Daily national Republican., 1863-11-11
LOCAI1oAFFAIRS.

IOCAIEuA FFAlhS. n
TRUSTEES OF PusLic scHooLs.-The first
meeting of the Board OF School Trustees recently
appointed by the Mayor was held yesterday even
ing. The present Board is constituted a. follows:
First District-J J. o. Wilson, tmember Of last
BoardD J. s. Brown, Vice R. T. Morsell, appointed
secretary; and .. p. Tustin, vice WIN. Wilson, dc.
clined. ... Hrr.ug' o.. p. E.r O; f. r s..r ftI
Second District-M. II. Miller, W. J. Rhees, and
| o. Q. wight-all old members. tMr. Wight was
| transferred from the Third District) I'll
Third Dlstrict-F.s Walsh, C. W. Davis, told
| members,) and II. Il. Ferguson, vice .. c. Wight,
| trsnsferred.J " I. . ...r.. r.... rE.s 90
Fourth Distr,cs-I. B. Ellis, j. =. Holmesd, told
mcnbers,) and W J. Muitash vice J. 7. Cassell,
declined. i D. '-.H.
Mr.. h. T. Morseli, late trustee, IL Secretary Of
the Board, vice W. b. Dayton, resigned. ~
Mr.. John se.sford retains the position Of Trep-
uref. uIFgFtyE ~
All the above we're appointed BY the Mayor and
confirmed by the Board Of Aldermen.
Mayor WAllseh (Presidtnt Of the Board er o1scio)
called the Board to order, and MIR. =. s. Walsh was
unanimously elected Vice President OF the Board.
| The applications OF Mis- Indiana May, Miss
| Eliza J. Woodruff, Mrs. L. c. Kent, Miss II. M.
Morse, Miss Lizzie A. Steever, and Mr.. Jno. II,
Falconer, Tor te positions OF teacher, were rc-
| ceived and referred
hlr. Rhecs, from the committee on rules and
| regulations, Recommended the adoption OF the
following amendments to the existing rules, viz:
Article 10, to be aniehdend by striking out the
| clause which requires the committee on vocal
music to make annual examinations OF pupils in
| that branch OF study. HHrs.Hr .
provAl of two members of the sub.Board of Trus
tees instead OF one to furnish books to the pupils
| Of indigent psrents or guardians. ID : 2 N
Rule go is to be amended by striking out "not
exceeding one for every ten pupils"
The committee also recommend that all monthly
reports OF teach rs be sent the Secretary instead
OF to the sub-hoars.
These amendments were laid over until the next
meeting, under the rules. ,
| On the subject of roll-books, Mr.. Rhees also
reported the following, to sppiy to the grammar
and intermediate schools only, viz: u
ist The present roli-books are to bc used.
%. Instead Of writing the names Of all the
scholars In succession, they are to be written by
classes. Write the names Of the classes, as gram.
\ mar, &c, at the top Of the page, and enter all
names of pupils who study grammar under tina,
head. So for geography and other studies. The
teachers shall keep separate page, as at present
for the whole school for department and attend
ance.
names Of the pupils In the classes In alphabetical
order, and afterwards in the order of merit al
shown by the marks.
4th. A perfect or satisfactory recitation should
be marked 4;A good lesson or one answer missed
marked 3; an imperfect or careless lesson mafket
q total failure marked Il absence at recitation
, marked with cypher; punctual attendance a'
either morning or afternoon session Of school tc
be marked I; riiness less than half an hour II
| han tan In th~ liar
J noon to be marked :; tardinsss Of more than hel
an hour In the morning ten minutes in the after
noon TO be marked l; absence TO be marked with
cypher good conduct TO be marked I; 4;demerit mark
TO be deducted from this Standard and II more thai
four in one day to b. Deducted from the total TO
) good conduct during the month. g" '
) At the end OF every month the teachers to adj
up the total number OF merits and obtain the aver
age. This course to commence on the first day o
| L ecember.
The recommendation At the Committss wa
, adopted.
The Chairman presented petition signed by al
the primary aud secondary teachers, asking an In
crea,e of their salaries. The petition was lai
, over Informally.
, Mr.. Miller moved that Miss Alice J. McIntosh b
: appointed teacher OF Secondary School No. o, 4
!, , second District, which was adopted
The Chair announced the following ~ the rtant
III
n viz:
4 On supplies-Messrs. Ellis, Davis, Rhees an
( Tssiin.
|. On Text Books-Messrs, Miller, Holmead, wals
r and Wilson.
On kules and Regulstions-NIessrs Rhees, Ho
mead, Ferguson and TustiR.
On School Houses and School Rooms-Messr
Wilson, Murtagh, Davis and Rheei.
, On Examination OF Teachers-Messrs Walsi
| NIL
n On Accounts and Expcnditurst-Mcssrs Davi
n Murtagh, brown, and Wight o..
- Tn Vocal Music-alessrS. Wight, Holmea
n Brown, and Ferguson.
Il On Congress and the City Couneils-Messrs. Ho
r, mead, Wight, Ferguson, and Tustin.
d The bills Of VIM. II. Nalley, for bookbindlng, 81
a Of J. h T. Robinson, for clocks, Sii75; and
!, Marks h stambergcr, for stove hxings In Fourl
d district, Sio7iO; were presented and ordered to
- board then adjourned unti Tuesday evenin
next.
IA LOYALTY OF THs RAPTIsTs.-The action
" the Maryland Union Association OF Baptists,
~ Its recent anniversary, has called forth consider
BILE discussion rs to the loyalty Of the Baptist d
nomination In this city and vicinity. The pot
tion taken by the Calvary Baptist Church from I
l.. origin, has been we'll known to those fsmil
W with Its history those worshipping with tn
al body were not surprised to hear Its pastor, u
re Rev. I. h. Hewlett, declare, In the course Of
70 morning sermon last Sabbath, that "his chec
10 tingled with shame to read Of the dEloy positi
taken BY the Maryland Association. It's sat
., faction TO know that our own church 10 connect
5: with no such Iunpatriotic Organization, but III
~ the hearts Of Its members have hitherto, do no
III and trust, through Divine Grace, Will evermoi
,r beat true 10 our eount,y-thc land OF our lathe
~ =, sepulehres." 70 "a .g.ga IT,. .....,.
y, That the sentiments thus expressed were tho
ou Of the entire body 10 evident IRON the followi
vi preamble and resolutions presented BY the He
in Amos Kendall, aud iunanimOusly adopted at
its meeting Of the male members of the church .
Oh cor gregation held last evening; =
al In view OF recent occurrences, we deem II o
dAty, now that we are about to appeal to y
countrymen for aid In building house OF wsrsll
to remove any doubt which may possibly rest
'er any portion OF the puolic mind In relation TO
ed thorough loyalty of the Calvary BAPTIST Chur
vel aud congregation, -. ~, "a. ID. -.
Nv MM autho sweIe diylnely Inspired, ~ 10, IN ter op
NJ ion, that OF tho United States, ptileipIss
be aplroaehes nearer the iylna gov eininent ~
any other Ia existeneej PROTECTING, msa .oI
shades Of religi us faith, aud enabling them, In
full blszs OF G0spsl light, to "work Yyt the.r o,
'of saivauohh The attempt OF fnpiods men 20 ov