Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-07-12
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Board of Education Names
Two Additional Vice
Principals for Schools
COUNCIL SUES TO
RECOVER MONEY
Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.

NEW CASTLE Del, July 12.-Fry-
ing the eggs when hubby wanted them
boiled, resulted in a scrambling Of
the domestic relations OF Mr.. and
Mrs James Nathaniel night before
last TO such an extent that hubby got
peevish and proceeded to enforce his
request for boiled eggs with his
fists. When his wife had him arrest
ed and at the hearing before Magis-
trate Taylor, Nathaniel was discharg-
ed on the payment OF the costs.
Members Of the School Board met
in special session last night and
elected a first vice-principal and
second vice-principal for the high
school, the former place going TO Miss
Nancy Margaret Miller. Of Swissvale.
Pa, and the latter place to Miss
Katherine Roth Dasher. of Harris
burg. Pa. Both are graduates OF
Lebanon Valley College an institu-
ton whose diplomas are recognized
by the State educational department
In lieu Of a normal school diploma
The teachers committee Of the board
recommended five names as follows:
Nancy Margaret Miller. Swissvale,
Pa, Lebanon Valley College; Kathe-
rine Roth Dasher. Harrisburg. Pa,
Lebanon Valley College; Elvira Mae
Lord. Sacro, Me-, Morayian College;
sarah smith, Corning n. Y. Elmira
! college for Women. and Evangelyn
! barsky, No. 904 West street. Will
mington, Goucher College. On the
ballot for first vicc-principal Miss
Miller received six votes and Miss
/ smith one, while on the ballot for
second vice-principal Miss Dasher re-
coived seven votes. The board then
fixed tho salary Of Miss Miller at $40
a month and that OF Miss Dasher al
/ S65 a month.
The school board last night voted
! unanimously 10 reverse its action
taken at the last regular meeting
when the school property committee
was ordered TO divide the room of the
seventh grade To make an additional
class room Chairman Jesse Mckay.
| OF the committee reported that to
carry out this plan would mean a
| change IN the heating system on the
first floor Of the building and the pur-
chase OF an additional set OF black
boards, while TO divide the CONNER
cial department room would not re-
tendent Ennis. at the regular meeting.
urged the division OF the seventh
grade room and fought the other plan
He was not present at the special
meeting last night when the board re
versed itself.
d William Deakyne. who has beef
b furnishing coal to the schools. want
his bill OF 5000 paid. and he askei
b the board TO give q note due Angus
J /. there being no money in the schoo
treasury with which to pay the bill
The note was given and the Goa
dealer promised that II the note can
not be met that he viii not urge tn,
matter The school finances are In
bad condition. for not only is there moi
enough money with which to pay the
coal bill. but the janitors have mol
been paid. BY dint OF scrimping the
board has managed to pay the salar-
les Of all the teachers and now the
board is broke" In the general dis
cussion OF the school finances tn,
board members were agreed that de
spite the fact that there will be 5000
q more in school taves TO collect next,
81 year. and the further fact that tn
State will probably pay all OF the sal
! aries for the commercial department
that a strict policy OF retrenchmen
1 must be followed next year II III
board expecs 10 come out even a
tho end OF the next school year
y Secretary Charles s. Fleming pre-
scented a request TO the board FOR
. 100 per cent. increase IN salary. ash
2 ing that his annual stipend be jumr
u cd from hfty dollars TO ono hundra
dollars The request was referred Z
j. the finance committee.
u There is gloom among tho No
: Castle property owners who failed Z
!. nav their curb and gutter assessment
* for tho new street paves which hav
been laid in tho past year. Last Nigh
{, President John r. Stops OF the Cour
~ eli went before Magistrate Jane
! Taylor and started the first OF
batch OF suits which the Council wi
bring 20 collect $65411 due froi
some twelve or fifteen property owl
ers who have failed 10 pay their as
sessments. Three suits were entCre
last night and will be tried befoT
v Magistrate Taylor this evening. Pres
" dent Stops declined 20 give the name
OF those who have been sued unit
T., the hearing Is held He also think
a. that tho other delinQuents will pa
- up without being sued once they lear
w that the Council Is determined 10 &C
i" lect these assessments.
One OF the interesting phases
. connection with these suits Is that n
~. city solicitor, Alexander b. Coupe
whose retainer was raised from $50
s20C a year at the last Council NEE
~ ing. has not been consulted about q
:, suits. The Council is going ahel
~ and bringing the suits on its ON
! hook. The reason given Is that q
A.. fee raid Mr.. Cooper is only a retain
- and 10 would cost the Council add
90 tional money 10 employee the city soil
- itor to prosecute the suits. SO Cou
ell Is going % handle all OF the suit
Employees at the Bethlehem ste
=. Company witnessed a fist fight the
IA Yesterday morning in which Pa
II Reese. % years old and a banta
s. weight. is alleged to have knocked Of
" John Rodick. "A years Old. a hea'
10 weight boss steamftter with the r
Re suit that Reese was hailed before Ma
istrate Taylor on the charge OF a
sault and battery and fined So al
costs According TO the testimor
given before the magistrate ROd,C
Y. discharged Reese for cause. and whe
le the young man went 10 the plant ye
l. terday morning to get some tools b
y. longing 70 him Rodick handed q
10 tools 70 Reese in such manner thu
Reese felt insulted and proceeded
use his fists on his former boss wit
telling effect Reese's story was th'
" Rodick insulted him and the ma:
lstrate let Reese OF with light IN
ef and the costs