Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-13
Board of school Trustees.


The regular monthly meeting Of the Board
of Trustees of Public Schools was held last
evening, in their room at the Cry Han. Mr..
James p. Tustin. of the First District. I'm Inc
chair. Present, Messrs. Wilson, Brown Wood .
ward, Rhees, Fox, Clark, johnson, and DIR
Croggon. -
A Capitalization was receixss FROM, n l.
=. Walsh, OF the Third District, aInounc,ng
that the Inlendant of the Asylum required Or =
dozen spelling books for boys under his charge
in the almshouse. ~
Dir. Morsell. the treasurer stated that Mr.
DougIass, the intepdant OF the Asylum. was
about TO open a school here for those hoys
On motion Of Mr Clark, the treasurer vas
auJhorlZed 10 furnish the books
hr Iustin presented the application of Ell
zen W CotteT for position as teacher: Mr. Will
soh ,hat OF George Z. Byrne, and Mr. Wood
Mard presented the application of Miss
MeNeir; all OF which were referred To the
O1nmlttee on the Examination of Candidates
MI. wilson presented the resignation of Mrs
vary y white. eacher of Secondary No 3
Mst DlStricti which was accepted.
Inc reports the teachers showing the con-
uiuoh OF the schools during the month OF De-
.ooen were read by The secretary. The schools
III All the districts are in a fiourIshing coudi-
uon, ana applicants are being admitted as fast
as posi- ble.
Mr.: Wilson, from the Committee on the
leacners Institute, presented the folio wing
Resolved, That the COMMITTEE on Teachers
institute be. and they are her, by ,au thoriZed TO
eApend $50 for the purpose of supplying nor
maj instruction for the teachers of primary
SCHOOLS during the present school year; the
same 10 be paid by the treasurer out of the
contingent tund Of the Board upon the pre-
sentatlon OF bills approved by the committee.
ReSOired, That ell the teachers of the pri-
mary schools be, and they are hereby, req uired
10 meet in the room OF the Female Interme-
diate School No. MILLER Building on III
street, between Sixth and Seventh streets north,
on Saturday, the 10th instant, at 9 a. m , tor
the purpose of forming normal class, and to
meet at such times thereafter as NAV be ap-
pointed by the committee.
MIR. Wilson sale IL was proposed to have the
class taught by Miss Bates, Of the First District,
who was thoroughly competent for the same.
No spectators were 10 be admitted.
Mr.. Brown offered as an amendment a res
oiu:ion providing that such pupils OF the Fe-
male Grammar Schools AS will be of age, and
wish 10 be candidates for positions as teache rs
for the coming year, shall have the privilege
OF attending the class of instruction.
Inc resolutions and amendment were
adopted.
Mr. Wilson announced that there would be
q meeting OF the Teachers Institute this after.
terDoon at two O'clock.
Mr.. Clarke, chairman of the Committee on
supplies, presented a letter from Messrs. :. =.
Brown Il Son, asking TO be relieved of the
contract for furnishing fuel oE account OF
SCHOOLS being closed at p. m. Informally
laid over.
The Treasurer preseI ted a number of bills:
winch were approved and passed
Dr. Croggon offered "A resolution requesting
me Cry Councils to su,horize the board to es
tabllsh an additional primary school in the ith
district
Elr. Clarke offered the following:
ReS0ired, That the secretary be hereby in
s'Tuctsd 10 inform this board al its next meet
ing how many schools Of each grade are au =
ihOTiZed by the Councils in each school dis
met arc by what acts they Were authorized.
Adopted.
Mr.. Johnson spoke OF the habit Of whipping
chitdren in The schools for faIiiGg in their reef
tsiicnS. He though, MANY children failed in
tEsir recita-ions through fear. a child should
b punished for Incidence, but not failing to
answer one or Two questions. he therefore
C1teleo a resol utiOn. providing that the ,eacn-
eTs OF public schools BE- prohibited from wbip-
PING scholars for failure 10 make perfect reel
M. Fox thought the habi: OF whipping chill
/ drtn should be positively forbidden. No
/ thl!s'ian parent Toult whips child. and GER
ialniy teacher should not be aIIo wed to-
1T CToggon tboughfa teachers hands should
| no. oe tied so. reasonable punishment was ne
cessary.
Dir Woodward thought this rna-,er shou,d
/ ~ left 10 he sub boards Boys often deserved
/ wbippiDgs; and parents We're wrong 10 blame
Ne teachers parent complained to him a
snort tine ago that's child had been whipped
." severely that be could not walk. MIR. w.
sal he went 70 the school and called the bow
/ u stairs from the from pavement, and found
ma, ne came up three r'aps a time, with all
DIS books. Another parent had given orders
that child must be allowed to 60 out every
/ ten minutes. In the course of fe W DAYS eyery
boy In school had disease compelling them 10
go out. He believed m reason cable punish
ment but OF course would not ALLOW any
tescher TO whip a child severely.
MT Wilson thought IL was not well to forbid
whipping Children should be punished for
ioleLess and bad behavior, and he thought
whipping the best punishment. No teacher
would be allowed to whip severely.
MI Brown was opposed TO forbidding cor.
poreal punishment, and moved that the reso-
luton be referred to the Committee on Rules
an- Regulations. So ordered, and the Board
adjourned.