Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-08-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Board OF School Trustees.

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pier COieridge-The philosopher Colerldge kneg
q man-Mr. Hurley don't belong 10 the class Of
that nGn-The honorable BODY If School Trustees
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ted for SeUtrGt mOatbs-A reporter NTH an
unreliable name lectures the Trustees-He
c.SheS 10 make Mr.. Hurley a Writes
HIM letter 10 make him rictim-F orqsfs
10 sign his name TO has letter to make Mr. H.r
ley a rictin-Did Mr. Hurley ask 10 hare ms
rote recorded The School Readers by the man
named Guty-They rejected The pe0ple
g'dd-The reporter Uith an Unrecdllable name
jumps at cOnctuSiOnS-4Nr. Hurley don't jump
Prefers the iRduetire broceSS-Woa't dofge N
Hnk-Sarory iamets orerhdnging benign grins.
Last night special meeting Of the School
Board was held in their chamber at the City
Hall. DR.. Walsh. president pro tenn, i'm the
chair. Present: Messrs- Wilson, Wood ward
Cassell, Hurley, Helmead, Clarke, and John,
son.
The Chair said that as at the previous meat
ing the business was transacted without a
quorum, subject TO the approval Of the Board
the object OF this meeting is to confirm the
proce. dings of the last meeting
On motion of Mr.. Woodward, the proceed
ings were confirmed.
VIZ. Walsh nominated w. w. McCathran. of
the Male Grammar school, Sd District for
principal of the Wallach school building and
he was appointed.
Mr.. Walsh also presented resignation of Miss
Mary f. Ramsey teacher of the Female
Grammar school, Sd District, which was ac.
copied:
Mr.. Woodward presented the application Of
IL. Il =
teacher. Referred 10 the committee of exami-
nation,
MIR. johnson nominated Miss Mary f. Mi.
rick as teacher of the Female Grammar school
of the Sd District, and she was elected
Mr.. Holmead, from the committee on text
books. made a statement relative 10 the revised
addition Of Marren's geography nsw pub
ilished. and offered the following proposition
from Cowperthwaite il Co, the publishers:
lst. For all books of the editions of 1864 and
le65, new one will be given. I'd. For all pre-
xaHl hoo b.a,r
an old one. and one half of the retail price 81
Mr.. Wilson, from the special committee on
penma nship, made report, stating that the
Spencerian system OF penmanship now in use
in the public schools had been taught in a
thorough and satisfactory manner. and the
results have been of the most gratifying char.
acfer.
The committee make the following recomen
dations TO the teachers: The key TO practical
penmanship is most valuable aid in teaching,
and should be upon every teachers desk
The committee also recommend the use of
the Spencerian pen No. /, and school pen No
), with Doyelrs ink.
One half hour in each day should be given
to the exercise in writing, and it is believed
that the best time for this purpose is the first
balfhour of the morning session.
Teachers should see that all the copy books
have neat and convenient covers: and il is
better that they should all be alike. This can
be attended TO by the teachers i'm most cases.
and the pupils can pay the necessary expense,
Care should then be taken that not even the
cov,r of the book il blotted or soiled.
Each pupil must also be provided with a
good pen-wiper, and suitable piece of blot
ting paper.
From practical observation, the committee
are induced TO recommend the use of the
.Spencerian PENS" No. l, and the sSchool
Pens No. ), and "Dovell's Ink"
Copy books should be used follows: In
Primary Schools, copy-bOok No. 1, and in
stead of pen and ink, Faber's lead pencil No.
,. In Secondary Schools of the lower grade,
copy books Nos. /, and =; of the higher grade
copy. books Nos. 3 and3. In the Female In.
termediate Schools No. 1, copy. books Nos. ID,
and3. In the Female intermediate Schools
No. 2, and in the Male Intermediate schools
copy books Nos. 2, and S. In the Grammar
schools, copy books Nos. 3. a, and S.
The report was unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Holmead called up the resolution offered
at a former meeting, providing for five Trus-
tees in each district instead of three as at
present which, after consultation among the
Trustees, was postponed till the next meeting.
Mr.. Hurley arose to question Of privilege,
and said:
The Philosopher Coleridge mentions a man
whose bump of self-respect was SO prominent
that when he spoke OF himself he invariably
took his hat of. do not belong to that class:
neither do i set up myself as q reformer OF
TO the leading questions that have agitated this
honorable body for several months past. and
as 1 trust neither hastily nor unintelligibly
formed, shall cling to them until they are
shown to be wrong. Let none suppose because
of what have said that my conscience is so
exceedingly tender as to prevent me from de-
Tending myself, or administering wholesome
rebukes to unfair and ungenerous opponents.
In looking over the back numbers of the
Intelligencer, find that a certain reporter,
whose name cannon recall, has been lecturing
the majority Of this Board for attempting to
change the readers in the public schools He
has also tried to add me to his list of victims
BY writing me the following letter:
"POsT OFFICE DEPARTMENT, Washington.
Aug. T. 1866 Sir You will undoubtedly be
surprised TO receive a note from me, but hay-
ing had conversationwith you at the National
Fair on the subject Of a change OF readers in
the public schools, in which you used the fol-
lowing language: mo member of the board
knows how l shall vote" was very much
surprised at the LAST meeting of the board to
hear one Of the members ask 10 haze yosr pote
recorded. Hence, to crafty my own curiosity,
1 write to make the inquiry whether you had