Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1898-11-17
NO soHoon ON NorsMpER e5.
Board OF Education Decides tn, Give tho
Z Chiidren a Holiday After Thanksgiving.

day, November 18th, the day after
Thanksgiving Day.
The matter was brought up by Mr..
Morrow, who made a motion that when
the schools close at noon Wednesday,
November 23d, they remain closed until
Monday morning, November 2Sth. The
motion was opposed by Messrs. Belts
and Adair, while President Shortlidge
and Mr.. Pyle spoke as If they were not
very much in favor of doing what was
contemplated. Mr. Belts said it cost
something like $500 to close the
schools, while Mr.. Adair called atten-
zion to the fact that the board had re-
fused to grant holiday on Labor Day,
which was a legal holiday, the under
standing at the time being that the
schools could not be legally closed on
that day, according to the rules of the
board. He thought if the schools could
not be closed on Labor Day, they could
not be closed ON tho day after Thanks
giving and read from the rules in sup
port of his argument. He asked for a
ruling on the point, and President
Shortlidge decided that the board could
close the schools on any day after the
opening day, whereupon Mr. Adair
called for the ayes and nays on Mr..
IuorrOWS mOJlOn.
Mr.. Morrow insisted on the action
being taken, holding that it was GUS
tomary to do such thing. The vote
resulted as follows:
Ayes Messrs. Alfrey, Barnes, Prick,
Hartman, Huey. Morrow, McCausland,
Palmer, Rommell, Singles, Turner,
Fraim and Frantz-13
Nays Messrs. Adair, Belts and Pyle
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The committee on teachers reported
that Miss Ella V. Burns had been ap-
pointed fifth assistant in School No. Z |;
also that a primary school had been
opened at No. 610 Adams street, and
| that a hearing had been given to a
delegation from the New Century Club,
which advocated establishing stations
of the Penny Provident Fund in tile
several schools, but was not ready to
make recommendation. The report
of the committee was accepted and its
| action endorsed.
On the recommendation of the COM
mitee on teachers, it was decided to
| designate the new school at No. 610
| Adams street as No. %, and Messrs.
| Pyle and Fraim were appointed the
visiting committee therefor. The COM
lmittee on teachers was given power to
open another room at the school, the
room now open being full, so scholars
being enrolled, and there being 81 ap-
plicants. The building was formally
leased anda an order for $50 was drawn
| in favor of G. w. Gooding, the agent,
as it was necessary to remove some par
| titions. On motion of Mr.. Belts,
| Draper A. Devices was appointed jani-
tor of the school.
Mr.. Pyle of the visiting committee
| invited the other members of the board
| TO visit the school and make an inspec-
tion. He eulogized the teacher, Miss
Emma A. Strickland, and said the
school was one of the most interesting
in the city.
Mr.. Pyle reported that there were
30 applicants for seats at No. 20 School,
and on his motion, the matter of OPEN
| ing an additional room there was re-
| ferred to the committee on teachers,
With instructions to report at the next
| meeting.
a communication was received from
Mrs. Elizabeth G. Butler, secretary of
the civic committee of the New Cen
tury Club. stating that tin signs re
questing people not to spit on the side
| walk, had been prepared, and asking
permission to have them placed on the
school buildings or fences, at no en-
pense to the board. The request was
granted.
A communication was received from
| the Teachers Beneficial Association,
| calling attention to the fact chat it
will hold a bazaar at the Pyle Cycle
Academy from November 2Sth to De-
cember Sd, and asking the cooperation
| and support of each member of the
board. On motion of Mr.. Morrow, the
communication was received and filed
On the recommendation of the COM
mittee ON books, it was decided 10 use
Scott & Denney's Composition Rhetoric
at the High School.
A letter was received from the De-
pertinent of Delaware, G. A. r.,
thanking the board for the use of the
assembly room at the High School, in
which to hold camp fire next Thurs
| day evening, and stating that arrange
ments were being made for occupying
the room on that occasion.
DIR. Palmer asked for an increase in
the salary of the ianitor of School No.
81, in view of the fact that he has an
| additional room to look after this year.
The matter was referred to the COM
mittee on fuel, heat and ventilation.
On motion of DIR. Frantz, the COM
\ mittee on fuel, heat and ventilation
was directed to ask for proposals for a
new boiler for School No. Ia, and re-
port at the next meeting, the boiler
now in the school not being large
enough. NJ
MIR. Morrow gave notice that Mt the
| first meeting next month he will ask
| fhsa 10 aln pr1 Matt nl
| Vertical Penmanship as the system to
| be taught in the schools.
A communication was received from
State Treasurer Willie NJ. Ross, stating
jthat the school fund for 1898 had been
distributed and that the account of the
board was as foilowt: Appropriation,
50, $50; dividend, Sic, 470. 80; total,
S19, 9,020.32. Tho letter stated that the
money had been placed in the Farmers
Bank to the credit of the board.
| Mr. Hartman remarked that the
amount was So, 1876 less than last year,
and at the request of President Short
lidge, Secretary Bartram read COM
munication from City Solicitor Con-
rad, in which he stated that he had
made an investigation and ascertained
the cause for a reduction in the
amount. In the letter he stated that
he had conference with State Treas
urer Ross, and had learned that the
appropriation for New Castle county
this year was $50, 1877. 90, which was
S419 12 less than last year. In 1897 the
money was divided among 113 districts,
while this year it was divided among
13S districts, the new law requiring
that the colored schools should receive
an equal share of the dividend. In
1897 the board had received s24, 456. 96,