The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-14
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.

BOARD or TRUSTEES or PunLtC Schools
Tho Board held regular monthly session last
evening, In their rooms, at the 0ity Hall, the
Presldent, w. J. Murtagh, esq, In the chair,
and Mr.. A. p. Pardon, secretary.
I.ellsn, Mason, Dulin, Moore, Woodward, A.
X. Browne, J. 3, Brown, Lawrence, West,
ohssmplin, and Wilson; -.., "
Mr.. A. X. Browne presented a commupjea.
tion from Professor Henry Mason, rendering
his services to teach a class of public school
teachers In the French language.
Also, one from Professor Alexander A. G..
klanSkc, 3Eetlng TO teach the German Ian.
Mr.. Mcclellan moved to accept The propoaI-
tions OF these gentlemen. Agreed to-
Tie o MIlSy1r here . sPpSSGrsd and took his scat
The following applications for tohchcrships
IL the public schools were presented and ic.
BY MIR. West. Lizzie Brown,
by MI. Wilson, MiSs a. L. Piper, of Chcs.
~ MT. Bowen Misc Mary NJ. Walker.
by Mr.. Mcclellan Miss ]. Emma GriHng,
LAS music teacher,) A. o. Porter and John
by NJ. Woodward bliss Emma Stokes.
Mr.; wilson presented notice from Mr..
Jas: W. Barker to yhcatc the school house Gu
Ordered TO be placed on file.
Mr.. Dulin presented u resolution requesting
the COMMITTEE before the Clty COuncils to
urge tho Councils TO pass law punishing nd
preventing tfuency of pupils OF the public
schools. He remarked that frequently, hc-
cause OF trpency, parents, punished their chill
dTen severely at home aud At school they ore
again punished, and he thought 1t produced 4
Mr.. A. X. Browne stated that the pl,p of
police vigilance in the city OF New York
worked well, and he thought the effect would
be good hero.
Mr.. West said the same system proved a
suCCCEA In HORtOn. and whom II " "a bpr
there were 1000 tIuants, and by n recent 10
port 1t was asccrtninod that tho trunnts mum
bcfcd only 90 in all.
Mr.. Macon moved that the revolution he go
smendcd as 10 require the committee TO whom
the bill is committed, TO report at the ncXt
Meeting OF this Board. Accepted, and the
resolution WAS adopted and referred.
Mr.. Wilson submitted the monthly report Of
the teachers of the schools In the First rehuul
MIR. Mcclellan reported the teachers report.
of the Second school district, and they were
ordered to be placed on file.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on text.
books, made report, from which we take thC
following, and which, under the rules, les
over one month:
The committee on Textbooks, after Il
thorough and careful examination OF the sub.
lec', make the following communications 20
To the Hat for primary sGhool1 add ito he
used BY the teacher "Hoibroo&'s Forms fyr
Object Teaching = "wilSon'S Charts Of COT
O. 10 the list for secondary schools, ADJ, ~.
No. "Speiling Exercise Book"
3. To the list for intermediate schools, add.
as No. 8, "Spclling Exercise BOOK" and take
Off "Shurtlcfr's Governmental and Instru-
mental Instructor"
-. To the list for grammar schools. add, ne
No. q, "Spelling Exere,e Hook" AMI .uIstl.
tute for "Shurtleh's Governmental Instruo-
tor" "ShcppNrd's FRS: Book Of The Constitn-
aT" Phi Pie N 'SE 'T TniSs% ~.
Peck's Gann0t."
The CHAIR here appointed to ccn.i4es Mr..
Dulin's resolution MesEFJ. nuiin. r.nhDa,
Murtagh, and A. X. browne.
A number OF bills were hero proa,Etrl -
the treasurer and referred TO the ComElttct
on Accounts.
Mr.. j. ). Bsvwu, from tho Committee on
Accounts, reported u lumber OF bIllsi which
were ordered to be approved by the Setrctnry.
