The American. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1857, 1857-08-22

Public Schools was held at tho room of the Board
Of Aldermen, City Hall, ysstoIdsy evening, at 8
o'clock.
The President s. Y. Alice, In the Chair.
Present, beside the President, Dr. g. A. III. Mo.
Kim, (Secrstary,) Messrs. Magiuder, Pendlston,
| Polk, Wilson, Pearson and Hal knees
The Board was caLed to order, and tho Secre-
ta.y read tho minutes OF the preceding meeting,
which were approved OF
Mess AtLee, Davis and Polk, the oxamina-
ton commute, reported on fourteen candidates,
OF whom Miss Abel, Miss Terry, Miss Reed, Miss
Thompson and Misa Hall were iavoFably returned
to the Board.
Mr.. Pearson asked II 1t was understood that
pupils who have been In the Public Schools aro
TO be considered as members Of the schools with
out being provided with tickets.
Mr.. Magruder moved 10 get over that by CIV
ing all old pupils who are present on the trst day
Of the ne session admission without tickets,
requiring all tardy pupils 70 60 through the usual
formula
Mr.. Wilson supported this motion, and thouglt
1t tho most prudent pan, but suggested that all
pupils who may make application on the fret day
Of tho session have right to admission whether
old pupils or not
Mr.. Pearson said that that was what he desired,
as, If all the old pupils were admitted without
certificates, children who had been waiting for
vacancies, perhaps for months, would have no
chance to get into the schools.
Mr.. Alice moved thar all those pupils in good
standing at the close OF the scholastic year, with
those Oh the register, be admitted
Mr.. Wilson thought that it would be better to
leave the whole thing to the sub Board, who
were perhlps the best judges Of the claims Of
pupils.
Mr.. Pearson moved to amend the rule 80 as to
read "that all children at the beginning OF the
year be admitted on ticket only, without regard
TO the register"
Mr.. Pendeton said that the use Of the Public
Schools was 10 perfect the education of pupils OF
the Primary Schools, and, if children were TO be
Unfortunately admitted into the Public Schools;
without regard TO their respective positions there.
in, it would be suicidal to the Public Schools.
Mr. AtLee mod fed his resolution 50 as to read
as follows:
Resolved, That all pupils appearing on the fret
day. at the commencement OF the Scholastic year.
shall be received by the teacher without written
permit, and that should there thereafter be any
vacancy, those previously registered shall be en-
titled thereto.
The resolution was then adopted.
The Beard then went into the election of teach
ers to fill the vacancies which were left open at
The last meeting; and Miss Anna N. Adams was
transferred from Primary School, No. 4, First
district, to be principal Of Primary No. !, Fourth
dis let
Mics Mary j. Mills, heretofore assistant in Male
Primary, First district, was elected principal OF
Primary No 4, First district
Miss Henrietta Slater, heretofore assistant in
Primary No. s. First district, was elected princi-
7 al of the same.
Miss Emily Robinson was elected assistant in
Primary No. 5, to fill vacancy caused by the pro-
motion Of Miss Henrietta Slater.
Miss Martha E. Thompson was elected second
assistant In primary No. ], Third district, AMI
Miss Lydia f. Choate was elected first assistant in
the same.
Miss Emma Reed was elected principal of Pr
mary No. a, Fourth district.
On motion Of Mr.. AtLee, Mrs. Skidmore, who
had been discharged from one Of the Schools on
account of characterization, Nas again placed upon
he list of applicants for re-appointnent.
Miss Ariinesia Hall was elected assistant in
male Primary, First disth t.
The committee on books reported the following
list of books TO be used u the Public Schools du-
ling the ensuing scholastic term, which was uuani-
mously adopt by the Board.
Lit of books to DO used ia the District Schools.
| HOLY Blole, Swans tiecond SJeller or Worc-s els
| Speller, Appleton's Handbook of Anglo Sxon
Derivatives, Scholars Companion, Hhlard's Read.
9, Davies intellectual Arthm tic, Colburn's
! Mental Arithmetic, Greenleafs Grammer-school
Arithmetic G eenleaf's Higher Arithmenc,
Green's Grammars, Green's Analysis, CUnelrs
| Intermediate aud Large Geography, Berard's His
tory United Slater, Worcester's History, Green
leafs Algebra, G.eenlears Geometry, Greenlc IFS
Mensu alton, Keith on the Globes and Guys As
tronomy, Petersons Familiar Science, ShurtleG' 8
Governmental Instructor, Hickey's Constitution Of
the United States, Cutin's Physiology, Wotces-
ter's Dictionary.
List Of books to be used in the Primary Schools.
Holy Biole, Prices Speller, Swans Exercises ia
Spelling, Swans Primary and Grammar School
Readers, Greenleafs P imary Arithmetic, (tor
lower classes,) Cortel's Primary and Istermedi.
ate Geography, Parey's First Book Of History,
Payson Dunton's Writing Books, Worcester
Dictionary.
The Board, on motion, then adjourned.
CoTToS Mills SroPPED The number OF cotton