Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-08-18
Board of Trustees Of PobIic Schools

Hall, French, Clarke, Murtagh, Champion
Stevenson, and pnli no and Mr.. Wilson, the
/ chair, and Dr. A. Z. Pardon secretary.
RESIGNATION OF A TEACHER
Mr.. Woodward rendered the resignation of
Miss Emma Wilson, teacher Of a secondary
school in the second district, and said that Miss
l W. requested him to offer this month since but
4 TEXT BOOKS.
The report of the committee on text books
4 submitted at the last meeting was adopted. By
the report Csmpbell's History Of the United
States is substituted for LOssing's Primary His
/ tory in the intermediate schools, and for Los
i sings Common School History in the grammar
schools. In secondary schools Warren's Com
Il mon School Geography and Davies Practical
\ Arithmetic are substituted for warren's Prima-
4 ~ Geography and Davies Elements As the
1 two former books are used in the intermediate
| schools, by this change the scholars are saved
/ the cost OF the latter. Monroes Vocal Gymnas-
/ tics Is adopted for the use of teachers and
number OF books which have not been used are
/ dropped from the list. The saving effected bv
the change will be about four dollars tor each
/ pupil and the saving Of time in completing the
/ course will be very great.
4 AMENDING THE RULES.
| The report OF TIE committee on rules was
| considered. Mr.. Mcclellan reported several
| am, Hdments deemed necessary by the com
| mlttee. One was rule to prohibit dancing i'm
| lie school rooms, which was adopted. Mr..
| Champlin moved to strike out the 9th para
graph of the 18th section (relative to hoidays)
and insert the school day preceding Christmas
| to the school day succeeding New Years day
| or the day kept as New Years dav: adopted'
Mr.. johnson moved to amend the 45th section SO
a 10 read Except on the written application of
teacher" adopted. He also moved TO amend
| the 18th section so as 10 read that all pupils
sbsenting themselves from examination with
out cause assigned shall be reported ia writing
| TO The sub-board by the teacher, and may be
| suspended or dismissed; adopted. The rules,
as amended, were adopted and the same or
dered to be printed.
| MR.. WEST RESIGNS
| Mr.. French presented the resignation o. Mr..
y A. West, principal Of male grammar school
of the third school district and il was accepted
TEACHERS OF THE THIRD DISTRICT
Also, presented the following as the list of
| teachers for the third district, and they were
| duly confirmed by the board:
| Male Grammar school, vacant. Female Gram
mar; Mary A. Mirick. Male intermediate, No.
L. Lille Hinton; No. 2, Kate Morphy. Female
Intermediate, No. |, Lucy b. Davis; No. 2 Ham
nah r. johnson. Secondary, No. /, Josephine
5. Bid; No. 2, Victoria l.. Nourse; No. ), Mary
Awkward No. 4. Symphonic NJ. tusby; No 5,
Amelia j. Rowland; No. 8, Alice NJ. Smith
Primary, No; !, Laura nj. Bland; No. 2, Mary
+; Arpistead; No. 9, Kate A: Dulin; Ne. 4,
6, Martha Armistead; No. l. no school; No. 3.
FANNIE r. Cannon; No. 3, Maggie T.. Saxton;
No. 10, Mollie Dodge; No. II, NV. McCathran;
No: "a, Sidney Van Riswick; No. Is Molic
Kelley; No; 10, Lille L. Thomas; No. II, Mary
Hayre. Sub AZ sistant. Lizzie Clark.
The changes made in this district are in the
male grammar and primary Nos. q. 10, and H.
Miss Oulshan, Miss Martha Armistesd, Miss
Molle Dodge, and Mary Hayre are acting.
GERMAS TEACHERS.
On motion of MIR. Hart, chairman OF the com
mittee on German, Messrs. l.. q. Dyrenforth
ard ID. J.. Selke were continued as German
teachers for the ensuing term.
THE AMIDOS MEDAL.
