Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1916-08-29
CITY BUYS Church
FOR NEW School
No Discussion by Board OF
Education Over Acquir-
ing West St. Property
HISTORY TEACHER
FOR HIGH SCHOOL

DR.. r. -. Cooper. for the committee
on teachers, presented the following re
port, which was adopted by the Board
Of Education last night
we recommend James a. shook. OF
Pottstown, Pa. as head OF yhe history
department of ;hc Wilmington High
School for the coming school year, at a
salary OF 81 200 Mr. Shook is a gradu
ate of Juniata College. anil has attained
his masters degree from the Univer-
sity of Pennsylvania, where he did
graduate work in history For several
years he has had successful experience
as head of the history department in the
Pottstown High School
"When the former elementary school
teachers were re appointed, through an
oversight the name of Miss Mahala Tur
ner was omitted Therefore, at this
time we recommend the reappointment
Of Miss Mshala Turner and her assign
ment TO No. % school.
"Yow committee further recommends
the appointment of Miss Helen Wake
field of Berwick. Pa. as teacher IN
the Wilmington elementary schools for
the coming school year at salary ot
$3.50. and that she be assigned t0 school
No o.
Miss Wakefield is graduate OF
Bloomsbury state Normal school and
is especially well qualified to teach
music and drawing. She has completed
an excellent course for the training Of
teachers of music. and has had success.
ful experience rs a teacher IN the Cam
den, n. j.. public schools
Dr. Cooper added that there were
still some vacancies 10 fill In the
elementary and commercial depart
ments
A resolution that City Solicitor
Daniel O. Hastings be instructed to
pay Caleb b. Burchenal the sum OF
$4,000. the balance due on the church
property. No 222 West street was
probably the final act in the estab-
lishment of a school for colored chill
dren at that address, although no dis
cussion of the resolution followed,
and President Baynard refused to say
that the property was to be used Tor
colored school purposes
Because three rooms on the lower
floor and three rooms on the third
floor of the High School building will
he darkened by the walls of the new
addition, it was voted to have them
electrically lighted at cost OF about
s65.
Superintendent Clifford J. Scot
wants a place to store valuable pa
pers and records, and the old safe II
the present meeting room OF thu
board may be turned over to him. An
nouncement Of his need Of safe came
following the reading Of com
munication from the Atlantic Manu-
featuring Company offering to bu!
the old one
President Baynard preached thu
subject of moving into the new
quarters in the Joint, public building
Secretary Harry ]. Guthrie reported
that all the furnishings we're in plac'
except a few minor pieces. but thu
members evinced little interest in tn
matter
1T seems as II the board is wei
satisfied 10 remain where II is, Presi
dent Baynard remarked, and added
I'VE will wait until some one make
a motion that we move to the ney
quarters Let us proceed with tn
next item of business"
The salary of the supervisor o
rchonis william. A. Croney, wa
raised from 81 900 year to 81 $50
year to date from August I.