Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-11-11

TRUSTEES eF THE PUBLIC SCHOoLs-The
reg ular monthly meeting of the Trustees of the
Public Schools wss held last evening at ,ths
City Hall. President Murtagh in the Char and
Or. A. Il Pardon secretary.
The following applications for positions as
teachers Were presented and referred: BY the
by Mr. West, Victoria V. Scott; by Mr. Wilson
Susan A. Tinney, Of Vermont; by A. K
Browne, l.. l. Scanlon- OF Portland, Me. high
school, and Professor Rosen-the last named as
TEACHER OF drawing; by MIR. Mcclellan, Emma
Prentice and Mary III. Hotchkiss
Messrs. W llson, OF the First district: McLel-
Ian, Of the Second district, and Lawrence, OF
fhe fouTfh district presented abstracts of their
scheol reports fer the month of October
MI. a. h. Browne presented the report on
the Teachers Institute, which shows that they
have held two regular and interesting meetings,
and be urged that teachers and trustees should
ATTEND these meetings more frequently, as he
felt that there was much good to be accom-.
pllshed there by the free discussion of matters
PERTAINING 10 the teaching and governing of
schools The report was adopted
Mr. Dulin, from a special committee. re-
ported draft of a bill providing that when
ever any scholar belonging 10 any OF the public
schools OF tins city shall be found out of school
during the regular hours, without 4 permit
from TIE teacher, parent or guardian, any one
OF me metropolitan Police on duty is hereby
authorized and instructed TO arrest such truant
scholar and deliver him to the custody of the
teacher Of the school 10 which he belongs and
also report the case n once TO the parent or
station house, az the discretion OF the police
magistrate. After some discussion The report
was laid over until the next meeting.
Mr.. Woodward submitted the resignation OF
Mss Mary '. Lemon, a teacher OF the Second
District, which was accepted
MI j y Brown, from the Committee
hcCCahts, reported a number OF bills, which
were ordered 10 De paid; and also that the m
expended balance of The APPROXIMATIONS OF last
year amounted to S34,O,u.
MI Wilson, from the Text Books Commit
RE. reported several changes in the list OF
oookS; and the secretary WAS ordered 10 have
thIee hundred copies OF the report published.
MI Wilson offered a resolution providing
Tor the examination of scholars in spelling
with q view of awarding medals 10 the most
meritorious; which was adopted Also, a res
olnton requiring all acting teachers 10 appear
before the Examining Committee in December;
adopted.
Mr.. Woodward offered a resolution that
teachers hereafter report taTdy scholars;
adopted.
Mr.. A. h. Browne offered resolutions re-
guessing the Police Commissioners to ascer-
tain and report, within thirty days, the num-
Der OF children between the ages of and Ii
years. residing in the city of Washington, who
do not attend schools twelve weeks annually,
a required by section %, of act OF Con gress.
approved January ~, IS65, anu that a COM
mItlee OF one from each district be appoin ted 10
cooperate with the Commissioners, If they
shall comply with this request.
Mr.. Woodward reported that male inter
mediate school had been established IN the ID
district and also reported several changes iii
teaeherships.
Mr.. Mcclellan offered resolution requiring
The Committee on Rules 10 consider what
chan ges shall be made in the rules. no TO re-
port IN print at the next meeti'., adopted
Also, presented the report of the Committee
on The examination of teachers, and reported
that Miss Maria /. Davis was entitled 10 S65J
Per annum from the first Of the present month
adopted Adjourned.