Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-25
The New Beard Of school Trustees,

nc view bO3Tu d SC0o0I IPuSteeS,
The Councils on Tuesday night elected a
Board Of School Trustees, maklne A pretty
general change in the Board. There were
many valuable and experienced members of
the old Board that the public would have bean
glad 10 sea retained The new Board. how
and ef6cIent officers.
Mr.. j. o. Wilson, Of the First District. i.
concededly one of the best trustees the city
ever mad, and is highly esreemed personally.
as the almost unanimous vote for him shows
he has been for eight or ten years connected
wnn the Board, and is hard worker, devoting
hs. s Ssrs 10 visiting the schools He
and may be said to be q Washingtonian. hay.
ing become thoroughly identified with the iu-
ierests OF the city, especially the educational.
he IS fine scholar, and in early life was a
successful teacher, (which position he left to
accept place in the Sixth Auditors once,
where ne is at present head OF division.)
Mr.. Judson 5. Brown Is well known in this
city, having had charge OF Union League Hall
and Reading Rooms for a long time. He hail.
from fitchburg, Mass, where, for q series Of
years ne was working member Of the school
commissioners. He rs at present resident of
the First Ward, and is employed IN the Gen.
eral Land Office.
Mr.. a. X. Browne, OF the same district, makes
has first appearance as a member. He is
lawyer here, and was tor some time the Soil.
citor In This District for the Freedmen's Blu.
freedmen who were before the courts. He Is 4
prominen member OF the Young Mems Chris
tian Association, and in almost every Chri stan
or charitable work he has taken prominent
part since he came here a few years ago.
Mr.. 7. G. Connolly, elected one of the Trus.
tees OF the second district, is an old resident of
the city, and formerly a brilliant Journalist,
out Tor number OF years past has occupied a
position in tue Patent Uqice. Although he has
not taken an active part in city affairs until
within few years, he has been n close OBJ
server OF the needs of the city, aud during the
last Council was one Of the leading members.
and was specially active in promoting educa-
,icnal interests. II is to be regretted that he
has declined to serve as n Trustee.
Mr.. George +. Mcclellan is a member of the
hrm OF Dodge Mcclellan, claim agents, oppo-
sue the Treasury, and son of the Postmaster
rience in education, we hear, and having per-
school matters.
Mr.. George Mason, also in the I'd district, is
member OF the bar here, and has anextensiye
practice in the Bankruptcy Court He is a
resident of the Third Ward.
MI. w. b. Moore has resided here several
years past, and recently in Philadelphia row,
on litn street east. He is native of Ohio. and
nj present occupies the position OF Chief Clerk
OF the Fourth Auditors office. In his own
state, Tor long time. he was at the head OF an
academy, and Is firm friend 10 the cause Of
education.
Mr.. ". A. West is clerk in the Treasury
Department, and resides OH East CAPITOL street
having come here about five years since. He
is by profession teacher, and was so engaged
Tor many years in bis native State (MaInel and
eisoWneIe, ana mas Deen identified With euuca-
tional in terests all his life
j. 4. Dulin has been a resident Of the Sixth
ward since boy hood, and is much e. termed by
all who know him. For some wears he was
employed as clerk in the Navy Yard, but for
several years past has filled clerkship in the
Navy Department. He was sent to the Board
OF Common Council last year, and elected
President Of that body by large majority. All
the last election he was a cand idate for Alder
man, but was defeated by Mr. McCathran Mr.
Dulln is warm friend 10 the public schools,
and VIII no doubt make an efficient trustee
Edward Champlm is well known among our
builders as the book keeper in Messrs Draper
20. planning mill and sash factory He is
native OF New York. and has resided here sew.
eral years, on 18th street, near q street south
IT'S hardly necessary 10 speak OF Mr.. VIM, J.
Murtagh, as he has freq uently served most eff.
GENTLY as member OF the board, and has also
represented the Seventh Ward in the Board OF
Common Council. He is the proprietor of the
RePabticdp OF this city, is native of the Dis
trlet, and ever has been Jealous advocate of
all meas ures tending TO increase the efficiency
Of the schools.
Mr.. &. NJ. Laurence has resided here since
me breaking out of the rebellion, in the Sew
enth Ward, and is at present employed in the
Treasury Department. He is n graduate of
the Academy of the celebrated Dr. Bullion, of
Albany, N. Y, and an experienced teacher.
having been employed as such in his own
State and also in Mississippi leaving the lat
ter state az the outbreak of the REBEL ION.