The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-01-23
New Rules Adopted,

The Board of Education in regular ses
ion last night heard a report from tue
committee on teachers reconme nding the
promotion of each teacher in No. IL school
below Miss Scott in order to ill vacan =
cy caused by the death Of Miss Gu nley
1he report was adopted and Miss Adellne
Brookes was appointed to tho vacancy.
The committee also reported in favor of
adopting ltice's Spelling Book for use in
The primary and grammar schools after
! septem Der next.
Mr.. 0. Donneli offered q resolution to
increase the salary of John w. Lober, jan
itor of No. Is school from 2jj to a75 II year.
| lie matter was referred to the committee
on fuel heating and Ventilation.
Tho matter OF erecting storm doors at
No. 90 school was referred to the new
building com lnitiea. A report will bo made
a6 he next meeting.
Miss Helen w. Wormlcy presented her
| resignation as teacher of cooking in M. IL
| school rnd sowing in Nos. 26. 81 and IS. to
lake effect on February 10. Tho rrsigna.
ton was accepted and referred to tho com.
mittee on teachers.
Mr.. O'Donnell reported picture pre-
sented to No II school by tho educational
committee of tho New Century Club.
communication was received from
George I. Alley u member of the board
calling attention to various plants having
been killed by Board Of Health officers fu-
migating the building.
The matter was referred to the commit.
tee on light. fuel and ventilation.
A communication was received from the
American Buffalo Preservation Society
ASKED the board to allow teachers and
schOars to wri'e letters to senators and
conareS meu to vote for tho bill to pre-
serve buff filoes 1t was referred to the COM
mittee on teachers,
Consideration Of the new rules and by
laws proposed some time ago came up as
q special order.
A motion to postpone action on the
rules was lost,
The FIRST amendment offered provides
that the ,resident shall be IA member of
all committees ex.oili 80, but shall only
have vote in case of Il tie.
The new rule was adopted and after
much unfavorab.e discussion, and the
president after it goes in effect, will only
vote in cases of tie.
The noxt amendment to increase the
mem bership of the 1lnance committee from
three 10 five WAS adopted
The rule creating u committee OF three
ON Free Library was adopted.
Tne new rule governing tho printing
commil tee was adopted. The only change
is that bids shall be asked VI responsible
pIlupluS uOustSs uV pFU5DDU TulU uOtS
not contain the word responsible
A rule concerning the work of the law
committee was adopted. 1t merely re-
models the wording of tho present rule.
No objection was offered to tho next
rule, which fixes the duties of tho new Ii.
brary committee.
Tho rule governing the matter of allow
Ing children to attend shows was adopted.
1t merely remodels tho former rule.
Than ". "a rI,I N prp tbnt
for work costing between $50 and S2G0
papers instead of all of them, as ut present
and over that amount In nll news papers.
DIR. FrantZ moved to amend by making
the number OF papers in which advertise
ments shall be inserted, at least three
The rule was amended and adopted. The
asking for bids may advertise
in all the papers If they desire where the
cost exceeds 500.
The rule providing that repair work
costing les than S95 should be done under
tho direction Of the committee of the
school asking for the same, Was taken up.
1t WAS amended so as to reduce tho
amount to $40 and adopted.
The board then adopted the rule provid
Ing that after tho Four. h Monday in juno
1891, the superintendent assistant super
ntendsnt and Supcrintendent's' clerk
shall be elected annually instead of bi-an-
nunlly.
The rule fixing the salary of the super
ntendent at w, 0OJ y year, assistant super
lntendent at $1,000 ana the superinten-
1ent's clerk at $500 year was adopted.
The salaries arc the same as at present.
out the last two were never txed by the
" laws before.
Flu, her consideration OF the matter was
postponed until the nnx5 meeting