Evening journal., 1897-06-30


PRlNcipAI AT THE HIGH
school
There pae % iull attendance of mem
bers o, Che meeting Of the board OF
Education last night. The fact that
two teachers were to be elected was
one le5son for the interest manifested.
The report Of the schools for the
month OF May showed that eight pupils
had been enrolled during that time;
the to.al attendance was 649; average
attendance. 459. Those who were rec
ommended for special department and
general good work, we're Harry Smith,
Jessie Walls, Vandyke Stewart and
leila Elkinton.
The committee on school property |
presented a bill from William Deakyne
for Si5.75. which was ordered paid.
The committee on finance reported
the balance in bank to be $l2O. Mr..
Ferris, a member of the committee
stated that he had note in hand for
81 900 on which he desired signatures Of
the members OF the board He said
that he had consulted the collectors
and understood the amount could not
be reduced.
The letters Of acceptance Of posi-
tions were received from Principal O.
w. Andrew, Miss Flora Lunt, MISS
Anna NJ Reber and Miss Shellenburr
ger Miss Lunt asked for an increaseI
In salary. It was increased TO $45 per-
month. on motion of Mr.. Ferris. she
is also made principal OF No. 3 school.
The designations Of Miss Clara Nj.
Kast and Miss Margaret S. Baird were
received and accepted Miss Baird
stated in her letter that she had ac-
cepted another position.
The committees on schools reporteu
= the buildings in good order.
The committee on teachers reported
the EXPENSES Of the commencement
exercises to be $6671, and the receipts
? s3I04. An order for S35.67 the den
ciency was drawn in favor Of the
chairman of the committee.
THE committee on text books present
ed bills from the American Book Com
many for S1.S3, and d. c. Heath q co.
for s2.52. The bills were ordered pala.
Secretary Eclles placed on the taDle
:. a big bunch OF applications fcr the po-
sitions of assistant principal anu
teachers to succeed Miss Baird anu
Miss Davidson. Each application was
accompanied by one or more recon-
mendaticns. The names OF the appii-
c cants follow: Eleanor b. Forman, VIII
q mington: Laura E. Miller, Mummis-
= b,,rg Pa ella V. williams, Easton
y Ma Sauie l.. Deakyne, Deakynevihe
{ Del. Elizabeth Van Dennen, Mechan-
C iosburg. Pa. Philomena Beecher, VIII
C mington: Beulah Barnes, Red Lion ID
b, Coleman Beaston, Wilmington; clara
/. Wilbur. Fayetteville, n. Y; Emma
parnes. Amherst, Mass; Meta Robin
SON. Wilmington; Jennie V. Cole
Conrtland. N. Y. Charles 7. Windle
West Chester. Pa; Dolema Draper
y Wilmington; Matilda c. Fredd, VII
6, mington. Austin j. McCabe, Selbyville
IS, Del MolHe Sayre Smith, Montrose
pa Minnie A. Van Aiken, Matamor
"a ass pa. Jesse Davis, Oneonta, n. Y.
al Mary J. Hnlbush, Shamokin, Pa, ant
clara Nesbeth, New Wilmington, Pa
Beiore the election Mr.. Deakyn
wanted to know If the board intende
to abide strictly by the resolution pass
ed in March. This provides that n
teacher shall be elected to positio
unless a normal school graduate, =
from an institution of equal grau'
There was considerable discussion y
the subject and Mr.. Eliason moved Tn
suspension Of the rule for TINS meeting
The motion was defeated.
Mr. Frazer moved that county certlf
od Gates he accepted, and this motion pre-
- vailed. ~,
re- The balloting began with Misses Dra
per. smith, Deakyne and Fredd as car
- didates for assistant principal. MS
Forman received a vote In the eight
ballot and Miss Williams received wv
each on the tenth and eleventh, an
! one on the ninth and nineteenth ballo
The voting oscillated between Mi
Draper and Miss Smith throughou
and on the twenty-ffth ballot the la
Ia ter received six votes, the necessai
ew two-thirds. -,
md ONLY one ballot was taken for MI
ac- Barnes, who was chosen to suece'
lev Miss Baird. Her opponent, Miss Ne
,re beth, received one vote. Thirteen pa
md lots were taken for the choice OF
at teacher to succeed Miss Davidson. III
err candidates voted for were A. j. McCat
Misses Nesbeth, Deakyne, Cole al
-est Van Aiken. ~,
Miss Smith. who will succeed Mi
Kast. comes highly recommended. 8
4. was graduated from the High Schc
- AZ Montrose. Pa, and took course
phvsical culture at the National lns
ler tute at Washington. She taught II
years in the public schools of her n
"a tive county, one year in the sta
Training School at Vineland, N.
" and the State Refcrm School at No
ganza. Pa. During the past year
taught in a private school for the we
and backward, in Philadelphia.
Nv Miss Beulah Barnes belongs IN w
ton. She taught at Red Lion and a
had EoOd recommendations. Miss. @
IN. is from Courtland, n. Y. She gradual
-. at the normal school at that place.
rth- The board voted that the salary
rect the seventh grade be increased TO
lnHf per month.
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