Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-03
Our Public Schools.
NOMINATIONS or TEACHERS.

A meeting Of the trustees Of public shoots was
held last night, Mr.. Wm. Woodward in the
chair, and Mr.. AtLee secretary pro tenn.
ing eachs4s s Misses RsSs In
Augusta Evans. Mary +. Wnson, Hattie E.
Grove, Lucy 4. Tilley and Julia NJ. Moran, as
teachers OF the first and second districts, and
Misses Matte L. Gray and Noble N. Bowen, of
the fourth district.
Mr.. Hart presented the following nominations
ca the teachers Of tie first district, which were
Female Grammar, Mrs. Mary +. x. hewitt;
Male lntermediates-No.1 ], Mr.. Alex. T. Stuart;
No. 2, Miss Kate A. McMahon; No. 9, Mrs
E II IA, A. Hilton; Female Intermediates-
Lucilla L. Smith; No. 3, Miss Ellen Gibbs
SeooIdaries-No. 1, Miss Addie III. Fuller; No.
2, Mis- Susie f. Hawkins; No 8, Miss Ella S.
Miss Mary G. NcGill; No. 6, Mrs. Maria T..
Rodier; No. Z, Miss Susie G. Hill kew, acting;
No. $, Miss Sarah T.. Gibbs; No. ., Mrs Lottie
acting. Primaries-hO. 2, Miss Fannie f.
julien; No. 3, Miss Hattie f. Cove, acting; No.
=, Mis- Kate Z. Rawlings; No. 8, Miss Mary T..
Stabler; MOI, Mrs. Mary j. Sampson; No. 5,
Mrs. Maria j. Marsh; No. 0, Miss Louise NJ
Bishop; No. 10, Miss Isabella NJ. Wilson; No. n,
Miss Katie V. Snyder; No. II, Miss Ellen +.
Hamlet; No. Is, Miss Sarah A. j. Oliphant; No.
IA, Miss Euphenie Macfarlane, acting; No. Is,
Miss Louisa 5. Weightman.
MI Mcclellan presented the following nom-
nations OF teachers Tor the second district which
Gage. Female Grammar, -gia Lane Male
Intermediates-No. /, Julia A. Brown; No ?,
Adele TAFT; No. 3, Mary K. Rowe. Female in
i 9iT Mta-. Emily P1iS " Billing No p
ries-No. I, Ehza Cation; No. 2, Emily Robin
son: No. 3, Clara q. Baker; No. 4, Susan g.
Collins; No. 5, Amanda nj. East; No. G, Jane
Thomas; No. :, Octayia Israel; No. s, Ida n.
Rowe; No. 9, Kate T. Brown; No. 10, H. Jennie
Free; No. IL, Rose f. Roosevelt, acting; No. IL,
Metella King. Primaries 1, Virginia r.
Cuttings; No. Clara A. Hollingsworth acting:
No. 5, COrnelia H. Ellis; No. 4, Maggie C.walsh;
No. 5, July Goodrich, acting; No. 6, Emma l..
Wilson; MOI Mariana P. Clark; No. s, Jennie
Bcss; No. 9, Lizzie Hsislup; No. 10, Elizabeth
acting; No. II, Mira A. Prime, acting; No. 13,
Marion j. Malone; No. IA, Marie l.. Walker;
No. l6, A: Hortense Trevitt. Sub-assistant,
MIR. French, Of the third district, stated that
he appointments from that district were not
yet prepared.
teachers for the fourth district, which was APP
proved: Male Grammar, Mr.. John T.. Thomp-
sen; Female Grammar, Mrs. Mary E. Martin.
Reed; No. ?, Miss Mary A. Lee; No. 3, Mr.. Ed.
ward II. Thompson, acting. Female Interme-
diates-No. 1, Mrs. Sarah Z. Wise; No. 2 Miss
Annie Van Horn; No. 5, Miss Susie T.. Langley
acting. secondaries-No.1 /, Miss M A PumpR,,
Iey; No. 2, Miss Annie NJ. Adams; No. 8, Miss
Rachel A. Garrett; No. 4, Mrs. Mary A. Bowen:
Hal Hattie e Ms aesne KSsy . fH & Mis-
acting; No. 8, Miss Belle G. Peyton. Primaries
No. I, Miss Maggie f. Garrett; No. 2, Miss An
ME E. Fowler; No. 8, Miss Ellen f. Halliday;
No. 4, Miss Adele b. Gray; No. 5, Miss jamie P.
McCauley. No 6, Miss Betty A Robinson; No
., Miss Ida NJ. Humphrey; No. 8, Miss Clara V
MorIell; No: 9, Miss Lottie Lucas; No. 10, Miss
Sarah H. johnson; No. IL, Miss Lizzie A. Sheck;
No u, Miss Camille Y. Bailey; No. Is, Miss NJ
Louisa Strobel; sub-assistant, Clara l.. Wilson.
REVISION OF THE PRESENT COURSE OF STUDY.
MI Randolph submitted a resolution, that the
committee on text books be instructed to inquire
| into the expediency of revising the present
course oil study as follows: 10 restrict oral
| spelling TO the last intermediate year, and to
substitute written photography, together with
exercises in word analysis in the grammar
schools; to make the study OF the map OF WASH
20 to he 1hs in
! physical geography shall be completed in the
| first grammar school year; to close out the
small United States history with the last inter-
| mediate year; to so adjust the course in the
grammar schools as to dispense with any unne-
cessary repetition OF former studies; to add to
the gr nII course geometry, astron-
take into consideration the question OF the Dos.
sibility OF introducing into the gr amman school.
| course Of short and well-selected historical
/ readings
OBJECTION was made by Mr.. Harris, and after
| considerable debate by Messrs. Harris, Wood
| ward, Mcclellan, Scott, Randolph, and Hart
| CARBoLio AcIp.-The Qualities of carbolie
1 nSiu ~ uislhiectant are wen KNOWN. 1t Is be-
1 heved by some medical men that the carrying a
! small quantity OF IL upon the person, and the
washing with carbolic acid soap, act to cert air
eXttn as safeguard against some conta gious
| diseases. Some people are so unreasonabypr pre-
| JUDGED against the foul-smeIlins compound
however, as to prefer the smallpox. There i:
no accounting for tastes.
| AYouNs LADY ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT Sur.
| CIDB--1his morning young lady named Har-
riet Ennis, residing at No. I706 PENNSYLVANIA
| avenue. ATTEMPTED to commit suicide nv fa hi nc
| laudanum. Drs. Barnes and BrockenboroU Of
\ were summoned and administered an emetfc
| which had the desired effect, and the would-b be-
! self destroyer is now out Of danger. No cause