Evening journal., 1900-11-13
INTEREST PAID
ON $4,000 loan
Board Of Education Draws
Order in Judge LOre'S
Favor

Members of the Board Of Education
last evening drew an order of $341 81
in favor of Chief Justice Charles b.
Lore, the amount Of interest due at the
present time on the loan of S25. 600
made by him TO complete work on The
new High School.
The Committee On New Buildings
reported that the contract TO furnish
desks at the High School had been
awarded to the Fidelity Company at
Sl.oO each, and for opera chairs to j.
}. n. Harman at $3.50 each. The
expenses OF the recent Teachers Insti-
tute were S246 and that amount was
ordered 10 be paid
The question of amending the by
laws TO provide manual training in
struction for boys and girls of the
NTH and sixth grammar grades was
called up for consideration. After
much discussion pro and con, the m--
tion Of Mr.. Morrow to postpone action
was carried by a vote Of 10 TO Z.
COMMITTEES REPORT ADOPTED.
Chairman Morrow. of the Committee
on Teachers. presented the following
report which was adopted
Considering the crowded condition
OF school No. IS. we can see no way
for relief at this time.
we recommend that no action be
taken on the application of Mrs. W. S.
Poniecka for establishing an evening
school for Polish children.
our committee in connection
with the superintendent conducted on
the 9Th and 9th instant a most success
ful Teachers Institute. the effects OF
which we think will result in great good
to the cause of education in our city.
In conducting this inst.tut your
committee have incurred an expense of
s246
''Your committee would recommend
That the teacher of free hand drawing
IN school No. 16 be employed to teach
freehand drawing to the teachers in
the training department of the same
school at salary Of So a month
siYour committee would also report
that a new room has been opened in
scnCol NO. u, and Cnat rosa Lee Wa1-
son has been appointed as substitute in
that room"
The Finance Committee reported re-
ceipts Of S26.1l1.53. and expenditures Ct
S20.4slS4; balance for current ex-
penses, $5629.69
A request was received to open an
other room in school No. %. There
are sixteen applicants for seats and no
room to acc immediate them. The New
Building Committee was instructed to
prepare a room.
Permission was granted Professor
Manning of Delaware College. o. in
struct class Of teachers in German
and French.
The following bids were received for
equipping and installing in the manual
training department at the High School
twenty forges, engine, blowers. etc. (:
Delaware Hardware Company S1,650;
Harry A. Miller sl,685. The bids were
referred to the Committee on Manual
Training, with power to act.
The Committee on New Buildings
was authorized to get bids for fur
nishing the new High School with about
300 window shades.
The extra charge of the Mercantile
Printing Company OF $14.40 for MAX
ing corrections in the annual report Of
the superintendent was referred to the
Committee on Printing TO settle.
County Treasurer Rettew sent TO the
board a check for s575 for the engrc
school tax 70 date
Samuel Glasgow. janitor of school
No. Z. requested the board TO furnish
new ash barrels to replace those burn
er up by boys on electicn night.