Evening journal., 1911-06-27
GIRL GRADS in
ONESTYLEDRESS
School Board Committee Will
Relieve Girls Of the SeIeC-
tiOn in the Future
SAY STRAIN IS TOO
GREAT ON THE STUDENTS

WIN the lQed OF renewing ElllS pI
the mental strain incident to picking
their graduation gowns, the Board Of
Education at its meeting last evening
appointed the visiting committee and
the superintendent a committee to
confer with the principals OF the
schools and report at the October
meeting The task they will have will
be the devising Of graduation dresses
that will cost but little.
The subject was brought up by
President Shortlidge who said that
suitable dress could be purchased for
SIS, whereas some of those worn at
the exercises on Commencement day
would have been fit for a queen az
a coronation. Or. shortlidge said he
admired pretty dresses, but the strain
occasioned by worry over the subject
had prevented one girl from graduat-
! ing, she having suffered a nervous
breakdown due 10 the worry.
While the sessions of the Board are
always short last nights session was
a record-breaker as far as accom-
plishing business was concerned The
members were in session little over
half an hour, but I'm those thirty min
utes, the salaries Of three officials
were increased. There we're I'm addi-
ton numerous repairs ordered done
at the different schools and these
we're referred to the proper commit
tee.
Increase superintendent Salary.
The question of increasing the sal
airy Of Superintendent Twitmyer was
referred to by Samuel H. Baynard,
who said that the studies had been
increased without any extra compen-
sation 10 Professor Twitmyer. and he
paid a tribute to the superintendent
Mr. Bnynard compared the city
schools with those OF other cities to
the disadvantage Of the other cities
and said that the recent school cleo
tion showed that the people wanted
the best Board members that they
could get for their chilren I'm the way
of education and he did not think they
wanted any Of their officials under
paid. It was then decided to increase
the salary OF Superintendent Twit-
myer from $4,000 TO $4,000 per year.
l.. b. Morrow. member from the
Fifth ward, expressed similar views
and It was decided to increase the
salary of Miss Devine. the assistant
to Professor Twitmyer from 81 $50 To
81 200, and that Of Miss Banks, the
clerk, from $500 to $500 per year This
last increase was on motion of DR. T
O. Cooper.
Mr.. Baynard, Of the finance and
rule committee, reported that Cits
Solicitor Brady had prepared the decd
. for the lot adjoining No "a school
and It was decided on motion to draw
check for $4,000 in payment for thi
y lot
President shortlidge called tn
members attention to the fact tina
. the recently reelected officials are t
be sworn into Office at the BoaTl
rooms at noon on Friday next. Thil
is I'm accordance with the law.
Dr. Cooper also gave notice Of Z
proposed change in the bylaws anS
regulations of the Board This viii b'
considered later. but what they con
sist of is not known, as they wer'
not considered last evening.
To Award Coal Contract.
The bids for fuel for the comin'
year were then opened and they vii
be awarded tomorrow afternoon
Those who submitted bids were:
. Consumers Ice and Coal Co.. eel
y coal, 25 ga cents per hundred pounds
stove, "a IA cents per hundred; nu
7 25 1-2 cents per hundred; pea, II l.
cents per hundred II. T. Sergeant BIZ
S5.4S per cord for the wood supply
n Charles Warner Co, COAL egg, 25 cent
r per hundred pounds; stove, "a cents
1-2 mills; nut, "a cents, l-2 mills
|, pea. 16 cents 1-2 mills. This compan
submitted four other bids of ditferen
> varieties of coal, the lowest Of whic
was. Egg, "a cents; stove, % cents
nut. 1886 cents; pea. 10 1-2 cents.
!, Henry SNYDER Egg, 26 cents pc
hundred; stove, 26; nus q; pea, 1
J, The Wilmington Fuel Co. oifere
n wood az S5.40 per cord.
It NJ. B. Foster bid S55S per cord an
d, Sc per cord for wood saturated wit
rosin.
E. ]. Sharpe bid for coal-Egg,
cents per hundred; stove, 20; nut, SI
pea, 81.