Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-14
Our Public Schools.

Number Of Schools and Pupas- Corporal Punish
Hent in the Schools, dc.
A meeting Of the Board Of Trustees Of Public
Schools was held last evening at the Franklin
School Building, when the applications Of Miss
Myra Kimball, of Winona, Minnesota; Miss
Maria CarrlDgton, of Urbana, Ohio; Naomi
X. Murphy and Florence I. Hopkins for teach
ersbips were referred.
Superintendent Wilson presented an abstract
Of the
REPORTS OF THE SCHOOLS FOR NOVEMBER,
showing the whole number of pupils Oh the
rolls Nov 3oth, 6,.34; increase since Oct 3lst,
10. Number OF schools in the first district, 81,
with an average OF $50 pupils in each; in the
second district, 30, with An average OF SO pupils
in each; in the third district, 81, with an aver
age Of 81 pupils In each; in the fourth district
PC, with An average Of 50 pupils in each. There
were three dismi&als in the second district, i've
IN the fourth. six in the third, and ten in the
first; total, "a.
THE NUMBER OF CASES OF CORPORAL PUNISH
MENT
during the month was:-In the second district
0; in the third district L.; in the fourth district
p; in the first district, 25 Total, co. Fifty
three cases less those were reported for OctO-
Der. These cases Of corporal punishment were
were successfully governed without resort to
corporal punishment. The Superintendent said
the trustees were making strenuous efforts to
break up Hardness and secure punctuahty and
regularity Of attendance, and, as they were dis
countenancing corporal punishment, they ought
TO have the hearty cooperation of the parents
and guardians Of the pupils in their efforts to
improve the schools in these important respects.
Mr. Dulin said that in the third district some
pa tents had openly preferred whipping for their
children, rather than dismissal. MT. Wood
ward said that parents wanted their children
punished in any way at all except the way 1t
was done. They wanted them whipped; and
still, il you did il, they grumbled. They would
f RAJ ,s have them dismissed and then, If you
them back, and SAID, /" just take hi i'm back and
ship him as much As you please" Proper in
nuence at home was wanting, and that was the
cause Of al the trouble.
THE GKRMAN WAR.
Mr.. Hart, from the ommitfee on German, to
whom "a referred the matter OF controversy be-
teacher, said that the committee found no oc-
carton to make report, and asked to be dis
discharged from the further Alton of fhs
subject; and ii was 30 ordered.
SPECIAL STUDIES.
Mr.. woodward offered IN amendme mt to the
fortieth rule Of the board, which prevents q
out the consent Of the snb-board, by adding the
following: Sand the class, during any special
study, shall be under the exclusive control and
discipline Of the regular teacher OF the school to
which the class belones."
Mr.. Hart, IN behalf OF the Female Grammar
school Of tho First District, extended to the
entertainment to be given by the pupils Of the
school on Tuesday evening next. Adjourned
TH1 NHw ENGLAND ASSOCIATION, at their
..eSAhs ioSs 0vCnAuBy C10CteO JIG iOiiOWIuk Ol-
ncers for the ensuing year President, Hon.
George 8. Boutwell,; Vice Presidents, L. D.
Moore. Me-, s. A Duncan, n. H., Henry Moore
VI, j. 3: Brown. Mass, A. Chester, Ct, A. +.
Britton, X. l.; Secretary, 3. K. Faunce; Treas-
urer, @. Smith; Executive COMMITTEES, s. I,
Kimball, Me-. 1. p. Libbey, N. H., j. O. Smith,
W, Daniel Weed, Mas, y. W. Dennison, Ct,
II. H. Tilley, X. 1. The executive comnittee
reported that they had made arrsngsmsnts with
the proprietor Of the Jenness House for accom-
modations for the annual celehration Of Our
Forefathsr's Day" by the association on the 22d
inst, and that the dinner Of the occasion would
commence at so'clock p. m, and be superseded
by dancing, to be kept up until O'Clock.
ANOTHER SUIT AGAINST THE CoRPoRA-
TIoN.-Sl0,0o0 Damages Claimed for NEGLIGENCE
o. the City AutAOrities-An Iateresting Case-To-
day, in the circuit court, Judge Humphreys the
case or John W. Chew against the CORPORATION
Of Washington was taken up, Messrs s. L. Phil
llps and j. j. johnson for plaintif, and Mr..
Iotten for the corporation. The plaiatiff
charges that the defendant cut down fst street
east, and at Z street south left an embankment.
sno ~ being unprotected by reason or their
negligence IN not putting light there, he Re N
~ 10 ana was very badly injured. He lays his