Evening journal., 1912-10-15
BUSY SESSION
OF SCHOOL BOARD
New Teachers Appointed and
Lunch Room for Howard
School Discussed

In the absence Of President Short
iidec. OF thu Board Of Education. sho
arrived home from California last
night, but was too fatigued TO attend
the meeting OF the board last night,
Samuel II. Baynard. of the Ninth
ward. was elected to preside at the
ceung
Chairman Burton. Of ths fuel and
tors committee reported that the
nmittee had awarded the contract
Installing the heating plant at the
rtR school under construction be-
cAd Washington street bridge, to r
r. Weldin at his bid of S2s30, Il be-
ing the lowest bid submitted.
On motion OF Chairman Robinson
Of the new building committee. Will
liam II. Jones. the contractor for the
new building was allowed 1880,
first payment under the contract
AS the time OF opening the night
schools Is drawing near. on motion
of Chairman Morrow OF that COM
mittee the matter Of arranging for
the opening Of those schools was left
to that committee.
The following pay rolls we're al
lowed. Officers and isnitors, $l,996-
.02; teachers, Sl9,S51.32
Superintendent 7witmyer. OF the
public schools. who acted AZ chair
man Of the exercises at the corner
stone laying az the new No. 80 school.
was called upon TO make a report
on that event which he did. An ao-
count of the laying of the corner
stone has been published. He said
the exercises we're conducted In
dignihed manner.
Mr. Baynard. OF the Ninth ward,
who laid the corner stone, made a
few remarks In addition 10 the report
made by Mr. Twitmyer
The designations OF Miss Ethel 9.
Toppin and Miss Edna Bronstein,
teachers, we're received and adopted
Thomas f. O'Donnell, Of the Tenth
ward, who was chief marshal of the
children's parade during "Old Home
Week" celebration reported on that
parade. He said there we're 5000
children In line and the showing
made by them was q credit TO the
city. He said the only mistake made
was that City Council did not fur-
nish enough bands. Mr.. ODonnell
desired to extend his thanks to the
teachers, Board OF Education mem
bers and High School students who
assisted him, for their assistance. He
said that had there been more time
he felt that every school child could
have been Induced to participate In
the parade and there would have
been a float at the end Of the line
of each school to take care Of the
smallest children.
On motion OF Dr. Cooper, a vote OF
thanks was extended to Mr. ODon-
nell for the able manner In which he
marshalled the parade.
AS other medical societies have the
privilege of using the board rooms
lie which 10 meet, on motion OF Dr.
Cooper the same privilege was ac-
corded to the Homeopathic Medical
Society Of New Castle county.
a resolution was adopted BY the
hoard on the safe return from Cali
fornia Of President Shortledge and
" shing him continued improved
health
The teachers committee recon-
nended the appointment OF the fol-
lowing teachers: Miss Jennie Todd,
Miss Hazel Ward. Miss Elsie Eek
man. Miss Susanna Henvis Miss Jen-
ME Greenstein, Miss Ethel Bonham,
Miss Helen Mclntire, Miss Margaret
Malone and Miss Mary Brown, to be
assigned later to schools in which
there are vacancies.
The annual statement OF income
On legacies left for the education OF
tolored children. was submitted by
The Security. Trust and Safe Deposit
company, trustee for the African
School Society Of Wilmington.
The question of instituting a lunch
counter at the Howard High School
for colored children, on the same
blan but not so extensive as at the
Wilmington High School, was
brought up by DIT. Cooper and was
referred TO the committee on the
Howard School.