Evening journal., 1901-07-23
EDUCATORS WORK
In SHIRT WAISTS
President ShOrtlidge Names
The Visiting Committees
THAT on TEACHERS REPORTS
Widow Succeeds Her Deceased IIuS-
band as JanitOr Of Public
School No. Is

Nitt'u5H thc meeting was shortened
py dispensing with the reading Of the
minutes OF tho last meeting. there was
plenty OF business transacted by the
Board OF Education last evening. and
lhe members accepted the invitation Il
PRESIDENT Shortlidge to perform their
dutles In shirt waists" The room
was excessively hot and business was
rushed to an early adjournment
President Shortlidge announced the
following Visiting Committees for The
various schools.
High School. Carter. Frantz. Horn:
No. T. Fraim and Buchmaster: No. 2.
Cooper and BuCkmaster: No. 3, Kcrscy
and Cooper; No A. Baugh and Burton:
No. 8. Burton and Buckmaster: No. &.
Ford and Adair; No Z, Spruance and
Donohoe No. s. Adair and Fraim: No.
3. Frantz and Carter: No. 10. McGov-
ern and Brown; No. IL. Donohoe and
O'Donnell; No. -, Buckmaster and
McGovern; No. 13, Postles and Palmer:
No, IA, Horn and White: No. Is. Veasey
and Shaifer; No. l6. Morrow and Ker-
sey; No. II, Shaifer and Donohoe:
No is, Kersoy and Postles; No. 10.
ODonnell and Spruance; No 20.
White and Veasey; No. q. Cooper and
Huckmaster; No. %, Burton and Nc
Govern; No %, Neasey and Baugh; No.
"a, Palmer and Brown; No. %. Brown
and Postles; No. 26, Adair and Ford:
No. a. Buckmaster and Spruance: No.
2S, Morrow and White
Treasurer Bartram has completed
The statement for the year. and It will
| be published as soon as examined by
the Finance Committee.
Chairman J. ID. Carter. Of the Repair
Committee, asked that the committee
be given power TO procure green win
dow shades and necessary blackboards
for the schools.
The proper officers were directed to
draw on City Council for the monthly
/ appropriation. and also for the annual
/ appropriation of $4,000
Tho Teachers Committee reported
as follows
That Laura Deli. Gotwals be appoint
ed teacher in No. % to mi the vacancy
caused by the resignation OF Miss
Bullon. and that Bertha A. Hin be ap-
pointed teacher at No. 8.
We recommend the employment OF
Miss Frances Young as teacher of peda-
gogy in schools No and No. l6 at
salary OF $1,000, and that Miss Mary
| e. lsaminger be employed as a super
visor Of drawing at a salary of 5000
per year. We would report that tho
credentials and certificates of Miss
Young, Miss lsaminger, Miss Polk and
Mr.. Osborne have been examined and
approved by the superintendent.
We recommend that all candidates
for admission to the Wilmington city
training schools be required TO pass an
examination under the direction of the
Teachers Committee and the superin-
| tendent of schools in the following
branches, viz: reading, writing. arith-
netic. algebra, English grammar. his
| tory of the United States, physiology
and hygiene. elementary drawing and
the rudiments Of vocal music; that all
candidates shall also pass a physical
examination Of such character as shall
satisfy the Teachers Committee that
she possesses robust health and vital
force enough TO meet the wear. tear
and exhaustion Of physical and mental
power incident to the daily work Of
the teacher i'm the school room. The
physical examination shall be made by
a physician designated by the Teachers
Committed
We also recommend that each year
the twelve white candidates and thefive
colored candidates. having passed the
highest and hest examination in all re-
spects shall be admitted to the train
ing department of schools No. and
No. is respectively.
We would further recommend that
instead OF paying each candidate SIS
upon graduation, as heretofore. that
the sum of 500, in addition TO the reg
'ular salary. be paid TO each graduate Of
the training schools, upon the compile
ton of one years service as a regular
teacher in the public schools Of VIII
lmington.
The first examination under this rule
shall be held Thursday and Friday,
August % and %, 1901, and annually
thereafter the first Friday and Saturday
in June. All female graduates OF the
High School. and Of the Howard School
shall be notified of said examinations;
and all candidates shall notify the SUI
perintendent of their intention 10 en-
ter the class al least ten days before
the date Of the examination.
DR. Frantz announced that William
Kinsley. janitor OF No. IS school. had
died and that his widow had been ap-
ucinted In his stead
AS z. S. r. Butler was the only bidoer
3 for furnishing books and ciationery'
the bid was referred to the Book Com
mittee.
Cseorqia Woman Gives Testimony