Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-01-11
The Public NehOOls.

SEstasss- Gerernment AID for Re SeA0ols, dc.
regular meeting of the Board OF Trustees
| or Public Schools was held ut the Franklin
School Building last evening-Msyor Emery in
| the air, and Messrs. Hart, Harris and Stuart,
first district; Mcclellan, Woodward and III an
/ second; French and Msrche, third; Champiin,
| LlO,d and Ste pbenson, fourth; with the super-
| int udent (Mr. WILSON, and treasurer tdr.
l The application of Miss Julia r. Walsh for
| teachers PositOn was referred to the superin-
| ttpdent. Mr.. Harris reported the transfer of
Mise Lueilla T. Smith, Secondary No. 2, first
i district. from the acting TO the permanent list;
| eenfirm med. Mr.. Mcclellan gave notice from the
/ con nittee ON the examination Of teachers tn At
An examination would be held on the first Sat
/ urdsy In May. Mr.. Cbamplin moved that Misses
l Ellen Halliday, Mary III. Bowen, Sarah A.
\ Jchnson and Ida Humphrey, acting teachers i'm
primaries Of the fourth district, be transferred
| from the acting to the permanent list; agreed to-
Mr.. French. from tbs committee on rules re-
ported an amendment to rule 10, SO that il shall
provide that no scholar who commences a spe-
| cial study will be permitted TO discontinue il
| during the year without the consent of the sub-
board, and the scholars in said study shall be
| under the teacher OF the same school
| the ground that IL
REFLECTED ON The TEACHERS OF GERMAN.
| Ar. Woodward said that some one teacher
| should he responsible. and the regular teacher
| should report to a member OF the board and
| EeTe should not be
l So TAFE.'
IL was not expected that A German teacher
Who had but two hours per week over a scholar
BLOWS more of the disposition of a pupil than
the teacher who has the pupil under him or her
hirty hours per week.
| MIR. Mcclellan said il seemed clear TO him that
| the regular teacher should have the charge of
The pupils, for the German teacher might 20 in
! 10 Q school where the teacher was in the habit
OF giving one Gemerit mark for an offence and
! the new conner might give three or four and by
sHch course he would impair the usefulness
| Of the school.
After further debate the first portion of the
report, that the consent OF the sub board is
necessary 10 discontinue a special study was
ADOPTED; yeas 2, nays (Messrs. Hart and Nc
The latter portion, that the pupils shall be
under the control OF the regular teacher, was
also adopted; yeas s, nays (Messrs. Chsmplin
Stephenson and Lloyd 5.
Mr. Stuart, from the cOmmitte on
MUsIC,
niade report on certain suggestions of Mr..
McI srland, one OF the music teachers, tn at the
pupils obtain music paper on which TO copy eX-
ercises, recommending that his suggestions be
carr out; agreed to. Also, resolution of
thanks to Professor Daniel and the Young ladies
who took part the Mrs. Amiden monument
concert, which was adopted.
COMMITTEES.
The cEsir appointed lr. Marche on the COM
inittee OF supplies, schools, teachers and music,
IN place OF hlT. Clarke; and Mr.. Lloyd on the
committee of rules, teachers, Congress and
Councils, in place OF Mr. Murtsph TLe char
announced as the committee on the erection of
The public school building in square 1884, i'm the
fourth disuict-hessrs. Harris, Mcclellan
French, and Chanplin.
TO IoRE "KIEPING M
MI. Stuart offered the following:
"HtIeas, II IL well established fact that five
hours each school day is As long as children can
DC employed ~ study with profit to themselves
mentally and physically; and whereas, the
practlce OF keeping children in school during
the neon hour, and frequently for one week,
sometimes for two hours after three O'clock the
time for dsmissing the schools, is an in jury not
only 10 the children, but to the teachers affect
ing seriously their mental and their physical
Iacu'ies, Is has been proved In many cases be-
ResoIEed, That hereafter 10 pupil in the pub
nc shools OF this city shall Tor any cause be kept
IN school during the noon hour, nOr shall anv
pCPil for any aUse be detained in school lon
ger IMAM half asst three o'clock, except in ag-
gIayated cases Of delinquency, when the
teacher shali at once report the case to a trus-
tee OF the district 10 which she belongs
Also, resolutions, "thst the door of every
seLool room OF the public schools shall be closed
lunctually at O'Clock a. M, and u. NJ, and
that 10 pupil shall be permitted to enter after
lie hours named, and every absentee shall on
NJ Lext eprearance produce written excuse
!Ur rs a tstnce. That whenever any pupil shall
receive GemeIit marks, including those Tor mis-
eoIuGct, curing one month, the teacher shall
suspend the pupil, who shall not be readnitted
unless by consent of a trustee
Tie resolutions were Laid o ser under the rules
IHE KENDALL Scholarship FrC,
; III. N lie Ian o1!ered resolutions, which were
HoNi'Cu iH6t lLc secretary be instructed to |
cause 10 be Printed immediately after eaob |
Meetirs 81 the board an abstract Of the p-oceai !
!1eS' ana cause copies thereof 10 be fistribTtsa
~ 'i.c Dc ID 'ti- and teachers: that Msssr. q -
H:g"., ina D. Young. and Otis Mason be re- !
gg' sted TO act as examiners for the Kendall |
scEo-arshiP IN June next that 4 special COM |
Miuee OF one from each district be appointed 20 !
secure, u possible, the services OF Mss Elzs- !,
beth A Peabody, and make the necessary or |
: hgemeIt f0T one or more lectures TO be deliv-
cred by Ler.
Fir. Hsrt called attention to the fact that the |
councils lad appointed committee to ask
CONGRESSIONAL AID FOR THE SCHOOLS.
anu suggested that the committee on CONGRESS
Co-Ol craze with that committee. lie also be- |
iierSo nat II the President was called nm bA J
would address speeisi message to CongreHs on |
the subject. ~ - ~ 'N
LII. Hal. urged that while lands were being |
granted TO various States for educational pur- |
poses, no such aid had been given US, and yet !
our tax payers are educating the children of |
constituents of members Of Congress. He sug-
gested that lie, a. one Of the committee could |
Lot spare the time to urge on Congress the max |
ing OF dor ation OF lands or appropriation Of |
money Tor the schools, and suggested that some
one should be employed ~ be paid in the con |
urgency OF his success.
MIR. Hart said that IL was out of the mower of
me oosId to employ party for this purpose.
INTO the schools he would find plenty OF work
BIZ. Woodward protested against the remarks
OF Mr. Hall. especially when he said lie had not
performed the duty imposed upon him on hi.
own motion. although II was Just and proper
ter Congress 20 give US some aid.
Dir. Harris resolution, that the committee on
Congress lie requested 10 act conformity with
the committee appointed BY the CITY Councils
in waiting upon Congress and getting an appro-
priation tor the public schools of this District
ard report at the next meeting, was alopted.
aud the meeting adjourned.