Evening journal., 1921-08-27
news GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
Teachers Salaries Fixed at
Meeting of Board of
Education
MAYOR CRAMER
ON VACATION
special to The Evening Journal.


last evening adopted the classifca- /
ton. Prof II. e. snavely. city su-
perintendent Of schools. presided. !
The classification OF the several
teachers Is not based on the certifi-
cate alone but the experience OF
teaching efficiency OF the teacher is
taken into consideration. A teacher
may hold the best certificate. secur-
ed by an excellent average and her
ability to impart knowledge be less
than a teacher holding a much lower
grade. Her salary would be rated
according to ability.
The classification Of the superin-
tendent will control salaries now in
stead of experience or grade Of
certificate. For teachers classified
in grade 1, in this city. a salary OF
S1O5O will be paid: For those in
grade 2, a salary Of $1,000. and for
those in grade 3 salaries Of $3.50 and
$500 will be paid. The last grade is
the only one i'm which experience
counts. This is done so that the su-
perintendent may get sufficiently ac-
auainted wit hthe work OF new ap-
plicants.
ed. in sending out the contracts TO
enclose a note informing all teachers
that they must be at the school house
and have the rooms open at SAB
a. m. and 1880 p. m.
The so new individual desks pur-
chased from the New Jersey Furni-
ture Company. OF Trenton, have been
received The old desks in the High
school room are being removed and
placed IN the overflow room In the
old Town Hall. The installation OF
the new desks will begin Monday.
The superintendent was instruct
ed to have the school piano tuned.
The monthly meeting OF the T. A.
b. Society will be held in the base
ment OF the church at II o'clock to-
morrow noon.
James T. Challenger, Jr.. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. James T. Challenger
OF West Sixth street. boy soprano.
will sing with Verdure Clad in
the New Castle Methodist Church
tomorrow morning.
The 2s-foot pleasure yacht Jay
Ande," Of Philadelphia, Captain
Adds. en- route from Betterton TO
Philadelphia sprang a leak when
opposite the old Tasker Company
wharf about $50 o'clock last even
ing. and was beached below the
Delaware street wharf.
II was said it collided with a pro-
truding log. Those on board got of
without injury.
Arrangements have been made for
game OF baseball between two fast
Negro aggregations OF horsehide
PETERS, the New Castle Blacksox,
and the Buffalo Giants OF South VIII
mington. on Battery Park diamond,
next Thursday afternoon. The
Buffalos are composed OF W. Chany,
C; o. Barnes. 2b; W. Teacle, 3b; c.
Thomas, 1b; p. Russell. IS: W. Au-
gustus. II; A. Walker, CT; II. Harris,
ri. and A. Miller, p.
BY permission granted by Presi-
dent of Council Charles J. Dough-
crty. a large gasolene tank was in
stalled between Fourth and Fifth
ssreets on Delaware street.
Residents Of the city residing in
that vicinity protested against It be-
ing placed there.
Mayor w. Leslie Cramer left to-
day for Lewes, where he will spend
erty. president of Council was sworr
into Office and will assume the du'
ties Of mayor this afternoon.
e. NJ. Cunningham and family
will move from the property ad'
joining the American Stores, TO VII
mington.
Frank Coelli is suffering from az
Injured right hand received while op'
Grating a large. crane dump oucke
at a local industrial plant.
A large delegation Of residents
members OF the Zebley family at
tended a meeting OF the COMMITTEES
Of arrangements at Bethel, Del.
Wednesday. The ninth annual re
union Of the family will be held a
Bethel NJ. Z. Church. Labor Day
September 5.
Robert White Of East Fourtl
street had the last three fingers o
his left hand badly mangled at
local industrial plant yesterday aft
ernoon. Dr. Lewis Booker ampu
tated the little finger and sewed ui
the laccrations on the others.
White was operating an emer
wheel at the plant OF the American
Manganese Steel Company
The property committee Of tn
Ladies' Aid Society Of New Castle N
E. Church met in the Sunday schoc
room of the church last evening
The contract for window screens 70
the church was awarded to Loomi
o. Wise.
The Rev. Joseph II. Earn VIII
with his family have been away, wi
hold services in the Emmanuel Epis
copal Church tomorrow morning.
Satatino Baldino. a watchman 70
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Sout
street crossing. who has been in
health for several weeks leaves tn
afternoon for the hills of Ponnsy
ania. He was ordered to seek
change Of climate.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. 2. Clayto
and daughter Elizabeth, will leaN
this afternoon and motor to Galen
Nd, where they will attend n
marriage Of Miss Emily K. Caldwe
to Bernard Jones OF Wilmington +;
s o'clock this evening.
Arrangements are being made I
members of the Rose Hill Athlet
Club for a field meet to be held
Eden Park Gardens. Monday. Sci
tember 5. Labor Day.
Plans have been completed for
baseball game TO be played by
number OF old timers at Riversic
Beach Park. next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Bacon OF n
Jefferson Apartment are .eceivir
concentrations on the birth of bah