Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-23

journed meeting Of the Board Of Trustees OF
| Public Schools Waa held at the rooms OF the
board last night, for the purpose Of eonsid-
| ering pending amendments 70 the rules, Mr..
Moore 10 the chair. PRESENT. Meaars.
Brown, Chhmplin, Clarke, Dulln, Mcclellan,
Moore, Newton, woodward aud the supSrin.
tendent.
Tho applications Of Miss Mary o. whltaoy
and Mise Betty Bliss Adams for positions AZ
teachers were presented and referred.
Mr.. Brown, from the COMMITTEES on Ao.
counts, reported several bills as approved
which were ordered TO be paid.
The report Of the committee on the ro-
vision Of the rules, which was laid over at
the last meeting, was then taken up.
On motion Of Mr.. woodward, the amend
ments we're considered ttriatin.
The frSt amendment was as follows
To article Of the bylaws Of the board add
the following paragraph The .ub.boarts
gard to the smploy ment OF teachers ard with
| reference to all matters specified IN the ruls
prescribing the duties OF thSI once with
their respective lAbora land they shall In no
! way Interfere with the aotloh Of the superin-
tePasnt IN the dl,oharrO q Az duty spells
board or by the laws Of the sotporAtionl
Upon this amendment, the committee 70.
ported unfAvorably.
Mr.. Newton moved to amend by striking
out the words In brackets. Adopted.
Tho question was then taken on the
amendment as amended, and II was rel ectsd.
The second amendment was AZ follows
-, Add a new article to DO numbered and sntI-
kRTtoLE Xxx. All Conmiiisn 10 coasuu Vim
| the SupsrtnisHdsni.-It shall be the duty Of all
standing committees, In the discharge Of their
| respective functions, to consult with the Gu.
| perintendent Of schools with view to avail.
Ing themsolves OF his advice or suEgebtionS
| 20 ms at AT h. Inf
OF the schools.
The committee also reported adversely
upon this amendment, aud II was rejected
Ayes Mr.. Newton II. Noes - hessrt.
Brown, ChAmplin, Clarke, Dulln, Mcclellan,
Moore, and woodward-1.
Amend rule 81 so a. to rsai
TSss6 6;S shs no. EE.q1hi,S Pupil. to procure
by the board Of trustees, hs.
COMMITTEES reported adversely, and II was
rejected.
Ths next amendment was as followsi
Add a now rule to No. IS. "Ths tsaohsr
shall also give due attention to the trainiaE
OF the pupils In good uanHsrG, polltensss, and
cleanliness Of pSrssn to tho right culture OF
their moral prsesptisni By illustrating And o.
ioh,s,Es, '"s s.T IG aSsaisnSs nonsy,
and teAshers and to public Law, and oil aoIoE
unto others AZ We WSuld have others do uAts
religious faculties by duly reeoEniIinE and pre-.
sentinE on Guita6ls occasions tho Suprsne
Father Of all as a. object OF Eenetatiob, love
and obedience In doing which thsy will be
careful to avoid all partisan or seolArlAn In.
0uloations"
On this the COMMITTEES reported adversely.
This amendment gave rise to lengthy
debate, In which all the members and the
superintendent participated.
Mr.. Clarke offered the following az q sub
stltute; which was adopted
| Thu al al alao 81 dua
to the training OF pupils In good manners,
politencSs, aud ineul0ate at all times good
morals.
Mr.. Dulln moved to amend by substItut-
Ing the hrst part Of the original section
down TO "haTs other do unto uS"-Whleh
was lost.
Tho amendment as amended by Nr.
Clarke was then adopted.
The remainder Of the amendments were
then laid over until the next meeting.
Mr.. Mcclellan then offered the folloWingi
which were unanimously adopted
: Whereas on the 2bth day OF January last, In
the House Of Representatives., Hon. WIN. +.
| PToaser, OF Tennessee, delivered . speech IN
, which are The iollsTInE passages, under tbs
in the District Of Columbia, ylIl
P "wlth schools that are comparatively
! worthless and wholly inadequate, there boins
. thousands Of children unable 20 gain adnis.
sion to any sehooLroom, and who would be
; scarcely the better for II II they could, BE-.
j, erS, who are, moreover, paid thsif Sn ali saia.
5 rlFs at uncertain and Irregular Intervals they
are yet quite az ready to dismiss q child for !
