Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-07-27
, soy,avaaeeting of the Board of

III eVoNhOtof hhlti bllO
mendation was made that Maggie
as be re.employed as a teacher at
i School for five months, on pro.
br, the following communication
teceived from her Monday and
rid to the committee on teachers !;
Wilmington, Del, July "a, 1899. =
{ of Public Education-Re Respected
emen: In consideration Of the
kpent that l read in tho Morning
5 of July ath, 100, that l, M. N.
was to be retained as one of the
hsrs of School No. 16, on condition
do better teaching; or at the
|of the term be dismissed. Since
tbove statement has been published
Is proved damaging to me, mentally,
sically, financially, and hurtful in
lence of business transactions, and
host earnestly ask that you not only
into the case, after my working
and conscientiously for the board
years, but desire that you restore
to my years appointment and
SO pay me the amount of three
IS damages at the rate of my
lar salary per week, for | have been
pgly and falsely accused concerning
work. haven't been spoken to by
one concerning anything in relation
by WORK being unsatisfactory; but
spoken to by the president of the
I'D concerning my hardness. He
that they were after me and
bral white teachers, and one of
M had been spoken to, and il she
not do better would be dismissed.
poke of my mother and homo being
in poor condition, and he told me
let her and everything else go,
3oh | did until my niece was stricken
n suddenly, when it was q struggle
~ u is yeti for life. / am perfectly
ing to be punished for anything
i do that is not right, but am un-
ing to lay under a false charge; and
kcially when | have never been called
before the honorable body of the
Fd or those employed by the board,
ave full, fair and impartial trial.
n when the assistant superintendent
he primary schools had informed me
my room would not be examined
morning of her last visit to No. IL,
she intended examining another
IN in reading, and would notify me
hn examination was to be; in less
an hour she came from the princi-
S Office and informed me that my
; would be sent for by the principal
my room would be examined.
Use girls came from the sewing
h and in 10 minutes they were
king 10 ninth grade questions and
one Of the questions event to the
i" Two boys made an average of
per cent, IL boys and girls, 80; 10
and girls, 20; eight boys and
,, from 60 to 30; class average, 66.4.
assistant superintendent has been
sing and mplimenting them to
r faces and / have been teaching
n to love and respect her. The
frintendent on hearing me say that
we're doing nicely said That's
! news The principal hasn't been
ply room to hear me teach for five
rs, and the committee on teachers,
the committee on the School No.
never spent five minutes there since
had the room. Will you please
brm me who took the liberty of
ng to hurt me in a public way?
Respectfully yours,
Maggie N. Elias"
ST. was employed to work for
associations that would have paid
more than this, but you know,
tlemen, could do nothing under
h circumstances M. N. Elias.
resident Shortlidge instructed Secre-
n Bartram to write j. Prince Ford,
new member from the Fourth ward,
ling his attention to section No. &c
fhe rules, which provides that where
member absents himself from three
lsecutive meetings without reason
|e excuse or neglects his duty as a
pnher of a committee for two months,
seat shall be declared vacant by the
$rd, which shall proceed to fill it.
|rePly to the president, Mr.. Bartram
u Mr.. Ford had absented himself
IN three consecutive meetings. Mr..
IS said he understood Mr.. Ford was
California attending convention.
Hartman thought the proposed
ion was mistake. President Short
ge said he simply wanted the mem.
j to know what was required OF
m.
bill was received from the Dover
awarean for So for work done in
,, being the printing of copies of an
which, according TO the accom-
lying communication, set forth that
work had been ordered by the late
sident Baird and DR.. Shortlidge,
ms the latter could remember
hing about it no action was taken.
The contract for building an addition
No. 10 School was, on motion of
McCausland, awarded to William
Foulk & Son, the lowest bidders, at
ir bid of s2S7.
President Shortlidge appointed Mr..
Govern, the new member from the
venth ward, first on the visiting
bmittee of No. 2S School and second
Schools Nos. 10 and II.
10 mention was made of filling the
fst ward vacancy, caused by the
Equation of Mr.. Pyle.
ids for furnishing books and sup
Is for the schools during the ensuing
L. which were received from L. s.
Butler & Son of this city, CHM s.
of New York, and the Prang Edu-
onal Co. of Boston, were referred
the book committee, with power to
After the meeting of the board
committee awarded the contract to
Messrs. Butler, who had submitted
only complete bid. Their figures
Re about the same as last year.
the request of Architect George
Fierce, who drew the plans for the
n high school, the building com
tee was instructed to outline some
Ign for the Baird memorial tablet
te placed in the vestibule of the
hong and report to the board. to
APPROVED by the board and sent to
architect to draw plans. The senti-
Ply vas that the tablet should be
edo inthis city.
pm moion of Mr.. Adair, chairman of
law committee, the matter of
ision # bylaws and rules was re-
red to that committee, with in
uctions to report on August 2Sth,
en- the proposed amendments are to
Ile up for reconsideration