Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-07-30

CArTBRBURY.-The Fire King will give an
tons to-night. This is probably the last op
portunity Of witnessing this fine performance
as Buono Gore was only gagged for the week.
the Ethiopian performances will be of most
amusing character.
GROWERS THRATER-Mr. S. W. Glenn has
given the public series Of popular and anu.
Sing theatrical entertainments this week. and
the bill tor to- light Is one of the best vet prs.
duced. Mr. Glenn himself will give o Rich.
ard Third, or 6. Dickey Three" in Dutch in q
style in which he is lnimitable. "Ireland as
it Is and the " Irish Tiger will also be per
formed, MIR. George O. Charles and La Belle
Emile taking principal parts.
TRUSTEES or PUBLIC STANDARDIZATION ot
TedcherS.-An adjourned meeting of the Board
OF Trustees of Public Schools was held vester.
day in the Aldermen's Chamber, City Hail,
Mayer Wallach presiding
Mr.. Hitz was appointed member of the
signed.
The application of Miss E. Forbes for a
leadership was received and referred to com i.
mittee on examination.
DIR. Walsh, from the committee on examina-
honof teachers, reported that they had atten ed
TO mat duty on the 9th instant. There were
twelve teachers present, three OF whom were
primary teachers and candidates for promotion.
The committee report having found Miss Mary
l.. Rowe and Miss Hannah =. johnson as
qualified for primary school teachers.
The following were elected teachers for the
First Districts John Thomson, Male Gram.
mar. Annie f. Evans, Female Grammar Maria
E. Rodier, Male Intermediate; Adeline K
Lowe, Female intermediate; Fannie E. Hoover
Secondary No. |; Henrietta H. Slater, do. No.
.; Mary Jane Mills. do. No. 3; Amelia M. Kirk,
do No. d; Letitia b. Allen, do. No S; E. f.
Redmond, Primary No. l. Emily Robinson do
Nos. and 3; Oceans A Walker, do. No. a.
Adele TAFT, SUBJ assistant
There are no changes in this district. Miss
Oceana A. Walkers name does not appear
Mammal hQr sob
was not organized until January l, 1864.
Second DiStrict.-Ma Grammar School,
Thomas M Wilson; Female Grammar School,
Miss Elizabeth II. Boggs; Male intermediate,
Mrs. Emily Myers; Female intermediate, Miss
Emily V. Billings; Secondary No. l., Miss
Jane Thomas; Secondary No; ?, Miss Isabella
Tucker; Secondary No. 4, Miss Martha v.
Fletcher; Secondary Nos, Miss Alice M. McIn.
tosh; Secondaries Nos. 6 and 7 are not organ
lied, for want of suitable rooms; Primary No.
1, Miss Hannah M. Morse; Primary No. =,
Miss Maggie f. Flenner; Primary No. 3, Miss
Sallie Rodler; Primary No. 4, Maria Y. Davis;
Primary No. D, Sabra z. Abel.
a number OF changes were made in this dis
trict. Miss Jane Thomas is transferred from
SECONDARY No 3 to Secondary No L; Miss Is
asella T. Acton from Secondary No. to Sec
ondary No. =; Miss Mary A. Tucker from
Secondary Nod to No, 3; Miss Martha V. FIetch-
er from Secondary No. to No. 4; Miss Alice
M. Mcintosh from Secondary No. 6 to No. 5.
A new Primary School, No. 5, is organized,
and Miss Sabra p. Abel, last year OF Second
airy No. g is placed in charge.
Third DiSlricf.-Male Grammar School, w.
W. McCathran: Female Grammar School,
Mary Ramsay Male intermediate, Jane 6.
