Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1902-01-30

HD important move III VI, -.
\ 7&conomv was made at the meeting
Sthe Board of Public Education Mon
Isflight. Recently bids we're asked TO
the schools with 13l dozen
l$f of scissors for the sewing |
(sblars. and d number of proposals |
e5e received and opened, but Monday
I'm. on motion of Mr. Baugh of the |
8uual training committee, to which |
,efmatter had been referred. it was
snfded not to award any contract for
,issors for the present. Mr.. Baugh
,ld a reporter of The Gazette that
a1 move was in the direction OF
scEhomy. The committee is OF the
31nion that the schools can get along
&xbout new scissors the remainder OF
iY. school year, and as the finances OF
4& board are getting low, IL was
eraned advisable not to make the eX-
n15diture at this time.
The committee on teachers made the
recommendations whlch were
xNbraoly acted upon: =,
f# Your committee on teachers would
Acpmmend the following appoint
aents: That Annie II. G. McCloskey
e eappointed principal of School No,
;# Fanny j. Butler be appointed
rihcipal Of School No. 4 Elinor J.
be appointed teacher in
|chool No. 6: the salary of each Is to
q the same that she is now receiving.
,olir committee would also recommend
hat the children of tho 10th primary
rhde and the first grammar grade at
ehpol No. q be retained in that
uiiainp and not sent to School No. l6
heretofore. !.
eT}f Thomas O. Cooper, chairman OF
IA yisiting committee on School No.
& Iseomplained that the ianitor service
rafre is not of the best, but he was
d t4f3fablc to giving the ianitor an
u13rtunity to prove his efficiency. No
vHtl6n was taken.
Th6 board endorsed the action of the
oIalinj ttee on heat, fuel and venti-
IitinA in appointing Hartmann Loevoe
'sjaitpr of No. 10 School.
('hairman Adair of the boards Nc
axjnity memorial committee reported
aSSifg conferred with the general
H1fnittee and that arrangements had
H6u made for exercises in the schools
Ill Mckinley day; also. that l0,60O
iaYelopes. for voluntary contributions,
4ala been donated by Howard ID. Ross
hXH distributed in the schools. The
sxSfcises in all of the schools will be
ti{22. 45 o'clock, except in schools where
thfre is one session. but at schools
having only one session the exercises
win begin at l. 10 O'Clock.
M President Shortlidge announced thai
The nonresident pupils had not paic
as yet for the incoming term
md on motion of Mr.. Fraim, ii wa:
decided to notify the parents, allowing
dD days in which to make the pay
a1ients. The next term begins mex
Monday.
2NDr. Frantz, chairman of the com
naittee on fuel, heat and ventilation
moved tho adoption of the committee
report, presented at the last meetlni
Recommending increases in ianitors
lBslaries, as follows. Schools Nos 2
and 27 from S220 to $3.50 per annum
Nos. .. 5, 6, Z, IL, II and u S247.50 t
$40; Nos. 3, S, 10, Il, II, IA, 10, 2
AND %, S275 to $500: No. Ii, 1902. 80 t
$325: No. 4, Si67. 50 to 500; No. .
$500 to $3.50: No. /, $3.50 TO $500: Nc
"a. S577. 80 to $3.50; No. Il, S605 t
$500; No. %. $500 to $3.50: No. Is
SlB7.50 to $50; No. %, S165 to SIZE
gHssistant engineer and fireman at til
High School, $3.50 to $3.50. The con
mittee also recommended that tn
position of ianitor at the High Schot
tbe abolished on April LIST, the work
Aevolve upon the engineer. The boar
acted in accordance with the recon
mendations, adopting DIR. Frant2
motion by vote of 10 to 4. I'll
ehnnges date from January lst.
ss Mr.. Donahoe moved the adoption
an amendment to the bylaws, offert
Attic last meeting, prohibiting IL
president from voting on committe
OF which he is a member, ex-offici
except in eases of tie. Mr.. Baul
opposed the amendment. Mr.. Donah,
favored it. He said it was simply r
turning to the plan which prevail,
until short time ago He thoug
the president might feel relieved. |
said the president voting on col
imittee recently cost the board from
I'd 800, by requiring the asking t
new bids.
LIN reply to this President Shortlid
Explained that the printing commit
v some time ago was considering t.
$bids for printing. There were 70
ntmbers of the committee, includi
HIMSELF Two favored one bidder a
Two another, and he voted to give I
con tract to the lowest bidder. 7
result was tie, but it was not
fault that new bids were asked f,
He said he had always acted &C
scientiously and did so in that ca
M voting for the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Morrow said the president
always worked diligently and CO
scientiously, and on his mott
frrther consideration of the mat
was indefinitely postponed, the v
being IL to A.
President Shortlidge said he did
propose to stand under the accusat
Made by Mr.. Donahoe and said
Would expect him to prove his assert
n rflative to the printing commit
Il matter at the next meeting.
d Mr.. Fraim, who is IA member of
committee, said there being tie,
committee deemed it advisable to
for new bids.
Ill Mr.. Baugh said he had heard t
,ythe coal supply at some of the schC
Nas about exhausted, and Mr.. Dona
moved that Chairman Frantz of
81 qammittee on fuel, heat and ventilat
d16e requested to inform the boart
The next meeting as to what coal
nj been put in the schools in addition
d that originally contracted for
summer. The motion was adopted
A Anna M. Brink resigned her posi-
n AS teacher in School No. 8, to
effect January 31st. The resignat