Meeting minutes of the education committee of the Trustees of the New Castle Common
Date
1851-1853, 1868-1875
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University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
Abstract
Description
The New Castle Common Trustees of New Castle, Delaware, created the New Castle Institute in the early 1850s to serve students in united school districts forty-five and forty-six. In 1851, the Trustees created a committee on education to oversee administration of the institute. According to an act passed by the Delaware General Assembly in 1852, the institute taught “the rudiments of learning,” including classical literature and the sciences, to both boys and girls. Schooling was available to white children who were at least six years of age. The Trustees financed the school with funds from the New Castle Common and contributions from pupils’ parents. By late 1852, the girls’ school was located in the “western lower room of the Arsenal,” a building on the New Castle Green. In 1868, the New Castle Institute had 340 students, 200 boys and 140 girls. The Trustees withdrew financial support from the Institute in 1875, when it turned the endeavor over to the new Board of Education.
Keywords
Trustees of the New Castle Common. Education Committee, Education--Curricula--History--19th century, Education--Delaware--History--19th century, New Castle County (Del.)--History--19th century, School superintendents--Delaware--History--19th century, Students, Teachers, Women--Education--United States--History--19th century, Minutes (administrative records)
Citation
MSS 00097, Item 0093, Meeting minutes of the education committee of the Trustees of the New Castle Common, Special Collections, University of Delaware Library, Newark, Delaware.