Evening star., 1868-01-22
Board of school Trustees.

a special meeting of the Board of Trust tees of
Public Schools was held last ming in their
room at the City Hall; Mr.. VIM. r. Woodward,
OF the Second District, in the chair. Present,
Messrs. Wilson, Brown, REees, Fox, johnson,
and Cassell.
Mr.. Wilson said be had received communi-
cation from the Mayor, stating that 1t would be
impossible for him 10 attend the meeting. and
requesting that the old committees should be
reappointed, unless the board should desire a
change.
MIR. Wilson also moved that Dr. F. 8. Walsh
be elected President pro tew. for the ensuing
year. The Doctor had declined a reelection:
but the duties of the position We're light. and
the only ground upon which he declined was
thar hls hearing was becoming defective The
speaker was sure that the members of the boa rd
would not consider that a sufficient excuse, and
a. Dr. walsh was one of the oldest and most
faithful Trustees, he should occupy the chair
He had requested 10 be relieved of the chair
manshIp OF the various committees, which
request he had no doubt the board would grant
The motion of Mr. Wilson prevailed, and Dr.
Walsh was unanimously elected.
Mr.. Wilson suggested that the committees re-
main the same last year, as il was yery
probable that IN the course OF a few months, the
Board wonld be- r"organIIed and be more of a
national affair.
Mr. Fox moved that the committees remain
the same leaving blanks where the name of Mr.
Clarke occurred, 81 they conld be filed when
"A new trustee should be appointed IN his place,
adopted.
Mr.. Wilson presented the application of Miss
Jennie Dbble- which was referred TO the Com =
mittee on the Examination of Candidates, and
the Board adjourned.
The committee, for the ensuing year are as
follows: On SupplieS-Nessrs. -. Tustin,
CasSPlI, and Fox. On Text Book-Messrs viii
son Whyte. Rhees, and johnson. On Rules
Messrs. Rhees. Johnson. Croggon, and Tustin.
On School Houses-DIes-rs. Tustin, Rhees
Walsh. and Wbyte. On Examination of Candi-
Croggon. On Accounts-Messrs. Woodward
Brown, Whyte and - On Music-Messrs.
Brown, --, Woodward, and Croggon. Be
fore Congress and the CITY CouncilS-Messrs
the Teachers observation-disclosures. Wilson. Wood
ward. Walsh, and Cassell. On the Annual Re-
Tort-Mcssrs. Rhees, Tustin, -, and Crog-
gon. The blanks Ia bc filled when a successor
10 Mr.. Clark is appointed.
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THE Potomac FRONT.-As in J.Ilun. days
when the cry "All quiet along III" Poto-
mae" was bat the forerunner OF the fierce I
battles. il il now. that the very time when
prognostiCatiOns are most favorable tor free
nav igation- then comes the most difficult sea
sons. for stemming the channels. The team per-
ature OF the atmosphere. a. before stated has
soitened the ice and caused 1t TO break into frag
ments, but these drifting flakes afford more i'm
pedimcnt than If the frozen surface of the river
renamed firm and in undissected parts Below
Alexandria, from all the intermediate creeks
flow immense quantities of flakes. threatening TO
carry under smaller vessels, and TO ieoparclize
the safety OF the largest craft.
The mail steamers TO and from Aqua Creek
have been compelled TO mtsrlnit their night
trips for spell; the Vanderbilt Capt. Coler-
may, and kPyport. Capt. Frank Hollngshead.
alternating between the day communications
To the latter steamer an accident occurred OF
Sunday morning, whereby much damage was
done 10 the wheel-house guards. by collision
with a heavily laden schooner.
The keypOrt- which now lies NJ the eth street
wharf. reports the schooner John Gibson AT
Quantico Creek ready, in q short while. to
weigh anchor for her place Of destination.