The sun., 1900-09-11
MEETING OF AlL
Teachers OF THE
CITY ON FRIDAY
Object is for Them to Become
Acquainted With Superin-
tendent Twitmyer.
SOME CONTRACTS AWARDED
Chief Justice Lore's Loan of $685.
600 to Aid Work on New High
School is About Used Up.
Big Contractors
Bill Paid.

Professor George w. Twitmyer, the
new superintendent Of the public schools
of this city made his first appearance
before the Board of Education at its
meeting last night ard after the regular
business had been transacted, made an
address in which he asked permission to
call Il meeting of all the teachers of the
public schools of which there are near
IL $50, 1T the High School on Friday
afternoon.
He stated he had during the 21A days
of school held thus far visited Schools
No. /, 5, 16 and "a and had been received
kindly and graciously by the teachers.
and was much pleased with the interest
and enthusiasm exhibited by them. But
ut that rate it would take him six weeks
or two months to visit all the schools
and look in the faces of all the teachers.
He said he desired to have meeting
of all the teachers between and 5
O'Clock Friday afternoon for the pur-
pose of talking over the general cOndi-
tion OF the schools and outline the policy
of the new administration. The teach
ers and lie couid then understand each
other better and get more in sympathy
with each other in shorter time.
He did not know whether or not the
rules gave him authority to hold such
meeting. President Shortldge thought
the meeting IN excellent idea and he
was given authority to hold the meet
ings. The rules will he 50 changed that
iii the future he can hold such meetings
lit any time. Grade meetings of teach
prs are provided for in the rules at pres
| ent.
The Board decided that there should
lie but one session of the school UP to
Friday next.
There is hut one vacant school room
III the city and that is at School No. ..
The Teachers Committee was given
power II open the room 70 accommodate
pupils who have been crowded out Of
school.
M. 0,nanncl asked for some rcliei
fram Till oyerMowdal candidition %
school No Is where 81 Pupils arc unablt
10 lind soats. The mntter was rcteT"d
Ito the Tearhe's Committee.
Mrs. y. w. Harlan, widow of tlt
dccenSed superintendent, sent i laitei
thanking the Bn0rl foi Ms resolutions 9l
coincidence.
a. S. Reed 4 Bros. Company has heel
awarded the contract " erect tha new
manual training buildings 1T the lligl
Sahoolther bid being $to,492, also fol
Slate blnrJiS mt High School 1T 1877
cents font.
J Simmons 4 Bro wcrc awarded con
tract for eniing 1T 30 10 50 cents foot
4 I'LL Of 4. $. Reed & Bros. Co., con
tractors Of the new High Schol for So,
$500 was passed less the usual 20 PEI
cent. Mr.. Turner. chairman of the New
Building Committee said that this abou
cleared up Chief Justice Lore's $4,000
me proposed amendments to the rule
and bylaws have been printed an
copies were distributed to the member
last night. An attempt was made T
have special netting called for Monda.
night to finally pass them but it was M
: successful. Permission was given fo
: the purchase of $40 worth Of apparatus
etc.. for the laboratory of the Hig
School.
Permission was given the Wilmingto
Friends Free Kindergarten to open
school in school No. %.