Evening journal., 1914-03-24
HEAD FOR schools
WILL COME later
Board Of Education VIII
Take Time in Re-electing
DR.. Twitmyer'S Successor
PROFESSOR SPAID IS
ENDORSED FOR PLACE


At the meeting Of the Board of
Education last evening the matter of
the selection of a successor to the
late Dr. George W. Twitmyer, as SUI
perntendent OF the Wilmington
schools. which has been referred to
the teachers committee of the board.
was brought up for discussion, when
number OF petitions were received
favoring the selection of A. n.
Spaid, lormer superintendent of the
schools of New Castle County, but
now superintendent of schools of
Dorchester county. Md, with head
quarters at Cambridge, Md. Follow
ing the reading Of the petitions, DR..
Thomas o. Cooper, chairman of the
teachers committee, said that al
though the matter had been placed IN
the hands of that committee for ac
ton, the committee. so far, has not
met TO consider t. He added that
the committee would meet soon at
which time they would probably
choose a successor to DR.. Twitmyer.
The members of the committee said
that the schools had been left in such
good condition by DR.. Twitmyer that
there was no need for haste in the
appointment Of his successor. They
believed il best 90 withhold the ap-
pointmont until all the petitions and
applications are in or discontinue to
come in after which the committees
viii go through the course of elimin-
alton until only two or three candi-
AatHa anHIaf a4m1T
tion will be made.
Applications and petitions have
been received favoring the appoint
ment of the follOwing Walter H
Young. Peepskil. n. Y. S. H. Lay
man. Ardmore, Pa; w. d. Morris,
Flushing. Ohio; j. p. Mccoy, New
York Cityfh w. NJ. Yengst. Miners
Vile. Pa; A. NJ. Dick, Keyport, n. Y;
NJ. +. Andrews. Cincinnati. Ohio; j.
S. Kingsley, Northport. n. Y; A. G.
Hamblen. Philadelphia; l.. j. Hani-
fan, West Virginia; c. e. Dryden.
Elberton Ga. A. A. Killian, Sus-
quehanna. pa: Thornwell Haynes.
liighpoint. North Carolina; j. H.
Scott, Uniontown, Pa. J. II. Clea-
yer. Cheltenham, Pa: and Walter
Several of these men have visited this
city.
II can readily be seen from this large
list that the committee will have ample
material from which to make their se-
lection. II is understood that petitions
favoring the selection of Professor Spaid
were circulated and received signatures
following the services in some of the
20 ..1.rt t..IN
lt is understood that the board has
hccn notified that DR.. Charles A. Wag
ncr, State commissioner of education, is
not a candidate for the office.
In this connection it is said that DR..
Wagner. since comi ng to Delaware, has
received 10 much encouragement from
oranges and other bodies that he is very
desirous of continuing with his present
work, despite the fact that the position
made vacant by the death of Dr. Twit
mycr pays $1,000 more a year. Aside
from amy other reason it is said that Dr.
Wagner feels to resign would be I'M
the nature OF breaking contract.
The new superintendent will not take
charge Of the schools until next fall
During the meeting the board extend
ed vote of thanks to Miss Francis VIII
liams for the donation 20 the High
School library of ten volumes of "Ncs-
sagcs and Papers of Presidents from
1850 10 1897" which she presented in
bchali of her deceased sister, Miss Mary
l. G.. Williams, former assistant super
intendcnt OF schools.
Dr. Thomas o. Cooper made the mo-
tion and in his remarks said the vol
umcs are valuable addition to the
high school
Three American flags for Nos. TO- II
and 26 schools were asked for and the
requests turned over to the Joint COM
mittce of the Jr o. L. a. NJ. and p O. S.
of A. The committee has already pur
chased a ilag for No. 10 school and will
present it To the school James LOgue.
chairman of the finance committee. re-
ported interest on bonds TO the amount
of $3.50 due April I. and moved that an
order for the amount be drawn 10 the
Union National Bank, which wa, passcS.
4 communication was received from
the Wilmington Juvenile Court and Pro-
baton Association and signed by George
B, Miller. its president asking for the
use for one night of the High. School
auditorium during the week of April l2
70 ~. The request was granted. Or.
(,roszman of the National Association
for the study and Education of EXcep-
tional Children will lecture that night
A letter OF thanks was received for
the donation OF the desks to the colorcd
school in District No. 10. Newark The
letter will be ACKNOWLEDGED.
The city treasurer reported a balance
IN bank % current fund amounting to
"A ION A. nnI anocio1 el0 GGD o.