The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-09-28
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NEW CASTLE.
Correspondence OF the REPUBLICAN,
NEW CASTLE, Sent. "a th

NEW CASTLE. Sept. 2'.th
! A new rule has been made on the trolle,
cars and there was GENERAL kick Til
morning when conductor Iimms enforced
II. All smokers must occupy the bacl
seais u they wish to smoke. The seat
| coiltain Aye or six persons each and somt
tlriiss On the cars there are sixty passen.
/ gefs. There have been as high as thirty
! five smokers ol a car II they all crowd
into two seats there is going to be both
trouble and an accident. But the rule il
in force and must be obeyed.
Samuel A. Mcdaniel and John Il. Tay-
lor were 10 New Castle last evening. The
people hope that the ballot boxes may
not bc opened. The majority oftwo votes
Is just rs good as If it were two thousand.
Ii the the Eoxes are opened then Mr.. Tay-
lor VIII have six more votes from New
Castle and Bradley.One vote. Republicans
can't afford to lose such a grand chance of
success as thoy have this time. There are
rumors ailoav at present that money was
used here on Saturday. That mayhe so
lin instead of money. Incidental expenses
are incurred at every election.
The monthly meeting of the Board of
Education was held last evening. The
following bills were paid ana orders drawn
for the respective amounts. Text book
committee for books, expressage and print
ing $40 90; The New Castle water works,
SS Henry A. Dennison, new wafer spout
ing, painting and repairing roofs and over.
hauling stoves and pipe. 800 OIL; John w.
Hudson, repairs 4.2S; j. L & l.. E. Ella
SOD, lumber andlcoal S47.27 Stationery, S.
Complaints we'e received in relation to
the drainage OF No school and the matter
was place in the hands of tnc committee
of that school to look after and remedy the
evil existing.
Clerk Eckles announced that balance
of 1880 55 was in bauk to the credit of thu
board.
Notices wero received that certificates of
two years had been granted to PRINCIPAL
W. w. Knowles, Miss Cole and Miss Mes
Bit while the other teachers were In pos
session Of certificates of one year each,
The report of Principal Knowles for the
monh showed total enrolment of 535
scholars aid an average attendance of 467.
Two seats have been forfeited and one sus.
pension.
He recommended that the backboards
in the several rooms be repaired.
This matter was taken up by the mem
bers of the board who discussed the prices
and the best plan to remedy the trouble
MIR. LOTUS of Wilmington offered to re. |
pair the boards at cost of five cents Dor |
.quaro foot The estimated cost would be |
Sl0O.
Mr.. Eliason read quotations for slate
boards AZ IL to 20 cents per square foot
Professor Knowles stated that he had quo.
'ations for slate boards from several par
les and the quotations ranged from ii to
3 ccnls per square foot and couple of
'ear' ago be purchased board at II cents
,er foot which proved,to be of elegant ma.
erial andsperfectly satisfactory in all re-
poets.
On Il motion made by Mr.. Deakyneit
vas decided to place in the rooms slate
'oards where they were absolutely ssss-
ary for Tho present and make as many of
he Old boards do for the balance of the year
s was possible. 1t is tho intention of the
'oard TO do away with the inferior compo-
lite boards and purchase slate boa rds as
hey are cheaper in the end and much
more satislac ory.
The application of Warren Carnagy of
for scat in the new hirh
chool was next taken up and Principal
Knowles que. TONED in relation to the
roper course in the matter ard whether
not there was room for him. He
lated that there was no room TO spare
ut he thought that another desk could
Q placed IN tho room
A motion Was than offered to allow the
oy attend the high school in this city pro-
iding that he pay for his books which be
lay use and agree to vacate his seat IL the
VT was needed for bona fide resident of
lis city.
The salaries of the teachers substitutes,
Iltor. and clerks were ordered paid after
hich PrOfss Or Knowles spoke to the
'ard of the advisability Of the teaohing Of
>rtical writing in the schools in place of
10 incline system now In vogue
He suggested thnt it be taken up in the
cond grade and DO continued to the fifth
AIDES for the present and that the B. c.
cath system be adopted. He stated that
further expense would be required and
would be necessary to purchase the
oks, as the old copy books were worn
A letter written In the style spoken Of
as shown to the members and they were
eatly pleased with the appearance of 1t.
, show that the system was proper
o he illustrated that child beginning
write always wrote vertically and the
mt was acquired by being taught to {
INT the letters. ,,
The board ordered that the systom
adopted IN the school as far as practica-
and that the new copy books be of the !!
nd mentioned
Professor Knowles then spoke of the ,
cd Of library in the high school for the 6
D of scholars of this class; he stated
1t there were no books on literary lines !,
iich would be Of great benefit to the :,
lolars.
Mr.. Ferris stated that 1t would be advis.
10 to give about four prizes to the ad-
need scholars::o of the school free pass to 8
, New Castle Library. Q
Nhe other members o. tine board after. b
rd talking over the matter thought that n
youd be more advisable to place the -
ney for the prizes in library for the - -
of tho scholars. "
Professor Knowles then asked whether II
not the scholars give entertainments ft
secure money. The members OF the ii
rd authorized the principal and scholars h
ecure money for library in any way la
~ they might see fit and proper. cl
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