Evening journal., 1905-09-26
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SCi[AGE TEACHER
Mas Named r That Pos
tion by the Ecard of
Educatlon

There WAS considerable routine bus
mess transacted a. the regular meet
Ing OF the Board Of Trade last night.
The teachers committees. OF which
Dr. T. O. Cooper - chatham. feport-
cd in part as follows That Miss Hell
en- o. Stout was sent 20 No IN the
place made vacant by the leave Of
absence given Miss Lucy Carvin. at a
salary Of Sf25.
Miss Fanny Colt was placed on the
substitute teachers list.
That Or. James Morgan be appoint
ed to the position Of science teacher
7 IN the High School at the salary Of
$1,000
That Miss Mabel Price be appoint
ed a temporary teacher Of sewing two
half days per week mt the rate Of SAL
AIRY other sewing teachers receive.
Dr. Morgan. who the board unani-
mously elected science teacher at the
High School is well-lnown physi-
clan.
The doctor is graduate OF the VIII
m.ngton High School. and later grad
luated from the Philadelphia College Of
Pharmacy and jefferson Medical Col
lege. He has been a practiclng physi-
clan for years. Or. Morgan has fire.
gently lectured IN the High School on
scientific matters and during the term
of 5. J. Wiley as principal OF the High
School. had charge of the laboratory
land frequently has assisted other
principals. For two years he served
las a member Of the state Board of
Pharmacy and was examiner IN chem
istry He also served acceptably as a
member Of the Board OF Public Edu-
lcation. Il viii be the aim of DR. Nor
gan TO bring the scientific department
Of the High School up to the standard
which is desired by the board.
Chairman Megill of the printing
committee said that Superintendent
rwitmyer had been in a hurry for
some supplies and after getting the
advice Of several members Of the
hoard, including the President. he had
sought bids. Inasmuch as the bids
exceeded 500, the chair ruled that
the committee would have to adver-
tise for proposals
Mr.. Megill said; "The chair seems
to be one man in the committee and
another in the chair" to which the
president replied: Il am nothing in
the committee but am a man in the
chair"
Dr. Buckmaster said that during
the week scarlet fever broke out I'm
two Of the schools they were closed
for a day and were fumigated and
that within twenty-four hours the
schools were opened.
The new building committee was
ordered to advertise for bids for the
construction Of stone retaining wall
1872 feet long 10 feet high and 3 feet
thick at No. 26 school to hold up the
yard which was i'm danger Of falling
because OF excavation to be made on
the land adjoining. The wall will
cost over $500.
Thomas ODonnell. Of the repair
committee, said he thought IL would
lbe necessary to have new ceilings
placed on the first stories in two
irooms Of No. 10 school. but the ma
iority Of the members were IN favor
of simply repairing the ceilings as
to place new ones there would neces-
state the closing Of those rooms for
IA week
The election Of a supervisor was
laid over on motion OF Mr.. Baynard
for a month BY which time the COM
mittee on law expects to have the new
rules formulated.
The opinion Of the city solicitor on
the legality Of the action of James d.
Carter chairman OF the fuel, heat and
ventilation committee stated that the
latter had violated no law. was ac-
icepted and filed without comment.
President Shortlidge ruled that pro-
lposals would have to be advertised for
IN regard to the insuring of boilers in
the schools. Mr.. Tadman. chairman
lof the insurance committee. reported
that the Hartford Boiler Inspection
Company would insure the twenty
EIGHT boilers owned by the board for
three years for $3.50 or about S6.66
for each boiler per year. This car
ried with It three Inspections Of each
boiler per year.