Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-08-16


Easter for Public Bodies to So Act.
The Board OF Education, Mt its regn
lar meeting Monday night, received and
accepted an offer from William 7.
Bancroft to advance S25, 900 for paying
the contractors on the new high school,
and adopted the report of the teachers
committee, making numerous changes
among the teachers. Tho communion
ton from Mr.. Bancroft was rs follows;
Wilmington, Del, Sth month 4th,
l900--To the Board Of Public Educa
tions | am willing TO help out of the
difficulty respecting the high school
building by making payments TO the
contractors TO an amount not exceeding
twenty-five thousand dollars 1925, 900.
while | suppose no engagement can
be made that money 40 expended by me
will he repaid on the part Of the city,
feel assured that IL will be, and that
the members OF tho Board Of Education
will endenvor to promote such repay
ment In proper manner, and Us soon
ss practicable
''In order to guard against misunder-
standing perhaps IL is best for me to
say that very seriously disanprove OF
tho course you pursued In this matter
IN some respects, and that | hope am
not, 10 making this offer, doing what
is likely to make it easier for public
bodies to 80 act, Respectfully,
William p Bancroft. y
Robert O. Fraim stated that Mr..
Bancroft and he had discussed the
matter week ago and he had Iiepared
resolution, which met with Mr.. Ban
s., h. An ka,,
il was as follows:
Whereas, Mr., William p. Bancroft
of the city OF Wilmington, In the county
of New Castle, IN the State OF Dela
ware, has on his own motion, kindly
INDEPENDENTLY agreed to Fay over on
Of his own money, to the contractors o
the new high school building which /
nov In process of erection and compile
tion in said city, the sum Of twenty
five thousand dollars, 10 enable sale
contractors to fully complete the erec
tion and completion Of said sohoo
building, made with this Board O
Education b! contract for the same
for the erection and completion Of sal,
building in this city. Therefore, be i
Resolved, That the thanks Of thi
hoard Is hereby tendered 10 the sal
William p. Bancroft for his liberality
In advancing from his own privat
funds said sum of twenty five thousan
dollars to the contractors of the me-
high school building to enable sal
contractors 10 proceed with erection an
completion Of said high school built
ing; and be 1t further
Resolved, That when at any tim
hereafter, this Board Of Public EducF
tion shall have in fts hands suiiicier
sum of money which it has the leg
right under the statute laws Of the Sta
OF Delaware to expend for the erectit
of new school buildings, that the ia
sum of twenty-five thousand dollars q
yanced by said William p. Bancro
shall be returned to him by tb
board. "
This resolution was unanimous
adopted,
The hoard ordered warrant draw
in favor of the A. s. Reed Il Bro.
for Sa, 66l. 10 for work on the new hi
school, the same to be paid out OF
money advanced by Chief Justi
Charles b, Lore.
CHANGES IN TEACHERS.
Lewis b. Morrow presented the
port Of the teachers committee viii
was as follows;
Wilmington, Aug. 18th, 1900
the Board Of Educatipn--Ge ntemt
Owing TO the appointment of an /
ditional teacher in the High School a
the designations OF several teache
your committee on teachers would
specifically report as follows:
"That Alice Mercer be made secc
assistant, Grace L. Smith third ass
ant, and Mary J. Wheeler fourth ass
ant in the boys department OF the II
School, each at SALARY Of 300
year.
"That Elizabeth Sedgwick he
pointed substitute for the additio
teacher at the High School at sal
OF $3.50 per year.
''That Clara Hyde be made prinoi
of School No. 3 at a salary Of $500
year, and that Ellen q. Duffy be m
assistant principal OF the same sci
at q salary Of Si50 per year.
s'Tbat Mary b. Dennison be m
sixth assistant 10 the boys dspartn
of School No. 4 at salary of $3.50
year.
THAT each Of the teachers in
girls department Of School No. 4 bt
the fifth assistant be moved up
place, and that Lena M. Dillon
made seventh assistant in tine same
partment at a salary Of $500 per yea
THAT Elizabeth Carlisle be mad,
sistant principal In School No. 5
salary OF $3.50 per year.
THAT Elizabeth j. Patton be o
assistant principal in School No. 8
salary OF $3.50 per year.
"rhat Mary j. Kane be made
assistant In School No. ut sala
$500 per year,
THAT Anna NJ. Brink be nado s
assistant in School No. at q saa
$500 per year,
"That Annie I. Long be ,
seventh assistant In School No.
five months at salary Of s4o0 per
"That each of the teachers in 81
No. IL below the first Hssistan
moved up one place, and that Ali,
Palmer be made fourth assistant u
same school at a salary of $500 per
THAT each Of the teachers in s.
No l2 below the arst assistan
moved up one Place, and that
Mcdaniel be made fourth assiata
the same school ut salary Of 81
year That Mary r, Moileown be
fifth assistant, and L. Edna 4
sixth assistant 10 School No. i2,
alta salary OF $500 per year.
That Katherine Connaway be
fifth assistant aud A. Blanche Gi
sixth assistant 10 School No II,
at a salary OF $500 per year.
THAT each of tho teachers 10
No. 10 below thu first assistant be
up ono place, that Margaret II. II
made sixth assistant in tho
school at q salary 81 e.)6S per yea
that Mary L. Jones be made 3,