Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-08-28
f1oR The STAR.
Purpose of the PubIic Sehosl.

Purpose of the Public schools.
AueUsT :6.-Editcr Star: had ALWAYS sup-
posed that The public schools were maintained
tor the purpose Of instructing the children of
the common people IN the rudiments of educa-
ton in the most efectual manner possible for
the means At their disposal; but an act Of the
Board OF trustees last evening. and the rea-
sons asslg ne therefor, seem 10 icate slight
ly different purpose
The services Of married female teachers are
hereafter dispensed with" This is the sub-
stance Of the law. This reason is assigned that
married women have husbands TO take care of
them! So the Public Schools are becoming
Charitable institutions! Those who cannot take
care OF themselves, and can get nobody to take
care OF them may find home now in the Pub
lie Schools. Our schools were poor enough,
when, Tor the salary, as good teachers were
selected as could be chosen, from a careful
oral and written examination. Even then. the
younger teachers had to be brought up to the
desired standard by lectures, normal schools
and special aid from the Business College
IN the teaching Of penmanship. No girl enters
teaching TO make II life business. She expects
after two or three years, more or less, to mar
~. Few become good teachers in less time.
ana me majority are glad to retire as soon
married. The few who sill remain in school
after marriage do so because they hav- become
good teachers, and learned TO like it better than
any other business; but now, almost without
any notice, have been dropped to make room
for new applicants who don't know what else
70 do. Did any one ever complain that mar
ried women teach less effectually than single
have never yet heard that marriage tended IL
disable any teacher, either male or female, but
have often heard the reverse.
Single women are on the watch for q hus-
band-Otten up till ~ and 3 At night, with n
beau: not unfrequently entertaining them IN
school. and snatching as much time, in his or
their absence, as possible to write billet.doux.
None of these things is ever imputed to mrrried
teachers. But suppose il was necessary 10 get
md OF the married female teachers-some TWEEN
~ Judge, In the city-could not some mode
w hQ sci mil
IN one day, Sc many OF its most yalu-
able teachers! Suppose an act was passed
that no young married woman should be here
alter employed. and no lady teacher under As,
now in the Public Schools, should be retained
no longer than she remained single. BY such
an enactment all the objects of the present law
could have been obtained without the incop-
yenIehces: without the irreparable loss of so
many teachers at one blow.
We see that J. o. Wilson, always fast
enough, but always about right, recommended
a more moderate way. Let the Board recon-
slider. TAy PAypp
With Number of children to send TO the Pub-
lie Schools.
The ALEXANDRIA LOUDOUN AND HAMP-
SHIRE RAILRoAD.-Tbe Extension Of the Road
1he proposed CONNECTION Wih Georgetown BY
invitation of Lewis Mckenzie. Esq of Alex
andrIa, President OF the Alexandria Loudoun
and Hampshire railroad, an excursion party of
gentlemen, interested in that work and its con-
nectIons, passed over the road yesterday. There
We're present from this city II. ID. Cooke. OF
Jay Cooke IL Co., and Moses Kelly, Cashier
Bank OF Metropolis, trustees of the first mort
gage bonds OF the company, J. Hitz, Consul
General of Switzerland; W. G.. Metzprott.
George ;. Gideon, and Mr.. Chadwick, OF Will
lard's Hotel. There were also on the train
Lewis Mckenzie, Esq, President of the road.
Chief Engineer Blythe, and the following d.
rectors. John NJ. Orr and T.. G.. w Edwirds
OF Loudoun; A. Jameson and F. Lee, of Alex
andria; John Powell, of Fairfax, also Secre-
tary Johnson, +. Snowden, of the Alexandra
Castle, and DIR. James q. Hill of the Alex
eAahdIla Commerctat Adeertiser. Also the fol-
lowing AleXandriahs Robert III. Miller, Gen
VI. ID. Corse, J. w. Burke, Samuel II. Janney,
John I. Evans Major Chapman, Jas +. Car
lin and j. ID. Adams.
The first stop was made at Thornton's Sta
ton. twenty lone miles frem Alexandria, where
the eXcurslonists were Hospitality entertained
by MIR. Joseph Thornton and son. a splendid
COLLATION. being served up. Mr.. Thorntons es-
ate Is situated at this station: 1t consists of
$500 acres, and for five miles the railroad
passes along his land, from which he is ship.
ping large quantities of ship timber to France
ana England Alter a few unimportant and
short stoppages the cars arrived at the end of
Their route, the present terminus of the road
mile and half above Lees burg, where sew
eral prominent citizens OF the neighborhood
Joined the party. On the return of the train
the excursionists visited Leesburg. The train
arrived in Alexandra in time for the visitors
Tom Washington 10 take the seven o'clock
boat fer their bones.
They ali EXPRESS themselves highly pleased
with the road and .ts prospects, and from the
capabilities of the country through which il
passes, and the spirit Of the citizens, think that
the $4,000 requisite 10 carry the road 10 the
Hampshire coal fields will be a paying invest
ment.
During the trip the company, under the lead
OF Chief Engineer BY the, proceeded to look at
tie several proposed routes OF the Georgetown
connection. These routes Were as follows
The hrst leaves the Loudoun 81 IL. r. K. at
the old factory * miles up the road from the
dam N a 10 f9rFa h.
Bridge or Aqueduct rs may be desired, and the
first two miles would be common TO both
routes. The second route proposed would
leave the Loudoun Road three miles west of
Alexandria, at mile Run Bridge, passing up
Pleasant Valley through the summit of the
hill at James Roach's late residence, thence
skirtng along the hill east of Arlington and
crossing the river at the Aqueduct bridge into
Georgetown. The third route would leave
the Loudoun Road about 5 p miles Yves of AL
exandria, at Carlin's Springs, thence pursuing
the valley of the run northwards, passing
Balls cross roads, then the valley of LATHE
Pimmet Run to the Potomac river, crossing at
the Three Sisters. On this latter route II would
be necessary if adopted, to bridge the Potomac
at an elevation OF about 90 feet the probable
cost OF which would be about 5000 The routes
above mention have been critically examined
by the Company, and they suppose that the
junction with Georgetown could be made at an
expense OF from two 10 three hundred thou
sand dollars on the first mentioned routes.
AN CAsk.-At tnree o clock
terGay afternoon, Walter Adams appeared be-
fore Justice Walter on complaint of Roberta
Adams, charging HIM with assault and battery
upon her child Rosea Adams, and with at.
tempting 10 abduct her: and mt the same time
james Lee Adams and j. L. Adams made their
appearance on complaint OF the same party
charging them with assault and battery. Mr.
j. II. johnson appeared for the defence and
stated that he was attorney for one of the par-
ties in suit pending for divorce, and in ORDER
10 make proper defeAce he would ask pdst-
ponement. The Justice thereupon' gave ihe
matter partial consideration, after which The
announced postponement until half-past 3
o'clock Saturday next, and admitted toe de-
PENDANTS to bail for their appearance. The fol-
lowing statement represents the circumstances
OF the case as far as developed:
On the I'd of last May Mrs. Roberta Admins
entered suit in the District Supreme Court Tor
divorce rinculO nidtriDOni with Jane al,
Adams, her husband, which suit is still peg d.
ing. Tn the 2ist of the same month she let her
usband and two children, boys, aged respnc-
tivelv two and half and four and BALI ye5rs,
and went to live al the residence of her parefts
who reside on / street, near 9TH Shortly after
leaving her husband she attempted to take
back the children, and had been successful in
getting them on one or two occasions. but eSch