties Of the office
s She will visit each of the schools, and
/ IL will be her duty to advise new mesh-
: ods OF teaching and to see that the re-
o ports Of the different schools are cor
N rect. She In turn is 10 make her report
to the superintendent.
l. Other changes were: Miss Clarf
q | Mendinhall was made principal OF Vol
e lastOn school, The salary Of Alice G
n Baldwin, Of No. 16 school was RAISED
n $50 per year. Arabella Johnson, OF No
q. was appointed for three months OF
" probation Helen Wormley was ap
h pointed pcacher OF cooking and sewing
n in No. 16, at the salary of S400 per year
The salary of the principal OF schOo
- No. 16 was raised to $1,000 per year
a The salary of school No. 26 was raiset
e to $500 per year. All of the other teach
4 ers in the employ of the board, June 2S
Il 1897. except Miss Harriet N. Sutton
n resigned, and Miss Margaretta Palmer
n decesaed. were reappointed to their ole
n positions.
/ Miss Lillian S. Berlin was mad'
teacher of chemistry and physics at th'
e High School ait a salary OF $500 year