Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-10-25
HIGH SCHOOL FURNITURE.

School Boards Committee on New Build
ings Given Power to Award the Contract.
The Board of Education net in regu-
lar session Monday evening. The board
approved the action of the new building
committee in placing in the hands of
Park Superintendent Leisen the matter
Of grading, paving and sodding around
the new high school. The manual
training committee was given authority
to ask for bids for "a down draft forces
for the new manual training forge shop
at the new high school to take the
place Of the 20 overhead draft forges
now in use. the approximated addi-
tional cost icing about $500. The bids
are to be~opened at the next meeting.
Concerning the matter of furniture
for the new high school Chairman
Turner of the new building committee,
which had been instructed to look into
tho matter, said the committee had no
report to make, and, as the action Of
the last meeting tied the committees
hands, u could do nothing until diff
ferent Instructions were given. Mr..
O'Donnell, who voted with the ma
jlrity at the last meeting, inquired of
Mr. Turner how long it would lake to
Informed that about six weeks would
be required. on his motion the action
of the last meeting, authorizing the
COMMITTEES to report back, was rescinded,
after which Mr.. Morrow m ved that
the committee he given power to act.
Mr. Ross objected to the motion, as
did also Mr.. Fraim. The motion pre-
vailed, there being no votes against it.
Superintendent Twitmyer reported
inaugurating "a new system of fire drills
in l5 schools and his Intention to have
it in ali OF them, tho schools having
been emptied in from cne and ooe-half
to three minutes. 1t was decided to
have the drills once month.
President Shortlidge was authorized
to appoint legislative committee of
five members, OF which he is to be
chairman.
An additional room is to be oIened
at Nc. q School.
A letter from Wilmington Lodge of
Elks, thanking the board fer it's CO.
operation in making success of the
floral parade on June Goth, was received
and accepted. The Primary Teachers
Association was allowed $50 for ex-
penses In its lecture course.
The matter of revision uf by laws
being taken up, on the suggestion of
Mr.. O'Donnell, Mr.. Fraim OF the law
committee offered an amendment pro-
viding that when there is sufficient
room in the High School, all of the
fifth and sixth grammar grade boys
shall be transferred to the High School
and given the same manual training
instructions as are given the High
School boys, and after they have pur-
sued years. course or longer in man ual
training department, they shall be
givens on application, certificates,
setting forth such fact, signed by the
president Of the board, pi incIpal of the
High School, superintendent OF schools,
manual training Instructors and manual
training committee. The instructions
are to be such as will best fit the boys
for learning trades in manufacturing
establishments here and elsewhere. Re-
marks favoriug the amendment were
made by Messrs. Fraim and O'DonnelI,
who set forth that the result would be
beneficial especially to the sons of
workingmen, many of whom cannot
allow their children to remain at school
until they go through the High School.
In reply to Mr. O'Do lnell, Mr.. Rom
NELL said he would prefer such boy as
not be wise to teach boys of ~ and l3
years manual training, on the ground
that they would be too young. Mr..
Morrow moved that the amendment be
referred to the committees on teachers
and manual training, to report at the
next meatlng, as there is probability
of a new grade being established
either seventh grammar grade or an
additional one in the High School.
Mr.. Eraim was incensed ut what he
considered an affcrt to take the matter
from the hands of the law committee.
This proposition, he said, sis the
most outrageous one that ever came
before this board. l will never consent
to Its being taken from the law COM
mittee's hands, If you object to it
vote it down."
Mr.. Morrow said he did not mean to
take the matter from the law COM
lnittee's hands and moved to refer it
back to that committee, to IeportI at
the next meeting.
Mr.. McGovern thought the manual
training sholld be begun in the gram
mar schools, even lower than the fifth
and sixth grades. He thought young
boys should be instructed to work from
drawings.
The motion to lay the matter over
until the next meeting was carried.
1t was decided TO make the president
member OF the new building, book
and teachers committees and eA -oificio
member oil all other committees also,
that the officers be elected biennially,
instead OF annually. The amendments,
with the exception of the one referring
to manual training, were adopted as
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