Evening journal., 1898-11-15
TTERS OF INTEREST
Taken Up at Last Nights
Meeting of Board of Education.
A wRANGLE OVER THANKsGIVING

MISS ELLA V. BURNS APPOINT
ED ASSISTANT TEACHER.
AT last nights meeting OF the Board
OF Education a communication was re-
eeiyed from State Treasurer W. NJ.
Ross stating that the boards share OF
the state school fund was si9,O20.32.
This amount IS S. ,4S6 less than was
received last year by the board from
the state FUND.
City Solicitor Conrad communicated
the fact that he had visited Treasurer
Ross to ascertain why the amount is
less than that paid in 1897 He was
Finformhd that this year there are 1873
school districts, while in 1897 there
were emily 113 districts In the state,
therefore owing to the increase In the
number OF districts and the fact that
ali colored schools share equally In
the fund with the white schools, the
amount due to the city OF Wilmington
has been cut from S24 1886, received
In 1897, to s21, ,943.67. This includes
s2,923.35 for colored schools. The
amount for the colored schools he's not
yet been distributed, Therefore the
board has received $40, ,02O.32.
The Committee on Teachers reported
that Miss Elsa V. Burns had been se-
lectCd as fifth assistant in school No. z.
J at Fifth and Pine streets. The commit
tee also reported that A1lss Emma "A.
Strickland had been placed In charge
Of the primary school room recently
opened at No. 610 Adams strict.
There are fifty pupils in the school
and thirty-one additional applicants.
To accommodate The applicants an
other room will be opened during the
! wselx and the school Will be known az
y No. 2S.
e The Teachrrs Committee also stated
e that a conference had been held WITH
J, committee OF the New-Century Clul
y relative to establishing a penny provi
II dlnt fund in the public school No &C
s. ton regarding the PLAN was taken.
ie Mr.. Morrow. OF The Committee oi
'p Books, presented a report in favor Q
es adopting Scott and Denneys Compost
ton and Rhetoric. as a reference booi
r Int report was adopted
D. Mr.. Morrow then brought up th
k matter OF Thanksgiving holidays an
le moved that the schools be cSosed a
= noon on "wednesday. November %, an
y remain closed until the following Mon
NJ day. Mr.. Belts opposed kelping tn
IN schools closed on Friday followin
ne thanksgiving on the grounds that
cost too much to close the schools
~ ~ day.
.o When the motion was voted on
of division occurred and MIR. Adair calle
he for an aye and nay vote. He calle
ed attention to the fact that the boar
us refused to close the schools on Labc
y Day, which was legal holiday.
- Mr.. Turner said that the questio
lst was raised each year and there alwal
was a wrangle over it. but it alwaN
ended by Friday after Thanlsgivir
be included in the hoiday. The ms
ton 20 close on Friday was adopted
,r this following vote:
- Yeas-Mesers. Aifrey, Barnes, Eric
." Hartmann, Huey, Morrow, McCau
land. Palmer, Rommell, Sing.ts, Tu
Is. mar p,,afr1 and Frantz
ay Nay-Messrs. Belts. Pyle and Pres
his dent ShoItAdge.
Mr.. Morrow gave notice that
ll9 would at somh future meeting mo
ere for tive adoption Of Barnes Netion
ooS Vertical Penmanship.
"a President Shortlidge appoint
'er Messrs. Pyle and F'raim the visiti
re- committee for the new school, No.
pie, and Draper A. Dewves was elected ia
md itor OF the school.
ais The following communication FIX
- the Teachers Mutual Beneficial Asso
IN alton was read:
rad "The Teachers Mutual Beneficial
her sociation Of this city begs to armour
IN 10 your body that bazaar is to
nae az held in Pyie's Cycle Academy from J
m vember % to December
inclusive, for the purpose
ask increasing the permanent fund OF
10Y association. This association was
ma ganized about a year ago or the be
s.io % fit OF sick and disabled teachers.
ion 1.-THE beard of trustees Of the As
ngs ciation feeling That the Board OF lE
rset cation has always taken a kindly
terest in the welfare of the teachers
our public schools, dNsires to state I
such interet is a great help to
$50 teachers i'm their work, and also a
Don the sympathy aud cooperation CT e
tees and every member Of your body
nter the presrnt undertaking.
HUH (Signed) Nellie Louise Sawin,
Mia Secretary.
ir. The Committee on Heat, Fuel
trr~4st,tfo,,, ,,yasr in.tr11Qfpd 10 cao