Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-06-13
NON-RESlDENTS I'm SCHOOLS
May Attend Crowded TheyPay
a Stated Fee.
CHARGES FIXED BY
THE SCHOOL BOARD
The Plan Opposed by Several
Members.
Those Favorable to the Proposed Change
Winners by a Large MajorIty-Thc Board
Addressed by Miss Maggie Elias Con-
cerning n Letter Received But Not Read.

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Winners by a Large MajorIty-Thc Board
Addressed by Miss Maggie Elias Con-
eernins u Letter Received But Not Read.
The Board OF Education held an un-
usually interesting meeting Monday
night. One OF the snost important acts
was a decision to exclude non resident
pupils from, the public schools after the
present school year, except those who
pay stipulated fee, in hslf-yearly in
stalments. This decision was reached
by adopting the following report of the
committee on teachers, to which the
matter was referred some time ago:
Wilmington. Dell, June 10th, 1901. To
the Board OF Public Observation-Disclosures :
Your committee uu teachers to whom was
referred the matter of Nonresident pupils
being admitted to the public schouls of our
CITY, wouin respectfully report as follows:
That .on and after September ed. 1901,
no pupils be ndtnitted 10 any OF the public
schools OF Wilmington whose parents or
guardians are not bona fide residents of
Wilmington. except as hereinafter provided |:
IhHt tne following fixed rates Uf tuition
per term Of i've months be charged for each
For those in the High School grades, $40.
SIS. n M ~ u s''
For those ID the primary school grades. SIS.
Inc amount shall be paid to the treasurer
OF the board ol or before the day the said
pupil IS admitted to the school.
The treasifer OF the board shall issue a re-
CENT for the amount paid by the applicant.
Ihis receipt shall be taken to the superin-
tendent OF public schools, who, after having
hpd the applicant examined, shall assign
sald Applicant to the school and grade where
there are vacancies.
II no vacancy exists, the amount mid.
shall be refunded to the applicant.
The report was signed by Lewis r.
Morrow, DR.. a. e. Frantz, James d.
Carter, DR.. John Palmer and President
II. q. Shortlidge, five of the six MEM
bers of the committee. Mr.. Frsim, the
sixth member. did not sign the report
and explained why he had not done 40
by saying that he considered the report
illegal and could not approve it with
out violating his oath. He said he
could not endorse the report as a mem
ber Of the oomnittee and could not
vote for it as o member OF tho board.
He had taken an oath to uphold the
law rs be saw ii and considered such
action Illegal. f,.
Mr.. Ross favored The report. He
thought the action was all right.
Mr.. O,Dnnnell was bitterly opposed Co
the report He held that it was Illegal
and in direct violation OF the charter of
the hoard. He thought IL was the duty
OF the board to provide for city children
and no others and In support of con-
tention spoke OF the effort to have tbe
Legislature legalize the proposition to
charge for non residents. He could not
vote for the report.
Mr.. Morrow said IL was the duty of
tue board to take the city sclicitor's
opinion and as be had ruled that the
board could charge non Presidents he
thought the board should be guided by
that ruling. Mr.. lBaugh favored the
report as did also Messrs. Carter ard
frantzs the latter charaoterizirg it as
Christian resolution. - Mr.. Fraim
again raised bis voice in opposition to
the report and called attention to the
fact that he had always baen a warm
friend to public education. He said he
organized the first Institute in New
Castle county. .Phe vote to adopt tbe
report was as follows:
Ayes-Messrs Adair, Baueh, Buok-
master, Cooper, Ford, Frantz, Green.
Morrow, Postles, Rommej, Ross.
Schaefar, Turner, Burton and Presi.
dent Shortlidge-15.
Nays,-M -Messfs. Frairn, MoGoyern and
O'Donnell--3. iiy.
Mr.. Carter was compelled to leave
just before the vote was taken ard Or.
Palmer entered Immediately afterward.
Messrs. Jersey, Spruance, Veasey and |
Brown were absent.
Miss Maggie Elias, colored, a former
teacher at No. l6 School, sat during the |
meeting to ascertain what action would |
be taken on a letter she had sent 10 the |
hoard, but the letteriwas not read and |
as no mention was made OF it, she asked |
permission to speak just as the body |
was about to adjourn. She was given a
hearing.
She said she had not received proper
treatment as teacher of No. 16 School, |
She had sent Communication to the |
ard, butNunuerstood 1t had not been 7
read. She complained that her ner hew,
who attends No. 16 School, had not re-
neiVed proper Treatment She said all
she wanted was Justice and was willing
to leave the matter in the hands of the |
board. She sa,d she had u ot received
what she considered Just treatment for
the past 20 years. II Justice was given
she would be satisfied, if not the conse-
luences might DO serious. She made
some allusion to q teacher, whereupon
she was requested by President short
iige not 10 make personal remarks and
70 mako complaint in writing. The
etter Is in the hands of the board.
Relative to.a notice given some time
sgo by Mr.. Morrow declaring his in
ientlon to offer an amendment to the
bylaws increasing the salary of the
from 81, 600 to so, 200 a
rear and that OF the secretary and
treasurer from $500 to 81, ,OOO, Chair
nan Adair of the law committee said
he committee desired to report un-
avorably Jon tue resolution as sub
nitted, buJ would report IN favor of
Increasing the salary of the suporin-
endent to e., 100 beginning July LIST,
SOP, and that Of the secretary and
reasurer to 5000, beginning July lst,
lext. Mr.. Morrow thought it was the
iuty of the committee to pass upon the
egality OF the amendment and not to
liter IT. lie was sustained by the
hair, whereupon the committee re-
'orted that there was nothing illegal
q the proposed amendment. The re-
'ort. was adopted. but the salaries will
lot be increased until the proposed
esolution Is adopted,
In order to be in position to con-
est the election of Bernard Dcnahoe,
he so desires, James III. Green, the
etiring Second ward member, whose
erm will expire June 30th, resigned
rom the chairmanship of the High
'ohool, and Dr.oA A.. e. Frantz was
While the present board