The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-10-19


Of her mother she had been unable to make out her
monthly report which ordered to be placed on file
The CHAIR announced the following standing commit.
tees
On Eranb'aiOn Of Teachers. Mcssrs. Walsh Price, Mil
Ter, and willett,
On Books Messrs. Brandt Ironside, AtIee, and Law
rcnson.
On Rules Messn Chaplin, whyte, stOughtOn, and
Ironsde
Mr. LAwRKsoN presented resolution for the appoint
ment OF committee Of four members, one from each
district to act in conjunction with the Mayor before the
committees of the Senate and House OF
in reference to the public schools of Washington city
adopted.
Price, and Alice. ...... .- .. ..,....r W.
On motion by Mr. LAwRENsoS, resolution was adopt
ed for the appointment of committee of four members
one from each district to confer with the Mayor upon
the expediency and practcabty of establishing high
school for each sex competent commence with twenty
five scholars in each department also to examine the
expenditures for the lust year. and ascertain whether or
not by greater degree of economy other means not
detrimental to the primary schools any portion Of such
fund may be required for high school could be
obtained; the committee to report at the next meeting
OF the Board
The CHAM appointed Messrs. Lawrenson, Stoughton,
The Board proceeded the election of President pro
pore, motion of Mr.. ArIEK and the ballots having
been received and counted appeared that WM b. RAN
DoLpn of the first district unanimously reelected
On taking the chair, Colonel RANDOLPH returned his
thanks for the honor conferred upon him in few peril
nent remarks.
On motion by Mr.. ArLER, the thanks of the board
unanimously rendered to the Mayor for his services
in organizing the board and the desire expressed
that he would hereafter exhibit the same zeal he had
heretofore evinccd in behalf of the public schools
The MAYOR replied as follows:
Mr. President and gentlemen of the Board of Trustees
For the very high honor which this expression of your
feelings towards evinces you have the acknowledq-
ments of grateful heart 1t is true that feel decp
and abiding interest in the of public education in
the city of Washington and the only regret that real
ze is that ability is not equal to my desire TO promote
an object which, in my Judgment lies at the very ounda
ton Of and which will contribute greatly than any
other to pepetuate the glorious institutions under which
we live. 1t Is only within few days past, Mr.. Pres
dent that this matter has been brought directly and par
ticulary to my attention and have had recourse to
very limited number of books treating of the subject
OF public education throughout the United States
and If had ever before entertained doubt of its great
advantage to society," those doubts would have disappear
ed before the abundant facts that developed upon the
mere cusory examination of reports in which the
matter set forth by those under whose charge the
public education in our cities has been placed
am indebted for information, pointing to the extreme
southern portion of confederacy gentleman of
acknowledged genius and ripe learning and who has de-
voted large portion of his earlier life (being still young
MANI to the cause of public education in the Lou
sanaI allude to Professor Dimtry at present trans
ator in tho Department of State and was struck with
this remarkable fact that while the great centre of our
common country and cyer-glorious Union should
pect to find the public schools in the full tide
full operation constrained to say that have to ad-
NIT the superiority in this respect the South on the one
hand and the extreme North upon the other The city of
New Orleans, containing transient and permanent pop
ulaton not exceeding hundred and fifty thousand
at period of the year, contributes to the cause of
public education the of $l65 000 while the pro rata
sum given by the State swcs that amount beyond two
hundred thousand dollars And am told that q like
liberal expenditure for public education exists in the city
of Charleston another great southern city Look at New
England and You will find similar expenditures on q lib
eral scale in Boston and in Hartford and even in the
little town of Norwch--a small country village en-
phaticaly New England vilago-the annual expendi-
turc for public education is $40 000 Look ut the great
commercial emporium of the country the city of New
York. and you will find their expenditures for this pur
pose exceed one million of dollars year in PhiIndel-
pha they are more than half million and in Balti-
more, with population of $50, 900, they are nearly
quarter OF million Bat when we como to the city of
Washington, a city that should be distng ushed for
all that belongs to the higher branches of learn
ing and literature, with population of 10000
our expenditure amounts to the very inconsiderable
sum of twenty-five twenty three thousand dollars
year--six seven thousand of which arises from
the annual payment which her voters make in order TO
exercise the elective franchise 1t docs seem to me- Mr.
President and gentlemen, that it is only necessary to d
rect public attention to this subject This should not
only be the model city of model republic but here
should be found the model schools of model republic
and trust the day not far distant when that condition
of things will BIO brought about. In all your efforts to
advance the of public education you may be as
sred that whether in public private ife you shall at
all times and under all circumstances have nv cordial
and earnest corporation, .-..... ...... b Y
On motion by Mr.. BRANDT, resolution was alopted
for the appointment of committee of one from each
school district to prepare address to the citizens of
Washington on the present and future prosperity of our
public schools.
The CnAR appointed Messrs Brandt Miller, Ironside
and AtLee a said committee.
On motion by Dr. IRoNsIDE the meetings of the board
ordered to be held hereafter on the first Tuesday
instead of the first Wednesday of each month where
upon the board adjourned.
NATIONAL MEDICAL COLLEGE
The Introductory lecture of the thry-so session
Of this institution delivered by Prof Hoston last
evening at the Smithsonian Institution. After prayer
l,yt Day t1ara D.af . IL