The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-11
WILL CHARGE
FOR TUITION.

| Nonresident pupils attending the pub
lie schools will be charged tuition fee
on and after September next. This ac-
ton was definitely decided upon at the
regular meeting of the Bo'ad of Educa-
ton last night.
The teachers committee to whom was
referred the opinion of City Solicitor Con-
rad which stated that the board had the
power to charge tuition, presented the
following report:
Your committee OH teachers to whom
| was referred the matter of non-resi-
| dent pupils being admitted to the public
schools Of our city, would respectfully
report as follows:
That on and after September 3, 1901,
no pupils be admitted to any of the pub
lie schools of Wilmington whose parents
or guardians are not bona tida residents
OF wilmington, except as hereinafter pro-
videda,
"That the following fixed rates of
tuition per term of five o. months be
charged for each Of said pupils:
ror those in the High School grades,
twenty dollars ($2O).
For those in the grammar school
grades, fifteen dollars (s15.)
For those in the primary school grades
five dollars $50.
1.-The amount shall be paid to the treas
nrer Of the board on or before the day
the said pupil is admitted to the school.
1.-THE treasurer of the board shall issue
a receipt for the amount paid by the
applicant.
"The receipt shall be taken TO the
superintendent of public schools, who
after having had the applicant examined,
snail assign said applicant to the school
ana grade where there are vacancies.
II no vacancy exists, the amount paid
snail be refunded to the applicant.
.A'i OF which is respectfully sub
mtted
- L. B. Morrow,
A. Il. Frantz,
j. D. Carter,
r. G. Shortldge
heated discussion took place over the
adoption of the report Mr. Fraim said
mat as member of the committee, he
could not sign the report as it was not
right and not according to the law, He
mad taken an oath to carry out the
law.
Mr.. Ross said he was very much in
Favor of the report.
Mr.. OConnell said it was an unlawful
'eport and direct violation of the civ
'narter. He considered that the opinion
gwen by City Solicitor Conrad was NOT
worth the paper it was written on,
MIR. Bnugh thought that they should
'e guided by the opinion.
Mr.. Carter said he would vote in favor
+ the report but had an engagement and
Fould have to leave He asked II his
ote could be recorded in favor of if
lie was told he would have to be thcrc
hen the vote was taken.
III. ffahtz strongly urged the adoption | I
I the report. Mr.. Fraim later called /
I'm TO account for one of his statements t
nj declared he was not an obstructor Q
education. but would never vote
yainst the law. s
me report was adopted by the follow C
e aye and nay vote: o
Ayes-Adnir, Baugh. Buckmastcr, o
ooprr, Ford, Frantz. Green. Morrow.
ostles. Rommell. Ross. Schacifer, Tur-
y, Burton and Shortlidge-15.
Nays-Fraim, McGovern, O'Donuel]- >
II was expected that the Board of Edu-
ton would re-organizc tonight An
mon however was read from CITY So
itor Conrad last night in which ho vi
III the amendments to the cbarter of i''
Board OF Education passed by the W:
neral Assembly at its recent session w.
II approved by the Governor March s, W.
j. 1t was clearly the intention to i ii''
TX" the terms of the new members s s,s
1lh hereafter on July 1 instead of '
mcdlately after election and have the Po
in harmony with the fiscal ~
II OF the board IT is left to the IN
'rd whether the reorganization shall ia
e place on July or after. .,'l
ne OPINION was received and recorded. NV
was decided to hold the re-organiza- W.
OF the board on the first Monday "a
July the
communication was received from M.
IS kruse. principal of School No. 16 , ,ni
louncing that every day during com. va va
cement week will be inspection dny in -ni
departments. Thursday June 20 ao;,
n a. m. to u m. and from 7,3O to W.
0 p. m. will be special inspection
for the industrial department and
members of the board were invited c
visit the school on that day. The ing
tatOn was ACCEPTED dist
II motion of Mr.. ODonnell an order me
drawn to pay the inspectors and W. O.o !,
ks who held the election on Sotur- NJ,
I. Carter stated that teachers were
the matter of placing a
ct in the new High School to the G
1ory of the late Charles Baird. The
ter was referred to President Short Ella
> in connection with the High School
mittce.
+. Carter suggested that before the VI
OILS close the chairman of the com sire
ee on each school ascertain what TO- llh'i
5 are needed and report at the next neid
ing. IN
=. Adair presented the report of the chul
Committee on the resolution chang h'"
he salary of the superintendent from cons
to $4,000 and secretary and treas vi
from $500 to $1,000. He said they even
rtcd unfavorably on it as it stood ing
'avorcd an amendment increasing the c'ou
y of the superintendent from s., 900 nv
100 after July 1, 1902 and of the WHO
tary and treasurer from $500 to 5000 t.,l INN
July 1 this year. 'uliy
started to explain why they favored n nv
mendmcnt. when Mr.. Morrow called me, ,neS
to order saying the committee was M Mss
to pass on the legality of the reso- '. IAN
I. Mr.. Adair then stated that the Vi "
littee reported faborably in respect