Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-06-28

mittee decides to present, the selection
70 pe made finally by the board. Tho
motion was adopted and the committee
may report ut the next meeting.
W.T.. AGAR made some suggestions for
me consideration Of the committee He
snougnt suitable person could be
iounu IN Wilmington, or In the State,
az least, and asked that the committee,
" should consider any person or per.
SONS from outside of the State, first
satisfy the board that there we're none
capable of filling the place in the CITY
or state. lie thought the city should
% given first consideration and the
state should come next befors the COM
mittee looked elsewhere. He stated
emphatically that he had nobody in
mind. Messrs. Carter and Fraim
thought the committee should not be
confined to the State. 1t should be left
free to make the very best selection.
Chairman Morrow of the committee on
teachers said the committee would give
all PARTIES an opportunity to be heard,
as IT would give notice Of a meeting to
DO held before making report to the
board. The matter was allowed to rest
~ this shape. no instructions being
TEACHER APPOINTED FOR NEXT YEAR.
The committee on teachers made its
annual report concerning the appoint
ment Of teachers for the next school
year, which was adopted and the APP
pointments confirmed. On the general
staff Miss Mary G. /. Williams, as
1 sistant superintendent; Miss Josephine
Fletcher, supervisor Of music, and Miss
Kate Corbit, clerk to the superin-
tendent, were reappointed at tie salaries
they are now receiving. Miss Joanna
du L. Mclaughlin, sewing instructor,
was reappointed and her salary in
creased from $500 to $500 year.
\. At the High School Miss Sallie Hare
was appointed special teacher at the
salary she 10 now receiving. Miss Lizzie
ID. Hopes was appointed first assistant
in the boys department and her salary
Increased from 5000 to $500. An addi-
tional teacher is to be appointed there.
All other teachers were reappointed
at tho same salaries.
All OF the teachers Mt No. School
were reapnointed at the salaries they
ans now receiving.
All of the teachers at No. 2 School
were reappointed, except the assistant
principal, at tho same salaries. Miss
Fannie q. Bogia was appointed assist
ant principal at the salary she Is now
receiving.
All of the teachers in Schools Nos. 3,
4. 5. 8, Z and were reaprointed at
their present salaries.
All of the teachers in No. 0 School.
except the monitor teacher and sixth
assistant, were reappointed at their
present salaries. Miss Mary j. Kane
WAS appointed to position in the
school at the SALARY she is now re-
ceiving. The sixth assistant in the
school was reappointed to the position
she now holds at her present salary.
Z A Of the teachers in Nos. 10, II, -,
13, IA and 10 were reappointed at the
salaries they are now receiving.
AT tho Howard School Miss Edwina
b. Kruse. principal, was reappointed
and her salary increased from 81, 600
to 1890. Miss Mary Dover was re-
appointed first assistant in the high
school department and her salary in
creased from 5000 to s700. Miss Alice
a. Baldwin was reappointed first as
sistant in the grammar department and
her salary increased from $500 to 5000.
manual training instructor and his
salary inor essed from 5000 to $500. AT
present no first assistant is to be ap-
pointed in the primary department Of
the school. All of the other teachers
were rearpointed at their present
salaries.
The teachers in Schools Nos. IL, IS,
10, 90, 81, % and % were reappointed
at their present salaries.
At present no feappo,ntments are to
be made at No. "a School, as the COM
mittee desires more time to consider
the matter.
All of the teachers in School No. %,
except the assistant principal aud
second assistant, were reappointed at
their present salaries. Miss Mary @.
Morrow was reappointed assistant prin-
cipal at her present salary and Miss
Mary e. McKelvey was appointed
second assistant at her present salary.
All Of the teachers in Schools Nos. 20,
81 and % were reappointed at their
present salaries. Miss Elizabeth L.
Helliugs, graduate Of the class of '97,
who has taken afull course In the West
Chester Normal School, was declared
exempt from the usual course at the
training school and placed on. the list
of teachers in limo Of promotion. Miss
Florence l.. Warren, graduate of the
High School and former teacher, was
restored to the teachers list.
Miss Clara u. Countiss, former
teacher, was restored to the list Of
teachers, to be- employed as substi-
tute.
MIR. Ross asked why the salaries Of
some of those on the list had been in
creased. Mr.. Morrow, chairman of the
committee, replied that the increases
were found necessary after careful con
sideration. Some of the instructors
have been offered Inducements to go
elsewhere and their salaries had been
increased in order to retain them.
FUEL FOR The SCHOOLS
The following bids for furnishing
fuel for the schools for the next school
year we're opened and referred to com.
mittee on heat, fuel and ventilation,
with power to award the contracts:
Coal = The Charles Warner Co.,
broken, "a. 35, "a. As, "a. 30, according to
quality; egg, 81. SO, S4.60, 4.40; stove,
"a. rs. Isl. IS. S4.60; pea, 50. 35, g. 40.
So. 30; Ciearfiold coal, 50. 95: George
W. Bush e. Sons Co., broken, 81. Is !;
egg, 81. Is; stove, si.6s; pea. So. % I;
biturninous, SO. %; Mccall & Co,
broken, "a. SIS: egg, 81. rs; stove, s4. % |;
pea, So. 60; Atlantic Fuel Co., broken,
S4.75; egg, $4.75; stove, S4.75; yea,
50. 80; bituminous, IS. 10.
Wood --The George W. Bush & Sons
Co, Sc per cord; II. t. Sergeant, 81. 73 |;
Charles NJ. Grub, s5.4o.
ttss MIR, ALFREY RESIGNS.