Evening journal., 1900-05-30
SCHOOL BOARD
NAMES TEACHERS
New Castle Educators We're
In Deadlock For a Time
Contests In Election For Several Of
the DepartmentS-ROutine
Business
Special to The Evening Journal.


New Castle. May 30.-Teachers for
the public schools of the city were
elected at last nights meeting OF the
Board Of Education as follows:
rlncipal-Professor w. w. Knowles
Assistant principal-Miss Clara Nes-
bit
Eighth grade-Miss Anna Reber.
Seventh grade-Miss Dalema Draper
Sixth grade-Miss Cecilia MahOney.
Principal Of No school--ANss Lille
u. Seminar.
Seventh grade, school No. miss
May Cooley.
Fourth grade, school No. 2-Miss
Carrie Downey
Third grade, school No. 2-Miss Reba
Saunders.
Second grade, school No. 2-Miss
Mary Janvier.
First grade, school No. 2-Miss
Elizabeth NJ. Dennison.
Assistant in No. 8 school-Miss EN-
lily ID. Leach.
The election was a spirited one.
There were nc contests for teachers in
the High School and in No. 3 school,
but in No. ? several names were voted
for to fill the vacancy caused by the
resignation OF Miss Anna M. Flemming.
The applicants for the position were
Elizabeth Wilson, Of Denver, Col;
Miss Sarah Vantyne, of Bridgeville; Miss
Elizabeth M. Dennison, of New Castle,
and Miss Anna M. Stewart, of the West
Chester Normal School
When the subject of Miss Flemming's
resignation came before the board it
was the opinion Of several members
that her position should be filled by
Miss Mary Janvier who has been
teaching the lowest class in the school
for several years. There was some op-
position to the advancement, but after
three ballots had been taken Miss Jan
vier was declared elected The Misses
Dennison, Wilson, and Stewart were
voted for, Miss Stewart being the see
ond choice OF the members Of the
board.
For the first grade leadership there
was another contest. in which the
Misses Dennison, Wilson, Vantyne and
Stewart figured, but Miss Dennison re-
ceived tive votes on the first ballot
and was therefore declared elected,
HONOR FOR MANY PUPILS.
The report Of superintendent
Knowles for the month ending yester-
day showed the average attendance at
the schools to have been 345 scholars.
OF this number 300 OF the children We're
not tardy. Six scholars We're admitted
and one was suspended
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES DIS
CUSSED.
The coming commencement exercises
Of the High School were briefly refer
red TO. IL was decided that the certiii-
Gates be issued on averages Of seventy
live or over, and that Leslie Carnegy,
the boy who has been deprived of the
privilege Of attending school because of
the prevalence of contagious disease
here, be examined privately in his
studies so that he may receive his di-
ploma al the same time as other mem
bers Of the graduating class.
Salaries OF the teachers were allowed.
Miss Emily ID. Leach being paid foi
the week she was compelled to lose
because of sickness i'm the Hamilton
home
Harry Montgomery was elected jani.
tor Of school No. 3. and Bennett +. Ian.
caster, janitor Of schools Nos. and
IL was reported that all the boys who
had ben accused of breaking window.
in the schools had paid for the damage
and had been reinstated One boy VIII,
proved guiltless Of the offense was ex.
onerated and then reinstated. A. II
/ Padberg was allowed S5l for paintinl
the school at Shawtown.