Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-02-14

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The Board Of Education held its fort
nightly mesting Monday evening. The
session was characterized by discussion,
during which some important matters
were aired.
Mr.. Kersey made motion that Frank
Jones. who had been chosen as fireman
at the new High School, be placed upon
the payroll for last month. Mr.. Rom
NELL, chairman of the committee on
fuel, heat and ventilation, objected, on
the ground that he was not satisfied
with Mr.. Jones' work. Mr.. Postles said
there was some trouble ono day, owing
to the fact that somebody had closed
valve. He understood, however, that
Mr.. Jones had said he could do the
firing, and II he could not do so he
would resign. Chairman Rommell said
he had given instruction for Jones to
quit. thinking he Was not competent,
but majority of the committee did
not sustain him. The question having
been asked whether the heating plant
had been turned over to the board,
Chairman Turner of the new building
committee replied that he understood
IL bad not been turned over to the
board. Mr.. McGovern said from his
Investigation it looked as IL there were
two firemen. one having been employed
by Contractor Miller, and he was adj
vised that such was the case. In reply
to Mr.. McGovefn, Mr.. Postles said
Mr.. Jones had done actual firing part
Of one day. President Shortlidge said
he understood the man employed as
engineer was not an engineer. He
WAS machinist and good machinist.
a MI tIU6oratnrA fhat. fha n
engaged as fireman had had no ex-
perience with firing boilers like the
ones in the building and he did not
consider him the man to put in charge
OF plant like trat. The matter should
be adjusted at once 1t is not well to
let it hang fire and it looks bad to go
out to the public that there is a
wrangle. Mr.. Carter expressed the
opinion that the engineer was really the
man in charge of the building and
responsible fer it, Mr.. Rommell said
hs understood that Mr.. Jones had been
going to the school each day, against
his order, hut by the sanction of q
majority Of the members of his com
mittee. He believed the engineer was
competent man. Mr.. Morrow moved
that the matter be left with the chair
man OF the fuel committee Mr.. Rom
NELL. and the chairman OF the High
School COMMITTEES, Mr. Carter to retain
Fireman Jones IL he is considered
competent and discharge him If he is
not. DR.. Veasey thought Contractor
Miller should be consulted. MIR. Postle5
said be would rot vote for the motion
II 1t was not specifically stated therein
that Jones should he given another
trial. Mr.. Rommell said he would not
rive Jones another trial, whereupon
Mr.. Adair moved as an amendment that
Mr.. Kersey, also of the fuel committee,
be substituted for Chairman Rommell,
so that Mr.. Kersey, who favored another
trial for Jones, might share the re-
sponsibility. Mr.. Morrow Withdrew
his motion and DIR. Frantz moved that
the employing or discharging of the
engineer and fireman at the new High
School be left with the new building
committee, with power to act. The
motion was carried by vote Of to 8.
After the adoption of this notion, IL
was decided to allow Mr.. Jones his
salary for last month.
The committee on teachers made the
following report, which was accepted
Sat the beginning of the term on
Monday, February 4th, your committee
was confronted with numerous diff
culties and complications, as will be
found by examination of the report,
which will be submitted by the super
intendent at this meeting. The runiher
OF pupils to each teacher has been
reduced to as near 30 as possible. There
were but 45 pupils leaving the schools
by graduation and removals, while
there were about GOO new pupils ad-
mitted. These reductions and addj-
tions have made necessary the following
changes and appointments: We have
appointed Salie S. Devine as teacher
at School No. ], at q salary of $3.50 per
year; trans cred Fannie H. Bogia from
No. 3 10 No. "a; appointed Fanny G.
Doherty as sixth assistant in No. 9
mt a salary Of 5000 Fer year transferred
Ellen q. Duffy from No. 3 to School
No. A; appointed Mary A. O'Donnell
as eighth assistant in No. 8 at salary
OF $500 per year; appointed Harriet
Van Buren as fifth assistant in No. II
at a salary of $500 per year transferred
Mary +. McKeown from school No. Il
to No. IL; appointed Henrietta @.
Hawkins as seventh assistant in No.
IL, Mt salary of $500 per year; ap-
pointed Viola M. Tibbett as sixth
assistant in No. 13, at salary of $500
per year; transferred Mabel Smith
from No. II 10 No. l2; appointed Grace
p. Kelley as assistant at No. II; Anna
v. Diviney as fifth assistant in No. IL,
at salary of $500 per year. Owing to
the declination of Jennie Sooy, we have
appointed Elinor j. Dougherty as fifth
assistant in No. at a salary of S30G
per year Owing to the declination oi
Bessie II. Starr, we have appointed
Mary A.. Shields as fourth assistant in
No. II at salary of $500 per year.
Where no amount IL mentioned, it is uc
be understood that the salary remains
as at present.
1t was decided, on Mr.. Carriers
motion, to have only one session pei
day in the grammar department of No.
90 School and that the primary grades
IN the grammar schools be dismissed
at o'clock each day.
President Shortlidge announced that
the visiting cummittee for the old High
School had been transferred to the new
one, II lie composed of Messrs. Carter,
Morrow and Turner; also that the com
mittee OF No. 10 had been transposed,
Mr.. Brown becoming first and McGovern
second, and that Messrs. Adair, Baugh
and Brown had been appointed com
mirtee on the Institute Free Library
Messrs. Turner and Spruance had been
selected as the committee on No. 2s
School and Messrs MoGovern and
O,Donnell ON No. School.
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