Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-10-16
Our Public Schools.

4 urtly accidental"
| Our Public Schools
! GEGTlNG OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LAST
Coalition of tie Schools for .9spt,na5er- r,,nsfe,
| II GeGchers--A Proposition 10 Alcdrd Prizes
| for EsSdyS Discussed, dc.
! Tie hoard CT trustees OF public schools met at
| the fIat'klln school building last evening. APP.
| plcatiOns for teaCherships from Miss Emma j.
! Morgan, Miss GeOrgeanna BeRnett. Miss Mag
| gle Walter an Miss A. X. Adams we're referred.
! The designations of Miss Is. 4. Mcmahon and
1 Mis- Geneva a. Reed were received and &C
| cepted.
| sPITTIEG AND STONE THROWING.
The superintendent laid before the board a
] communication from +. W. W. Griffin, appeal
I ing from the suspension OF his son Percy by Mr.
Mel elan, and gave his side of the story, which
the school Windows when boy spit on his head
1 from the schOOtroom, and Percy thereupon
/ threw small stone through the window, which
action the father consid ered justif lbIe under
| the circumstances. Mr.. Hart moved that the
\ sub board of the second district make a report
| In the case az the next n eeting. Mr.. Wood
ward believed the suspension justihable. The
| comm unicatiOn was referred.
Tie superintendent submitted an abstract re-
| port of the
CONDITION OF THE SCHOOLS
| for the month OF September, which shows that
the number OF pupils on the rolls the isst day of
4 the month was ,O02i increase over September.
4 ISL, 125; average number of pupils ia attend
ance during the month, 435; total cases of cor
| porRl punishment in ALI the schools, IS; total
| number dismissed, II; suspended, SO.
| TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS.
MI. Hart, from the sub-bsard of first district,
| submitted the following report: which was con-
! hTmed: MTs. Elizabeth A. Hilton to be trans
| terred from male intermediate No. to male in
I termediate No. 8; Miss Jennie q. Cook, acting
| teacher Of male intermediate No. 3.
| PROFUsITIoN FOE PRIZE ESSAYS DISCUSSED
AND WITHDRAWN.
| The superintendent presented a communica-
| ton from Messrs Il. q. Grey and L. +. Ga,chel
/ N A no iaft for fIn
| ton OF cruelty TO animals, appointed to confer
| with the superintendent and trustees of the
| public schools in relation to an award of prize
medals by the society for the best ESSAYS on the
| subject OF cruelty to animals to be written bV
the pupils Of the schools. The society propose 10
| oneT hYe prizes, a. follows: For non-attendants
| at the pubic schools, between the ages of 70
ana - years, one medal, valued at S2j. For pu-
| pills of the grammar schools, first prize, a s25
mccall; second prize, "A Sl5 medal. For pupils
\ OF the intermediate and secondary schools first
| prize, SO medal; second prize. SIS medal.
| Mr.. Champlin thought that the plan might
| interfere with the system of prizes offered by
| the board, and hoped the matter would 90 to
| the committee on prizes.
| Messrs. Wilson (of the fourth DISTRICT Scott
| French, and Harris opposed the proposition
| some on the ground that the time given for pre-
pairing essays was too short, and others taking
| the view that il would be no benefit to thu
pupils, and would interrupt the regular ex-
| ercises.
Mr.. Woodward said thatthe writing of these
conn os1tOns would not Interfere with the regu-
lar studies of the pupils, and that since the
| teaching of composition had been commenced
1t would be good thing to adopt the plan, so as
| to see what the children could do.
Mr.. Hart was willing to shake hands with any
| one that came to him and wished to help the
| schools, and he did not doubt that they would
obtain some valuable compositions on the SUBJ
| ject. The time set, November 18th, was
| too short for the committee on prizes to report
on the matter.
After some further discussion, the superin-
| teudent, at the request OF the committee by
whom the proposition was submitted, asked
MORE TRANSFERS OF TEACHERS.
The sub-board OF the fourth district recon-
| mended the transfer of Miss Maggie A.
Humphrey from secondary school No. to be
acting teacher of male intermediate No. 1, and
| the appointment Of Miss Victoria V. Trook as
| acting teacher of secondary No. 1; Also the ap-
| pointment of Miss Sophie j. Allen as teacher OF
Urinary No. II, vice Miss Camille Y. Bailey, de-
cased; confirmed.
| MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS
The committee on prizes submitted 4 resolu-
ton accepting the tender of scholarships by Mr.
| ii. q. Spencer; adopted.
| Mr.. Hart submitted a resolution that the trus-
| tees shall not order supplies, except those con-
| tracted for, nor books not used as text books IN
the schools, except by permission of the general
! board; adopted.
Mr.. Woodward requested to be relieved from
service on the committee on accounts; refused
| Adjourned.
The CORNER STONE OF NEW CHURCH
I LAID.-Yesterday afternoon the corner stone OF
/ the new Grace IN E. church was laid at the
/ corner Of 9th and streets in the presence of a
very large concourse of persons. Rev. Thomas
| Guard, of Baltimore, Off ciated, preaching ar
| eloquent and instructive sermon from Isaiah
vii ard Is. There were present Reverends j. II.
Dashiel, T.. ID. Owen, G.. W. Cooper. Samuel
shannon, X. W. Black, DIR. +. j. Drinkhouse
VIM. Mullen, and others. The sermon was quite
lengthy one, and at its conclusion $3.50 was
raised by contributions, after which the corner
stone was laid by the pastor according to the
ritual of the church. The Observation-Disclosures
Summerscales, carpenters, and p. Sci~ener
brieklayer,-intend to push the work forward
with a view to having the Sunday school room
ready in few months.
THRH HEBREW FEAsr OF TABERNAcLrs. tbt
last festival OF the Israelites before the Passover
beIus this evening. Branches of palm Is
symbol of peace, and An ethno (apple of Para
dise) are borne into the synagogues. and no
sannas are sung. The orthodox Hebrews cele
brate two DAYS at the beginning Of the feasts
while in the reformed synagogues one day is OBJ
served for the beginning of this holiday festival
Then follow days of half holiday until The
seventh day, which Is again observed a. q Who'll,
holiday. and concludes the Festival of Tsber
nacles by the reformed, while two days again
the seventh and eighth, are celebrated BY tn,
orthodox churches at its close.
THE EXTENSION OF THs CAPITOL GROUNDS
Ratification Of tie Appraisement.-To-day, In tn
supreme court of the District of Columbia, II
general term, in the case OF the United State
against squares 6S7 and 6S8 proceedings for tn
aPprsisement Of property in tnose squares
was taken up. Mr.. W. s. Cox, counsel for MI
Hanna, who excepted to the appraisement o
his property at 81 per foot, fled an amended re
port of the appraisers (Messrs. McKelden
Harknes and Bacon) fixing the valuation Of tn
north part Of the lot TN at $3.50; and the cour
| made a de cree rafffvino the report of the an