Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-07-12

The Board of Education held another
lively meeting Monday, the chief busi-
ness transacted being the acceptance
OF assistance to the extent of S25, 900
from Chief Justice Charles B. Lore, for
the completion of the new high school
building; the election OF George W.
Twitmeyer of Bethlehem, Pa, to the
position of super rintendent of schools,
made vacant by the resignation OF ID.
w. Harlan; the adoption of resolutions
,regretting the resignation of Mr..
Harlan; the acceptance Of annual and
monthly financial reports. and the
awarding of contracts for coal to the
George W. Bush d Sons Co., for wood
to II. I. Sergeant and for books and
stationery to Il. s. r. Butler & Son.
Mos sEY FOR THE NEW HIGH SCHOOL.
When the matter of funds for tho
completion of the new high school
building came up Mr.. Turner, by
unanimous consent, Withdrew the reso-
luton offered BY him at the last meet
ing authorizing the board to borrow
the money necessary to liquidate the
liability, stating that the circumstances
had changed since the resolution was
offered, When asked by u reporter of
Every Evening what he meant by the
change in circumstances, he said he
referred to the advancing Of money by
Chief Justice Lore, and explained that
that money had virtually been donated
to the board, with the understanding
that it was to be paid back out OF funds
in hand in the future from which the
board could legally pay for the erection
of the building. He also stated that
the method adopted was different from
what had originally been proposed.
The first form of note endorsed by Mr..
Lore was in the nature of loan from
the Union National Bank to the Board
of Education. Subsequently, the Chief
Justice had the note made payable to
himself and he turned the proceeds over
to the board, under the conditions men,
toned above.
After Mir. Turner had withdrawn his
resolution Mr.. Fraiin, who had opposed
thu method OF borrowing money, as at
first proposed, offered the following,
and moved its adoption:
Whereas, The Honorable Charles
B. Lore, Chief Justice of the State OF
Delaware,l has voluntarily furnished
the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars
of his own money, to be paid over by
him to the person or persons who
entered into contract with this Board
of Public Education for the erection OF
new high school building in tho oity
of Wilmington, on which building
work has been suspended for several
weeks past. on account of the Board of
Public Education not having any
money in its hands which it can legally
ray to the contractors for the purpose
OF completing the erection of said build
ing Therefore, be it
Resolved, That the sincere thanks
of this board be extended to the Hon.
Charles Z. Lore for his kindness and
generosity, in advancing voluntarily,
on his own motion, said sum of twenty
five thousand dollars to the contractors,
for the purpose of enabling them to
fully complete their contract for tho
erection and completion of said high
school building, made by this board
with said contractors. And be 1T
further
Resolved, That whenever hereafter
this board shall have sufficient sum
OF noney In its hands, which it is
legally authorized and empowered by
the laws of the State of Delaware. to
expend for the erection and completion
of said high school building; that the
said sum of twenty five thousand
dollars, which the said Charles b. Lore
has paid voluntarily, out OF his own
private funds, shall he paid over to the
said Charles b. Lore out of such moneys
this board may then have in its hands,
which il has the legal power and
authority to expeud for the erection
and completion OF said high school
building. v
After Mr.. Fraim had read the resolu-
tions he made speech in favor of their
adoption. He said they would not
require the board to borrow any money
and the board wonld not be bound to
ray the money back until IL had such
funds as it could legally appropriate.
He said he opposed the original plan of
securing money, but considered this
perfectly legal.
original plan, but was in favor of the
resolution. ,tz
Mr. Adair moved to strike out that
portion of the resolutions referring to
the paying lack of the money, until
the matter could he given more thought.
Mr. FIaim said the money advanced
by the Chief Justioe was simply u
donation, to be refunded only when thu
board had the funds and could legally
do it. He saw nothing objectionable in
any portion of the resolutions.
Mr.. Adnir thought there must be
more in the resolutions than appeared
on Jne SURFACE. HIS motion to amend
the resolutions, which was seconded by
Mr.. O'Donnell, was lost and the resolu-
tions, as printed above, were adopted
by the following vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Buckmaster, Carter,
Frain, Frantz, Green, Kersey, Morrow,
Palmer, Rommell, Ross, Veasey, Cooper,
Turner, Baugh, Brown, Parker, Postles
and President Shortidge--1S.
Nays-Messrs. Adair, Ford, O'Don-
4 nell and McGovern-4.
A ELECTION OF A SUPERINTENDENT
The selection of superintendent of
y ,lools, to fill the vacancy caused by
\ the resignation Of David W. Harlan,
4 was accompanied by protracted dis
NJ cussion, in which there were some
heated debates. George w. Twitmeyer,
Il who was chosen, is superintendent of
schools Of Bethlehem, Pa, having held
that position for six years. He is
IL highly educated and has had much ex-
M perience and comes well recommended.
He is of pleasing personal appearance
and is said to be lecturer of some
IN note. He is q native of Pennsylvania,
X 81 years Of age and has family, One
"A OF his Sous Is to enter the educational