Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-09-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Change In the Rules Relative to Payment of
Teachers for HoIidays-other business.

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One of the most important features
was a change in the rules, whlch was
adopted on motion of Col. McCaus-
land. The final clause of rule No. 40
formerly read az follows:
1.-THE salary for holidays shall be
paid to the regular teachers except in
cassa Of absence continuing one month
or longer in which cases neither the
regular teacher nor the substitute shall
be paid for holidays"
Following is the substitute adopted
by the board:
1.-THE salary for holidays shall be
paid to the regular teacher, except in
case of absence continuing 10 days or
longer. in which case the substitute
shall be paid and not the regular
teacher. {"
Upon the application of the Alumne
Association of the School OF Pedagogy,
the superintendent and committee on
printing were authorized to have
printed 500 diplomas to be given to
the tea ,hers who successfully complete
years work at the school, the
diplomas TO be signed by the proper
officers and the principal of the school.
Mr.. Alfrey announced that there were
40 applicants for seats in the lower
grades at No. 90 School. IA at No. 7
and 12 at No s. He also stated that
there was one room zach at Schools
Nos. Z and 8 and three at No. 5, and
on Mr.. MorIow's motion the matter of
opening an additional room was referred
to the committee on teachers, with
power TO act.
Mr.. Baynard Of the committee on
new buildings repUrted that new
room had been upened at tho Howard
School and that the Kindergarten was
| TO bs removed to room in the base
ment In order to make the basement
room tit for use it was deemed neces-
sary to have cement floor. Proposals
had been asked for doing the work,
and on his motion the bids were
opened. They were as follows: Sim
mons Sc Bro, $50: the A. S. Reed g.
Bro. Co., s44; George W. McCaullcy
e Son, S}S. The bids were referred to
the committee, with power TO act.
| Mr.. Baynard also reported that the
committee had recommended that the
mortgage on No. 27 School. held by
William P. Bancroft, amounting to
So, 800, with interest, be paid off, and
On his motion chsck WAS ordered
| drawn to cancel the mortgage.
Fbe committee on fuel, heating aud
ventilation reported that the contract
for covering pipes at Schools Nos. 13
and 16 had been awarded to Il. AIMS
worth, the work costing S7l at the
former and Sl02 at the latter school.
As there was only one bid for print
ing the annual report of Superin-
tendent Harlan, on motion OF Mr..
Carter, the opening of bids was de-
ferred until the next meeting.
The new building committee was
ordered to purchase ii clocks for No.
| i6 School.
On the recommendation OF the book
committee, Redway's natural elemen-
tary geography was added to the list
of books, to be used in the 10th pri
mary and first grammar grades.
| Chairman Baynard of tho new build
| ing cummittee reported that the COM
mittee did not deem it expedient to
accept Michael Riley's offer for the
sale of the old No. % School building
at present The report was accepted.
The committee on teachers recon-
menued the following changes, which
were authorized by the board: Mary
L. Lacklan, teacher of English in the
High School, TO teach both boys and
girls, her salary to remain what it has
been; Mary J. Wheeler, substitute for
the remainder oi the year in the lowest
position in the boys department of the
High School; Mary Brady, principal
of No. % School; Mary |. McCaiferty,
fifth assistant IN the boys department
of No. School; Emily A. Doherty,
sixth assistant in the girls department
of No. l School; Amy L. Clarke,
assistant principal of No. 10 School ;
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No. 3 Schools; May b. Hyde, fifth
assistant of No. IA School.
The committee further recommended
that the committee he authorized to
arrange for not more than five lectures
on educational subjects, to he given in
the assembly room OF the High School,
at o'clock IN the afternoon Of such
days as may seem to the committee
hest, the expenses of the lectures to be
paid by the board. On the days of
thase lectures the schools are TO be
closed at 8. 80 O'Clock. The report was
accepted.
The committee on fuel, heating and
ventilation reported iu iuvor of in
creasing the salary of the ianitor of
No. 10 School S25 per year, in visw of
the fact that on April 18th last an
additional room was opened and his
work was increased. COL McCausland
was not in favor of increasing the
salary of q ianitor every time an
additional room was opened, but the
report of the COMMITTEES was adopted.
On Mr.. Belts motion the committee
on fuel, heating and ventilation was
authorized to have tho basement of
NJ. 1G School connected with thv sewer.
On motion of Mr.. Morrow the com
mittee on books was authorized to re-
port at tho next meeting Oh the ad
visibility of substituting MANILA paper
for sates for exercises in the primary
departments.
At the suggestion OF President Baird
and DIR. Shortlidge, aud on motion of
Mr.. Belts, the book committee was
authorized to purchase, at cost not
exceeding SIS a book in which to regis
fer data concerning the school build
Ings, books and other board property.
The proper officers were ordered to
draw upon City Council for the Octo-
ber appropriation.
1t was reported that Daniel Ross had
gone to Columbus, o., at his own ex-
pense to represent the board at the
convention of mayors and councilman.
The committee On fuel, heating and
ventilation was directed, on DIR. Short
lidge's motion, to have hot water pipes
| run to the second story of the High
School building, and the new building
committee was authorized to purchase
80 chairs for the school, that number
being necessary in opening an adj
ditional room there.
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