Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-07-12
LoCAL AFFAIRS.

The public. agrgI rr ~, -- -
LOCAL AFFAIRS.
Roam or scHoeL TRusrEEs.-This Board
met last evening in their chamber at the City
Hall, the President, DR.. Walsh, In the chair.
Pre- ant Messrs. Wilson, Brown, Tustin, Rhoes,
wight, Hits. Helmead, huttagh, and Eils.
Mr.. Wilson stated the sub.board Of the First
District had examined into the case OF mrs: kiug
in regard to the i'll treatment Of her child, anu
found the whole thing 10 be q nsappreh enslon'
The charge agsinst the teacher was witLhrawn.
Mr. Wilson presented q communication Ii0m
Rev. Dr. Samson, President OF Columbian Col
lege, stating that tho Trustees OF the College had
offered q gratuitous scholarship In the College to
the best scholar in the public schools Of WASH
ingtou.
vote Of thanks extended TO the President and
Trustees OF the College. 'E .uT. ..,s .l..f ]
A discussion here arose as to the number Of /
boys TO 10 examined from each school, II was
npaily decided TO leave the matter y the com
init,ce Mcssrs Wight, Wilson, Hiskfpd Muir
tagh were chosen the examining committee. |
A communication was received from Mr.. g. |
ZIptEuger, presenting sixty-seyen volGmnst to
TO the library OF the Wallaeh School building.
On motion Of Mr.. Hitz, vote OF thanks was |
extended TO MI. Zantlnger, aud the books turned |
owe. 10 the Sub Doard OF the Third distrlct, 4. |
Tho commuu ic. .ttoh Of DIR. Hunter, In relation |
TO tho sale Of minerals TO the School Board, was |
referred TO The Committee gu Text Books, a..
The application OF RoDert McCOkell for teacher |
ship was referred TO the Committee on Examina- |
tons. ..... .... r..u..
The monthly repoIts OF the schools OF the |
First, setoud and Third districts were received;
Mr.. Mur,Rsh stated the reports Of the Fourth
dih ct schools were a. IN except one school, the
teacher OF which war sick.
Aconimunicpt' on was received from Mrs. 0rain,
asking the adoption o. certain textbooks. Ro-
erred 10 the Committee on Textbooks.
Mr. Murtl';h reported back the treasurer's &C
count for the quarter erding June 90. The
report shows tue amount received from the
hmouol expenied for The supper. Of
the schools. ....................'' hi'ol'D
Balap,e to the crr dit o. the treasurer... IOj.O7
Mr.. Mne', ON Ire Cowm;,.ee on Textbooks,
reported iHvO,rDly ollpe WALTON cosrapb'cal
CIarts. TIE lepor. wa adop,ed. - .. u
number o. 'niwere PIE ,entcd by the treas
urer nd ordered 10 be pPd
Tho Comm;t,Ts Oh tde Books m'de report In
which tney rccommen d lie Speucerial system OF
pcrma1sr,p in plate Of Poner and HImmond's,
now Ia use
The following is an abstract Of The report:
lat. In the dag, ms and deip,te directions
at tho top OF CacI p.5 %, IL hnyiog been recently
rewr ten aud specially adap,cd through 10Y
eral o, IL membo 10 The ms, dcton OF youth In
schools.
I'd In the Ircalcr simplicity Of the rules for
determiniHg the eros uT OF tue h"'T Inc IA
loopcd le.lers and the comp ratiye length Of
shois or Ion o. looprd le,.ers, aud The more
agreeable pase Of writing rcsultiny from The
same.
elemental y nuilbers, gradually re'. .Hcd as the
pupil learns by practice In he clio lead ng
str'n,s 10 move systematically without them.
tth. In the 20 and elegance o. capitals and
while II would appear that every sys EN- uses
the utmost freedom in appropriate ~, In sub,e-
queuly rewriting, Whatever more ele ,ant in
form or buisu Is iOuud in any rival system, we
believe that a @re.er number OF tue beaui full
capitals u cd by tine bCst penInen OF the country
had their origin in this than IN any other system
oh In the ,TcCdom o, moyeme II OF both hand
fnpo nd fnll a ch ih tan ! diEt'uCt-
i've feature Ga - 5 hys.emi ,R"d watch, IL prop
erly controlled aud rCgu'asel, your tommiltce
gance and freedom to tho permansh'p Of tue 20
who practice hi, System.
