Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-09-26
news HAPPENINGS
ABOUT NEW Castle
Board of Education Hears
School System OF Town
is Working Well
DR.. DODD GETS THE
PHILLIPS VACANCY
snee,al to THE EVENING JOURNAL

CUEElhA
NEW CASTLE, Del. Sept 26.-Dr.
julius Dodd was elected a member oil
the New Castle Board of Public Edu-
cation. last night, TO succeed Mr.. Phil
lips. resigned. lie was elected by the
votes Of all present.
President H. L. Holiday presided
and the members present were >. IL.
Speicher. j B. Mnnlove. H. J. Rotmook
and n. B. Seminar.
The schools have completed but three
weeks Of the month, so the September
report could not be made out, but
Honsy d. saavely, principal, stated
that he had visited all the grades and
found the work in good shape. He
found the High School doing fairly good
work. but hoped for better. He said
school supplies were coming in slowly,
but those most needed had arrived.
Textbook bills were allowed by the
board. subject 10 the approval OF tho
principal and textbook committee.
j B. Manlove reported for the finance
committee balance on hand OF
s5.270Ol. and S537 from the State
Treasurer for pupils from outside the
city. making a total amount on hand
Of S5,Sl3.Ol.
Resolutions on the death of William
] Ferris. formerly a member. paying
n tribute to the character of Mr.. Ferris
and .condoling with the bereaved, were
read as presented by the special COM
mittee \. 3. Sentman Captain Jesse
/ A Mckay and j. b. nianlove. and a
copy ordered sent to Charles Ferris.
The finance committee was appoint
ed TO confer with County Superintendent
Cross regarding diplomas promised by
him to the eighth grade pupils Of 1917
at their graduation. Dr. Cross says
the diplomas were delayed, but will soor
be on hand.
The payment Of $40 for the rent Of
the Opera House for the commencement
exercises last June was ordered
The ianitor was voted an increase o.
SO month additional to his regular
$40 salary. for the added work Of clean
ing, and In the daytime the tending T.
the heating of the new schoolroom es
tablished in the courthouse.
A recommendation by the principa
for the purchase Of three new type
writers for the use of the High Schoo
commercial department was referred Z
the school property committee.
Principal Shavely reported a meeting
Of principals, held at Dover last Satur
day, called by State Commissioner A
n. Spaid, for the purpose Of putin
. the Smith-Hughes bin into operation
] this State. in a QUESTIONABLE sent OF
last May, prepared by former stat
Commissioner Wagner, "commercii
o branches were included in the scho'
. departments, which could obtain Sta
help under the bill The New Cast
High School hired an extra teache
for commercial instruction, on the II
Interpretation Of the bill given by u
questionable, and We're conslderab
surprised and disappointed TO find OF
that commercial departments canni
obtain State help under the Smitl
( Hughes bill. Commissioner Spaid sta
ed that this was owing TO the .interpr
tation OF the bill made by an offlcl
= Of the National Department Of Educ
a ton who has the operation Of the b
!, In charge.
= Principal Snayely reported that Il
II State would pay for tuition Of pup
'e in districts outside their own In as Re
l. cases as possible under High School al
Ia IL a rural teacher has the ability
-, klNt luhllutAibil Nnltn HQpilc III VI
SO school have before this gone to 9th
districts TO obtain. the State Will ms
= on such instruction in the home schC
y instead OF paying tuition Of the pul
ed in another district.
y James Challenger, Jr., who was @
p Grated on recently for adenoids, Is
b" the way to recovery.
= Magistrate Taylor fined Char
~ Waters $40 and costs yesterday, on
10 trespassng charge. The warrant "
III sworn out by John Mccoy.
- Mayor Lavender fined William Strai
p 81 and costs for disorderly conduct
~ Trolley car passengers TO and fr'
New Castle, Delaware City and Car
u Townsend late last evening, were {
layed and obliged TO transfer to oti
ga cars by an incOnsiderate freight {
u on the p, B. & w. tracks. or rath
the car was of the tracks, at tho
tersection Of the trolley and railrc
ne lines.
I'd The funeral OF George Bratton OF
III as Spruce street model VILLAGE, NJ
In Gus Hook. Will be held at o'clock
"a. morrow in st. Martins Church. Int