Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1899-09-14
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
BUSINESS Transacted vt the Meetins Of til,
Board 81 Education,

hnsincsA Transacted ut the MartinE Of the
Board "i Education.
AT the meeting of the Beard of Edu-
cation Monday evening Mr.. OtDonnoll.a
member OF the visiting committee Of
No. 10 School, said the fiither of a bow
attending the school had applied TO
him to have his son dismissed Ii or 90
minutes earlier than the tima for closing
in the afternoons to serve newspapers.
and Mr.. O'Donnell asked for a ruling
On Inc matter, not caring to take upon
himself the responsibility of inter
preting tho law, which STIMULATES that
the sessions in the primary schools in
the afternoons shall be from 9 to 4
O'Clock. President Shortlidge informed
Mr.. O'Donnell that the law is explicit
and there can be no deviation there.
from By the committee on any school.
PRESIDENT Shortidee also remarked,
incidentally, that il one hoy should be
dismissed early many others would
want the same concession for various
reasons. This decision settled the
matter for all Of the schools in the city.
DR.. Frantz called the attention of the
members to the fact that q rule exists
requiring principals to keep school
buildings open during the noon recess
on stormy days and allow children who
desire to renlain and eat their lunch,
undor tho supervision of one of the
teachers, and President Shortlidge re-
quested the visiting committees 10 see
that il is observed in all of the schools
When occasion requires. While the
matter was before the board Mr.. Ross
said it might be well to have rule
permitting schools to remain in session
through noon and be dismissed two
hours earlier in the afternoon, thus
having only one session, when such a
plan is deemed advisable on account of
Indictment Weather, and it was decided
that the law committee, in its revision
OF regulations, take this matter into
consideration and recommend that such
q change be adopted.
President Shortlidge announced that
he had made changes in several Of the
committees, on account Of the resigna-
tion Of Mr.. Pyle and the election Of Mr..
McGovern, the committees as re-
arranged being as follows. the first
named on each being the chairman:
Teachers, Lewis b. Morrow, Col. A.
q. McCausland, DIR. John Palmer,
Robert G. Fraim and James d. Carter |;
books, DIR. John Palmer, Lewis B.
Morrow, Robert Adair, DIR. b. R.
Veasey and James II. Green; fuel, heat
and ventilation, George Rommell,
George I. Alfrey, James II. Green,
Mordecai Barnes and John q. Kersey /;
repairs, James ID. Carter, George
Rommell, DIR. B. R. Veasey and Thomas
F. O'Donnell; No. l School, James ID.
Carter and John 9. Kersey. Vacancies
still exist in the committee on repairs
and the visiting committee of No. 90
School, which will probably not be
filled until the vacancy ID the board
from the First ward is filled.
Miss Fannie III. Bogia was elected
assistant principal of No. School and
Miss May Beatty to the lowest position
in No. School. The request of John
w. Kirby, ianitor of No. II School,
that his salary BIO increased from 5000
to 5000 per annum, on account of
having two additional rooms to look
after, was referred to the committee on
fuel, heat and ventilation, and Mt the
request of Mr.. Barnes tho committees
on teachers and new buildings were
instructed to open an additional room
Mt No. School, place teacher there
and furnish it. The printing COM
mittee was instructed to ask for bids
for printing Superintendent Harlan s
report for last year. 1t was decided to
purchase some supplies for No.. A
School, have the new room at No. 10
properly heated for the winter, have
the roof repaired at No. IA, purchase
q new flag for No. go, have Opaque
glass placed in the lower sashes Of the
windows at No. "a and provide guard
rails for the stairways at No. 2S.
The A. s. Reed g. Bro. Co. con-
tractors for the new high school build
ing, were allowed sl2, 1877. 81 on account,
and George Henry Pierce, the architect,
sl2l. SO. The law committee reported
progress, Chairman Adair stating that
a report on the proposed amendments
| to the bylaws would be presented at
| the next meeting.
The following report of tine finance
committee for August was read and
| accepted:
Balance, fund for new buildings. .$26, 702. As
Annual appropriation for lew
| buildings. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. W,uuU.OU
August appropriation for current
expenses ................. ....... lZ,J2U,Ul
Bank ................,.... 31.7s
| Oyerdraft, current expense fund. 6716.SG
s66, Bills
| .'. EXPENDITURES.
Salaries paid officers and ianitors..s 1,2lo.l2
| New building expenses. ......... 11,s12.3 IS
/ Manual training supplies ........ 5s.7a
/ Fuel .,.................. 452S.9a
| Repairs 1,e63.14
/ Treasurer Free Library ..... sos. 81
| Miscellaneous bills. 72.4G
| current expenses. ............... l2,17G. SIS