Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-09-10
LOCAL NEWS.
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bly, performed.
FoRD's THKATER.-Another overnowing houss
on the Hearth" last night a, Ford,s and eva,,
character was sustained with signal abil ty To
representative aterling comedy entitled "Sb.
Stoops TO Corque'" Will be presented with Mr.
In the cast. The comic bit Of "Toodles,, will
conclude the evenings entertainment To-mor
row evening Mr.. Clarke takes a benefit
CANTERBURY HALL.-Agnes Sutherland CON
vocalism. Miss Amelia Wells will also sinu To-
night, and the entire count Of beauty will apoear
Marietta Ravel continues the dance with grace
ana fascination. Bob Butler, Lew simmons, and
the entire Ethiopian and Pantomime Troupe ais
appear Go to Canterbury IL you would laugh
ODD FzLLows' HALL.-The Campbell Minstrel,
tiourteen members) are now performing nightly
a. Odd Fellows Hall. The unique performance,
much admired In past time, and the company
10 now fully sustaining Its well earned reputa-
ton.
ACADEMY OF Music SO to Rosenthal,s II Won
Woalo obtain good liquid and solid refreshmentS,
ana ENJOY them while listening to concord OF
sweet sounds"
NETTING OF BOARD OF SCHOOL Tnrsrsxs.-
The board assembled yesterday evening in the
.teasurers room, City Hall. Mayor wallach in
The application OF Miss NJ. B Robey for the
stely referred
Mr; Miller, from the committee on tex, books,
the several schools:
G'smma, Schoo.s-Holy Bible, Potter 4 Ham.
moIdI writing Books, Worcester's Pronouncine
sons Fourth aud Fifth Readers, Davies, Intellec-
tuai Arithmetic, Greenleafs Common School
Ar.nmsae, Gresnleai's National Arithmetic,
Mathematics, 6reenlears Algebra, geometry and
Mensuration, Warren's Common School 6,eogra
ply, Warren's Physical Geography, Mitchell's
A n Geography, Bullion's Analytical and
PRACTICAL Grammar, Kerl's Comprehensive Emo
ish Grammar, q mackenzie History Of the Uni.
I'd states, Shurrlef's Governmental Instructor
0asckenoos' First Lessons In English Compost.
ZION, Quackenbos Course Of Composition and
Rhetoric, Peteson's Familiar Science, Com
socks Natural Philosophy, Upaam,s Mental
Philosophy. Mrs: Phelps Botany, Burritt's &C.
Book. -@'
Ists,msd,ats SeAools-Holy Bible, Swan.
Spelling Book, Parker & watsons Third aud
Fourth Readers, Potter 4 Hammond's Writing
Books, Columns Mental Arithmetic, Locmisi
Analytical Arithmetic, Greenlears Common
school Arithmetic, Warrens Common School
F1nt Lessons in History Of the United States,
Shuruefs Governmental Instructor q ackenbos,
First Lessons in English Composition, Worces.
ter's Dictionary and the Concordia.
Secondary SeSools-Holy Bible SWANS Pr,.
mary School Spelling Book, Parker & Watson,s
First, Second and Third Readers, Potter HAM
moad's Writing Books, Colburn's Mental Arith.
metic, GreenleaPs Common School Arithmetic.
Warren's Primary Geography, Wofcester,s Die
tionary, Golden Wreath.
School Spelling Book, Alphabetical Tablets, Par.
ker & Watson's Primer, Parker watscn,s F irst
Reader, 6reenlears New Primary Arithmetic.
PhiiSricks alphabetical Tablets. 1.-TWO sets each )
and Worcester's Dictionary.
On motion Of Mr.. Wilson, Loomis' Arithme-
tic was stricken from the list
A motion was also made by Mr.. Wilson to
strike out Bullion's Grammar. He argued that
multiplicity Of books would create confusion.
and considered Kerl's Grammar all sufacient
Messrs. Wight and Miller explained that they
bad retained both books because tAare were e1.
cellencies la Bullion which could Lot be found
In Kerl, and 20 cics verso
The motion to strike out was lost, and tie re.
port OF the COMMITTEES, a. amended by striking
changes effected by this list was the adoption Of
Warrsnb School Geography a. a text book and
the adoption Of Bullion's Analytical instead Of
his Elementary Grammar
The following resolution, offered by Mr. Miller
was unanimously adopted:
Rsso9rsd, That the teachers Of the several
other teI. books than those desi@n.t.d n Bv ths
Board OF Trustees; and that book shall be used
in any school Of inferior grade to that for which
II In prescribed In the above list
A Communication was received from Rev G.
w. samson rendering q scholarship In Colum.
eia College to the most meritorious pupil in the
Public Schools; and Messrs Wilson, Miller,
Wignt ana Ellis were appointed a committee to
In reply to a question, 1t was stated that the
Government had paid rent for certain school |
rooms which they occupied.
Mr.. Wight desired to make an exclamation In
regard 70 Miss Parsons, a teacher In the Third
School District. He believed Mis- Parsons to
be truly loyal, and that gross injustice had
Like secession, and had taken pains to nstin into
ne minds OK her boys ideas Of allegiance and
loyalty to the Government and the Union. Miss
r. was southerner, and her friends resided i'm a
Southern State, and it had been her misfortune TO
be brought In contact with extremists of the
abolition school, and she had probably expressed
ton. There was no other cause to bring an accu.
sation Of loyalty against her. Great publicity |
had been given to the charges rgsinst Miss r.,
s.d equal publicity should be given 70 her
school TO administer the oath Of allegiance, she
was not there-but was at home sick When the
oath was handed her she asked whether taking 1t |
would make her support abolitionism and when
her mind was relieved Of this idea she took the
oath cheerfully. She would have also given a
plain .'ye." or 'no' answer to the questions pro-
pounded by the Board, II she lad known that |
was all was desired. |
Mr.. Wight said, while he frmly believed in
Miss Parsons integrity and honesty Of purpose
tion from the fsct that she declined being & can.
didate further, and req uested that her name he
Withdrawn. But II she had made any reputation
ec8Cnef, INC Wleuc0 70 Ictlfc WIN tndOYSe
ment by the Board; and Mr. Wight Therefore
desired the passage Of resolution thus Undressing
her.
Mr.. Morsell thought the best way to indofse
her would be to elect her a. a teacher, and then
she could resign He therefore moved that sbs
Be- elected teacher Of the Secondary School Of tho
Second District.
Mr. Wilson said that Ii that motion prev.iled.
he should certainly move Ii reference 10 a select
committee, so that the charges against Miss Par
IONS might be fully Investigated. He had heard /
very serious charges Of disloyalty brought against
her, snd was not prepared to fully indonse her
Messrs. Utermehle and Ricketts, also opposed /
the resolution on the ground that iewas unpre- /
nted, and that a. Miss Parsons qualifications
a teacher had not been Questioned, 1t could not
possibly oeneh' her. Mr.. Utermehle stated that /
IL the resolution prevailed he should move a sim
tlaf one In reference TO teachers who had resiened
In the second district.
Mr.. Wight cousideIed Is but simple act of
justice 20 adopt some resolution. Miss Parsons
had Withdrawn her name not on account Of the /
questions propounded, but because by accepting
position now In the third district abe would be
compelled TO take school Of lower grade than /
that taught by her heretofore.
The following was then adonted