Evening journal., 1922-06-01
NEWS GOSSIP
OF new CASTLE
nBoard of Education Elect
Teachers for Next School
Year
REFLECT SNAVELY
AS SUPERINTENDENT
Special to The Evening Journal.

NEW CASTLE June l.-At u Spe
, cial meeting of the Board OF Educa
tion last evening the question o
providing facilities for caring fol
expected congested conditions o
several rooms of the public schools
Of the city, especially those of No.
building, were discussed at leng n
II was stated by Professor SnavelA
that at the opening of the schoo
next year, further congestion
would be noted because OF the large
number OF grammar grade gradu
ates, more than 40 in all, that will
be added to the high school rolls
and that only 16 members are listed
/ for graduation from the high schoo
department. which occupies a par
I OF the No. 1 building. Even tht
graduation OF the 16 young men and
young women from the high school
! is dependent upon their passing the
examinations which began today
and will continue tomorrow.
The communication from the
/ Trustees of Market Square and the
/ School Green refusing TO grant the
request OF the board for permission
TO erect a portable school building
on the green between the present
/ No. l building and the old sheriff $
residence was discussed. 1t was the
desire OF the board to erect a four
room building on the green to be
occupied by the higher grammar
grades, and the entire No. / build
ing to be used for high school pur-
poses alone. At present several of
the high school classes are compell-
ed to go quite distance to attend
several OF their classes daily.
The board last evening also dis
cussed the question OF erecting a
brick addition to the No. 1 building,
at the western end, the addition to
contain four rooms for high school
purposes This suggestion will be
put up to the trustees who have con-
troll OF the green. as 1t will necessi-
tate using a portion OF the green for
the building II decided upon.
A communication was received
from the Clvlcs Club in which the
board was informed that orgRniza-
tion opposed the placing Of any
building on the green.
The secretary was instructed to
employ James J. McDevitt to post
the official notices OF the annual
election OF a member OF the Board
Of Education. to he held in the No.
school building on Saturday after
noon, June II. between the hours of
2 and O'Clock advanced time The
names OF candidates must be filed
today with the clerk of the peace.
Wilmington.
A communication from the State
Board of Education stated that
s1,OS6.53. the final installment OF
State aid. other than the Smith
fund appropriations, had
been deposited with the county
treasurer. This makes a total of
SS3,195.62 received from the State .
from the various appropriations By
the end of the term the entire I
amount will have been spent, accord I
Ing to a statement given out last |
evening.
The secretary was instructed to /
employ an engineer to estimate the |
cost OF constructing a service sewer 4
rom No. school building at Third |
and Harmony streets. to the sewer
main on Market street. He was also
instructed to secure legal advice
rom Frank deH. Janvier on the
status OF the board in relation 70 the
Ictual authority they have in oc-
the present school building
md whether they or the Trustees of
he School Green have Jurisdiction
'ver the plot of ground on the west
rly side OF No. 2 building
A request will be made to the
Delaware School Auxiliary. through
Or. Odell, for plans and advice on
he erection of the proposed brick
ddition. II permitted. as to where
nd how it should be constructed.
he erection OF the addition depends
n the board being able to get the
onsent of the Trustees of the School
ireen in the matter.
The following teachers were elect
ID for the next term; Professor
henry e. snavely. city superintend-
mt and secretary to the Board OF ,
.ducauon' at a salary Of S25OO:
Theodore J. Kraemer, teacher OF
manual training. science and mathe-
matics $500; A. Arthur Powell
French, mathematics and science I
Sl4OO; Miss Marian Swan. English
and Latin, $500; Mrs. Pearl Gr,er
Lancaster. commercial subfects
$500 There will be a vacancy in
the home economies department due
to the resignation OF Miss Virgipta
Iaws' and an additional high school
teacher will be emploved dua 70 a.
Increase OF pupils next term. Appli-
cations for both positions have been
received and are being considered nv
Superintendent Snavely. but no rec
concentrations have been made 10
the board on them.
In the grammar grades. Mss Car
rie Downie has been elected teacher
Of the eighth grade at S1O5O: Miss
Anne NJ. Plat, seventh grade. s105O:
Miss Irene o. Wise. sixth grade.
$1,000; Miss May B. Cooley. fifth
yrade. s1050; Miss Ruth thinner
nan. fourth grade. 500; Miss Eliza
,eth Davis. third grade. $500: Miss
emily F. Lunt, $1,000: Miss Marian
;. Bacon. second grade. 5000: Miss
farjorie Pordham. third and fourth
rades. Shawtown School. 5000; Miss
rma r. Jaquette. first and second
rades. Shawtown School, 5000. Mrs.
;, e. Eliason, teacher OF opportunity
oom. In Old Court House. $500.
In the school for Negro pupils.
ames NJ. Coulbourne, Buttonwood.
$50 and William Mitchell, gram
lar grades In VILLA ms street school