Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-06-27
sna corre.ponaence Of Ererg rEenIng.

evening Miss Marion Clark of Centre
vile was elected assistant principal
ON the first ballot, receiving five OF
the nine votes cast. Miss Martha J.
Thomas of Frostburg, Nd, received
three votes aud Miss Mary n. Riddle
of Lancaster. Pa, one vote In all
there were about a dozen applicants,
among whom were Miss Synil Grant
of Linden, Va. Miss Virginia Melvin,
Pocomoke City, Md, Miss Flora
Atherton Of Chambersburg, Pa. The
above had been selected by the com
mittee on teachers after carefully going
over the list. The teacher selected has
an experience of four years.
The designations of Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Ioman and Miss Sara l.. Nantine
We're read and accepted and express
sions of regret were heard in relation
to their departure.
Applications for reelection were
received from Principal Harry V.
Holloway, Miss Cecilia Mahoney, Miss
Carrie Downie, Miss Mary Ratledge,
Miss Anna Platt, Miss Elizabeth M.
Wilson, NJ iss May b. Goodley, Miss
Margaret Lawler, Miss Margaret
Carrick and Miss Elizabeth N. Denni-
son. There being no opposition they
we're unanimously re- elected, but their
assignments will not take place until
an adjourned meeting OF the board on
| Friday evening, July 9th, when the
election of two new teachers will also
take place. On the same evening the
reports of two visiting teachers will
be read and the communication in re-
| lation 10 recommendations by Principal
! Holloway will be taken up and prob
| ably disposed OF.
Miss Lawler, who teaches in No. 3
| School, made application to be trans
/ ferred to the schools in the heart of
! the city and Miss Elizabeth Wilson
asked for a change from the fourth to
the second grade. Only three appli-
cations have been received for posi-
tion in the primary grade and the COM
mittee on recommendations felt that
| others might be received before the
next meeting. The recommendation
of the committee on teachers relative
TO graded salaries caused a conten-
tion. They were finally adopted, with
Mr.. Mahoney voting against the
measure and asking that his vote be
80 recorded. BY the grading, the as
sistant principal starts at $500 year
the second year receives Sj25 and third
year receives the limit, $500; in the
] a. Z
second $3.50; third, SlD grammar
grade hrst year, $40; second, Si2. 80
third, $40; principals, first year, 81 ,OOC
a year; second, 81, 30; third, 81, 100
teacher in drawing, first year, $3.50
second, $40; third, $500. The latter
devotes three days q week to the work.
The grading does not affect the teach.
ers now employed and who receive the
limit of the grade, but raises the wage.
of Miss Downle and Miss Plat, the
former to the limit and the latter e
S425, because of this being her seconc
year.
Mr.. Mahoney, who opposed tn,
matter, said 81 am IN favor of gooC
wages for every body, but do not believ,
that this is equitable and just. Tn,
eighth grade IS the hardest in tn,
school and the teacher there has hei
salary to stand at what il now is
Everybody can tell you the same thing
The position went begging before tn
: present teacher took il. -
Mr.. Mclvor-" Miss Downie told mi
that if there was a vacancy in tn
b eighth grade she would make applica
tion for it. ~
Mr.. Phillips-'T Those in the school
a get the benefit OF the advance an,
b there is no intention to reduce tn
a wages of anyone and i with other
think that the grading as reported b
the committee is fair and equitable.
MIR. McGrory-"I favor the equali
zation of wages and there is hut littl
difference between the eighth grad
+, and that of assistant principal, whe
:, the responsibility is considered an
the grammar grades are all alike. "
q Mr.. Ferris-'l feel and know tina
T. the hardest work is with the lowe
u grades, lNlt the work is not so consic
e cred anywhere, yet we know it
harder TO train the youthful mind.
although the hours are shorter. -
Mr.. Phillips" The teachers in tn
lower grades do not have the study an
IN extra work that the grammar grad
y teachers have. -
m The report Of Superintendent Holl,
way was read. He spoke in CLOWN
he terms Of the use and and clue of tl
he laboratory, which had proven Of gre,
" value to the student and which r,
suited in preventing failures anon
n the scholars. He advised the exam
. nation of the hearing, eyes and physic,
o. condition of backward scholars
those who do not improve, in order
u detect the defects and have the chi
- properly treated TO remedy the troubl
lie asked that a new lot of poe
" reading books be procured and recon
mended a lengthy list. lie spoke
is the unsanitary condition of No.
o. School and asked for a wash basin Il
at the hall, also new furniture in the fifi
ie and fourth grades
The list of promotions, as print,
es in Every Evening last evening, was n,
'd read, hut was ordered filed.
AZ Secretary Wise was instructed
st notify the teachers Of their electi,
he and to request them to acknowledge
once.
m The following bills we're receive
as approved and ordered paid Commenc
h. ment expenses, music, rental of Il
ne Opera House, printing and engrossiI
to Of diplomas, $40 80; John Score
lecture, sl7 90. Repairs, John \
n Hance, $3.50; A. NJ. Hizar, $40. 8
I'm shalt of cost Of division wa
rs amounting to sS.4s. Book supple
,s, S4L37.
\. The following are shown worthy
~ commendation for department al
~ progress:
W High School Charles Hewitt, +
Deakyne, Elizabeth McCaughan, Ms
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