Evening journal., 1919-09-23
LITTLE INSURANCE
ON CITY SCHOOL
continued from First Page

D
Ter was present as a visitor. but did
not speak 4 point OF interest in the
letter is the relation that Wilmington
has been excluded in any Federal rank
ing OF Delaware schools With VIII
mington schools included the .Sate
would probably rank much higher .han
it has been classified in education.
The letter follows:
- very recently had occasion 10 write
TO the Bureau OF Education at Washing
ton. d. c.. for some Information. and In
answering my inquiry. the following
statement was made. which feel
should be brought 10 the attention Of
your board:
I am not certain that know the
classification OF States 90 which YOU
refer when you say that Delaware ranks
lhlriy-thlrd. My guess s however.
That you refer 10 The ranking Of states
published several years ago. by the
Russell Sage Foundation in which Della
ware ranked ihirty-nfih. Each State,
In that study, was ranked on ten funda-
mental points The ranking was based
upon the reports OF the Board of Educa-
ton and the study was made in 1910.
The statistics OF Wilmington We're
not included in those for The slate Of
Delaware az that time In fact. we have
not been able 90 secure a fiscal report
from Wilmington for a number or years,
and this is why this city has not been
included previously. We are just nOw
labulating stallsaics Of city public
schools and have written repeatedly TO
Wilmington FOR a statistical report,
but thus far we have not been able 10
secure A.. You can see, therefore, that
10 is impossible TO determine the rank.
ing Of Delaware. II the city OF Whining
Ton were included. for the reason that
The statistics Of Wilmington are not
available in any Of our publications
DO YOU not think this Information
should be furnished by the school au-
thorlties Of this city when % is asked
for by the Department Of Education Of
the National Government? 10 is only
fair TO the latter because they should
have fun information from every state.
lt is only fair 10 the State Of Della
ware because the standard OF the pub
lie schools OF Wilmington might help
10 pull Delaware up from the deplor-
able and shameful rank Of thlrty-fifth.
I hope this matter may have your at
tention."
The board discussed al some length
the hdvisability Of asking organizations.
given the free use Of the school assem-
bly, halls for evening lectures and the
like, TO pay the heating. lighting. and
other expenses. Or. Y. d. Cooper said
It took q Of ton OF coal 90 heat The
High School auditorium alone for a
Sunday afternoon. The High School
gymnasium hhs been requested for every
evening in the week. night schools are
asked every night 10 is meaning heavy
expense 20 board already handi-
capped by a big deficit Dr. BantOn
said many organizations which were
doing great public good could not af-
ford 20 pay. DR.. Cooper suggested an
item in the budget 20 cover this extra
expense. The matter was not settled
last night
No medical Inspector has yet been
chosen The new school code was not
referred TO in any way hst night.
Shermer H. Stradley startled the
board with the information that the
city schools arc insured for less than
nifty per cent Of their valuation. Valued
at more than sSS0.OOO. they We're insured
for $3.50. 600 on buildings, and $4,000 on
contents At his suggestion, the board
moved 10 ask three insurance men ~
revise the insurance schedule Of The
schools and 20 report 20 the board The
High School building. valued at $500
900. Is insured for S63,j0O on the build
ing and $500 on its contents. The
Annex. valued at $4,000, carries $50
900 insurance on the building and none
on the contents. Mr. Stradley thought
all valuations too low since they were
estimated before the war.
The Howard High school boys, in the
woodworking course. Will make new
front steps for that building.
Oscar C. Draper complained tlht chil-
dren in No. ~ School, where there are
three rooms on part-time, are having
their eye-sight injured for lack OF any
shades on the first floor Or. BantOn
snid that as there was only one work
man for the entire number OF schools.
il was difficult TO get all the shades mp
that were needed. Mr. Draper also
spoke OF bad drinking-fountains dan.
gerous broken steps, and other bad con
ditiOns.
Permission was given TO the Whining
ton Forum Committee 20 hold weekly
Sunday meetings in the meeting room
in the High School Annex Building. The
meetings consist OF an open discussion
In nOn-partisan way OF tho events OF
the day.
The board passed on the committee on
teachers accommodation OF the fol-
lowing teachers: Mary Shields. No. /
school: Marion Weaver. No. 2 school |
Stella Wier. No. ~ school: Olive Car /
win. No % School: Dorothy pidgcOn. /
No. School; Barbara Willis. No. Z /
school: Pauline Walls. No. - school /
Ella Lee Randall. No. 81 School: Kath- |
crime Gleason. No. 81 school: Viola Con .
ner. No. 4 school: Laurabelle Kenncrly. /
No. i3 school: Charlotte Wells High
School and Ruth Saiierneld, No. %
school.
The following temporary appoint
ments were agreed upon by the board /
Ida Lapin. No % School; Grace Walsh.
No. Il school; Louise NJ. Adkins, No
! school. Florence +. CrOssley, No %
and Adolpha Cummerlin, No 81
School. Frances DOherty was assigned
as principal Of No. - School.
The communication Of the Alumnae
association Of the Wilmington High
school asking for The privilege Of us
ing The gymnasium one night a week
Nss referred to the High School com
nittee.
The board granted the Young Mems
League the privilege OF cir
.uating subscription blanks among
he colored school children This or
yanization which is a colOred society.
s endeavnrlng 10 raise ennngh money