The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-03-26

At the meeting Of the Board of Edu-
cation last night Mr.. rraim moved that
all nonresident children attending the
public schools be dismissed after this
week. Mr.. O'Donnell seconded the mo-
ton.
Previous to Mr.. Fraim making this
motion heated discussion had taken
place in regard to nonresident pupils
attending the High School.
DR.. Frantz thought that children from
the surrounding country ought to be al
lowed the advantages of the High
School. Mr. Ross said there were people
residing outside the city limits who paid
taxes III the city and ought to be allowed
to send their children to the High
School.
Mr. Fraim said there were thirty -four
out of town pupils in the High School
They come from as far as Chadd's Ford,
Pa, and from down the State. He said
il would be a violation Of the law for the
board to charge for tuition.
DR.. Fran,z declared that bad law
was better violated than obeyed.
President Shortlidge took the floor and
declared that the children outside of the
city had no more right in the schools
of Wilmington than the children of Chi
cago. That each pupil from the outside
of the city attending the High School
cost the board at least S. a year for
books and stationery. That such pupils
kept back city pupils and it was in fact
robbng city children. He declared that
Thomas Weldin of Brandywine hundred,
who had two children in the schools at
the time was the means of beating bill
before the Legislature two years ago for
charging out of town pupils and was
against the bill again this time. He
asserted that he was in favor of calling
Il halt now and stopping the spending
of the peoples money in this way and
robbing the children of the city.
He thought it would be well to notify
the nonresident pupils not to buy any
more monthly railroad tickets and have
the committee notify the superintendent
that nonresident pupils of the High
School would be dismissed after this
week.
1t was then that Mr., Fram made his
motion throwing out nonresident pupils
of all the schools.
Dr. Frantz thought it would he sin
and a shame to throw out some non
resident pupils who might be about
graduating. He said that in his opinion
the school came next to the church and
he would as soon refuse to admit
person outside the city to a church in
the city because he did not belong in the
diocese of Wilmington, as to refuse to
allow a pupil from outside the city
to attend the High School
DIR. Shortlidgc said DR.. Frantz was
violating his solemn oath if he allowed
nonresident pupils to attend the High
School.
Mr.. Morrow moved to lay the matter
over TIL the next meeting and his motion
prevailed Messrs ODonncll Fraim
and Palmer voted against the motion.
lNlr. Morrow gave notice that at the
next meeting he would present amend
mrnts to sections SO. "a, So and Sc of the
bylaws, increasing the salary of the
secretary from $500 to $500; treasurer
from $500 to $1,000 and superintendent
from $1,000 to $1,000.
Dr. Shortlidge thought it would he
good plan to swear in some of the
janitors as special officers and arrest
some Of the bad boys at some of the
schools.
The James Bradford Co. gave notice
that it would increase the price of glaz-
Ing 40 per cent. Ii was decided to advcr-
tSc for bids for the glazing about the
school building The old contract
with the Bradford Co. has cXDircd