Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-11-10
LOCAL NEWS.

BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS
This board held its regular monthly meeting
on Tuesday evening, at the City Hall. The
board was called to order at 5K O'Clock, the
president pro tenn, Nr. Walsh, in the chair.
Mr.. Miller presented the applications of
Misses Dorinda E. Duvall and Susie Tilley
for teachershlps In the primary schools. Re-
ferrea to the committee on examinations.
Monthly reports were in the hands OF the
sub. boards from the First and Fourth Dis.
tricts, but being made out on the old forms
their presentation was delayed for the present.
The report of the Third District for Septem-
ber was read, which showed the whole num-
Der Of pupils in attendance, l,156; number pres
ent every session, Alb; average of attendance,
1,0C3; punctuality every session, 372; number
Of visits Of trustees, 1Sl.
Mayor Wallach here entered and took the
chair.
Mr.. J. o. Wilson submitted the following re-
port:
In accordance with the requirements of the
18th article of the by laws of the board, the
committee on school-houses and school rooms
have to report, that they have visited all the
public school-houses and rooms in the city,
and, upon the general survey, find great cause
their last annual visit. In the
FIRST DISTRICT,
Secondary School No. l, which was without
any room at the date of our last report, has
been provided with one, quite convenient and
comfortable, in the "Union Academy build
ing, corner OF 1ith street and New York ave.
nue., and temporary frame building has been
erected on rented lot, located on Fl street, be-
tween 18th and 1ith streets, which furnishes
one of the most agreeable and con venient rooms
in the city, for the use OF the female grammar
school.
Primaries Nos. and have been organized,
the latter from necessity, in the small, damp,
and every way unsuitable building on A.h
pied by Secondary No. 1; and the former in the
room in "Wilson's Building" corner OF 10Th
street and Pennsylvania avenue. Nearly 200
pupils are now in daily attendance in this room
yr,hf oh ia nnn an no
G. disadvantage under which all three Of the
teachers and the scholars labor is apparent
upon the most casual visit.
The City Councils have, however, made an
appropriation, designed for their relief, and it
is expected that g. new building will be erected,
into which one Of these schools can be removed
within q short time. The building committee,
con stltuted by authority Of the City Councils,
have recently purchased lot for q large new
building at the southwest corner of K street
north and 14th street west. 1t has one front Of
1O4 feet 8 inches On K street, and another of 1i2
feet inches on Franklin Square with 80 foot
wide alley in the rear. The location is a very
central one, in the Second Ward, elevated and
healthy, and the advantages of light, abund.
ance of voter, drainage and sewerage, and dry
basement rooms for a janitor, play rooms in
inclement weather, and store-roOms at a very
whole ward been placed at the disposal of the
committee charged with the selection, more
eligible cite for the purpose could not have
been selected. In the o
We regret to state that no material improve.
ment has been made The negotiations for the
church property on + street, between 9Th and
7th streets, and the arrangements for the exten:
sion OF the "Berrett School House," corner OF
New York avenue and 9th street, tailed, from
no want, however, OF diligent effort on the part
of the trustees Of the district.
The latter Improvement appears to the COM
mittee to be a very desirable one, demanding
the first efforts Of the sub.board.
The lot owned by the Corporation is we'll
located, and Of sufflciens size. The building
now upon it is handsome edifice. furnishing
three good rooms, and the contemplated en-
lareement so as to accommodate three or mora
additional schools, would, we are satisfied,
improve the appearance OF the present struc.
ture, and in no respect diminish its conve.
niences. The dense and rapidly. increasing
population in that g section Of the city can Be
Supplied with the school privileges which they
go urgently demand at this time in no Other
way SO convenient and economical. In the
I THIRD DISTRICT, s
The large building, containing ten school.
rooms. and accommodating six hundred pupils,
has been completed, and Is already in success
full operation. Immediately upon its opening
1t was filled to overfiowing, and had It been