9Th. II is updoubt dly The mot popular sys-
TEN nrac,ced in the busue colleges and com
Inercial bouses Of the country, and has some oil
the mo / ele ,apt penmen as its preceptors.
Mr. Tu,t'p said he hid carefp'ly exan nd the
two systems OF pennaushlp reierred to the coin
mittc"-the Spencer system and the Potter and
Hammond system. iia waI IN favor OF the Pot
ter add Hammond system.
Mr. Holmead was IN favor OF the Speneera1
system. lie had carefully eNamiurd both, aud
thougIt speucec's niue the b. !.
Ater n discussion of nC..rly Two hours tho re-
poFt OF The committee WI adon,Cd.
Mr.. Holmead offered Resolution requesting
the Mayor 10 urge upon the City Councils I,
amend the School act sj'lhat Eve trustee nj" hi
be appointed from each district. Laid over unit
next meeting.
Mr.. Tustin offered n resolution disapproving o
auy special reward of merit to DO given by
teachers or othe.s at any public distribution
Mr.. RhcCs offered a resolution authorizing I
premium TO DO give to Miss Fanny A. Lusby, o
the Female Grammar School, Second district, FOL
punctuality during seven consecutive years
Passed.
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The WASHING TON City ORPHAN ASYLUM
The ceremony Of laying the cornerstone OF th
Asylum. to be erected at the corner OF Fourteenth
street west aud st cct north, with religious aut
Maannicr RAJ m0nipa. will take Dluca next ThurS
day afternoon, July lCth, at six O'Clock. Thi
Asylum II supported by the different Protestan
denominations o our city, and is In aourishini
condition. II is now propo ed to build large
and more acceptable building for tho Asylum
than the one formerly occupied. The Mayor ant
the City Councils rave beea invited, and are ex
pectCd to be present on the occasion. The cero
mOny will doubtless be exceedingly interesting
LAYING OF THE CORNER -sroEI- order OF PROOFS
SION. .st.
The undersign trustees and building com
mittee of the Washington City Orphan Asylum
announce the following order to be observed OF
the occasion of laying tho corner stone OF ttei
new building, about to BIO erectt d at tho corne
of Fourteenth strC ct west and street north, OF
Thursday the l3,h inst, at six O'Clock, p. IN
The procession to form at the preIeut Asylum
building, on II street, between Ninth and Tent
streets west, aud move precisely al i've O'Clock
p. ~, In the following order, viz:
Trustees aud Building Committee;
Architect and Builder;
Reverend Clergy;
Masonic Orders;
Odd Fellows;
Sons of Temperance and other Associations;
President aud Cabinet; ven 30
Mayor and Boards Of Aldermen and Commo
Council
Lady Manag ors aud Orphans
Patrons aud Friends Of the Institution.
The various organizations dcsignuR to unit
in the procession will report to Chief Marsha
Noble d. LarneT, Esq.
II tho weather should prove unfayorable, tn
ceremonies will be postponed until Tuetda
next, at the same hour.
BENJAMIN o. TAYLOB,
THOMAS BLAGDBN,
i. ID. GURLgY,
w b. TODD,
JOHN G. HARKNEss,
Tt Lstees and Building Committee.
July IL, 1865.
Llntollgencer aud Daily ChroDiclopleaso copy
TIL THIEF.-A boy IS years Of age, CO.
ored, and named Bridges Spriggs, went into
store In the Seventh Ward, and robbed money
drawer of its entire contents, and was caught b
the owner, who recovered the money,and sprigg
was allowed to depart Sprggs, not Satishe
Ia III. hon.