Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-02-11

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lh- r-lcrts of teachers for tn, month ~ J.r
c2-y were received. - 'A-
App!ieations fer The pasi.,oa OF ..a:h,, VA.
HrSa rom Misses Helen NJ. Hct"hkiss, Clara
ahc h-ii-sa BeSn and referred 10 N. snn.o
PrIsia COMMITTEE. ~ PP'0
p, Ins tr' SURF, Sir. Ssssford, presented hill.
Yet Inc month Of January, which showed IN.
shpshtitnr, TO amount 10 the sum OF 40 i1i o.
hs."Cins the salaries of teachers
"[ hhe-s, from tie committee on rules 81 /
IeSuis'iohs, reported a number OF forms to b..
leu 'taCher. In making up their reports.
dc.j which wer- adopted ~
WI .thees also, "a chairman OF he committee
IoFrepare mammal for the Board OF Trustees
PI. SPnted report: W tch was adopted
ne manual is in Il neat and convenient form
ni!c Is HOok OF eventy- six pagPa, duOdrciuo
IL contains lists of the members OF the Rolr!
thtIr residences ard iat-s OF appC!atmen. =. ith
al! cornmjt:ees and officers.
In order 10 show " no h ii bann ,ar -o-2.G u,
me n anaSe nient and de Yaiopmcnt or N, &c bo
sEsn IN In tha city, Mr.. Rha.s took the tro1 r. g.
10 compile from Ihe.ioarnals OF the Boari from,
ietO 10 The present time, tire names of iii who
Lao actTd o trustees, and in table shows the
district they represented, the number % wears
OF service, and In addition the number OF meet
lngs each one attended II would appear that
pr. r. ,. Waish Of the Sd district, has been
longer IN service than any other member and
ATTENDED more meetings. He has served nina
years and heen present at 13i meetings; Mr.
Ihos Donoho, OF the I'd district, served eight
yt'IS arc atteGoed lG7 meetings. Mr. George
j. Abbott, eight years and lCe3 meetings; V liar
taush nine year. and % meetings; r NJ. Pear.
sCn nlne years and 81 meetings
The whole numhrr of persons who have ,ctai
de trustees has been ST. or these, ~ have rep.
.s,h'tn the frst district, II the second district
q me third district, re the fourth district The
IL he I'd OF service has been follows: Number
srv1ng one year or less, Sc; two Y. ars Is; three
years IA; four years, 4; five years 3: six wears
2;riEht years, 3; nine years, /.
ahies are aiso given, showing the location
ol tach schoo, the size of the school room rent
Paio, ana sex CT scholars; the names and resi-
os, vi teachers, the place where each was
eurcat'd' an0 The date OF appointment
III me g district. the average size OF school
.u'thi. Is i ny 30 by ~ feet, :hp SIN :Irst being
Ut hI0fer s. Fourteen la street. between and
KS by 10 by 10 feet.
. In t"r 20 district. the average size is 35Y by
~ "a, the smallest being Miss McIn-
In the Sd district. the average size ia q bv -
ny ~ the smallest being Miss Sanderson's-
In tie eth district, the average size is n by 96
81 by Is -'''S -''''iS room =
In" smallest rooms, it appears, on the av-
craze are In The second district
re are II schools in the LIST district will,
% 2puplls; IA In the I'd, with rs I6 IN the al
With G5i; ID in the irh, with 705 pupils; total.
81 schools and 3,692 scholars.
lhe ages OF he pupils in the schools ara
gwen, from which 1t appears THAI IF the ug2
children row in attendance onr-haTf are be.
tween and IA years. The greatest numb of
any one age is AL, OF y wears The number of
ropl's who have books furnished the public
eXTense is !tr2.
Or The 55 teachers y were pGncatad in this
city. : III p nnsylvania = in Massachusetts, !
