The sun., 1898-11-15
EDUCATION BOARD MEETS
The School Appropriations Are
Now Evenly Divided and
Allowance is Less.
WRANGLE OVER CLOSING

Report for the MODth.-IIargc
Number of Communica-
tiOns Acted On.
At the meeting of the Board of Educa.
tion last evening the matter OF the local
schools receiving smaller appropriation
from the State this year than last was
explained in communication from City
Solicitor Conrad.
He was unable to Suggest any remedy
to the board for the falling off in the ap.
preparation.
Last year the appropriation for New
Castle county was divided among 113
districts. and this year it is divided
among 1888 districts. BY an act Of the
last Legislature under the general system
Of free schools the colored schools are
TO share the appropriation with the
other scho ls, each getting an equal
amount.
The colored schools, 25 districts, will
share in the fund to the extent of nearly
1900, and two-ffths from this sum will
come of the city's share. It is estimated
that the city will receive s., 438 less than
last year.
The amount from equal division in II
districts is $3.50; share of balance,
$iB470 share due colored schools in
Wilmington, $2,923.35, making the total
amount in CITY $2l; ;943.67.
Out Of the $50, ,787. .96 available in New
Castle county this year, there is first al
lowed u each OF the 1873 districts the
sum OF $50 and the balance is divided
among the districts, in accordance with
the enrolment Of pupils, on the basis Of
about ST. 78 per pupil.
The diviaion for Wilmington is on the
basis Of 9.Ol7 pupils.
President Shortlidqe said he ti.ought
the amount Of the appropriation would
be at least SIC, 600.
There was no corresponding increase
in the appropriation in proportion to the
increase OF districts and one OF the mem.
bers of the Board remarked that it would
be in order to ask the next Legislature to
increase the appropriation. II is likely
that legislative committee will be AZ.
pointed.
There was quite wrangle between
the members as to the closing of the
schools on Friday, November 25. Thurs.
day, November "a, will be Thanksgiving
Day and the schools are always closed
on that day.
Mr.. Turner remarked that there was
always wrangle over the matter, which
ended by the schools. being closed that
day.
Mr.. Adair wanted the chair to rule
on the question as to whether the Board
had the power to close schools at any
time, and the president ruled that they
had after they were once opened.
Mr.. Adair said that when the question
arose last fall about postponing the
opening day on account of Labor Day,
it was stated that the rules would not
allow of it. Mr.. Belts said it cost 500
or $500 per day to close the schools.
When the motion made bv Mr.. Nor
row to close the schools from November
23 to % was voted on, there were three
who voted nays.
The president said he heard three nays,
while Colonel McCsusland thought he
only heard one nay. The ayes and nays
were called for when the vote stood as
follows:
Ayes-Alfrey, Barnes. Frick. Hartman,
Huey, Morrow, McCausland, Palmer,
Rommel, Singles, Turner, Fraim and
Frantz-13.
'Nays-Pyle, Belts, Adair and Short
lidge-4.
Treasurer Bartram's report for October
was as follows: Receipts, balance. fund
for new buildings, ETC., $50, ,289. SO; bal
ance for current expenses, $4,4ll.54;
October appropriation for current ex-
penses, $l2. .3O4.77; interest on deposits,
Union National Bank, $84.66; balance Of
rent from OIL North Eighth street, $llS.-
Is; overdraft, fund for current expenses,
$S23.49 .,.
Expenditures, salaries paid teachers,
$ll 4.23; officers and janitors, 81, l20. 10;
amount paid for rent of buildings,
$7l.13; manual training, $l19.69; books
and stationery, $3,388. 81; fuel, $lO3S;
repairs, $l,l2l.20; supplies, $751; SO; treas
urer free library, $53l.79; miscellaneous,
$50 80; balance fund for new building
$38,2lS.40.
A communication was received from
the Board of Trustees Of the Teachers
Mutual Beneficial Association asking the
sympathy and cooperation of the mem
bers of the board in the bazaar to be
given by the Association in Pyle's Cycle
Academy from November % to Decem-
Der 3, inclusive, for increasing the per-
manent fund OF the Association.
The Association was organized about a
year ago for the benefit OF sick and dis
abled teachers.
The teachers committee reported that
they appointed Ella V. Burns fifth as
sistant teacher Of school No. z, and
Emma Strickland teacher OF the primary
school at 6lO Adams street. She has fifty
pupils and there are 81 pupils applying
for admission. The report was adopted.
The committee also reported having
considered the matter of placing stations
of the Penny Provident Fund at tile diff.
ferent schools, but are not yet ready to
report on the matter
Power was given to the committee to
reopen another room at No. 6l0 Adams
street, known as school No. 2S.
On motion of Morrow, Scott & Den.
ney's Rhetoric was adopted for use as q
book of reference in the High School.
Mr.. Belts stated that the boiler at
School No. IA was not large enough TO
furnish sufficient steam to heat the four