Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-13

eveninR At their rooms on Filth atTeet near II.
~, Mayor bowen, the President OF the Board,
being absent, and MT. woodward presided,
Mr. Mcclellan read Aoommuaioatiou in TelA-
sSsI.isnt teacher, aud her AppoIntmsnt was
'O TRe reports Of the dIfersdt tssshsts were
u ssSS 80 SSrls hs On no ro 10
Fitst District, 1885 Second dlatrlet, I ,eseI
Third district, 1880 which does not inolqde
ne report 2, one sehooi, ne tsse s nav,,h n
had been stolen from her deskl Fourth de.
triot, 1900. ~ tyL. DIVA. llA 'fIt
ia. reports Of special somRll.ss, yets
committee Appointsd to consider the subject
Of changing hitIolea II and ls o. the bylaws,
Recommended the following 70 30 adopted In
Article II TO read a. follows They shall
take into consideration every proposition pre,
sented 20 the board, TO adopt, repeal Or amend
wfisins theit rsSsons Tor o. agaias, the pro.
posed alterations. They shall direct and order
ths printing OF all blank lorna and regls'er'
Article ia TO rsaa a, follows They shall
schools and Oh all furnish such 10 Tor nation In
regard thereto asshall BE- ealledfor from time
70 time. They shall prepare and present to
the board AZ the CLOSE OF each school year the
annusl report ofthe bubble schools
moore, Zen ,h 70 CONN.,, e. 90 ,Sss,
to be made In blank forms, which was granted
Mr., ]. 3. Brown, from tho commlttee on Ae-
counts, reported a anmeer o. bills, the molt Of
Nj. Mcclellan. from tho 90 mmittee apo nted
TO establish rules for the government OF the
examinations, reported the following;
Ordered, that the folio wing ulea be observe ed
In conducting the eNaninatfons, Wis
I. The wtitten eSamlnation shall be Held on
the following days. M It.y .H
sseesd ISternedists school, Wednesday,
n
Fifit in,srmediAis sahoSi, rhufsiAy, Joae
"a, w 10, ~. -
The questions and writing material shall be
on tho desk OF the scholar In such gsason that
the whiting mAy begln precisely p;l5. Undcr
%aSsa 70 sonsIaus III sSsSIns' d After Isl
p. M, at which time the answers nhallbe re
tutned to tho truatee 10 sharge. . 4. I'd. =.
2. The oral examlnAtlonh shall be held W
ga ming in the drsmmar school 1At1 O'Clock,
IN the Intermediate at 2 to'oloek. and 20 the
'Seeondaries and PrlmAries At 2.se o'eloeka
(uhlssa olherwlae specially ordered ~ the
oohmIttea o. anb-boafdD and ~ no eAae shall
the regular exercises close latef than O'Clock.
% .. No pupil shall receive asslatauee In ~;
swsTing Dues tioun fro N teacher OF Ahy other
pefsSas Aad maze shAil have any books In or
upon his desk at the written EXAMINATIONS, or
anH except the reader at the oral. ~
.sSOoi rooms s,If I% Roar Ss1ors Il iho,lRs 81
eenmseelog the examinahon', unless other
vile lnatruoted. fua
day after lts examiaA tioas Teabhers tuay Oh.
tain from their respective aub-boarda pofulla-
sion 70 hold but one session 10 enable then TO
3 g. The Iisfa OF trAnafers Ia each school,, ap.
proved blythe exauhlnlng trustee, shall be read
At the close Of the oral exA IninAtioa. ~
. Superintendent Richards spoke at length
against the above report, and reiersdto
former communication which he had laid be-
fore the Board, and said that the oommlttee
ton he had made In that psper. He though,
The com mlttee must haye misunderstood him
vhethsr wllfully o. not hs Wa uep rep nred to
say Hn Understood that thers was an impress
with the RterogauVsa Of the committee such
was not the case. =. 10000. ..er
the board, his whole object was simply to
atve an opportunity to properly understand
the real condition OF scholar, in lower grades
especially. Never have examlnatiOns given
true Indication as to relative merits. lie had
never seen the committee, aud be thought y
rather Anomaloua for cemmittee Oh ekami-
nAtons 20. FaStsA a. tepoft without SoespltA.
custom 10 every city. He then took the 70.
port aud replied tp each point sep Araiely,
urged upon the boAtd 20 ADOPT iieiy sysiem
sty schools, a. he believed that there should
be proper system Of marks.
