Evening journal., 1916-11-14
NEW SCHOOL LAW
Will Be URGED
Some Objection Made to
Plan TO Include Will
mington in Bill
SALARY ADVANCES
GRANTED TEACHERS

With the idea OF keeping children
n school longer than at present and
io broaden their education. it is prob
.p.r 'ha: compulsory education bill.
mo-4 stringent than the one in force,
sili * presented TO the State Legis-
.a,nfe by the Board OF Education.
THE members Of the hoard az their
meeting last night discussed the sub
feet when 70 was brought 10 ihoir az
ien.loa by Superintendent OF Schools
Clifford J. Scott. The act was re-
ferred "a the law committee which
hodg will cooperate with DR.. Scott
and. n need be, the State Board of
Education on working out the law.
W. j. Campbell believed that II
would be more advisable 10 have the
Legislature provide more room for
the carrying on of the work before
enforcing a compulsory education
bill, and that the board secure sew
eral new plots for the extension OF
schools, as. he considered, the pres
ent schools are every unmodern." Il
was proposed that the bill effect the
Wilmington schools as we'll as the
a..
Cooper declared that it would be OF
little use TO try to pass such a bill.
superintendent Scott reported thai
7S per cent OF the school rooms OIL
the city contain more than 40 pu-
pills. He also noted that the schools
have practically made up all the
time lost by the delay In opening
The night schools will be opened on
next Monday evening. superintendent
Scott was authorized to open schools
Nos. 16. and 10.
The Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Society invited the board TO enter In
its open air school at Hope Farm all
pupils Of the city schools who have
tubercular tendencies. The matter
was referred 20 the health committee
To improve the electric light SER
vice in school No. IL. the Truax Elec-
trio Company was awarded a contract
at S14.50. The installation OF a tank
heater for the domestic science de-
partment OF the Howard High School
was authorized, and the matter OF
furnishing new seats for school No.
25 was referred TO the furniture com
mlttee.
The Wilmington High School
mission TO use the senior room OF the
High School on November q.
A resolution OF thanks for the use
Of the auditorium Of the High School
was received from the Delaware
Equal Suffrage Association.
The use of the auditorium OF the
High School was granted the Della
ware Society for social hygiene on
~, a,srrfnu ~ nnooulhoV &
William H. SEWER, representing the
Diamond State Poultry and Pigeon
Association, was given permission TO
distribute through the schools OF the
city tickets of admission to the as
socations annual poultry show. He
stated that 25.000 tickets have been
printed for distribution. While it
is not customary to allow the dis
tribution OF tickets in the schools,
this request was made an exception
because Of its educational advantage
to the children.
The monthly payroll amounting TO
S2,707.S1 for officers and ianitors and
s25. .6S7.59 for teachers were allowed
and miscellaneous bills amounting to
S1,S05.7S. labor bills Of S160 and in
terest on the bonded mortgage
amounting TO $3.50 were allowed. Bal
ances OF S29,521.32 for the current ex-
penses and s124,S47.24 for the special
fund we're reported.
The committee on teachers present
ed the following recommendations;
eve recommend the temporary ap-
pointment Of Ethel A. Patterson,
Ethel NJ. Rice, Claire V. Smith and
Beatrice Mayo as teachers IN the VIII
mington elementary schools.
"The salary OF Ethel Patterson is
70 be at the rate OF $500 for the school
year. and IS 10 begin November g. She
Is n graduate OF the Wilmington High
Scohol and OF the Wilmington
Teacher Training School, and was
formerly a teacher in our elementary
schools She is assigned to school
No 10 nm the vacancy created by
granting a leave Of absence for the
school year to Miss Olive Carvin.
'"rhe salary of Ethel Rice Is 10 be
al the rate OF $500 FOR the school
. year. and Is TO begin November J.