Mr.. woodward, OF the Committee GA Ac-
counts OF the late Board, reported The yearly,
last quarterly, and fractional quarterly re-
por's OF thc late trcntGrrT r. I. Mcisc!I,
Mr.. ). J. Brown here submitted The follow
ing resolution:
Whereas only LEO ..tHr children Ga: e ihc
5000 residing IN the First School D.s:Iiv. cau
now ho accommodated all the public ar4rol3
In said district, most ct which .rc located IN
rooms entirely unit for the pUGrOsc, iil fur
which the Corporation pays heavy Tc..t, anG
incurs stu greater expense Tor ret :.rs; nrl
whereas building known as the "Frtnklin
School Building,' located in the very bcsi
position for the accommodation LOO IL tho
Scholars Of this District, wA8 COmarHCcd more
than four years ago, mud is now ~ far adj
Vanced that 1t may be completed and put In
possession OF the sell ools Ia = few mCa'kb nj
The flrthcst; therefore
RcsDlgcd, That 1t is the opinion Of this Eosgd
that the ncccsEiiics and beat inivrcsts Ui th,
public schools urgently demand that tho
Franklin school building shall he completed
and turned over TO the schools Mt the GuiC-t
possible moment.
Rcsoivcd, JuriLr,., That this Board ,lors i.vr,.
by recommend and urge upon his Honor, the
Mayor, and the CITY Councils to take such
immediate action as may bo necessary TO in
sure The speedy competition OF the "trsuk.In
Resoired, That the secretary OF this board DO
Instructed to furnish copy OF these rcsoIu-
tioRs to his Honor, the Mayor, the hoard Of
Allcrmcn and the Eoird Of Common Council,
and that the Committee on Congress and tho
City Councils be, and they are hereby, iu-
structed to zcAlousiy urge their favorable con.
sideration Of the same.
The above preamble and resolutions weru
ably sustained by Messrs. ]. =. B!owH, Ne
Lellsn, Woodward, Nurtagh aud Wilson,
aud opposed By McssFs. Dulin and the Chair.
Mr.. Moore moved to refer the resolutions TO
a select committee.
Mr. Mcclellan moved that the resolutions be
adopted.
The ycas and nays were called, and Il voted
In the allrmnl i've; so the resolutons roro de-
Mi MurtSgh gave no.ics that, st the mex,
meeting, he would offer bin reGommsniinE
the creating OF tho office Of Superintendent OF
Public Schools. Adjourned.
U. A. q. D.--A committee of NIs,Ilu;t on
No. /, and Magnolia No. :, last night enter.
duato Groves Of Baltimore, at Joan PaNtou'S
saloon, with i.De collation., after which tho
body repaired to Druid Hall, md Instituted
Magnolia Grove No. " Officially, Hnl Installed
the Q III ,Crs Of the new GroYc, with the CNccp-
tion of N. A. Hatfield, who was absent IN Pail.
Adelphia. Tho officers elected were! V. A.. l.,
T.. ITig, secretary; smith, treasurer; Donald.
son }. O. watkins, Conductor, Ea-ui!2.
The hall 10 fast assuming H. -'lCs r"E.l-
tionE tor the uscg of the order, "l ! tho tIuS-
tees deserve praIao for tho pruu iiudr they
have shown for getting this bull ready for
the use Of the Order.
The II. N. q, a, and several Of 'nr mcmhcrE
OF the Grand Grove OF Marylsn,', .,sAc excel
himself satisfied that another ff would he
formed, and the Grand Grove luz 'uiCd before
January 10, 1869. The meeting tH'a NtjnUrnod
TO the regular night.
Guild FnUND ~ TIL: CA&aL.-A cDiGTci
man, named joseph liEEFUaCr, JcGteTiSy
morning took to the CcHtral Eulrd.hOUsc u
white female still born cliiid, which WAS
Justice CLARK, on cNsmiuiL-. II, DID not deem
II necessary TO hold an II quest over It, IL
was turned over to TIE Sr' ItaTy force for ia
torment at the asylum. rJ.ored boy stated
that he saw woman thfo" the chllI iAio tue
canal early In tho murmrg and then cross
through the SmithEOritn grounds. Oticcr
O'Hsrc made \ GIligcni search for her, but
did not succeed in catching the guilty party.
HgAGTLgss hBANaOs .iGNT.-Ab3ut eleven
o'clock, on Monday NJ ght, as Omccrs Tucker
and Davis were patrnllng their beats, they
noticed GCYcral persons conSreEatcd on va
can't lot fronting on Washington street, he.
tween Fourth and Filth streets north. The
officers stepping up, discovered tho cause OF
the gathering to be that anCw.LUrn muiStto
infant, neatly aillTcd, had been found lying on