The Wilmington daily Republican., 1901-08-27
BOARD OF
EDUCATION.

| AT the meeting OF the Board Of Eudca-
ticn last night William q. Baugh of the
Tenth ward, made Il strong plea for the
exemption of residents just over the
city line from il specia. taxation for the
privilege of sending their children to the
public schools. llt~ petition to have that
clause of the rules revoked was unavail
ing however, President Snortldge, sup
ported by number of otl.er members,
hollirg that two inches were 10 better
than two miles, and that those living at
distance should not have my consid-
Grafton shown th,m that was accorded
the ones within sight Of the city lilrs.
| a petition from the teachers commit
tee asking permission for the release
of school children who desired to attend
| tie urveiling of the monument at CoochS
Bridge, Oh September s, Was pead and the
| privilege granted. ln order to have the
afternoon though, children will have to
present note from their parents.
Trains will leave the Pennsylvania sta
ton nj l.lO and 1.2O p. m, for the his
; toricaI spot wh"rcon the American llns
! was first raised in battle. in 1777.
| Bids for the new boilers to he placed
in No. Is school We're, referred to the
| WIN VONtI " plH't tHt WIZ
| tract.
During vacation the repair committee
| has been having work done at most of the
schools which will he in readiness for
opening on Tuesday Of next week. Tw"
new rooms haye been added to No. Is
school.
Superintendent Twitmyor presented
! his annual report to The board last night.
| 1t was In part as follows:
= There are in the service. Of the R0ar.i
Of Education 270 teachers. AN increas" Of
20 over last yeol; the total enrolment OF
pupils was ll.ol9. a decrease Of six. but
the average number belonging was D..
500. an increase OF 52S over last year: the
average daily attendance in the High
School was 967; in the primary and
Grammar grades TIA The number of
rolorcd teachers was 36 m increase nf
two. and the whole number Of colored
pupils enrolled was 1860. an in"rc:,s" Of
/? ov". last year. Yhe total nE'nllit tf
money expended for salaries. books and
supplies and fuel was $l63. .O76.47. the cost
fer lo)ks and Stationery for each pupil
was s1.t5 and the whole cost for each
pupil ~hnscd IN the total number enrolled
was SI5.76 During the year tlrr" WAS
received from City Council s1f?.,9ol7.
this l"ing "a Ss per cent. Of the total
amount Of the cDv's appropriation for
current expenses.
Superintendent Twitmyer recommends
the Introduction Of manual training in
the form Of occupation aud construction
work in all Of the grades from tn" pri-
mary to the fn,.rth grammar grade. The
work TO |" done in the classroom ny til"
regular teachers: tl, material I" he used
is comparatively Inexpensive consisting
of clay. pap"r-pulp. pnper carahon'h.
ratfia. leather, can" and wood: The arti-
clcS to he made would he very simple and
within the range OF tn" chiIh's c"ns,ruc-
tive ability; the aim is to bring int" rs"
the larger ordinations of the brain
md hand. to give sense training in an rN-
tended sense: "it implies comparisons.
study Of r6rTrions and adjustments. and
the formation Of accurate judgments.
the very essence Of effective thinking.
The report closes Will Il very kindly
review OF Mr. Ilarlan's work and rv-
presses cnntidrnrr IT, the teachers TO
achieve still higher results.