III one ci.Cut, iii New Hampshire, In New
OFT, IN \. Jersey. in Maryland, IN ONO
In GeolFr'own, and in England
After these tables, the laws now IN force r.la-
I'VE TO the schools are given IN full: then The
bylaws OF The board and the rules ana rrgnlt-
lions Ter teaC hers and puy,ils: a comnartti v,
table showing results for nine wears: statistic,
Of Tie numb,r OF whire children IN iha CITY
II N me III CELSIUS; the programme OF mu-ic
sons ty Mr. Daniel, and The annual receipts
1862 ''' ~
III" preparation and adoption of the above
work is an evidence of the sneciaI interest
MAJ infested by the present Board of Trustees IN
tie improvement OF the school system. Great
care las been given 10 The pre- paratipn OF th,sa
1u's and regulations. The book contains much
valuable information for tae guidance OF ali
connected with the schools, and WAS prepared
TIE committee.
Mi. W lIsOn introduced resolution instruct
lnE HE committee on rules ami regulations to
inquire ln1o the expectancy OF substituting i'll
Itt OF rule 90 the following: ssCertIficates OF
merit shall be- give n at the co-e of each IN onth
10 all pupils who have received no drmerit
marks fer attendance, department or rrcita-
no.: ana also lnstructing the same committee
1" Examine the present form OF keeping IL daily
record OF attendance, department and re.i-a-
uol and ID report at next meeting Adopted
huie to reads thus Tickets Of ::l,.i it, not
exceeding one for every ten puInl-. shall b.
give n at tke clos" OF each month for good con-
OuCI ana proficiency StndipS.'t
Mr.. w IiSOn also Introduced a resol drion re-
Gilriig lie 81 Cretary OF the Board TO max up,
each month"; an abstract Of all the m onth v re-
rff:s OF The teach T. in such form as shall b.
rtscIlFed by ilr committee rules ana r:gu-
la'ions, and present the same 10 TIA Boar al
ile leg u lar monthly meeting next succeeding
IN" Inonfh for which the abs 'ract is mad; also,
tai l. shall be the duty OF the sub boards to
1irnl the secretary with tn" monthly reports
OF AL The schools In their rcSpec i've dis riots,
htt asi three days before the meeting at which
fn ma bc-r 4 ,f-,
rei'Ir'd
resolution instructing the committee on
suTplles 10 furnish at once for the OF The
schools. Twelve srtts, embracing Nos. }. q. ], .
and ~, of the Boston Primary School I. i,llets
arc twelve settf, embracing the Maps of the
TWO III mis- phrres, the Ma of the United States
and Eel on Outline Maps, was referred to the
con lttee on supplies
resolution "a adonted requesting the
Mayer TO take such m.asure, as he may de.m
pl0ler to procure from the President OF the
United States the appOintmeE - the next va
cancy belonging to This District to the United
States Military or Naval Academy OF the most
Ineritorious pupils OF the male grammar schools
u this city
A rtsolu iun allowing tea chers to read TO their
Schools the clr,ular of the German Relief So
Getty In relation TO the fair for the beur OF the
soldiers was lost. rule OF the hoard pro-
his any teacher frsm reading any notice or
acvrriis tm' NJ to their schools without special
resolution authorizing the printing of a
numter 81 blank forms was referred.
A ommunicatlOn was received from Prof.
AIMS, wh' rein he proposes To give a number OF
l. ssons on MT mory to the grammar schools for
specified sum.
The subject was discussed by Messrs. Ellis,
" light, Davis, Miller, Rhees and Morssll for
ard against. The main objection WAS that the
beard Possessed no authority TO appropriate
money for that or any other purpose. Prof
Arms being present, he was ia vited TO explain
bis system and what good he expected 10 a.
cCnPiish by il; and tie matter was disposed of
by the secretary being instructed to inform
Prof Arms that the hoard had no funds out OF
which TO make the appropriation.
Adjourned.
SOLDIERS ARREsTED.-Dennis Ryan, Of the
llth Regulars, WAS arrested last night at .
house of Ill fame, and syed TO the Central
GuaIdhouse. While in charge OF the guard he
made two atRmPts 20 escape, but the guard
as too vtetlant for him.
Stewart Henderson and g. W. Morris, OF the
1st Regular Cavalry, while intoxicated yester-
day, went 10 the rooms OF the Pennsylvania
Relief Association and demanded monav, and
on fRing refused feC ane disorCierly and abusive.