Mr.. Champiin presented q communication
fIom Samuel Yorke AtLee, Esq, saying :-"On
behalf Of several gentlemen-a list OF whose
names - hereto annexed-holding in grateful
remembrance the character and services Of
Mrs. Margaret Milburn Amidou, late principal
of the ladies' grammar school in the fourth
district, have the honor to offer to the Board
OF Trustees the accompanying gold Hbedal. 1t
is intended as reward to that pupil OF said
school most distinguished for scholarship and
Tor smiability, who shall have been selected by
the concordant votes of her teacher and of her
sehoolmates. The medal was designed By Dir.
j. Goldsborough Bruff. and executed by A.
London Snowden, chief conner to the United |
states mint to whom our Acknowledgements are |
due. We are under special obligations also to |
tie Hon. George ). Boutwell,, Secretary of the !
Treasury, an0 to John Jay Knox, ESQ, by |
wko,e kind Intervention the necessary facilities
we're extended for the accomplishment of the |
work. The dies are retained in he United |
States mint in Philadelphia, where the media, !
cray be annually struck at a cost not exceeding
twenty-five dollars. have the honor, more |
in bronze, for the acceptance OF the Mayor, the |
Superintendent OF Public Instruction, ard of |
The officers and members OF your board" |
The medal is of solid gold, Is inch diameter I
and ia inun at edpe. Obverss-in center, a
bust Of Mrs. AmidOn between the lamp Of |
science and a Roman funereal vase; a palm |
branch and amsranth below them respectively. ]
Iegend:-''Mrs. u. VI. AmidOn, principal OF the |
aides grammar school, 18th district" over the |
the bust, in a ribbon, In memoriam." In the |
eNergUe, Born Jan. u, 1877. Died Dec. 5, 1S69.'
Keverse-the legend, award of Trustees of the |
Public SCHOOLS OF the city Of Washington, for 1
amiability and sehola, ship, to Miss Susie Howl
Mr.. Mcclellan submitted resolutions accepting
the medal and fac SMILES; the medal TO be |
given to the young lady to whom the votes of |
her associates have awarded 1t, at a public |
snb- board of the fourth district shall appoint,
and Mr.. AtLee requested to make the presenta- |
ton. The dies to be placed under the control of
the Superintendent, subject u the order Of the |
board; and hereafter annually the medal to be |
awaI ded, under the direction OF the sub board |
of the fourth district, TO the scholar in the |
female amman school of that district who
shall be adjudged by her school mates, with the
appr6ral Of the teacher, to Be most distin-
guished for snliapiI.y anu scholarship. The
resolutions also instruct the committee on music i
TO make arrangements for a concert by the |
scholars OF the public schools, for the purpose
OF adding to the funds subscribed BY the frienls
Of the late Mrs. Amidon for erecting monu- |
ment to her memory.
MONTHLY RKroRTs.
Ii was ordered that until further notice
monthly reports be sent TO the following trus-
trict, Mr.. Mcclellan; third district, Mr.. Clarke;
fourth district, MIR. Stephenson; and they are
hereby designated 10 approve Oils OF teachers
and laborers in their respective districts. In
case Of the absence or disability of any OF them,
he may designate another member TO act for
him.
TEACHERS.
Mr. Dulin presented applications of Annie f..
Bohls-er and Mary SandersOn for positions OF
teacher in primary schools; referred. Mr..
Clarke, from the committee on music, reported
the names of j. Mari. n MacF srland and Joseph
b. Daniel, as teachers Of music, and they were
confirmed.
Mi. Champlin submitted a resolution direct
ing the committee on supplies TO invite propo-
sails for miscellaneous articles and fuel for use
Of the schools, which was adopted.
PRIZES.
Mr.. Mcclellan, from the committee on prizes
and examinations, submitted.a communication
from Messrs. Copp & Spencer Offering prizes
for penmsnship, and Mr.. Shmedtie Offering q
prize for German. Also, a resolution thanking
those gentlemen for their offers, and that the
prizes for peDmanship be awarded subject to
the rules Of the last school year. with the excep-
ton that only twelve writing books instead Of
fifteen be submitted next year. The books for
examination must be sent to the business col
lege on Wednesday, May 81, 1871. The prize
for Ge- man 10 TO be awarded to the scholar in
each grammar school who shall receive the
highest average mark for that study during the
veg The adOpta0.