I M MeLellan In reply said that the commit
ned OF bnSlnesa, aud were obliged 10 Elgs q
portion Of their time TO their business, they
proboasd BY Sr. RisS ans, and Il dSey nee 70
decide De 70 the result Of the examinations,
they should certainly attend, OF ~ many as
were able TO 10 so Hadthe hftetho oal was de,
considered the subject carefully, aud the rules
pretented were the result o much dellbefatIon.
Tie Julss were =, ,SS z ~, ss0 n
IN rtgAtd TO the award ot the ptlEs, oltorsd BY
Ptof. coppfor penmanship, reported as fof.
Tic .peelaI committee on Penman.hip 70.
eommend that In awArd,ng the prizes onsreI
hyithe Consolidated nualnesa College, the fol.
lowing rules be observed, via; 80. r..all
school shall be SeIeefsd By the teacher 6ffcsa
writing books, no tvosof which shsii iAve
been written 81 the same scholar. Ths prize
q s.Sh Erses ssl stsss 81 1b sshSsa
U" We iehpiAF whols Writing shall DC most
a Inc boS.ts Ios ia min afion shan be seat
by The teachers to the business College be fore
. O'Clock, y m.soa Friday, Jnas ~, AZ which ]
make arrangements for tho sxasnIualIon, u
. A eOmmuhtct tlOn was rad from PfoTenOr
Masson, referring 70 a PROPAGATION which he
had nade to the bosrd IN September last 10
reference 10 IallruotInE the teaehsru IA The
FTeneh language, whieh had never been 70.
piled to. lie said mat NJ. proposition wAI
that IL IL was deiermipetl 10 he aeh French zen.
orally 10 thspnbllo schools he thoufht that
hs should have prior claim TO the position
Tbs sommd1io stIon was n mtre6T,ol The
CON p iltue On tAxt books, and Che aecrctary
'y4s ldireeied to address Professor MAssonTl
NJ TS%Fsssd s% & tSs s:s
log the eouiinitteSloh Anhual rspoftd fb' pfint
sad Oil up such blanks a. naybe peeegsArY to
''SSTHPi sL Sc s'Ps s s.s ~ ~ is siIassa,
'' s.Si1ss, 4sssfA 90. veg as
q are a ss,ssg e
Of the male gtAmngr hehooin II all the Dis.
lTlett, As also the 6ilis introduced, By Alder.
mas CLARK authotl.iaE me ofgahiiAtloa Of
Nc Ls.Sssss SisTs.i The tOiiowIus ro,olu,
lion, which was Adoptodi ~
RsspiStd, That n. uoanIIlss o. EssHlsee
M. Board has voted TO Awarf, and Alao two
rold mtdAls 70 " given 10 eAch Dieificf 10 the
oes, isslllug Ia The Ihtetmediatp and sSeoud4
saSsHatsads6t Richard. thea saIS sh.s h.
'ohodls, espeoially The Pllmafl And seeq1daIy !
~risie oata Snnfss " ssaaies Tci sash ishosf
~ wanted TO kpow whether tho trustees were
Iclns 70 do AnYthihg In The matter.
~; y; y htp.A saenlited the tIeasurer,s
Trhe meeting then psippuedr n " "a q
LEIyn or AnssspH 10 oorosah I. ,s,.toy.
OF thdfoiloWlng were transmit
90 essas q "a sss ~ ;sEss.I
70 AZ Essatssp; D, y iefsSf, iPrissISsa ishs
d thS sSais,ss Sa w. ~ Ssss
pose ef pelablatlas The .rStlgsRtlon Of ihedl |
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