Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1915-06-30
4. I. ennis Heads
NEW CASTLE Schools
Boardof Education Increases
Salaries of Principals and
Primary Teachers
NO MONEY FOR
TOWN CELEBRATION

The occasion was the election OF
teachers. The following teachers
we're elected
Principal-Howard T. Ennis.
Assistant prlncipal-Miss Hope
Hill.
Eighth grade Miss Carrie Downey.
Seventh grade-Miss Anna NJ Plat.
Sixth grade--Miss May B. Cooley.
Fifth grade-Afiss Emily Lunt
Fourth grade-Miss Irene o. Wise.
Third grade-Miss Iva J. Willis.
Second grade-Miss Margaret VIII
helm.
First grade-Miss Helen Mcdowell.
No. 3 School
Upper grades-Miss Maude H.
Deakyne.
Lower grades-Miss Elizabeth
Davis.
Drawing teacher-Miss Elizabeth
Dennison
Commercial teacher-Miss Ada r.
Raup
When il came to the report II com
mittee on teachers. Mr.. Ferris said Il
was impossible to get teacher for
he primary department at .s35 a
month Accordingly he desired 10
recommend that the salary OF the
principal be S1.100. the assistant
principal and commercial teacher at
$3.50 each and the salary Of the prim-
iry teacher $40 month. The motion
prevailed.
Mr.. Ferris reported forty applica-
tions for the principalships He pre-
sented the names of Howard T. Ennis.
Dover; A. G. Cleaver. Philadelphia.
and Lawrence Bridge, Dayton. Ohio.
The choice OF the committee for as
sistant principal was Miss Hope Hill.
Of Syracuse, and Miss Reeda Stops,
OF New Castle
Mr. Ennis was chosen on the frst
ballot. For assistant principal Miss
Reeda Stoops received three votes
Nnd Miss Raup six votes.
Wictfolas. Records-B ridgewater.
Ihe new principal is graduate of
Delaware College and taught one year
In Dover and two years in Lewes He
has been reelected by the Iewes School
Board. but desired another position.
Miss Hill is a graduate of the SYRIA
cuse High School and r. A. Of the
Syracuse University Miss Mcdowell.
who goes TO the primary grade. is a
West Chester Normal School graduate,
and was elected by the Delaware City
Board Of Education as teacher few
weeks ago.
Mss Reup is a graduate of McEwens-
vile High + hool, and Of perkiomen
Seminary, Philadelphia. Business Col
The board extended. vote Of thanks
20 Professor Greene, Miss Emma Lore,
Miss Katharine Kane and Mr.. Lawton
for services given at the commence
ment
Mr.. Eliason brought up the matter Of
cemonting the cellar Of the annex TO No.
building. George Bryson had bid S27
for the work. An estimate was asked
for wall for n permanent coal and ash
bin. Last year the ianitor had TO let
the ashes lie for a day in the pit. The
wall would be lsx5, and the cost would
be s32.
-lIr, Goudiss said when he was placed
on the school property committee he felt
he should be consulted on all questions
coming before the committee. He sub.
mitted a s25 bid from George Bryson Ia
connect the two cellars.
Mr.. Mckay said he had not seen the
reports until Just before the meeting. Tic
favored neither report and Mr.. Rodney
moved that both reports be reoommittej
snd that the committee present a ma
iority report NJ the next meeting
Mr., fliason did not think the secons
proposition feasible one. and the mo
tinn "a rccommit WIS adopted.
Robert G. Gordon presented the reporN
for school census and the bill for sla.ll
was paid
As the teachers taught only seven.
teen DAYS during June, motion "a
paw full months pay was lost. Tho
principal was paid the full months
salary
The designations Of Miss Mary Rat
ledge and Miss Virginia Carver wer,
received and filed.
A letter was read from the commit
tee on celebration Of independence
DAY. AR Ferris moved that the com.
munication be received and filed. The
motion prevailed
Mr. Goudiss favored a donation oil
SO He said n the old G. A. r. mer
could give money toward the cele.
bzration he saw no reason why the
Board OF Education could not do so
Mr.. Phillips said he was in SYM
pathy with the movement. but did NOT
believe the board had a right 70 do
nate money for such a purpose.
Prof. c. H. Dye reviewed she work
Of the schools and made many sug-
gestions as TO the future Of the
schools. The State Board of Educa-
tons course Of study will go into ef-
feet here next fall
The board feels the corps Of teach
ers for 1915 is the strongest set of
teachers New Castle schools have had
in years
Willis Clothier met with a serious
accident al City Point. Va. He left
here few days ago to work for the
DUPONT Powder Company and with his
brother Lee Clotheir. STONED with a
farmer distance away from Tho
works. They rode on the early morn
ing train TO the powder plant and as
the train slackened up while goinn
up hill they jumped off. AS the
brothers did 50 Willis fell with muct
force and broke his collar bone. He /,
now in a hospital in Petersburg.
The members of the New Centur-
Club held a basket picnic yesterda,
at Riverside
Everything is going along splendid
~ for the independence Day celebra
fion.
William j. Ferris was notified las
evening that a check signed by vii
liam c. Ferris had been passed on B
3. Allen. Wilmington The man pre-
tended he was a druggist and pur-
chased some drugs and paid for same