Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-15

LOCAL N Il w - .

Of Trustees Of Public Schools met last evening
In their room at the City Hall, Mayor Wallach
In the chair. Present, hessrs. Wilson, Brown,
Tustin, Rhees, UterPehle, Walsh, Clarke, Muir.
tash, and Holmead. The proceedings Of the
previous meeting having been read and aP'
proved 80
/. Mr. Holmead presented the applications Of Mr..
George Howard and Mr.. Wilson asking the use
OF two school houses In the Fourth district for
the purpose Of teaching night schools.
Mr. Wilson said the subject OF allowing per,
SONS TO use the school houses had been discussed
at a previous meeting Of the Board, and Il had
been decided that the Board had no power TO al
low the school rooms to be used by parties.
On motion Of Mr.. Holmead, the applications
were laid on the table.
her were received. The abstract report Of the
schools In the Second district shows me number
Of pupils, male and female, to be lOGi; number
Of applicants waiting admission, 10Y; number OF
pupils present every session, 3s2; number with
no demerit marks, lSO: visits Of trustees, n.
The reports Of the First, Third and Fourth dis
tricts were also received, bntthe Abstract was not
made ont, owing to the delay by the teachers In
handing the monthly report to the Trustees.
A discussion here arose as to the delay by the
teachers in sending in the monthly reports In
time for having the abstract prepared before the
meeting OF the Board, and It was stated that
many OF the teachers did not send In their reports
as required by the rules, but were several days
behind time In transmitting their report to the
Trustees, 1t was finally decided that no Trustee
would approve q teachers bill until the report
should be sent to q member Of the sub Board.
MI. Utermehle, from the Committee on Vocal
Music, to whom was referred the resolution rela-
tive to the proposed changes in the mode Of I'm
parting IN psic II instructlOn In the public schools
reported that 1t was a ply steal impossibilty for
the present music teacher to Instruct all the
children in the public schools, and give TO each
school the time originally intended for that pur-
pose.
music teacher be employed at a salary OF hvo
hundred dollars, whose duty II should be, under
the control and direction Of the principal music
teacher, TO teach In the Primary and some OF the
Secondary Schools; and the Committee on City
Councils were directed 10 present the matter to
the attention VI that body. The report was
MI, walsh, chairman of the Committee on the
Bxamin alton of Candidates for Positions as
Teachers, reported that the committee met on
Saturday, Sept. 80, when thirty -s!x ladies were
present, many Of whom were applicants for pro.
motion. The committee recommended the fol-
lowing named persons AS teachers: For Second :
airy, Miss Annie Van Horn; for Primary, Miss
N. h. Stabler, Miss Hattie Davis, Miss Henrietta
G. Bates, Miss L. L. Hinton. and Mrs. NJ. l..
Stone. The report was adopted
STANDING COMMITTEES.
On supplies j I. Cassell, w J. Rhoes, j.
p. Tustin, and I. B. Stewart.
On TsJt BoOks.-M. II. Miller, ]. Z. Holmead,
T. s. Walsh, and J. o Wilson.
on Rules and Regulations. w ]. Rhees, j.
E. uolmead, J. p. Tustin, aud T. Edward Clarke.
on SchOOt Houses and Schpoi ROOmS.-J. o.
WilsOn, w. J. Murtash, W. J. Bhees, and +. u.
On Examination Of Caadiiates for Positions
~ Teachers. p. S. Walsh, J. T. Holmead, J. o,
Wilson, and ". II Miller.
On accounts and ErpenseS.-w. J. Murtagh,
J. S. Brown, Charles II. Utermehle, and I. b,
Stewart
Holmead, J. S. Brown, and T. Edward Clarke.
on Congress and The CHy CoUnciiS-J. z. Hol-
mead, Charles H. Utermeho, ]. P. Tustin, and T
Edward Clarke.
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
On the Teachers inSihme.-J. O. Wilson, M.
II. Miller, T. Edward Clarke, aud J. 7. Cassell.
y On the annual RepoR.-J. =. Tustin, W. j.
Rhees, =. b. Stewart, aud W. J. Murtagh.
Mr.. Holmead nominated as chairman pro tenn
Dr. y. s Walsh, and he was unanimously elected
DR.. Walsh, from the committee to whom was
referred the circular Of Messrs. Charles r. CO.
burn and L. Van Bokklen, In regard TO holding a
meeting in this city on the first Tuesday OF Feb
runry for the purpose Of forming Superintend-
ents' Association, to be composed Of the several
State Supsrintendents of Public Schools, reported
that the committee mad addressed a letter to
Messrs. Coburn and Van Bokklon, informing
them that representatives from the Board Of
Trustees will meet With the Superintendcnts on
their visit to this city OH the first Tuesday oil
February next, and participate In the business
Of the session. The hall of Wallach school
house was rendered to the visitors.
The report WAS accepted.
Mr.. Tustin, chairman Of the Committee on
were In successful operation.
number Of bills wore presented by The Treas
urer and ordered to DO paid.
Mr.. Brown offered the following, which wa
referred to the Committee on Music:
Resolved, That 1t shall be the duty OF sucf
teachers of the Public Schools as shall be deemed
qualified to instruct and exercise their pupils II
vocal music under the direction OF the music
teacher, and that vocal music shall be one OF the
studies In the primary schools.
Mr.. Wilson nominated Miss Mary y. stabler a.
teacher of Primary School No. Q, First District
She was unanimously elected.
The Committee on Rules and Regulations wa
instructed to prepare u now manual OF rules FOL
the use Of the members.
And The Board adjourned.
SALE OF GOVERNMENT BUILDINGs.-ThC
forts around Washington was continued GU Sat
urday and yesterday, when the following build
ings were sold:
Fort Runyon-Barrack $50, two officers quar-
tiers 49, hospital *I7, to i. A. Saleri ness-hous,
$50, quarters $3.50, to B. 7. Shreye
Fort Haggerty-0ficers' quarters $50 mess
house S45, to John NJ. May; barracks 500, j.
Phillips.
Port Corcorau-stable s25J, chapel slI6, J W
Hoover; stable 500, quarters SIS, p. McLaugh
store house, N. Febre, $50; stable, u. Hall, s9l
orderlies' quarters, SlS, @. YanderberG; stable
house 80, do. $l3, do. $50. quarters Sl6, do 80
Miles Gibbon quarters Sl5 D. N. Bull; store
house $50. J. Massey quarters $3s, r. A, Phil
lips; officers quarters Sl35, do. f69, do. $40
$1,000. ice. house s2l, p. NJ. May; guard-hous,
$3l, Robert Cunningham; barrack III, g; 9
Pearson quarters ga, g b. Ives; quarters S36
James Z. Burch; quarters ~, s. Levy fence
$l2, J. B. Miller; quarters S26, J. T. Buroh bar
rack $l36, Samuel Shreve; barrack Sli5, Patricl
Cal arta q