Moss; Female intermediate, Frances Elyans;
Secondary No. /, Eliza w. Clarke; Secondary
No. 3, Lucy Ella Moore; Secondary No. ), Kate
M. Sanderson: Secondary No. 4, Catharine
Morphy; Secondary No. ), Emily T.. Jordan;
Secondary No. 6, Lucy b. Davis, Secondary
No. z, JeaDie A Ramsay; Secondary No. 8, Ad-
die Thompson; Secondary No. 9, Helen E. Will
hams; Primary No. l, Josephine 5. Bird; Pri-
mary No. =, Mary Ann Hill; Primary No. 3,
Mary Awkward; Primary No. 4, Eliza j.
Wheatley; Primary No. 5, Elizabeth Annie
Allen.
These are the same as last year. Twonew
primary schools-Nos. 6 aud 7-are organized,
and Misses Sarah V Triplett and Hannah p.
i. Johnson are placed in charge respectively
Fourth DiStrict.-John T.. Thompson, Male
Grammar; Marg't A. Amidon, Female Gram
mar; Geneva A Reed, Male intermediate; Mrs.
McCutchen Female intermediate; Annie NJ.
Adams, Secondary No. /; Mary Ann Lee, do
No. >; Mary T.. Martin, do. No 3; Mary Ann
Bowen, do. No. 4; Sarah E. Ecklof, do. Ne 81
H. Magee, do. Nc. g. Mrs. NJ a. Walker, do
No. 2; Josephine A. Lee, Primary No. |; Seville
Davis, do No. ,; Alice Z. Adams do No. B;
Miss A. Van horn, do No. 4; Miss A. Bailey,
sub-assistant. There are no changes in this
district.
vocal music.
On motion of Mr.. Wilson, a resolution was
adopted authorizing the committee on text
books to introduce such books, maps, charts,
apparatus. and furniture into any one of the
public schools OF the city as they may select
for the sole purpose Of practically testing their
utility and adaptation to the wants of the
schools, and to report the results OF their in
vestigation to this board in writing
Dir. Wilson also introduced the following,
which was adopted:
Resolved, That a committee of four members
of this board be appointed by the president to
inquire into the manner in which tie recent
written examinations were conducted in the
grammar and intermediate schools: whether
in all cases the rules laid down by the Board
of Trustees, and published on the programme,
were strictly observed; whether any teacher
obtained any knowledge whatever of the ma
ture and character Of the printed lists of ques-
tions prior TO the time designated for their use
In the examinations of said schools aud, If so,
in what manner, and through whom; whether
any teacher has originated or circulated false
reports calculated 10 impair the utility Of these
examinations, and inJure the regulations OF
their associates; and to report the results OF
their Investigations TO this board, with such
Recommendations as they may deem proper.
Mr.. Wilson stated that he had reason to be
lieye that the questions to be propounded al
the last written examination had been di.
yuIged by some one. He had information also
that one of the grammar school teachers had
obtained the questions, and had drilled one Of
his pupils in Them If this were the matter
should be investigated, and if any one had
been guilty of such an act he certainly was
not deserving to occupy the high position of a
teacher. DIR. Wilson asked further to be ex
cused from service on the committee, as he
might be called upon to appear in another ca
pacity.
Mr.. Walsh said he too had heard the same
charges, and he thought this was subject tor
Investigation.
Messrs. Tustin. Miller, Homead and Hit
were appointed the committee.
MIR. HitZ offered resolution requesting
Councils 10 pass an ordi nance, enabling the
trustees to employ male teachers in the male
intermediate schools OF each district in place
OF females, said male teachers to receive a
salary of $3.50 per annum.
MIR. Wilson moved to amend so that 1t would
apply only to the Third District He thought
1T eminently proper that these schools should
have male teachers, but it would be best to
commence the experiment in the district where
the new school house was located.
The resolution as amended was adopted, but
there was a distinct understanding that this
action should in no way operate against Miss
Jane Moss, the present experienced and ef-
ficient teacher OF the Male Interme diate school
of the Third District
Mr.. Murtagh, from the committee on ex.
animation of candidates for the scholarship in
COLUMBIA College. made q majority report,