The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1897-06-30
NEW CASTLE NEWS.
Correspondence of the REPUBLICAN, =
NEW CASTLE, June 80, 1897.

When President Stewart called the
meeting of the Board Of Education to
order last evening all members were pres
ent' Ihe committee on teachers reported
the receipts for the commencement exer-
cises to have been S3j67 behind the ex.
| penditures.
The principals report showed the
! average attendance to have been 45o. In
room No. Z, Harry Smith, j. Watts, Van
dyke Stewart and l.. Ekinton wero re-.
ported US deserving Of special commenda-
ton.
The committee on Finance reported that
only Sl20 was on hand. a~
Miss Baird having obtained another DO
sition she presented her resignation and
on motion 1t was accepted l5
Miss Lunt asked for an increase In
salary as she now has three grades in her
school. while the teachers in the city have
only one
Tho resignation Of assistant principal
Clara NJ kast was accepted. Applications
were received from:
Eleanor b. FurmRn, Elsmer,; Laura
3, Miller Mumsburg, Pa; Ellen v. VII
llams, Enston, Md; Sallie l. Deakyne,
Deakynevllle, Del; Elizabeth Van Den.
min, Mechanicsburg, Pa; Philomena
Beecher. Wilmington, Del. Beulah Barnes
State Road; d. c. Beaston, Wilmington,
Del; Louise Whiteman, Wilmington;
Clara WILDER, Leadyille, N. T.; Mary 10. 4
Ward, Amethurst, Mass. Meta Robinson,
Wilmington, Del. M
Jennie v, Cole, Cortland, N.Y.; Chas.
L, Windle, West Chester, Dae;na Draper
and Matilda G. Fredd, Wilmington, Del
Austin j. McCabe. Selbyyille; Mollie s.
Smith, Montr0se, Ia Minnie A Van Ak
en- Mattomorass, Pa; Jessica Davis,
Oneonta N. Y; Mary ]. Hillbush, Sha.
mokin, Pa; Clara Nesbit, New Whining
ton, Pa.
Mr.. Ferris moved that Miss Lunt's sal
ary be increased to $40 o month and that
the salary of the seventh grade teacher bo
S4O month. The motion prevailed and
Miss Lunt will be known as assistant
principal Of school No, g.
Messrs. Tvbout and Deakyne were ap.
pointed tellers of election. A long discus.
sion ensued over the qualifications of Z
teachers and the matter was finally sett
tod by accepting county certificates as
equal to Normal School cettiticates.
The election for a successor for Miss
Baird's room required 26 ballots. Miss NJ.
;, Smith, of Montrose, Pa, was elected.
The fight wa: between Misses. Smith,
Deakyne and Draper Tho other appli-
cants voted for were Misses Fredd, For
man and Williams. Miss Barnes was
elected to fill the vacancy in Miss David.
For assistant principal the voting was
be6ween Misses Nesbit Cole, Deakyne.
Van Aiken and Messrs, McCabe aud
Beaston Miss Cole was elected on the
thirteenth ballot.
For the past few days Mary Gooden,
,olored, has been acting strangely Yes.
5stday she began to clean up things about 4
5he house by breaking the furniture. She
was arrested by Officer Harrington, and
,o.day was committed to the insane
,sylum at Farnhurst
A party Of young ladies and gentlemen
'pent yesterday az Platt's mills, They
lad an enjoyable time.
A. a meeting Of Lib erty Council, Jr., o.
j. A. NJ, held last evening the following
,tfice RS were elected: Councillor, Preston !.
Ball; v c., w. d. Stops: R, S., W. y.
ius hebeck; F. s., G W. Vantine; Treas-
lrer, Harry Rothrock; A. r. s. John
fritz; Warden, Charles Countiss; Con-
luctor, William Cannon; l. S., Harry
Ahern; o. s., George Snavely; Trustee,
William Ceunon.
Charles Hofmann raised new flag pole
A little coored girl entered one Of
he Riveryiew cabins and stole
mall sum of money. Special detectives
Fitzgerald and Hance recovered tho
money.
Manager Hushebeck will cause the ar.
est OF all persons who hang on the base
'all fence during game. On the occa-
Ion of the last few games number of
men refused to vacate the fence even for
he special officer