The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-07-25
MISS ELIAS
WRITES.
Tells The Board That She
Never Heard of Her
Work Being Un-
satisfactory.

Ihe board OF Education la3t n12nG re-
ccived e report from tn, committoo on
books recommending tho adoption Of
Lyie's System Of Grammer for tho prim-
ary and grammar schools and the report
wns adopted.
Tho contract Tor making altera tions to
No. 10 school was awarded to VIII. EOulk
aal Son, TO; $3.50.
The secretary was directed to call the
attention Of j. Prince Ford, momber
from the Fourth word, to the rules, rs ho
has been absent for several meetings.
The committee OH law reported that 1t
would present the now bylaws and rules
ut tho last meeting In August. They will
DO considered at that time.
The proper officers were directed to draw
on City Council for tho monthly appro-
printion for August.
Bids for furni- hing school supplies for
the year were received from Ginn & Co.,
New York; Prung Educational Company.
Boston; T.. S r. Butler g. Son Of VIII
mington. The bids were referred to tho
book committee. Tho contract was award
cd to Butler.
Colonel McCausland presented q COM
munication fronrArchitect George henry
Pierce asking particulars OF the memorial
tablet for Charles Baird to be placed In
the new high school, The new building
committee was directed to secure design
and decide where the tablet is to be plac-
oil. A report will be made to the board
at late date. 1t will be made in this
city.
Mr.. Mciovern was appointed to The va
oancies Oh school committees now exist
ing
Secretary Bartram began the reading OF
letter from Miss Maggie N. Elias,
teacher in No. IS school, when Colonel Nc.
Causland asked If the board had to hoar 1t
rend.
Mr.. Morrow moved to refer the letter to
tho teachers committee. The motion was
lost. Several members said that the letter
should be read, The letter follows:
In consideration OF the statement that
read OH July 1, 90. that !, NJ. N. Elias, was
to be retained as ono of tho teachers of
school No. 16 on condition that do better
teaching or at the end Of the term be dis.
missed.
"Sinco the above statement has been
published 1t has proved damaging to me
mentally, physically, financially and hurt
full In influence of business tran actions,
and most earnestly ask that you not ouly
look into the cuse after working hard nd
conscientously for tho board for years.
but desire that you restore me to my years
appoint ment and please pay the amount
of three weeks damages at tho rate OF my
regular salary per week, for have been
wrongly and ful4oly accused concerning
my work.
II haven't been spoken to by any one
concerning anything in relation to my
work beiug unsatisfactory, but was spok-
Oh to by this president Of the board con-
cernlng tardiness Ho said that they wcre
after me and several whito teachers and
one Of them had been spoken to, and II
she did not do better would be dismissed
spoke Of my mother and home being left
In poor condition, and ho told me to let
her and everything else go, which did
un il my niece was stricken suddenly,
when 1t WINS struggle and ID yet for life.
am perfectly wiling to be punished for
anything that l do that is not right, but
am unwilling to lay under fnlse charge
and especially when l have never been
called up before the honorable body OF the
board or those employed by the board to
have full, fair and impartial trial.
Even when the assistant supsrlnt tend-
ent of the primary schools had infoiEed me
that my room would not be examined, the
morning of her last visit TO No. 10, az she
intended examining another room in read
ing and would notify me II an examina
tion was to be-in less than an he she
came from the principals room and in
formed me that my girls would be sent for
by tbs principal and my room would bo
examined. Those girls came from tho sew
lug rCom and in ten minutes they were
working ten ninth grale questions; and
not one question went to the WALL Two
boys madc an average of %; 12 boys and
girls an average OF Sd; ten boys and girls
an avarage Of 70; eight boys and girls. from
90 10 3d. class average, G6.4.
Tic assistant superintendent has been
rraising and complimenting them to their
faces, and l have been teaching ihcm to
love and re pect her The superintendent
on hea:ing mo say that they were doing
nicely said that is good news The prin
cipal has not been In my room to hear me
teach for five years, and tho committee on
tea chers nor the committee on tbe school
of No. lG never spent five minutes there
since I have had tho room. Will you
please inform ne who took he liberty of
trying to burt mo in public way.
Respectfully yours,
"Maggio n. Elias"
PSI wns employed to work for two
associations that would have paid me moro
than this, but you know. gentlemen,
would do nothing under such crcum.
stances, NJ. N. Elias"
The letter was referred to the commit
too on tea chers.