Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-07

80 coiIs,,ats "a, .nich dad not pretend to
OF LhgIsh. he french was the most popular
20 uas., Hn" AZ the children are 20 ne taught
any Io,sis" language, why not Frenchl
langna &c in En rope, but here, the German was
ino-e important on account of the great number
OF these who speak y in thisscouutry. There
are from fifteen TO twenty thousand Gernens
in our city; about We thousand German chill.
dreD, Of whom fifteen hundred are attending
private schools. The proposed German public
schools are also to enable American children to
learn English, a very necessary qualification.
The pupils VIII be trained in English and Ger
man. He thought the Board Of Trustees or
public schools the best judges Of the adyisa-
biliiy OF establishing the proposed schools. He
eulCgjZed the German children, and the German
private schools In this city, where the children
stndy IN both languages. He also referred to
the cosmopolitan schools in San Franc and
elsew here, and thought the objection that err
man schools encouraged clanishness erro-
neous. as the bringing Of the American aud
Herman children together was calculated to
destroy all feelings of clannishness, and pro-
mote ass imitation. E.. -+
Mr.. Moves said, as the gentleman from the
Fourth Ward had animated something about
lodging on the part of the committee, he would
say very frankly for himself, that with his
present light on the question he was entirely
opposed 10 the project. While our school sys-
& IN is in lis present crippled condition ii was
Rot JudIcious To throw additional burdens upon
II We are unable AZ this time 10 afford instruc.
uOn. even in the rudirnents of the English Ian
gUage, 10 one-half the children of the CITY,
Until We can do that, we should not undertake
TO teach German in the public schools. In the
Weather cities-San Francisco, St. Louis, aud
other cities, where German is taught in the
public scboois-they were able to educate all
their children in the public schools. Here, IN
Consequence of the peculiar burdens we labor
uhder-the large number OF children of non.
r. sidenis, coiored people, and non- taxpayers
generally-we have not been able thus far TO do
THIS. The question was one, however, desery.
ing It spectiul considerations and he thought it,
therefore,very proper that IL should be referred
10 the Board OF Trustees Of Public Schools, who.
having the entire school interests of the city in
charge, would be able to report intelligently
uron the desirability and feasibility of under
taking IL.
Mr.. Evans very much doubted the property
of referring the resolution to Board of Trus-
tees, of which two members had signed a c.I.
tfieate, which was before the Board this even
ing, that William Buchly ssdone'' certain WORK
Mr.. Moore did not wish to elevate the children
OF emigrants above our own, which would be
done in these schools. He went for his own
race in preference to all others. Mr.. Richards
explained that American children would have
an equal chance in the proposed schools with
German children.
Mr.. Moore proposed to amend by inserting
that the Trustees be request ted TO consider the
expediency of introducing into the Public
Schools of this city a course Of instruction in
the French, Italian, German, Irish, and all
other languages, and to report ut the same time
the additional expense Of thus reorganizing our
schools, and TO what extent it would probably
interfere with the course of our ordinary pub
lie school education, such as is Us ually given
TO the children in public schools"
The amendment was rejected, by the follow
ing vote :-1eas-Messrs. Elvans, McCathran
Moore, and Talbert--i. Nays-hIessrs Given,
Grinder, Lloyd. Noyes, Richards, TAFT, and
barr; and the resolution passed, by yeas
Messrs. Elvans, Given, Lloyd, McCathran,
Noyes, Richards, TAFT, and the President Barr
:. Nays-Messrs. Grinder, Moore, and Tall
bert-3.
The special order-being the bill to maintain
and increase the efficiency Of the Public
Schools, with the amendments recommended
by the School Commlttee-was then taken up.
when Mr.. Moore submitted a substitute for the
first section follows THAT the salary of the
principal teacher of each of the Male Grammar
Schools of this city shall be- q 800 per annum:
and If the same person be continued as teacher
his salary shall be increased annually $50 until
~ amounts to Si,sO0 per annum, which sum it
shall not exceed" After some DEBATE the
amendment was adopted. No amendments
were proposed TO sections , and by the Com
mIttee, and they remain the Council bill
as follows: Sec. ,. That the salaries of all the
teachers Of female grammar schools shall be
81 .tU0 each q year. increasing hereafter $50 an
nualty TO S1.2UO. Sec. s. That the salaries of all
the teachers of all the male intermediate
schools shall be $500 each a year, increasing
hereafter $50 annually 10 Il $50. Section in
Council bill enacted: That the salaries of all
the teachers of the female Intern ediate schools
shall be 500 each year. Increasing annually
hereafter $50 10 $500. The Committee recon-
mended 10 strike out $50 and insert 500 and to
strike out $50 and insert $500. a long discus
beng ALE ged by those who opposed them that
they made an unjust discrimination against the
female teachers. THE section alio wed 500 per
annum less for teachers of female intermediate
schools than was allowed in the preceding sec
tlon 10 teachers of male intermediate schools
Mr.. Elvans asked for an explanation. Mr..
Richards SAID that the management OF bows was
more Troublesome and arduOus than that of
girls, and hence the committee decided TO allow
more pay TO the teachers of the male uterine
dIate schools Mr.. Elvans asked If the same
reasoning would not apply to the primary and
secondary schools. Mr.. Rio hards said il would
not, as the smaller boys We're IN ore manageable
Mr.. Given argued against what he understood
10 b. discrimination against the female teach
ers. MT. NOyes explained that some of the
teachers of male intermediate schools, who
would get the higher salary are females and
hence there no discrimination at all
as between male and female TEACHERS
Mr. Given again spoke IN opposition to the
bate, explained that the reductions recon-.
mended by the committee would amount to
$50; the aggre gate increase recommended by
the committee being that much less than prS
vided in the Council bill.
The amendments proposed by the committee
were rejected by tie vote: feas-Messrs. Lloyd,
Nays-Messrs. Elvsns, Given, Grinder, TAFT
and President (Barrl-5. The question was
then on adoption of the committees amend
ments TO section five of Council bill, which
enacted .that the salaries OF all the teac hers of
the secondary schools shall be S7UO each iu-
creasing hereafter annually $50 to $780, The
anen0me MS recommended by the committee
were 70 strike out 500 and insert 5000 and to
strike out $500 and insert $50. The amend
ments were rejected: Yeas-Messrs Lloyd
Moore, Noyes and Ri chards-4. Nays-Messrs
Elyans. Given, Grinder, Talt and President
(Barr)-5.
Section SIX was then taken up. In Council
bill IL enacted "that the salaries Of all the
teachers of primary schools shall be 5000 each
increasing hereafter annually $50 to 500" The
committee moved TO amend as follows: ssThat
the salaries of all the teachers of primary
schools shall begin with $500 each, increasing
hereafter annually $50 10 1850 for the same
teacher; but If any accepted candidate for a
primary or secondary school can present salts
factory credentials OF having passed success
fully through special course of professional
training in a normal school; or il she can show
cesstul experience as a primary or secondary
teacher, she shall, on being employed as a
primary teacher, receive $3.50, and as a second
annually, If she continues, until the salary
shall be $500
II was agreed TO divide the question and the
first clause of the amendment was taken nm
The Board rejected the change of salary pro-
posed by the committee IN section six of Conn
Gil bill by a tie vote the same a on the amend.
ments to the fourth section. So the salaries of
teachers of primary schools remain as reported
in Council bill. Mr.. Elvans then moved to
strike ont 500 in the second clause of the
amendment and insert $50, and strike ont S75y
and insert $50, as the rates of pay tor expert
eaced teachers of primary and secondary
schools. Pending action on this amendment
the Board adjourned.