The sun., 1900-01-23
OFFICIALS TERMS
REDUCED A YEAR
School Board Last Night Con
Sidered ReyiSienS in
the BYLAWS.
FINANCE COMMITTEE LARGER
The President of the Board Was
Made Ex-Oftlcio, Member of all
Standing Committees The
Term Of School Superin-
tendent is One Year.

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The Board OF Educatinn at it meeting
last evening began the consideration of
the proposed revision Of the by-laws,
rules and regulations.
Although the consideration of the
rules had been de a special order Of
business for 8 o'clock Or sooner, Pr.
ttanlz moved to postpone the matter for
one month, bit his motion was lost by
vote oi TO 10.
After portion Of the reyisions bad
been acted on, further consideration v as
postponed ior a month A number Of
mpuitant changes we're adopted.
There vas much debate over the pro-
posed change making the president
tx atiicio a member Of all standing conn
nittees but with 10 vote therein except
il case pf e At present he is tx. x.otiicin
a member Of the committee on teachers
Onlv.
Mr.. Morrow aud others thought tie
president should hay. a vote il all stand
Iug committees.
Tie amendment was adopted after the
portion ia reference TO having no vote
vas stricken ont.
Tie amendment chf nging tie number
ot members Of the finance committee
I from three to five vas adopted
\ Ine amendment creating new com.
I mittee, 10 be knoAn as the committee on
I Wilmington Free Librlry, with mem
i ber-hip of thlee, was adopted.
The section in the bylaws relating to
4 the giving out VI printing was changed
to read that proposals Should tie asked
/ fpr from responsible printing houses Of
the city.
The section defining the duties Of he
law committee was changed by striking
out the portion directing them to keep IA
record OF alterations made in the rules
aud setting forth that il shall attend to
all legal matters which may be referred
TO it.
A new section was adopted defining
the duties OF the new committee on the
4 Wilmington Institute Library.
The section hicb states that the
\ visiting committees shall take no action
allow ing the pupils to attend any eXhi-
/ bition, show or public entertainment,
was given the addition that such action
! shall not be taken except v hen author
/ iZ-d by resolution OF { G board.
Quite debate took place oyer revision
/ in the section winch provides for adver-
tisng in the papers for proposals ioI
work and material.
AZ present when the cost exceeds $50
bids are to be asked for by advertisement
in the daily papers.
The revision was that where the prob
able cost exceeded $50 but not 5000 the
advertisement was to 60 in not more than
three daily papers, but when it exceeded
500 the advertisement vas to go in all
the papers. This was adopted after a
change was made that where the cost ex-
ceeded $500 the advertis sement was to GO
in at least three papers.
The section referring to repairs was
chanred so that repairs costing under
SIC may be done under the supervision
of the visiting committees, uniess other
wise ordered by the board.
The terms ot the superintendent, as
sistant superintendent and supeIintend-
ent clerk were changed from two year;
TO one year. This will not affect le
terms of the present officials.
The first election under the new rule
will be held on the fourth Monday II
June, 1901.
The salary of superintendent was tixec
at 81 600 ptr year. assistant superlntend
ent at 81 200 and uperintendent clerl
at $500.
The teachers committee recommended
that each OF the teachers below France
Scott in the Primary Department Q
school No. 8 be moved up one place
to fill the vacancy caused by the deatl
of Anne Gunoy, also that Adelln
: Brooks be made eleventh assistant III tn
Primary Department Of the same school
~ si,etr oH a
The committee on books recommends
the adoption OF Prices spelling book !
the Grammar and Primary Schools, con
n mencing next Septe noer. Their recon
mendauon was adopted.
The thanks OF the board were extend
a ed to the educational commtttee of tn
u New Century Club for pictures present
ed to various schools A motion wa
! passed ordering the secretary OF I'll
board to draw on Councii for the monti
y ly appropriation,
d Helen w. Wormley resigned as teach'
I OF cooking and sewing in schools Nos. i
26, 2l and 10, her resignation 10 tat
y effect February 10.
:. The matter Of having storm doc
y placed at school No. 20 was referred
the committee on new buildings.
The board reie red to thr committ
on teachers request that the teache
aud scholars be interested III the b
rs nov presented in Congress by Mr. Bake
d. Of Kansas, which provides that the %
" ernment shall set aside laud in the Seut
lp eastern part Of New Mexico tor the pl
a. pose of preserving the bHifaiD from t
Of tiuction. 1t is desired that letters
lt written to Congressman urging them
lei favor the bill.
Mr.. O'DonneI moved the salary Of
". Low Der, januor OF school Ne. 10,
Ia increased from S1-Qto s255 year.
uualnti N8e.t tite tutue cua nilttee
Neal, iacl and yrhtil4ttua.