The sun. (Wilmington, Del.) 1897-19??, 1901-01-29
HIGH SCHOOL
DEDICATION
Imposing Exercises Will be Held
Friday Evening.
WILL ISSUE NO TICKETS
Board of Education at Its Regular
Meeting Decided to Admit the
General Public to the
Dedication.
WILL ISSUE NO TICKETS


Arrangements for the dedication Of the
New High School on Friday evening
were completed at the meeting of the
board OF Education last evening. Mr..
traim offered resolution that the dedi-
catory exercises begin at o'clock on
FRIDAY evening next and that special
invitations be sent to the Governor of the
State, Secretary of State, State Treasur-
er, Insurance Commissioner State Audi
tor of Accounts, members OF Senate and
House of Representatives in the General
Assembly, Mayor, City Solicitor, mem
bers Of City Council, and city officers in
the several city departments, ex-mem-
bers of the Board Of Education, all of
the educational committee of the new
Century Club and TO one representative
Of each OF the newspapers published in
the city. president and faculty of Della
ware College ana the members of the
State Board of Education in New Cas-
The county; also that the New High
School Building be opened for public in
'Spcction to all adult persons, who de-
sire to-do SO, on Thursday and Friday
next between the hours of . II. IN. and
y. IN. on Thursday and from 8 Il. m. to
p. m. on Friday, entrance to such per-
sons being on Delaware avenue.
The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The following program has been pre-
pared for the dedication: Music, Phil
harmonic Orchestral prayer, delivery OF
keys of building by A. S. Reed for the
contractors. A. s. Reed Il Bro. Co: pre-
GGntntint1 nf inn 10, .,f i
cation by William Turner chairman of
the new building committee; acceptance
Of the building by Dir. Il. G. Shortlidge,
president Of the Board; address, 1.-THE
Function Of the High School" Superin-
tcndent Twitmyer; short addresses BY
Professor A. III. Berlin, and Chief jus
tice Charles Il. Lore; bcncdiction, the
ltev. Dir. A. n. Keigwin. The exercises
will be interspersed with selections BY
an orchestra.
Quite discussion was had over the
matter as to whether tickets should he
issued for the dedication. 1t was final
" dacidsu by Il Vnta of z to 10 mot TO i..--
sue tic,tGks for the affair but to admit
the genei3l public without tickets. Presi-
dent Shortlidge thought it was a mis-
take not to issue tickets. Tickets will
be issued to persons to whom special in
VitationS are issued.
a request from the Y. w. G. r. u. for
the use OF the old high school for a
spelling bee was laid on the table.
Ehe resignation OF Flora A. Medholt
as first assistant teacher of School No.
II was accepted. The bill Of ]. & ].
Harman for S3,G12 for adjustable school
desks for New High School was ordered
paid. Mr.. Kerscy reported that by mis-
take the insurance on the New High
School building had been placed Mt $1O1,-
900 instcad of 100000. The removal of
the pupils of the old high school to the
New High School on February was
ordered. 1t was decided to procure so
double desks for the primary school to
be located in the Eighth and Adams SITS.
building.
The committee on teachers presented
the following report on the changes and
transfers of teachers made necessary by
the opening of the New High School
The report was adopted and the president
directed to re-arrange the committees
made necessary by changes made.
"Your Committee on teachers in re-
commencing changes and transfers of
teachers occasioncd by the occupancy of
the New High School and the change of
the Willard Hall Grammar School, beg
leave TO submit their report.
IN making the various changes rec
commended we believe we have solved the
problem that has long given the Board
great amount Of trouble III recent years,
namely, the lack OF accommodations for
scholars III several sections OF our city.
10y the Occupation ol the New lllgh
school every school in the city will be
relieved from ovef pressure, and there
VII PC room for the admission Of al ap-
pllcants, ana ~ tie same time, we nave
endeaYored to reduce the number OF pu-
plls under the care OF each teacher to
ms near forty MS possible.
I'VE recommend that the course Of
study in the Training school be extended
to two years. and that no applicants be
admitted until September 1901. and that
the details OF the course and manage
ment Of the school be reported by MS
to the Board at subsequent meeting;
| that Miss Elizabeth J. Lewis, teacher
Of pedagogy be transferred to the High
school as Sth assistant.
we recommend that the following
teachers he appointed to teach certain
branches in the 9th Grammar Grade at
thc High School: John Fl. Schenk. Of
Mannheim, Pcnnsylvania, mathematics
and other branches, at salary of $3.50
Jennie Stewart, language and other
branches at a salary OF $500. Annie
Raudnit2ky, language and other branches
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