The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-11-23
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Members Wrangle Over the Closing of
the Schools on Friday.

The Board of Education iu regular
session last night heard d report from Ike
Public Building committee that the new
boiler al No. u SehUo had been found sat
isfnctory An order for s3b premium on the
fire Insurance policies held Ey MatEer y
Co., on No. 3 School, was ordered drawn,
Another check forf42 premium on the po.i-
c!es held by Van Trump x Co, on no, II
school, was also ordered drawn.
!he committee on No. = school was au-
thorizel TO purchase ~ counting board Il
cost not exceeding 81 Another m0ricn
10 buy curtains for tnc school was voted
down, and the Com mittee On New Bild-
ings Instructed o make All Investigation
with tlo view of determining the practi-
biiity Of tn, cuttaiAi. Some members
thought blinds would he much etter than
shades and it ia altogether probable thA1
the blinds VIII be adonted,
The Committees On No Il school was al.
tholiled to have two clocks repaired.
1t was ordered that six book cases and
two uEnbgell.. racks be bought for use at
No. ~ School
Fiyo new. boppers were ordered placed
In M. "a School
A resolution offered by Mr. Morrow to
close the schools to day and on triay
caIlscd some discussion.
The amendment III regard to the pay
Inent OF tearhcrs puatpuneu from tho pfe-
viuus meeting was PASSED unanimously
Chairman Morri.Dn OF tn; trluilitlto
having in charge the festivities Vi u dlT
personally In. tied tho mcIIbers ni thi
buarl to the exercises Ut this morning hul
Afternoon.
Tho motion to close the schools was
inade by L. Is Morrow Senator Pyte
SAID there WIS no reason for closing tho
schools on Friday. Ii they are closed On
Friday why not close them all Ite time,
he a.kcd, II seemed to him that the
should De IL limit to lost t,no, It costs
S7tO TO the city every day the schools are
closed, he stated. 'lL is an uuurage' ho
declarel. "ll Is an unreasonable and NJ.
just decision Isee no reason III 1t 10
close On Thursday /, all right
DR. Shortildgu moved TO amend mo mo.
tion by ) ikinS out tt" word Friday, Mr
Bnynard asked the cu tom in past years
and Presiu"n Baird stated it was thr Gus
tom To close on the Friday following
Thanksgiving Mr.. Morrow spoke III de-
feice Of hl, uuIion, saying that circUn
stances made il So that the suhuui, also
should be lu,od to-day. DR. ShuGli'dE"
thought it was an outrage T." ri""e the
schools un Friday Of tln' present. wrth. lu
day and Thursday wuuid be plnn'y.
Daniel Ross Lhuught tbs sGhuul, Should
be CLOSED on "Wednesday in-icad al FRI
day owing 10 t!ln fact that me ril'drcn
viii bD lltrd uit by tu~u!LhL Mr.. hay
Enru thoughtit would hu inulIs!i'IenL 10
give The rchGIurs Wrti,u .daY 1Istr,.i OF
F'itlny, hruatio.i IL large innlrtlty w"uld
III her have hruiHy inalonu ri Wcuht- stay,
l'ls tetr!iess. he SAID, uslIa.iy 80 away uIl
Friday.
III. HIurui.nirnt was lost when T'ut 30 II
vote and wa.n he original m'i'un "f Mr.
Morrow WAS pIlt /, wa. G"i'i,lr.il'r II vote
Il Is ti To ciusn iha rGiu,ulo uii Ihur,uHy
and FRIDAY
! yur suffer with sick krniarhc. lake a
dose u1 ijr l;llii's PIli~. luu W'iI lind al
most ituiuClilutu frliui. iUiuu 70 as,