Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-12-10
FINE NEW SCHOOL
TO Be BUILT HERE
WITH J.. S. FUNDS
Board of Education Accepts a
Loan of Sl75,OOO From Fed
e,al Government.
1T WILL REPLACE NO. q

Wilmington is 10 have brand new
up-to-datc public school. This ras de-
cided at the meeting of the Hoard oi
Education last night The new school
Is made possible by the offer of the United
States Shipping board. Emergency Fleet
Corporation, to loan the city Si1a,on
for five-ycar period for the purpose
q. erecting neNv school huiidlng on the
present site Of school No. ., Mt Bayard
avenue and Fourth street, which Will he
adequate to house all the school chudren
Of the former No, 20 school district,
and also the children OF the Union Park
Garden (Emergeacy Fleet addition and
likewise the children of Wawsaset Park
(du Pont, addItion The Emergency
Fleet Corporation mikes the oiier. pr
s,lmahlv because ,.f tho insrcased enroll
mcnt OF tho school children IN the above
/ district, duo 10 the building, by the Em-
ergency Fleet Cooperation OF several
hundred houses nj Front and Union
streets
\ resolution was consequently adopted
/ THAT the II ,ard ui Edh"stlon IN lining
I ton accepts this Offer df the United States
/ Shipping Board Emergency tlcct Cor
! por;,ti0n and that the president and
secretary Of tho beard h. authorized 10
| enter into ncgutiations with the United
/ States Shipping BOARD Emergency Fleet
| CORPORATION in conjunction with the
| officers of the City tounCIl oi Winning
/ ton. and that the president and secretary
/ H., further aui uihorizCd 10 execute any
! papers necessary in securing tor the use
1 If the Board of Educstion. for the pur-
pose stated. tho money the proposed
1 l,an would make avallable.
4 During the meeting of the board. ~
4 -. -
! the suggestion that the ChTistiuns hoL-
/ days, this wear. he curtallcd. and
rxfcnd only through 10 and including
4 pecpn.ber %. School would then he open
on December 80 and 81, bat would close
arain On New Years Day, and then re
/ open This plan WIS necessary, he sad.
| in order ia help make up Cor tho time lost
/ during the epidemic and on account oi
| the peace celebrations.
! The question of tr7lancy came up;
/ during the meeting, and IL Was reported
| that developments along this ilno were
/ becoming alarming. War conditions
/ that Is the absence from home Of fathers,
! older brothers. who hold authority
| and the lure Of high wages--.sll combine
/ to accentuste the difficulty. 1t was brought
! out tha { the board did not retain any
| tr1lancv officers The secretary pointed
out that appropriations were insufficient,
therefore q resolution was adopted
That the president and superintendent
Of the board nc requested and authorized
10 consult with the City Council IN re-
gard to securing sufficient funds to pay
/ truancy officer, and possibly two assist
ants.
il WAS reported that the High School
was now in proper condition and would
be properly heated.
The resignation Of two and the ap-
pointment of three teachers were on-
nounced by DR.. 7. o. Cooper In behalf
Of the teachers committee. The resigna-
tions were those of Edna B. Thompson
from school No 35 and Anna Adams
from school No IS. The appointments
were Hazel Cauf el 10 school No. 80;
Beatrice Cauffiel TO school No 25 and
Margaret Woodward TO school No IL.
The transfer of A +. Rhodes. Instructor
in mechanical drawing at the High School,
to the position OF supervisor of Indus
trial Education, was also reported.