The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-11

CoNvKsINo or SCHOOL TkAcuERs.-fes-
terday afternoon the lady teachers OF our
public schools assembled at tho Miller school
house, pursuant 10 call OF Y. Richards, esq,
superintendent Of public schools.
The superintendent congratulated the
teachers for their proficiency, and said the
object Of calling them together was TO deilne
his duties and see that the rules Of the Board
Of School Trustees are properly carried OUT,
so far as relates to uniformity In grazing
classifying and fixing the order oil studies
In the several schools.
The superiptendent said he would aid the
teachers In securing a correct and salutary
discipline, and assist them In adopting and
carving out the most approved methods OF
teaching and conducting schools. He would
also make II his especial duty 10 see that the
school.rooms and their appliances are kept
In proper order and condition, and that each
teacher is supplied with the necessary aids,
as the trustees have authorized.
Mr.. Richards said he did not call the
teachers together for any purpose to find
fault, but with desire and purpose to At
them more thoroughly with their duties, and
remarked that the greatest defect In any
school system was to be found In the inefh-
cheney Of teachers.
Many Of the teachers, he said, complained
Of poor school-houses and poor textbooks as
the cause of their non-success, but he re-
teacher might conduct successfully q school
without house or book, instancing the
teachers Of old, who gathered their pupils
beneath tho shade Of forest trees and taught
them by writing In the sand. Mr.. r. then
alluded to the power the teachers had over
their charge, In referring to an instance
where the teacher was addicted to squirting
In an immoderate degree. The children of
that teacher, he said, imbibed his habits,
and the whole school "squinted' Inc
manner and department OF the teacher
would DO imbibed by the scholar, and II
would be well for the teacher to be very
particular bow they deported themselves.
He was In favor Of uniform hour
throughout the year for opening school.
The hour should be9 o'clock In the morning,
for the practice now Of calling the school at
$3.50 o'clock, and opening at Q, caused many
little boy and girl, In their anxiety to be
punctual to call, to leave their homes with
out their morning meal, thereby rendering
them fretful during tho day. Punctuality
in attendance he desired above all things,
and should recitation be announced to
take place at 10 o'clock, he did not want II
| postponed until 1890 should he not be pres
emit. Mr.. r. warned the teachers that he
might step In when they least expected him,
and whatever their rule was they should
carry 1t out without reference to his pres
ence or non-presence.
TIE LOWS OF JOIN WESLEY. - This
splendid story from "Little's Living Age"
will be published In full tomorrow In that
interesting family journal the Sunday !Horm'
ing Gd.site. 'The latest thing in ghosts; OF
how dead wife went to a telegraph office
and sent q message to her husband, an
English version, viii enllven the columns OF
the Sunday Gazette tomorrow. A beautiful
| allusion to the death of the late Secretary
| of War will appear In the body OF sour
Saturday Night" series OF charming and
elegantly-written articles. The pathetic
story OF Dolly" the moral tale "4-ll-44 !"
a full description Of the recent fashionable
"Bigelow-Burr wedding" Louis Xl1l.," the
powerful poem "Under the Cross" the origi.
nal poems "Don't stand on the track, "
sour King" "My dreams" "To q lady,"
"The Bouquet" two column OF answers To
correspondents, with much appropriate Sun.
day reading, including sermon, "The New
jerusalem" will all contribute to make this
number Of the Sunday Gazette equal to Its
predecessors. We are gratiAed to learn that
during the last three weeks the circulation
of the Gazette has more than doubled.
POLICE ISrELLIGgNcE.-John Pierce, for
violating corporation ordinance, was fined
IS by Justice Druiy.
fine Of %.
N. Dice, for fast driving, was fined IS by
| Justice Buckley.
Jerry wormley, colored, charged with
petit larceny, was required to give secrrity
for court.
| Jane johnson, colored, for assault and
battery, was committed to Jail by Justice
Maryman.
James Hogan, for threatening personal
violence to Mary Hogan, had to give secur-
ity to keep the peace before Justice Smith.
Jane johnson, colored, for resisting Officer
Marks in the discharge of his duty, was sent
to Jail by Justice Maryman.
THE LATE ALBERT HIRB.-At q special
meeting Of John A. Rawlins Post No. /, g.
A. R., the following resolutions were adopted
| Whereas 1t has pleased Divine Providence
| to take from our midst our worthy eomrade,
Albert Hire, late of the Navy Department;
Rssoipsd, That In the death OF our comrade
we lose = worthy, upright and honorable
lions with US and we will always cherish
his memory with lively feelings OF sincere re-
Rs,oiesd. That our heartfelt sympsthies be
| extended to his wife and family In this, their
Rs.oirsd. That We will attend the funeral In
corded 10 our journal OF proceedings.
DIR. BoYSroN's CHURcH.-In consequence
of the on-arrival OF the chairs for the new
hall of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton, the formal opening OF the hall by the
congregation Of the Central Congregational
church on Sunday next will have to be post
poned until the following Sabbath. Mean
time, through the kindness Of the association,
the parlors and library rooms OF the assocla-
ton have been placed at the disposal OF the
new church, for services next Sunday morn
ing. DR.. Boynton, the pastor, will preach at
IL q. IN.
BASE BALL.-The second game Of home
and home series between the Union and JEFF
| ferson was played on the monument grounds
yesterday, and resulted in favor Of the lat
ter In game Of seven innings, by a score of
A to "a. In the batting, Lake. Church, and
Doyle led on the jefferson, and Harris and
Schreiner, OF the Union. The fielding on
both sides was not very good on account Of
the ground.
CUTTING AFFRAY.-In a bar-room quarrel
corner Of l. and Eighth streets, Sixth ward,
on Thursday night, Frank Branson and
John Rawlings were badly cut by some
Austin and some OF his officers took charge
Of the wounded men, one Of whom they
took to his home, the other to the station.
house, where he spent the night.
BURGLARY.-Earlyy yesterday morning the
store Of James Morrow, on Third street, neal
n, Seventh ward, was entered by burglar
} and robbed Of large amount OF groceries
. The thieves made good their escape Will
their booty. An entry was effected by fore
ing open the shutter in the front part Of thu
store.
CORPORATION LABoRERs.-We under
stand that the laborers In the employ of the
corporation will be paid of either to-day OF
Monday. Some of their claims extend back
as far as four months, and the aggregate
sum to llquldate the debt will be from s25,
900 to $50, 900.
HANDSOME LOCOMOTIVES. - Three very
handsome locomotives, manufactured at the
Rodgers Locomotive Works, Patterson, N.
j., for the Mobile and West Point railroad,
passed through this city during the early
part of the week, going over the Orange and
Alexandria road.
SERIOUSLY ILL.-We regret to learn that
Mr.. d. Jost, formerly a merchant OF the
! First ward, and q well-known citizen of the
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