Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1897-12-30


10 the public schools. necessitBted by
the death Of Miss Maggie 4. McC cCloskey,
latu principal Of No. II School, pro-
longed this session of the Board of
Education Monday and caused great
deal Of discussion, after which tho
original report Of half of ths COM
mittee, RS submitted at the last meet
ing, was adopted The report makes
the following provisions and is now in
effects
Miss Amanda Il. Mcdara. who has
been third assistant of the boys de-
partment at No. 4 School to succeed
Miss MoCloskey as principal Of No.
II School; Miss Mary j. McAl lister,
who has been first assistant at No. IL
School, to he sixth assistant OF tho
boys department ut No. 4 School; Miss
Marion Brown, who has hcen second
assistant at No. . School, to be second
assistant IN the grammar department
) of No. 13 Schuol Miss Anna Il. Fell,
who has heen first assistant ut No. IL
School, TO be fret assistant at No. 2
School; Miss Anna II. Campbell who
has been at the training schnol, to be
seventh assistant at No. u School, and
Miss Mary A.. Iiegler, who has also
besn at the training school, to be
second assistant at No. % School.
At Mondays meeting the following
report was submitted hy Messrs Pyle,
Belts and Coyle Of the committee on
teachers, Messrs, Rairf, Morrow and
McUausland declining to append their
names:
40 the members of the Board Of
Etlucation-- -Gentlumen: In regard to
the report of the committee on teachers
which was presented tU the board at
30 Iuct md hv ba nj
referred back to that committee, your
committee respectfully report tina. they
cannot agree to make any alteration in
our first report.
In the matter of permitting pupils
to remain in the school buildInga on
stormy days, the committee make the
following commendation
'''rhat on stormy dnys the schouls be
open during the noon hours, or, from
12 m. to y. m., for tine use of such
scholars as may wish 10 bring their
lunches ana eat, them in Bome one
ranm under the supervision of some ono
teacher, and that this same government
of tho pupils shall-ba>maintainod as
during achool hours, except that talking
and such moving around as the teacher
may allow will be permitted. TbOse
who eat their lunches in the school
dTb u TbHIhlu III lub
buildings during the whole noon.
"1hat the duty Of supervising
teacher shall de, olive upon each teacher
in rotation.
THAT the visiting committee Of each
school al range the details.
Further, that the committee recon-
mend that 10 view Of a prospective
vacancy in the teaching corps of School
No. lG, the superintendent be authorized
to secure Gertrude Lightfoot to fill
the vacancy.
Arter the report had been read Mr.
Coyle moved its adoption. Mr.. Morrow
moved Ia amend the mutton by adopting
that portion of the repnrt concerning
children being allowed to remain in the
schools at noon and the appointment of
teacher at No. 1G School. Mr., Garter
thought the entire report should be
acted upon at the same time and was
--sopposed to a division of its provisions
MIR. Morrow's amendment TO divide
the report prevailed, aud the portion
concerning tho promotions OF teachers,
which was deferreG at the proceed ng
meeting, was before the board, MIR.
Turner moved the adoption of the re-
port submitted at the last meeting by
Messrs. Pyle, tetts aud Coyle OF the
committee.
MIR. Morrow moved TO amend The re-
mort by STIMULATING that Miss Maria G..
Loney should he appointed principal oil
No. u School, instead of Miss Medara,
aud that Miss Mary j. Mch lister he
appointed principal al No. II School,
10 fill the vacancy caused by the pro.
motion of Miss Loney; the other pro.
visions to remain as in the report. In
suhstantiation OF his report, Mr.. Nor.
n Il ,.t
would lie a violation Of the time.
honored principal OF standing by the
roster OF teachers. Any deviation, he
held, would mako loophole for Ioliti-
cal or reliL iuus preferences and would be
step that the board would always
regret.
Mr.. Pyle said he was ona of the uu.
fortunate element known nB defendant
and il the plaintiffs would put in theii
case tho defendanta would put in iheirs.
Mr.. Morrow having intimated that the
members of the committee who made
the report had made a mistake, Mr..
l'yle contended that such was only Mr..
Morrow's opinion. He claimed that ne
mistake had been made and contendet
that the report was in accordance with
the custom of the board.
Mr.. Carter thought some Of tho mem
DtTb N5To III inb Nh'
J. point whlGh had been raised ant
thought there should be full explana
tion before the memhers would know
how 10 vote inteligently.
Mr. M-Causand admitted that
although ho was member of thu com.
mittee on teachers, be bad not attended
the meeting at which the report wa
formulated. being unable TO attend a
that time. He was at the nesting helt
last week, however, and had heard the
matter thoroughly discussed. Threu o
the members of tho committee though
the original appointments were righ
and three thought they were wrong
/, hence the absence Of three OF the sig
natures frum the report. His under
standing of the matter was that severa
years ago Miss Medara was confined Il
her home on account OF being sick. A
that time she was entitled TO a promo
tion, but il was not offered to her, al
she would have been Obliged 10 refus
it and would have hoen thrown out o
line az far as succeeding promotion
we're concerned. She was informed a
the time that the place she bad heeI
filing would he held for hor until be
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