Evening journal., 1898-03-30
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
lew COMMITTEES SUGGESTED FOR
THE ENSUING YEAR.

He ENSUING YEAR.
( IN INTERESTING SESSION HELD
. LAST EVENING. AT WHICH
VARIOUS MEASURES WERE CON
sIDERED.
4 The Board of Education met in regu- /
3 ar monthly session last evening with
President Stewart, Messrs. Eliason, |
p Frazer, Carrick Phillips, Deakyne, !
&lanlOve. Mahoney and Ferris present.
8 The minutes of the previous meeting
& ing were read and approved, after
(which the reports of the several COM
#nittees were heard.
81 Committee on No. 1 school reported
&hat department in good working order,
ut stated that some improvement
might be made in the seventh grade al
Though there was a great Improvement
ID that grade already.
81 Committee on No. 2 reported pro-
#ress. Mr.. EliasOn, of the committee on
NO. 3 school, reported this school in
good shape. Mr.. Frazer reported that
3 le had visited the schools and had
#Ound a great improvement, especially
n the seventh grade. Committee on
eachers reported progress. Commit
# ee on Text Books reported the follow
ng bills, which were allowed: Charles
-. Ferris & Son, S275; J. Ernest Phil
81 ps, $3.35. On motion the New Castle
& News was allowed $150 for printing
s he election notices. Committee on
y School Property reported bills as fol-
s ows, which were allowed: j. b. Bridge
& water, 81; Thomas Frazer, Jr., s12.15;
chm Megginson, s6.25. The Finance
Committee reported $40 in hand.
Mr.. Frazer submitted several copies
s # the proposed new text books for use
n the schools. Mr.. Ferris suggest
d that if new Biographies were to be
adopted that they be all of one kind.
Mr.. Deakyne thought it would be un-
wise to buy books at this time. as the
matter might be affected by the pro-
)csed new school law. This caused Mr..
'erris to say that he thought the pro-
lOsed new law a very bad one. On
notion CT Mr.. Carrick the matter OF
lew text books was laid over until the
lew school law was settled. On mo-
ion of Mr. Ferris an order of IS was al
6 owed in payment Of the election Off
ers.
The principals report was submit
ed and showed the number of schOl-
RS enrolled during the month to be
2; total attendance, 554; average at
endance, 43S; seating capacity OF
choOls, GAO; number of different
'lasses in school. 10; number present
very halliday, 113; number not tardy
80; number regularly dismissed before
he usual hour, 3S; number Of corpora
Punishments inflicted, 20.
NfIar 9 H.
OmmendatiOn for department and pro
sress since the last report are: Schoo
No z, Hugh Rementer, John Foster
ohm Miller, Christopher Grier, Pau
Nier, Helen MahOney; school No. 3
frank Leach, William Geer. Edwart
Toner and Mary Clark.
Miss Mamie Vantine substituted il
February. two DAYS for Miss Barnes
Dne day for Miss Lunt, three days 70
Miss Janvier. halliday each for Mis-.
leming ard Miss Shellenberger. Ii
March Miss Vantine substituted on
ay for Miss Janvier and a halliday fol
Iiss Smith
Acting in the matter of funds 70
payment of the salaries of the teacher
he board, on motion of Mr.. Ferris, de
ided to borrow 5000 from the Farmers
Sank for ninety days.
Mr.. Ferris offered the following resO
ution, which was adopted:
Resolved That the president an,
ecretary be instructed to write to Nj
Mccoy that it is the sense of this boar,
hat the proposed new school laN
hOuld not apply to the schools of thi
ity in any particular"
On motion, orders were allowed Il
payment of teachers, substitutes, secre
airy and ianitOrs' salaries for tn
month Of March.
President Stewart submitted the fol
owing list Of committees for the en-
uing year:
Teachers, Stewart, Deakyne, Ferris
'ext-Books, Frazer, Deakyne Phillips
'chool Property, Manlove Eliason Car
ick; Finance. Ferris, Carrick. Ma
loney; Visiting Committee No. I, Dea
lyne, ManlOve. Ferris; Visiting Con
nittee No. 2 CarricB. Frazer, Stewart
isiting Committee No. 3, EliasOI
Phillips. Mahoney.
Mr.. Mahoney stated in view of tH
act that the secretary received onl
so per year salary, he moved that
e increased TO $50. The motion wa
0st On further motion of Mr.. Phillir
hat the salary be made $50 per yea
his brought a vigorous protest frol
lr Ferris, who thought the secretary
alary adequate for the work done M
llason amended by having the matte
laid over until the May meeting. m
mendment was carried, Messrs. phi
ips. Mahoney and Deakyne votin
gainst the amendment. The boar
hen adjourned until the last Tuesds,
s n April
The cherry and apricot trees in tt
ards about town are white wit
loom.
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