Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-07-25
PUBLIC SCHOOL NO.
TO Be OFFICE BUILDING
School Board Plans to Locate
Administrative hsadquar-
ters There.

plans are now under consideration
for tho transferring ~ the admit nistra-
tive offices of the Board Of Education
from its present quarters In the Pub
~ building 10 No. . Public school. nj
Eleventh and Washington streets. The
BOARD, at its meeting yesterday after
noon. WAS unable To decide on tho best
possible location FOR the administra-
tive offices Ia the school building and
the matter was finally referred TO
business Manager Bruce and the hous-
ms committee. A. iinNl decision Is cx-
pectod To hc made nj a special meeting
next Monday afternoon
Two plans were suggested. James T.
Chandler thought the basement could
BE- used Tor n stock room and for the
offices ~ the mechanical supervisors.
while the first floor in its entirety
could hc converted into offices for the
SUPERINTENDENT, business manager.
hookkccper and other executive forces.
Mr.. chandler dcplcrcd the method of
operation at the High School. where
the carpenter and machine shops are
maintained. The remaining portion OF
the building. the second and third
for the children.
The second plan suggested by Mr..
Truce was also looked upon favorably
by the Board lie suggested that the
sccond and third floors. front. be con-
verified into administrative offices. His
reason FOR selecting these hoors. Mr.
bruce said, was 20 safeguard the
smaller children who were quite too
young to climb stairs lie said the
children of the kindergarten age should
be kep, on the first floor. The upper
floors IN tho rear. ~ was pointed out
could he used for the housing OF tho
children of "a more advanced age.
President Ellwood Souder expressed
tho homo that eventually the buildine
would be abandoned as school and
converted entirely into an administra'
tive building. laying stress upon th'
undcsirahility 81 continuing school a.
that location because OF the stree
hazards to the childten.
\ motion of Dr. Victor ID. Washbnrr
that "a 81 600 check be drawn In iaVo'
of the teachers retirement fund was
passed by the BOARD
The sum OF sls.06S62. remaining t'
IN. credit of certain accounts from
the appropriations from the city and
State for the last school year. was
transferred 90 ccllaneous accounts
Of this amount APPROXIMATELY Nls'uo'
remained from the citys appropriation
and $50 0O0 from the money received
from the STATE. This sum was In turn
applied "a the cl'sdlg of certain out
standing accounts against the board
The board agreed To the temporary
use 90 the basement ~ No. q Schoo
al Fifth and Scott streets by the con
prcgatinn ~ the cblorcd church a
Second and Union streets. which u
being -urn down by the city 10 MAKE
way for the extension 81 the Yves
End boulevard. Tho congregation II
building a new church and will us'
the school basement on Sundays
morning and afternoon. only.
Tn, following recommendations n,
SUPERINTENDENT David A. Ward for APP
poin,ments were approved by th'
board
For summer school work-Mis.
Katherine Robbins. High School: Mrs
Helen Ewing Americanizat!on. Fo
high school tcachei~--Niss Sara
passmore. science: samuel 4. Maroney
science. Miss Mary e. Dennison. Eng
lsh For issuing clerk for work per
mltsA-Miss May r. Lawson. For cen
si~ clerk--Mis~s Frances Homewoot
For medical inspecior-Dr. Fred !
Armstrong For nurses-Miss Eliza
both Mclaughlin. Miss Madelin
Schnlins. Miss Mary Kane. For at
tendance ofiicers-Mrs. Helen Megav
Miss Elizabeth Hanson. For janito
No. "a school--lIarry NJ. Pennell.