Evening journal., 1903-10-28
EDUCATIONAL BOARD
CONSIDERS BIDS
Principal of School Reports
Pupils Who Are to Be
Commended
sneolal llo one Evening journal.

New Castle, Oct 2S.-At the meeting OF
tho Board OF Education last night, Ahe
members present were Messrs. Ellason,
Cleweu. Niahoney Phillips, Carrick ana
Jamtson.
The following bills were ordered paid
American Book Co., $l.8O: William Doa-
kyne Sl2i so; John M. Hance, $3.50; Wiz
liam Pedrick, $1.0o.
The school property committee pr'e-
scented bids for draining and flushing the
sewers from the schools TO the river.
The New Castle Water Works Company
presented bids stating that It would fur
hish a four-inch pipe and a fire plug op-
posite the curb stone In front of schools
for the amount OF Sl15.5O. and also have a
man do the flushing once a week Tor $50 a
year. Another bid was received from the
Water Works Company stating THAT It
would connect the tank In the jail no the
school pipes for so and furnish a man
10 flush the pipe once a week Tor SIS a
year.
Mr.. Mahoney stated that the coating
around the schools was found TO be IN
first class order.
Mr.. Phillips asked Il a committee could
meet The members OF the Trustees OF tine
Mr.. Mahoney said that he had been in
communication with Messrs. Rodney and
Cooper, of the Trustees OF the Market
square. and that they were IN favor Of
the flushing Of the sewer.
Dr. John j. Back when asked his
opinion on the subject. STATED thai the
idea of flushing the sewer once week is
a very good one and that fhe money
spent for the work would be well ex-
pended.
Mr.. Eiiason asked to have the Water
Works Company make a statement as 10
how long 1t would flush the pipes at one
time.
Mr.. Mahoney said that flushing should
be done at low tide. as at high tide the
water would close the trap door at the
river.
/ After a short discussion. 1t was decided
ITO adopt the fire plug system and confer
with the Trustees of the Market Square
10 give them a fund toward meeting the
Expense of rhe work.
Recess a Success.
Professor Holloway said that. THE recess
in all the schools Is proving very success
fm and thinks no time is being lost. He
also brought before THE board the fact
that a pupil from the Kirkwood districts
is attending school here without pay. an1
that another pupil from the same dis,rici
is also attending. the schools here and
paying. "
1 The report Of Principal Holloway
lshowed the following pupils deserving OF
lcommendataon for department and pro
lgress. High School--Iena Cannon, Heiens
mann, Marie Mahcray. q, IL wise, Edns
Slack, Mary Stew. {. Mary white, l..ll
MORRISON. Charles S. Fleming. Van Dykl
Stewart. Carrie Gemmih, Minnie Taylor
Eighth Grade-Bessie McFarlin. Anns
Lancaster, William Hewlett. Helen Gal
laglher. Eva Deakyne. Aimee Bross. Fan
Ole R1dings. ,Beth Toner Nana- roner
AiArx clark, eserge .eisxEeA' ]anas Cars
well.
Seventh Grade--1argaret WsIhelms
Reba Davis. Greta shearer. BAzabet
Davis, Elizabeth Lester, Sophia Taylor
carrie Sullivan, Anna Toppin, Fran
Frazer. Elizabeth Mccaughan-
Sixth Grade-Minnie Hurd, Frank Rey
noids. Clara king, IVA willis, Jennie Rid
llngs, Mabel CleweH. Ruth Stewart. Hor
ace RealSyne. Herbert Kee. Charles King
meyer.
Fifth Grade--Flona Walls, Eleano
Moore, Mary Weggenmann. Reba Nc
lGrath. Anna Geer. Pauline Wliheime. Al
llison Trultt, Brice Yallebte, George Ford
Lawrence Reynolds. nugh wyIie, jaime
Taylor.
Fourth grade-Nildred Stoops, Ella Nc
Nally, Aimee Ridings Helen Rash. Elv
Bennett, James Toner, John Nayloi
George Madden.
Third Grade-Jennie Smith Elizabetl
Bacon, Ida Lank. Matthew Tobin, Jane
Ehason, Ernest Frazer.
Second Grade-E3Hzabeuh Davis Mimi
Beck, Linda Gnkey. Charlotte Biggs
Maggie Hendrix, Florence Toppin. Fran
cis Atkinson, Joseph Carlin.
First Grade-Agnes McIvor. Gertrud
Honey. Edward Naylor. Jennie Gross
John Cannon Helen Smith, Fred Killing
meyer, Dlllian Shearer, Orvid Levey
Marie Smith, Grace Bull, Elizabeth Ba
Icon.
No. school taught by Miss Carrick. -
Bessie Reynolds, Helen McDevttt, Jane
McDevitt, Francis McFarlin. Tinie Brat
eon. Edward Gott, Joseph Gardner, VIII
liam McGrory.