Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-07-30
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
BOARD OF PUBLIC soHooL TRrsTBrs.-Tht
Board ot Public School Commissioners met yes
terday afternoon in the Aldermen's Chamber, hi'
honor, the Mayor, IN The chair,
The minutes OF two preceding meetings were
read by the secretary and approved oO,,,. -
Supplies TO al the vacancy occasioned by the rfsg.
nation RI DR.. Davis ..y
The app Ioaiion Of Miss Fobes for q teachership
was 'eesiyed ard referred .....
The reports Of te.ehsrs were read. The follow.
Ing is an estimate Of he dl''r'c'si
Present. number punll', IA 7i9N 900 Tls
Number corporeally
Avs S%lssf Attend: nee s y 81 3 ss 81
PsTs1,s yi Ei,,,t'....s 81 q g 2, e
seated the Ills Of W. B,llantyue, for book pre-
niums, SCI 40; Of iemnel Towers, for printing,
Or. walsh, from the Committee on Examine
tion, reported ,ha. twelve ladies were examined
on Saturday, July 9th, for tesehershfp. Three Of
date. for promotion. Two OF The ladies' were
qualified for primary schools-Hsnnah P. John
son and Mary L. Rowe It.-
Mr.. Wilson recommended the re-.leetlon Of the
teachers Of the First district. Tho third primary
Ia blank. Miss Aadie L. TAFT was recommended
AZ a sub-aasistant teacher.
First District-Male Grammar, s. John Thorn.
Male Iutermsd,ste, Mrs. Maria Z. Rodier; Fe-
male Tntermediate, Miss hdeline X. Lowe.
H9sT4 sH ME- n" F.nSs e. hGM,ps , No
Amelia NJ KIRK, No. o, Letitia b. Allen.
Primary No. I, Emma y Redmond; No. Q, Emily
RR9eins9n; Nc: occora A. Walkers sub-s'si'tsnt,
second Dls'riot-nrsle Grammar, Thos. NJ. vii.
SsS fRy SyelI Fs%sss Inter-
secondary M. i, jane fhou.., NJ. ., Isabella
y. Fletcher No. 6. Alice NJ. McIntosh. ' ''''
Primary No. I, Hannah NJ. Morsej No. Q, Mag
gle T. Flepnert No; 3, sallie Rodleri No. 4, Maria
Y. Davis; No. s, ssbia Abel.
Third Distris'-Male Grammar School, W. W.
McCa'hran; Female Grammar school, Mary T..
Ma etntsrmedlate, Jane G. Moss, Female Inter.
mrditte! Frances Elvans.
secondary No, Eias ". CiarEe, NJ. 9, Lucy
crime Morphy; No; 9, Emily Z. Jordan No. 9, Lncy
B. nav,si No. 7: jeanie 4. Ramsay; No. s, hddle
Primary No. /, Jo,ephine s. Bird; No. q Mary A.
ley' No. s. Ellz ,heth Annie Aiiepi No. O. Sarah V.
Fourth Distrlct Male Grammar, ]. r. Thomp-
son; Female Grammar, Mrs NJ; A, Amidon.
Male Ir,ermediste, Miss @. Reed; Female Inter.
Secondary No. /, Mis-, A. Adams; No 3, Mrs. NJ.
f. Martin, NJ A. Lee; NJ. 4, Mrs. NJ. A. Bowen; N J.
9, Miss $; T. Eokloiii Noe, Miss H. Msgee; No. I,
Primary No. j, NIisSL A. Ice, No. ., Mis-, S. payi,,
no ., MIS- A. y, hdAmHi No. 4, Mrs. A. NAnhOrD,
Suh-Assistant, Miss A. Bdley.
Mr. MuItSgh, from the Committee on Examina.
tlon OF Candidates for the Columbian COLLEGE
Scholarship reported that FAby Franklin, a pupiI
OF the Fourth District Gram mar School, was the
successful candidate.
The report was adopted.
On motion OF Mr.. J. .. Wilson, Il was
R6soiped, That 'he ommittee on Text Books he,
and they are hereby, authorized, during the mex !
BohoOl year TO Introduce such books m ans ohatts
appArat Q, end furniture into any one II the puh
H. schools Of the city as they may select for the
sole purpose OF prAo io-lly testing their utility
ADD adaptation to the wants Of the schools; and
the said committee are required tn report the re-
suits ofther investigation 10 this Board in whiting
MIR. J. q. Wilson submitted the following:
Rtsotred, That committee of four members Of
this board be appointed by the president to inquire
into tho manner in which the recent written ex-
aminAiions were Conducted In the Grammar and
intermediate sehoolsi whether in all cases the
rules laid down hy the Board Of Trustees and pub
Htheh on the "prngrAmme," were strictly OBJ
hetvCdi whether any teacher obtained any knowl.
edge whatever of the nAiute and character of the
printed ists OF questions prior to the time desig-
mated for their use In the examinations Of said
schools, and, II so, In what manner and through
whom; whether any teacher has originated or
circulated false rcpOrts oaculat,d TO impair the
utiiy Of these examinations, and injure the repu-
tat0n Of their associates; and to report the re. ts
OF their ihv stigsions to this board with such re.
concentrations as they may may deem proper.
Adopted.
The committee consists OF Messrs. Tustin, Mil
Ter, HO mead, and HiZ.
Mr. Hitz, from the Third district, offered the fol
lowing:
Resolved, That the Board OF Trustees of the pub
lie schools of Washington respectfully ask Of the
corporate authorities Of said city that an act be
PISSED, enabling tho m to emf 10y male teache In
place OF femAle teachers in the four m ale uterme.
diate schools, at an annual salary of $3.50 each.
Adopted
On motion, the Board adjourned.