Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-11
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

TEE School In the city papers yesterday az
peared the following card, the circumstances
leading to which were not generally known
"PuBLIc sCHOoLs.-The Trustees Ct the
Public Schools are informed that a meeting
will be held this tuesday, afternoon, st
o'clock, on business Of vital importance
"S. A II McKM, Secretary.
Upon entering the Aldermen's chamber at
the City Hall shortly before 4 O'clock, yester-
day afternoon, we found the following mem
bers Of the Board Of Trustees present Messrs.
AtLee, Mckim, Wilson, Dickinson, Polk, Da-
Wis, Magruder, Pendleton and Pearson
The Board was called to order by the Pres
dent, Mr.. AtLee, who stated tina. the meeting
had been called for the purpose of taking into
consideration an occurrence which had taken
place IN the second school district, and the
particulars Of which would be given by the
member from that district, Mr. Magruder.
Mr.. Msgruder proceeded 70 state the case
10 the following effect On Thursday morning
last, about 10 o'clock, little girl named Lip
pold, only eight years of age, pupil in pri-
mary school No ), kept in tie Northern Lib.
critics engine hoase, while returning to the
school after short absence, was seized By a
man who was standing at the head of the stairs
near the door Of the room occupied by the
Northern Liberties fire company. and was
forced By him behind the stairs aud treated in
the most brutal aud outrageous manner for a
space Of some ten or iftetn minutes
Mr.. Magruder said he was Informed Of the
AFFAIR on Saturday last By the uncle Of the
little girl; her parents who reside On n street
between Sixth and Seventh streets, Northern
Liberties, being Germans and unable TO speak
English Mr. NJ Immediately set about in
curing into the affair. He went to the teacher
Of the school who gave the little girl the chsr-
acter Of being one Of the best and most trutl-
ful pupils in the school Her testimony was
further corrobOrstive Of the chiId's statement
IN confirming the fact Of her being absent
from the school room at the tine specified.
He afterwards saw the parents, questioned
the child very closely, and was satisfied in his
own mind that her statement was correct; she
Is only eight years of age, and a very interest
ing, smart little girl. He then called upon
the Mayor, asking him to have some a,tion
taken In toe matter; but the Mayor though,
the Sub-BOsrd had better convene the Nor T.
ern Liberties Fire Company, take the girl be-
fore them, and let her designate the person
who hsd treated her in this way. On consult
alton with bis colleagues. they lad, however,
decided that no satisfactory result would be
gained by such procedure, as she was not
likely, uLdsr the circumstances, 10 be able to
point out the right one, even if the guilty
party should make his appearance, which was
doubtful. They had accordingly concluded
to call the BosTd together and consult in re-
gard to the af4ir.
Mr. MagrUdsr, upon concluding bis state
ment, offered the following preamble and res
olutions
whereas, gross snd sendish outrage ha. ben
att mPted upon the person 81 one Of the pupils
attached 10 Primary school No 5, Second Dis
rict, BY Ierson hsvipg access to the building,
but unknown to the Board and whereas in tie
judgment Of this Board, said bu lding Is an IN
safe and unsuitable place for school purposes,
while occupied by ere company,) the pupils
being al all times exposed to insult and injury,
and the school furniture In constant danger OF
destructioni therefore
Rssolrsd, That the Mayor be respectfully re-
questsd 70 offer such reward for the appre hersIon
Of the person guilty Of the above Cutrsge as will
lead TO his speedy conviction and punishment
Rssolrsd tHrtisr, That the Mayor also be re-
quested to urge upon the Councils the necessity
OF either procuring another house for the Are
company, or Of er. citing a suitable building for
school Purr Oses In the said district
Rsy0lrsd, That the Secretary OF this Board fur
nish the Mayor with a copy Of the foregoing pre-.
amble and resolutions
Mr.. Alice suggested to strike out the alter
native asking the Councils to build new
house either for the fire company or the school,
stating tina; such an alternative had defeated
the bill before the City Councils in relation to
this very subject.
Mr.. PendletOn, ia reference to the bill now
hanging In committee in the Board Of Common
Council. ssid there was rather too much FIRE
company influence manifested in this evident
disposition to keep the bill smothered The
COMMITTEES was never ready to report; the
measure always sticks in that condition. He
thought the Trustees might a. we'll not ask
anything further, but yaeate the premises
find some other place, or If not able to do 30,
10 dismiss the school.
Mr.. Dickinson seconded the suggestion Just
made, and said the present circumstances
vindieated, in the most signal manner, the
Judgment Of the Board. which had from the
frst protested against holding the school il
the engine house. He was il favor Of disband-
ing the school and appealing to the people
Should they merely remove the school to some
damp, unhealthy basement, the matter would
be likely to rest there, and nothing more be
done about it.
Mr MeKim offered a substitute for the pre-
smble and resolutions before the meeting
Mr.. AAgruder thought il would be bet.
ter 10 disband the school. Were they 10 re-
move it to some other quarters they would be
playing into the HANDS q the FIRE company
Who had threatened that either the school or
the company mus. go out, and that If the
company were turned out they would burn
the building
Mr. Davis was opposed to referring the ma d.
ter 20 the Mayor. He the Mayor had know n
these facts since Saturday noon, and had
taken no action. Mr. thought il duty the
Board owed themselves that the scholars
should Dot be subj .ct 10 such outrages
Mr.. Dickinson was not in favor of striking
out the name Of the Mayor; he wanted his
name 10 appear, and the manner he has treat-
ed tie matter to appear also They ought rCt
70 oyerstep their own jurisdiction; at the same
tine be wanted the Board to show the COM
munity where 1t stood He moved the sp-
pointnent Of q select committee, consisting If
one from each school district, to whom the
resolutions and amendments before the Board
should be referred
The motion was adopted, and the Chair az
pointed upon this committee Messrs Dickin- |
son, Asgrudsr, Peudleton, Pearson, and Nc |
Aim.
The Board took recess while the commit. |
tee was absent, and Oh its return Ar Diekin- |
sou reported from the committee the following
presmble and resolutions:
Whereas, IL has been satisfactorily shown 10 |
The Board that most brutal and disgusting out.
rage was recently attempted on the Ierson Of |
child Only eighty Of age, q pupil Of Primary
school No 5, occupying one of the rooms In The |
Northern Liberties Engine House. by a person
having a. ess % the bI Idlng, which fscts were
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