Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-07-26
GEORGETOWN.
Affairs in GesrSetswu.

PUBLIc ScHooLs.-The committee. consist
ing OF Nessrs Hyde, Beall aud Dunlop, ap-
pointed TO recommend plan OF reorganization
for the coming year, have arranged for foar
Primary, two intermediate and NO Grammar
schools, instead of four Primary and two
Grammar, heretofore existing. IL is provided,
among other things, that vocal music shall be
Taught in the intermediate aud Grammar
schools, and, as far as practicable, in the Pr.
mary schools, BY the teacher, with such assist
ance as the regular teacher may be able 20 rend
er, and in connection with this subject, tue
committee makes the following suggestions
That It is the opinion of the committee, that the
theoIy OF music, as an exclusive, or SPECIFIC
portion Of the lesson IL, however good in itself,
or desirable for those who study IL as a scienc',
a needless, and almost frultless cons unption Of
time thati is not essential, or EVEN necessary,
to enable the pupil TO attiin such proficiency
as 10 answer all practical purposes, and arrive
al such knowledge Of the science as is general.
ly possessed by those who profess TO study N as
q science. and that a SUFFICIENT knowledge OF the
ical lessons, with far greater benefit and less
laoor 70 the pupil. In view of these statements
the committee recommends that the system
heretofore pursued be modified, and that the
music teacher be requested TO appropriate the
whoie time OF the lesson TO the practical parts
OF ire science. with such explain atoms in theory
as me lesson IN hand may require. The design
OF teaching music in these schools is, 10 enable
the pupils 10 read il, and that can only be
attained by practice, and cannot be obtained by
any amount of theoretical knowledge alone.
Livery IL ssOE. I'D pTdCllCe, necessltatee n certain
amount Of theory, and II is desired, and only
desirable, that so much should b. taught with
the lesson, and no more. These are imp )rtant
suggestions, and If adopted by the trustees -four
ont OF the seven being amateur m lsIciansl,
would we think lead 10 general ING uiry into
the present system.
SEvRNTY-FIvR DOLLAR DoG.-Tne first
case of trouble arising from the snfor c-ment OF
the dog law came up before Justice Craig this
morning, the complainant being James SIM
mons, and the defendant Myles. mot Ma Cap
paleen," butt police officer. The latter no,
being able TO appear, the case was postponed
till tomorrow afternoon az five O'Clock. L,
appears that Myles, in going the rounds dog
shooting, day or two since, came across a
houno on Water street belonging TO James
Simmons and drew bead on the dog, which
was soon a corpse before his uuerrIng ann.
Simmons now brings action against Myles for
the value of the dog, placing damages at SIS,
and says that the dog when shot was wearing
both medal and a muZZle.
MoRTUARY REPoRT.-The following Is the
report Of interments for the month of June :
Whole number -: males IL, females IL; of
whom 10 cases Were colored Causes of death
Cons SUMPTION, 8; inflammation of bowels, ,; in.
namatlon OF brain. }; rubeola, 1; peritonitis, 4:
bron chitis. /; cholera infantum, I. Unknown,
q. Ages OF deceased-under ten wears l6: be.
tween ten and twenty, 4; between twenty ana
forty, ,; between sixty and seventy, ,.
RIVER FRoNT-Entered-Siea George
H. Stout Ford, philadelphia; Brig ii. r. Eaton,
Gott; schooners Enoch Moore, Chambers, and
Abraham Lincoln, Davis, New York, and
schooner Ann +. Valentine, Bayles, jackson
Vile, Florida.