Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-05-30
2 Correspondence q Erorr evening.

siaf Correspondence Of Ercrr evening.
New Castle May 30 At the meet
ing OF the Board of Eduation last
evening the resignation Of Miss
Clara M. kast. ass lstant principal,
WAS received and accepted Prof
II. Y. Holloway sent in an applica-
tion TO become a candidate for re-elec-
tion. The election of teachers WIS laid
over until the '1t meeting of the
board. Friday evening, June 22d, was
announced as commencement night
when Prot John q. Scorer viii deliver
a lecture. Miss Lena Cannon will be
the only graduate.
William Deakyne placed IA tons of
coal in the school at ~ per ton at the
opening of the strike and since the
strike was settled. reduced the bill
without request to l6 70 per ton.
The following teachers made reports
of having visited different schools and
the reports were interesting, showing
something had been accomplished, in
the shape Of now ideas, which may be
made of practical use TO the local
schools. Mss Elizabeth M. Wilson at
Sharon Hill School, April 25th Miss
May b. Cooley at No. % School, Will
mington, May llth Miss Clara NJ.
kast at Carlisle aud Mechanicsburg,
Pa, April 2Jth Miss E zabeth NJ.
| Dennison in art work ana draw
ing at the r. Spencer Miller School,
Philadelphia. Mr.. Mahoney in raising
the question of the advisability of
electing teacher for No. 3 School for
more than six months, on account Of
/ the opening Of the parochial school,
was met on the matter by President
Phillips, who read from a compiled
| statement prepared by Prof Holloway
which showed l04 children Of Catholic
/ parentage below the sixth grade or be-
low IL years of age and of these 81 were
IN the ShawtoWn OF No.3 School. The
children are classified as follows :
! Sixth grade, "a fifth grade, 80 fourth
grade, 27 third grade, 30; second
! grade, 30 first grade, 43. The changes
will make 43 in the two rooms of No.
! 3 School divided at follows: IS in
one room and % in the other room.
The matter was laid over until next
month. Miss Kast stated she was going
to the High School at Salem. n. j.
because Of higher wages She thanked
| the board for the courteous treatment
accorded and asked that if in the
| future she might again have the de-
sire to become an applicant that
her application be considered. On
motion of Mr.. McGrory, seconded by
Mr.. Mclvor, instructions were issued
to Secretary Wise, TO forward to Miss
kast the regrets of the board for her
departure, the board feeling that it
is losing a valuable and conscientious
teacher.
Miss Ethel Quigg Of Georgetown is
the only applicant for the vacancy.
Secretary Wise was instructed to
notify the teachers that their applica-
tions for reelection must be presented
before the next meeting of the board,
when the election will take place.
The salaries of teachers, substitutes,
clerks and ianitors were ordered paid
and the president and clerk authorized
to issue orders for the payment of the
June salaries, in order to accommodate
the teachers who may desire to 20
away before the next meeting of the
board.
Messrs. McGrory, Jemison, McIvor.
Carrick, Manlove and Phillips were
appointed a committee to arrange for
the commencement exercises, which
will probably be held in the Armory
Hall.
The matter Of grade salaries for
teachers in the future, and not to
affect the present corps, was left on the
hands of the committee in teachers.
The water supply question was held
up until the next meeting.
In speaking Of the coal supply, it was
decided to patronizs the three dealers.
Miss Lena Cannon, the graduate, will
take for her essay, History of Educa-
tion in New Castle, - and she will be
allowed the use Of the old minutes Of
the board. She has old records dating
to 1851, when Prof. Virgins taught in
the old Academy, which was then in
charge of the Trustees of the Com
mons. A request will be made through
the board to secure the ancient books
Of the Trustees Of the Commons To
look over the minutes for the purpose
of perfectng the sketch.
The following bills were ordered
paid William DealSyne, S9A 30; Robert
II. Harrington, s2.52; Toman and
McGrory, s3. 40; -keegan and Hufnal,
sl3. 80.
The report Of Supt. Holloway showed
the seating capacity J95; enrolment.
449; average attendance, 356; perfect
V
ing commendation;
High School Margaret McC,augban.
Elizabeth McCaughan, Elizabeth
Lister, Roswell Schafer, Helen Bross
Charles Hewitt, Edward Gormlev'
Anna Gormley, Eva Deakyne. Bertha
Sutton, Reeda Stoops, Lena Cannon.
Miss Mahoney's room ~ Maggie
Toman, Myrtle Denning, Regina Walls.
Vera Atkinson, Mabel Clewell, Elmer
/ Pedrick.
Miss Downie's room - Pauline
Wilhelme, Beulah Wright, Mary Moss.
Herman Wright, Flora Downey, Lora
Bell, Florence Carlin, Lawrence Rev.
nolds, Greta Hance, James TAYLOR.
Lewis Gemmill, Frank Rogers, Brice
Nallette, George Ford.
Miss Ratledge's room--Lee Clothier.
/ Elwood Bacon, Anna Early, Mildred
Stoops, George Madden, Marie Colli-
son, irene Wise, Matthew Walz. Jr..
Jennie Cooper, Ada Matthias.
Miss Platt's s room Elizabeth Bacon
/ France Anderson, Hulburd Anderson.
Josephine Clothier, Grace MeCaurhan.
Katie Toner, Mary Biggs, Ida L1nk.
Miss Wilson room-Marie Smith,
/ Elizabeth Bacon, Fannie l3erem.
| Charlotte Biggs, lrena Truitt, Edward
! Naylor, Leonard Hurd, Minnie Beck.
| Edna NewloVe
Miss Goodloy's room CLARA Ster-
ling, Estella Sibley, Mary McNaliv.
Thomas Hewlett John Cannon, James
Rodgers, Pearl Cleweil, Agnes McIvor,
Isabella Clark
Miss Ioman's room -AnnaGallagher
Katie Hufnal, Leora Lank, Hartzen
Anderson, Willinm Campball, Hugh
MocCaughan, Earl Rash, Elizabeth