Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-24

CuLoGED ScnooL TRUSTEES. night
the board Of colorCd school trustees met at
the Stevens school-house, on Twonty-nrst
street, with Mossrs. King, Jones and syphax
present.
The board declined to accept the resigna.
ton of Miss L. A. Chamberlain, principal Of
the Georgetown school, and granted her
| leave of absence for one month, with full
| pay, on account OF ill-honlth and faithful at
| tendance to her duties. ....
The following applications for Leadership
were received and referredi Aleanthn M.
| Cook, J. L. Jennings, Amelia Holmes, Mary
| ]. Hawkins, Annie Z. Holmes, Charlotte A.
Echols and Sarah NJ. Jones.
A number of bills were presented, and or.
dored to be paid
Mr.. George F. t. Cook, superintendent,
submitted letter Of inquiry from Rev. s. j.
May, In regard to the working and number
of pupils In the colored schools, to which
the following Is the replyi
OFFICE suPERturEsDESr CoLoIED soHoots.
WAsHIHoToS, February IT, lSO
DEAR Sin, iound, on returning to my ONCE
| yesterday afternoon, your note informing me
| Of your visit TO several Of the schools 10 the
stevens building, aud asking lot certain lniot
| nation In relation 20 oolorsd schools OF wash
| ington and Georgetown.
Please had, as answers to your questions, the
Number OF eolored people 10 tho two cities
by tho census OF 1851, 81, 22li number OF oolofed
| children between the ages Of and seventeen
| o,2sij average number attending school, $3.50
| number of school buildings, 81 number of school
| rooms, 90; number OF teachers, 70, Salaries oil
teachers range from forty to seventy dollars
The germ OF the present public colored school
! system was planted by Northern benevolent
| associations shortly after the beginning OF tho
late war, and to them Its present growth Ii
Slxty-two OF the schools are wholly sup
| ported by the corporations OF Washington and
Georgetown, and four In part by Northern
Truly yours, GET. Cook.
Mr.. syphax offered tho following,
whereas various notices have appeared Ia
the public papers rejecting upon the board Of
miSmNnagement OF its Important trusts, and
believing that whore there is no guilt there
can be no fear, and that strict integrity is Al
irdispsGSSSS,l,C GH&iaGStion for AL men 5 WIZ
the public as well as to the board OF trustee
that all the facts should be fully known; there
fore be II
Resoircd, That we respectfully request t.
be furnished with copy Of the evidence to
gether with the resolution Of the unite'
Uoiumbia, in relation 10 the administration
Of the ooloted schools by said trustees, an
I that the came be Published In the city news
papers.
In submitting the preamble and resolu
lions Mr.. Syphax said as member of tn
board he desired tho public to be apprised o
all that the board has done, as the publl
press has severely criticized upon the actor
, OF the trustees.
, Mr.. King said the matter had alrcad!
, been acted upon, and moved that the pre-
, amble and resolutions be laid on the table
, Mr.. Syphax said the information had no
. been produced, and he hoped the resolution
| would be acted upon at once. He could So
no reason why the board should dread thu
making public the actions OF the board, !
honest.
The resolutions were laid on the table.
Mr.. Syphax gave notice that he woulC
make public the transactions of the board
A note from A. Z. Newton, introducing
Miss Mary 2. Locke, asking the position o
superintendent of sewing branch, to be at
tached to the schools, was received and re
, fcrred.
; Mr.. Syphax introduced the following;
c Resolved, That Mr.. q. L. T. Cook, suporin
, tendent, be directed to communicate TO thi
, | board 10 writing the number OF schools he IA
visited since the FIRST OF January last, desil
n mating the number of visits to each schoO
Il and the particular school or schools 8
visited, and also the nature OF said visits.
1 On motion OF Mr.. Jones, the considera
b ton Of the resolution was indefinitely pos
: poned.
a The superintendent, In compliance with
{ resolution Of the board, submitted a repoI
: showing the number OF teachers, and tn
t timo engaged in teaching, who receive 50
{ per month, with view Of increasing thei
D salaries. Laid over until the next meeting
Miss NJ. b. Briggs was appointed prlnclpa
= of L street school, island, vice +. l.. Crane
resigned. Adjourned.