, ttiflng fault as to admit one to pupilAKs. 1t
; often requires more time and labor to get 4
= child admitted than lAbofing nan can spare;
, and ! can conceive Of no greater outrage on
to close the school room against him for any
:, cause whatever.
, ~ have said that the schools OF this District
/. should be Of the highest orderi instead thereof
4. they are the disgrace Of the nAtion, and even
q the representative OF the Ottoman empire can
! proudly aud Justly say, The school laws OF
: Turkey are superior TO yours"
a 81 am told by the superintendent OF public
4. schools that some seventeen or eighteen Of
a the public schools under his charge are about
a to be condemned rs nuisaneeA by the board oil
i health. Think, " you please, Mr.. Chairman,
= Of sixty scholars and teacher being confined
/ | prison should not be condemned az a public
= nuisance, WHICH ought TO be Ahated. Yet
. an told such prisons are to be found IN Wash.
G lnstOn city, aud they are dignihed with tho
Z name OF public EehoOla.n
o And whereas the above extracts, evidently
a not based upon the personal knowledge OF the
. speaker, contain Misrepresentation, the cor.
) reotion Of which Is due to the tAIpGyers SoI
> this city, who have literally given Of thsiI
8 meAns to support the SCHOOL, to the Mayor
/. and Councils, whose JudiciouG Legislation hal
= foateTed themi to our predeesssoFs In THU
: board, whose wisdom. energy, And devotion
J., selves, who, entering into their labor, have
:, enieAyoTed worthily to continue thami and
5 to the teachers, past and present, whose tai.
= entB and fidelity have adorned their pFofea.
: sion, and made efeotuAl the llbsFalIty Of the
: taxpayers, the legislation OF tho Ooua ellis
and the lAbors OF the trustees: Therefore
J. Rsiolptd, That the facts authorize the follow
log statement l. That the public schools OF
ms olty, iAt from 3eing comparatively worth
: OF Instruction and excellence of discipline
l.. With the schools OF any city 10 the eountryi 2
That the school AoeSmmodAtions have In.
7, creased as rapidly as the demand has war
Il rAnted, and there are more vacant seats thai
T applicants; .; That the supply Of teachers Il
= hGhioisht Tor the wants ofthe IohoolsI 4. ThA
4 no scholar has been even temporarily dis
missed fer q trlfinE fAult,n and none hAyI
, been permanently dismissed except few who's
4 influence was so pernioious as to render ex
= pulsion absolutely necessary g. That any per
a son entitled to ticket Of admission san ob
tain one on calling at the residence or place o
business ofAny trustee In the District and M
! further time or trouble 10 neeessAryio, ThA
G although some OF the sehool-rooms are inoon.
= venienti and even unit for the purpose tho,
, are used, few or none are 60 small or pooTl,
: oOnsttueted h1 TO be nuisNnces, while new AMI
suitable buildings are taking the places Of tn,
, 9la as TapiIly a. the finances OF the eofpora'
\ Rs'olrSd, That Wo cordially Invite all NON.
befs Of Congress interested In education "a
thla District to make frequent visits to ouI
> schools, confident that they will nnd teach ! r.
faithful, Intelligent aud competent, and am
0 bltloua scholars, whose mindS and bodies aTI
9 carefully and judieiouIIy trAinedI methods q
initruotion and discipline worthy Of the pres
ent state OF edueAtonAl science, and 10 mani
cases Foomh we'll adapted to their uses, AM
furniture equal to that In the most favored
Y cities Of the Union.
RsiolpsS, That we appeal to Congress for aid
not because the people Of thia city have proved
themselves unable or unwilling to discharge
. their duty In the premises, not because, Will
: an annual appropriation from the oorpofstioT
S continually And rapidly Increasing until thiI
! year for white schools alone II exceeds onI
:. hundred aud aevonty-thrca thousand dollAfG
our schools arc yet dlGgrAoe to the nation
not IS mendlcant1. but As AlmoneTa OF the ma,
= tome bounty to those for whose wants II
r should provide, and because for reasons state
In the memorial TO OongFsss, Justice demand
q such aid, and because the rapid improvement
andpresent nourishing co dl tlon OF our sehoolI
s furnish evidence that the needed AppFo GtIor
y would be Judioously and probably expended
Mr.. Richards desired to explain that h,
D gave the information to Mr.. PrOsIer regard
Ing the lchool.houses embraced In the lasi
= paragraph, but he wished to dlsclain having
given him any information on which he
! could base the other portion Of his remarks,
! Mr.. woodward, from the committee on
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