Evening journal., 1918-01-15
Much WORK before
CITY school BOARD
Two More Teachers Resign:
Much Plumbing Work
After Cold Spell
RUSHING WORK ON
THE HIGH SCHOOL

Last nights session or the school
Board was featured by a considerable
amount OF business. George Rommel
reported that the recent cold spell
caused much trouble in the schools.
water pipes freezing, and that is cost
about 5000 TO repair them Il was
stated that had the piping been chang
ed as was suggested several years ago,
the trouble would have been eliml-
mated
Because the schools were allowed TO
60 cold during the holidays when the
furnaces were shut down in order TO
comply with the governments request
to conserve fuel In every way possi-
/ Bile, the blame could not be laid TO
the Board Of Education or TO TN iani-
tors Of the buildings, said Superinten-
/ dent Scott In making comment
Many other buildings aside from those
/ Of the schools were troubled with
/ frozen water and steam pipes as a re-
suit OF the severe cold weather and IN
many cases the steam systems were
/ kept almost normal Only five or six
school buildings In the city are not
stocked with sufficient coal 10 carry
them through the winter term. The
buildings which have a full supply Of
! fuel on hand were furnished before the
school term opened. The remaining
few are being supplied by coal deal
ers as the needs arise and there is no
danger OF any OF the buildings being
shut down because Of a shortage OF
| fuel.
Mr.. Moore reported that the night
sessions in Schools Nos. s and Sc are
/ progressing very well. There Is "a
/ total Of 30 pupils enrolled at No. 8
/ School. Eighteen are boys and the bal
ance girls. About one-half OF the en-
rollment are foreigners and the average
attendance is p.
Superintendent Scott stated that a
few more night school sessions IN other
parts Of the city are needed 10 meet
/ growing demands.
In the discussion Of the night school
sessions. the fact became known that
In some cases foreigners Of advanced
age as far as pupils are considered are
required 10 begin at low grades, and IN
one case it was pointed out that there
is a student in one Of the schools whose
! age is Il.
Ellwood Souder, OF the building COM
mittee. reported that work on the High
/ School addition was progressing rapidly
and that the heating apparatus bad been
installed, but the radiators were yet TO
be placed in position
A motion by Mr.. Souder authorized
the secretary 90 ask for bids for clos
ing the end Of the bridge which spans
. rNH "a
the new one and that doors be placed
at either end with suitable ornaments
The motion passed Another motion
authorized the secretary 20 ask for bid.
for new chairs for school No. 30. This
motion was also passed.
Secretary Guthrie reported Sl09
3234i ia the current fund and So.
Si9.6i in the special fund The Higt
/ School Committee granted permission
for the auditorium at the High Schoo
10 be used one nicht a week for re-
hearsals for the Community Chorus
new being arranged for. Tho board
ratified the committees action. The
same committee also granted permls.
sion for the Use Of the auditorium of
the Hlgh School tomorrow night foi
the centennial anniversary convention
y
also ratified the committees action iT
this case. 70 was the intention from
the first 20 hold the exercises In ihC
New Century Club. but the committed
in charge decided that the auditorium
at the club would not accommodate
the large gathering that Is expected.
Because beggars have appeared on
several occasions at No. Q School anC
d t..Nt aTaN La.a..Hfa.
4 at another time a man posted himself
4 in the doorway from which Miss Men,
denhall had 90 make her exit. but rc.
Trained and was delayed from coins
home for some time "a recommendation
was made that an electric bell be In
stalled by which an alarm could bt
sounded In an emergency. The princi
pals Office is in an Isolated part Of the
building.
lied paid.
A motion was passed authorizing Tho
secretary to set bids on Laboratory
equipment domestic science equip
ment and steel lockers for the gymna-
stun.
The president Of the school board
submitted letter In which he en-
dorsed the proposal for additional
housing facilities for the city Of VIII
mington, and urged that a committee
OF the housing committee meet with
a committee OF the school board IN re-
: gard TO ways and means. Mr.. Miller
in the course Of his letter. stated that
some 1900 additional families should
come 10 Wilmington with an approx
mate increase in population Of 100
but that good housing alone would not
bring these people here, and advice as
to further welfare conditions should be
/. outlined in a general gct-togethcr talh
between the committee Of the board
and the committee on h0usins.
Miss Alice s Aydeloitc aid Miss Anna
Bennett rendered their resignation as
teachers and the same were accepted
No reasons were given for the resigna-
tlons and no teachers were appointed
TO OH the vacancies.
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