Evening star., 1869-12-01

on 5th street. for the purpose OF hearing the re-
port OF the committee on the examination OF
teachers, at which all the members, with thetex-
cepoon Of Mr.. Dulin. were present. There
we're also present as spectators George I. Down
ing, understood to be watching the proceedings
in the interest OF the Colored Mems National
A Jones, one of the Colored School Trustees,
and few others, IL having been expected that
the Board would consider the mixed school
question. .,...'
The Secretary. Mr. G. D. Curtis called the
Board 10 order, and Mr. Murtagh, OF the Fourth
District. was chosen temporary chairman. 50
Mr.. Newton. from the Committee ON the Ex-
list Of teachers tor certfhcates: !, -
For Grammar School Certificates Chase
Roys, 8. Norris Thorn, X. Mckee, n. A. West
and Maria A MANN. as gt.l..sf t..[ r-f
For Assistant Grammar School Certificates
For Intermediate School Certificates.-Lizzie
Marshall, Annette Wilson, Lottie r. Dexter
Sarah FlaeIer. Laura L. Wilson and Mary f.
For Secondary School Certiscate.-Caara G.
Baker, Lille 4. Thomas, Nancy W. Wright
Rosaiie n Dyer, Lizzie c. Ward, Mary T. Dor
For Primary School Certificates. Anne f..
Trumbull, Mary ]. Sampson, Ellen Il. Hamlet,
Mary McGill. Nellie L. SHELTER, Ellen McAIabon.
Ssllie johnson, Jennie B. Halloran, Metella
Mary J. Downward, Adelia A. Faulkner, Mary
Helen Ware and NJ. Laura Larner.
AS also, resolution ''that all teachers who
have taught successfully for term Of wears,
and who cannot produce their certificates, be
granted new ones"
Mr.. Newton remarked that two or three teach
ers now employed had not been examined, by
reason Of illness, and that such cases could he
hereafter provided for.
The report, on motion of Mr.. Mcclellan, was
adopted. ,...... ......lI = : - w.
nate those entitled to certificates who Cannot
now produce them; which was agreed to. and
hstsswere presented by Messrs Mcclellan for the
second district, lawrence for the fourth, Moore
for the third, and Newton for the first and the
Board directed the Secretary to certify to them.
Mr. ashon, from the Committee on German
reported that Major X. q. Dyrenforth and Mr.
David Selke had been appointed teachers of
German, TO date from October lst The. report
was adopted.
Mr.. Mcclellan offered a resolution that the
bills OF the German >aachers be approved before
payment. by one OF The Trustees authori zed to
sign teachers bills i'm the districts i'm which tbey
are severally employed. Agreed to.
MT. Mcclellan, from the Committee on Vocal
Music, reported that Professors Jos. H. Daniel
and j. Martin Mcfarland had been appointed
music teachers; and the report was adopted
Mr.. Newton said that while he consented un-
DER the circumstances of the case, to the report
or the Committee on Examinations of Teachers.
he desired to enter his protest against the sys,
tenn OF grading the pay OF teachers according to
the grade of school they are assigned to, the
enest OF which was to place inexperienced
experienced teachers are most needed.
MI. ashon rose to question of privilege and
caused to he read from The STARS report the
resolutions offered by Alderman Moore declar-
ing his VS. action in giving certificate of ad-
mission to the public schools to a colored child
as illegal, because the acts of the corporation
and Of Congress Contemplate andautho' ize the
organization of separate schools for the two
races, and that they have been uniformly re-
garded as separate and distinct Organizations i'm
the legislative and executive acts of every branch
nj fhn <snrv npn<f <fnwx IL.
intrude on the Board were it not for the mis-
stafemenf OF facts contained i'm the resolations.
lie was not acquainted with Alderman Moore
and and Only knew him by reputation. He had al
ways feif a sort Of admiration for him. because
OF ms Iersistency in attempting to stay the
waves OF prOgreas, with the same sort of deter
mination displayed by Mrs. PartingtOn i'm un-
lantic. But if Captain Moore should under
take TO make his body the last ditch i'm the
Board OF Trustees he must protest. As to the
laws under which the school system is estab-
lished he had already expressed his views;
and although he regarded the "white'' in those
laws as a stigma on his race, and not in keeping
with the spirit of the times, yet it was still the
law, ana must be respected. He was anxiously
awaiting for 1t to be stricken out, and be-
heved that 1t would be, and until then he
would abide by the law as at present
Bnt as to the case referred to, (Mr. Martins
she seeming to him to be a white child. he
granted the ticket. The question of color ap
pealed to the sense of sight and in granting Ger
nhcates he would be governed by the sense of
slght. The admission OF this child gave rise to
sreport that there were other cOlered children
In the SCHOOLS, and two Spaniards were found.
and they were very dark. He was not sure, II they
had applied to him, that, judging by their color,
he would not have been led to refuse them but
he probably would have given them the benefit
Of the doubt. He remarked that a curious sys-
TEN OF laws had been established under the sys-
TEN OF slavery, which differed in the several
States In Indiana, no matter how dark
man was, IL white woman owned him as her
son, he was regarded as white. He wished il
understood that he would, in granting tickets Of
admission, be guided by his sight, and if there
was any law to give child the status of white
child. he would take advantage of II. He agree.
with Captain Moore that the act striking out the
schools, notwithstanding Mr.. Martin and several
of his friends thought differently. In this case
he gave the child the ticket Of admission re-
garding her as q white child
Mr.. Brown stated that he had an opinion from
the Corporation Attorney, which he would like
to submit, but objection was made and the
Board adjourned. .4s
The Courts.
CRIMINAL CoURr, Judge Esher.-This morning,
Augustua Bowie was convicted of petit lar
ceny, and sentenced to Jail for twenty days
Daniel Stewart, indicted for assaulting and re-
sisting an Oficer, was found not guilty; Fl. Nor
ris for defence. Walter Smith, indicted in five
cases for Petit larceny, was tried and con-
tiSted in each, and sentenced to fifty days in
CIRCUIT CorRT, Jsdge Contradictory,
Davis agt. Lewis; verdict for plaintiff Motion for
new trial entered. Ward agt. Bird; inquisitiOn
Judgment, FOR plaintiff. Ray agt. Deeter; YER
dict for plaintlff.
TAKING POSSESSION OF A VEssEL-Simeon
JOhns0n and George DObbins were arrested this
morning by Officers Hickman and JarbOe,
charged with assault and battery upon Capt. j.
T. Mckay, of the schooner Kate" laying at
the 11th street wharf, and Buck Collision, Alex
ander Shannon, Little Harry alias John Brown,
Simeon johnson, and George D0bbins were all
arrested for mutiny and fOrcibly OBTAINING the
vessel from Capt. Mckay, the owner and COM
plainant. 1t seems that Mckay claims to be
the owner and captain. and that George Dob
bins claims to be the captain; that she halls from
Baltimore. and came into this port yesterday
with oysters, when DObbins went TO the Custom
House and procured certain papers, having
them made ont in his name as master. The case
is before Justice Pearson this evening.
Mics REBEccA PRYToN, who was arrested on
the Sd of November, by Oficer John W. Davis,
on the charge Of ''exhibiting obscene, lewd,
and indecent pictures and paintings, tending to
corrupt the morals OF the people, !" Is about COM
memcing civil suit for damages against the
OfI3ear w. n Chaso 4 RnEav and