Evening journal., 1898-01-26
BOARD OF EDUCATION.
Favorable Reports on Build
ings and improvements.
DESIGNATIONS ARE SUBMITTED

TWO PLACES FILLED-THE PRES
BYTER1AN CHURCH MAKES A
SPLENDID OFFER-OTHER BUSI-
NESS OF THE BOARD.
President Stewart and Messrs, Ella
son, Ferris Frazer Manlove, Deakyne,
Carrick and DR.. Tybout were the mem,
bers of the Board of Education who
met last evening. w. A. Vickery, VINO
has been sick, was not yet sufficiently
recovered as to be able to brave the
storm. This meeting was particularly
interesting, as it was believed that
there would be a wholesale resignation
of teachers on account of some changes
which had been made.
As there was no meeting in Decem-
Der. the November minutes were read
and approved. Committees reported as
follows: School No. l. the SIXTH sew
enth and eighth grades were examined
and everything found in excellent con-
dition although the seventh grads
might be improved slightly; No. was
in frst-class order. There was no re-
port from No. 3, as the chairman OF
that committee was absent.
Bills for various amounts for printing
and books, as well as the bills of Harry
Tetlow, for S15.2O; Bayard Mitchell,
S9S5; New Castle Water Works. $50,
were ordered paid. This last bill Of
the water company was for renewing
and improving a closet in school No.
]. The Building Committee reported
the closet completed and doing good
service Mr.. ManlOve reported S2S7.75
from the state fund, and $995.4S from
the city fund, making a total of ST.,
Au xunu n
December, the president and secretary
approved the warrants for salaries
without the boards sanction, but On
motion of Mr. Ferris, this was granted.
The principals report was read as fc.-
lows
Number enrolled during month";. Z
Total attendance ..................0 03o
Average attendance ...............44 44S
Seating capacity of schools. .. .626
Number different classes. .......... Is
Number present every half day .150
Number not tardy. y.................3 1888
Number regularly dismissed before
usual nOur ................. see. 80
Number seats forfeited, Reg. ",
Page ll........ ......... .......
Number corporal punshments in
nlcted. d...... ........ ............
Names of pupils deserving special
mention:
Room No. 6-Willie Greer, Vandyke
Stewart, frankie Fagan.
Room No. Sole Lank, Paul Weir,
Jacob Gilkey, Christopher Grier.
Room No. 9-Alma Dyer, Lena Rid
ings, Eva Mitchell, Edna Turner, Will
lie Hewlett, Harry Weggenmann.
Miss Bessie Kuntz substituted one
half day for Miss Reber, Miss Mamie
Nantine One-half day for Miss Saun-
ders and one-half day for Miss Shellen-
burger. Miss May Whitnack One-half
day for Miss Smith, one-half day for
Miss Reber, one-hah day for Miss
Fleming. one-half day for Miss Barnes
and one-half day for Miss Saunders. As
Miss Smith. Miss Shellenburger, and
Miss Reber had promised to pay for
their own substitutes on account of
only teaching one-half day on Decem-
Der "a, the report proposed that the
half days salary be deducted.
After the report had been heard it
was ordered fled Mr.. Ferris submit
ted an offer to the board as follows:
''At meeting of the trustees Of the
Presbyterian Church it was proposed to
let the schools have the chapel in Dob
Dinsville for $50 per year. But after
consideration it was thought best mol
TO charge rental Now if the session Of
the church is willing. il would let the
board have the place If it will put it in
repair and pay the insurance. and re-
turn to the church if it was not wanted
for service again; the church to have
the privilege of holding service there
one night per week and be the sole one
to use the building"
1t was ordered that the secretary en-
ter the communication on the minutes.
and a motion was carried to thank the
trustees and session of the church on
behalf of the board. and people of Dob
binsville for the very excellent offer.
and to notify them, that when the
times should warrant it, the board
would be very glad to use it.
The following teachers then submit
ted their designations: Miss Mary ].
Fleming. from the third grade, to take
effect February 1; Miss Beulah Barnes.
room No II, to take effect February
2S Miss Flora Lunt, room No. 10. to
take effect February %. To the last
resignation, one of the members said:
This is a public calamity.
Miss Reba Saunders was promoted to
Miss Fleming's room after the seventh
ballot. and Miss Anna Fleming elected
to fiji the unexpired portion of the
term i'm Miss Saunders room. Appli-
cations from Miss Dalema Draper, OF
Bear; Misses PhilOma Beecher, LILY
Seminar and Katharine Morris. of Will
mington. and Miss Eleanor B. Forman.
of Elsmere. were read and filed. They
will be referred to the Committee on
Teachers, who viii report on the avail
able ones at the next meeting. Misses
Smith and Shellenburger had with
drawn their designations for the pres
ent
Orders were drawn for the payment