The national Republican., 1868-12-09
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

BOARD OF TRusrEEs OF Pu1Llo SCHOOLS.
The monthly meeting of this Board was held
in their rooms, at the City HAL, last evening;
the chair, and the secretary, DR.. A. r. Pardon,
W." Present.; M mt SGes;rs. Mess Mcclellan, Wilson. Mason,
Murtarh, A. X. Browne, Champlln, DuliD,
West Woodward, J. S. Brown and Moore.
The minutes OF the proceedings OF the last
meeting were read and sPP5oyse seq ts,sber,b,,
were presented and referred to the Committee
on the Examir alton of Teachers:
By M Shi%Rl,n MI. Ms' Mfssfe E saenninGs Gs
BY Mr.. Murtsgh: Miss Maggie Grimm.
The Chair announced a communication from
Mr o. s Bake .S, BoafS Of the
passage of bill to organize one secondary
and one Primary school In the lower section
Of the Second school district.
The Chair read the following communication
''o" '"e " MArOn's ovIicE, CITY HAtL.l
To the Board Of Trustees of Public Schools:
GENTLEMES: A law OF Congress requires
two 70 ,e eaSs en-, o,her M Ss pc
register OF wills, and the committee OF the
Councils of this city and Georgetown and the
Levy Court have agreed to set apart ior t1st thSt
is to be partitioned and made TO answer the
Ieouireme nts OF the law. 1t will, therefore,
be necessary in future iSr yIv you 70 eGt sS. some
that OF the Board of Aldermen as one more
suitable than any other In the building; in.
deed, better adapted TO your pies pGrpoiss frn@ nan
the Board OF Aldermen would, undoubtedly,
be freely given on application to the president
AZ tbis change must be made INN mediately,
trust that the subject will receive your atter'
tion this evening, ,,
Very respectfully your 9bedient servant,
Mr. Wilson supposed the Board would have to
submit; but 1t was certainly an indignity to
board OF Aldermen. They might almost as
we'll meet out on the front steps, for there was
no place in that room In which they could keep
any papers or other matters. They would be
shifted around just as the schools had been.
Mr.. Woodward stated that the Board could
have the use Of his room until better provided
Mr.. A. X. Browne said they could use his
room in preference to going back to that She
bang-the room OF the Board OF Aldermen.
Board had better provide room for them
selves-a place where the papers and books
ooSla Mg NJ Ma1tsr n ststea that he had seen the
compelled to make the request. He was con-
ds& The M1SSr fs MsyUr wo9d aass
rooms for the Board.
Mr. ]. S. Brown stated that he was not dis
posed to be a lickspittle for any one. II the
Board was to be showed from room to room,
the corporation could not have his services.
Mr.. Mcclellan submitted the following res
olution; which was adopted:
RsSoirsd, That the City Councils be requested
to authorize this Board to rent suitable rooms
for the meetings OF this Board and the accom-
modation of their officers, and to make an ap-
propriAtion for payment thereof.
Resolved, That the Committee on School
Houses be instructed to see whether such
rooms can be found, and make arrangements
for the next meeting.
A communication was received from gen.
tleman In California, requesting that the last
annual report Of the schools OF this District
be sent to him, and the secretary was In
structed to transmit report to him accord
ingly -
tion from Geo. o. Cook, secretary 81 WORK
inEmen's Association, signed by ~ persons
and asking that night-schools be opened FOL
the benefit of those unable to attend the day
schools. -
Mr.. browne, In this congestion, offered
resolution requesting the Mayor to urge tn
CITY Councils to make an appropriation TO
at least one night-school In the centre OF tn
city. Adopted.
The monthly reports of the trustees OF cacl
school district were here submitted.
From them we make the following abstrac
for the month OF November: