Evening journal., 1921-09-23
News The Evening Journal Circulation


treasurer.
Accompanying her query Miss
Burnett sent an application contain
ing the names Of the 21 proposed
pupils Of the school. and the follow
ing letter received by her from
former member Of the school. who
desires further work along the line
taught by the school last year:
Dear Miss Burnett:
l am very glad If the school open
again. I want very much come to
learn better to write, and to read
American language.
did an application for second pa
per, the first day OF September, and
I hope to become citizen OF United
States on December. The last school
had / was very enjoy, htcause II
help me get good education. and ]
glad II the Board Of Education give
us the school again this year.
Very truly yours,
ORAZIO ARCIDIACONO.
One Of the candidates for natural
ization last Monday, who passed a
successful examination was Domen.
leo Merletti. Mr.. Merletti was a
pupil in the New Castle Americani-
zation Schools for two years and at
tended sessions OF the schools regu-
larly.
A communication from Henry
Druker. accepting the janitorship OF
the Williams Street School Building
for SO a month was received.
Orders we're drawn In favor OF
George W. Bacon, for SIS for trans
ferring desks from the High School
assembly room to the overflow room
in the Old Town Hall, and in favor
of Samuel Bolden. for IS for acting
ianitor OF the williams Street Schoof
the first fifteen days OF the present
school year.
Mrs. i. f. Eliason was elected
teacher Of the opportunity room in
the Old Town Hall. to begin next
Monday. The selection of teacher
for this room has been held up sew
eral weeks, pending efforts Of Pro-
fessor snsvely, city superintendent
TO secure the most competent teach
er possible. After much delay Mrs.
Eliason was elected at a salary Of
$50 a month Mrs. Eliason pos
sesses a provisional teachers GER
tihcate. granted after the examina-
ton she took on Tuesday OF last
week, at Dover.
The secretary was ordered &c
draw the salary orders for Septem-
ber. which will be signed by the
president and secretary and given
10 the teachers the last Of the month
I. was decided to hold but two reg
uiar business sessions Of the board
monthly. One 10 clear up all hnan'
cial business and the other for dis
cussions Of school problems with th'
! superintendent
Upon the request OF Merton White
Douglas Proud and Chester Green
wood. permission to re-enser tho
school was granted to any graduate
for the purpose Of taking up the
study Of any branches not studied
by them during their regular schoo
work. during the four years previous
To graduation. II was decided thu
re-entrance does not allow them q
enter into any contests OF any sport
under the rules OF the Delawar
state Interscholastic Athletic Asso
citation.
An allotment Of $500 was adde'
TO the amount on hand FOR the pur
chase OF books and supplies. Thi
amount was taken from the genera
fund.
The Union A. A. baseball team viii
play the local A. AS on Battery Parl
this evening.
William Easily. Jr., engineer OF tn
water department, submitted plan
and estimates for the suggested pur
ihcation plants at None-Such-Creel
basin and the new plant near tn
Wglmington-Phnadelphia Traction
Company car barn. 10 the Board o
Water and Light Commissioners a
the special meeting OF the board yes
terday afternoon. He informed tn
board the cost OF remodeling or in
stallation OF a new plant TO handl
the None-Such-Creek water suppl
would be so expensive that It wa
practically out OF consideration. II
told them the cost OF this worl
would be about $4,000 as compar
ed with about 81, 900 for the remod
cling OF the new plant and purifyin
OF the water supply at the plan
After this information the board too
, under consideration the developmen
Of the latter plant.
explaining his plans for the de
velopment Of the new plant Mr.. Eas
: by said, while the water at thi
plant is said by the American Chem
ical Association. who made the analy
sis OF the water supply OF this wei
TO be the hardest ever analyzed b
the corporation by several degrees
e there is no ingredient in It that
injurious for human consumption.
Mr.. Easily claimed for the sum q
about 81 a day he could produc
- drinking water from these wells
% per cent chemically pure.
% He proposes TO construct So b
s 80 foot aerating basin. into whic
the water from the wells is pumpe,
4 and in which the chemical purifyin
/. process is operated. From this basi
v the water through a gravity lin
r would be carried to catch basir
. from which II will be pumped to III
! stand pipe. He further stated N
Il existence OF a gravel subsoil throug
which a large quantity OF water
4 continuously circulating enhance
the value of this plant, as in cases {
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