Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-05-13

Teachers Meetlba-Iat.restipg Exercises
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Tracheru' iIeetlna -1atsresiipa Exercises
Avlsit TO stevens ButldinH
regular meeting Of the teacher, connected sd
Georgetown was held Friday afternoon At Sc
yeuf school building, Twenty.hIst stIeet %,
tween X and La In addition 10 the memDeIe o.
the board Of trustees tall OF whom were presenp
there was quite a number Of distlnguished visit
urs, among them Hon. Pred Douglass, hon
Peter Campbell, Hon. Lewis Douglssi, frol'
brooks. esa.. and cI.Trustee Alfred Jones.
Superintsndont Cook, after calling the meet
log 70 order, proceeded 70 analyie and compare
not only the relative condition Of the schools OF
the present school year, but with that Of the
previous year with the following gratifying
results! Average percentage Of attendance, DAT
Tss, decrease over previous month, $50; decrease
M Mis- Damn, principal Of Chamberlain school.
sence, Showing thereby % 3 percentage Of al.
tendance, and no cases Of tardiness for ave con.
sccuive months.
mrs. Z. vhambers primary No. 8, Lincoln
next best showing 10 attendance, po.T, which,
considering tho siSs Of the children, little more
than infants, :, remarkable The ten schools 10
tho tame building showed an average attend.
ance Of oS 7, while thirty seven schools, which is
half Of tho number under the control OF the
board Of trustees, showed an average Of o. per
cent, or over, IN attendance. Only two q the
entire number showed percentage below 81
Superintendent Cook called special attention
70 the pending examinations, and requested
tho teachers 70 apply the sane amount Of en-
erry in the dischafgo Of their duties for the bal
ance Of tho school term As the evidence Just
presented and read would Indicate thoy have
during the past school months.
Mr.. Henry johnson, president Oi the board Of
/ trustees, stated that 10 view Of the Interest
which IL being manifested 10 matters pertain
With a probability Of The passage Of a biil con,
solidating the school lnterest-A bill which met
with his unqualified approval from principle
no thought II due 10 the teachers connected with
the oolored schools 10 say word In their behalf,
more especially as said schools had been do
nounced b adlsiinguished oolored gentleman
opinion, reflection upon all connected with
them. As for tho general management he would
say nothing, preieTing TO lot % parents and
at,r .uss ,spors 1onla matssl.IS adsss
the standing Of teachers connected with schools
which had been declared failures when present.
board, he had invited a number Of gentlemen
70 be present, In order that they could hear for
themselves whether tho oolored schools OF
washington and osSSssSwn a. are "a n nnS Seen
| present Hon. Fred. Douglass, Gno whom they
all loved and honored, and who for nearly half
century has been battling ior the rights o. man;
i with rounds Of applause, II being plainly oyL
| dent that Mr.. Douglnss has strong hold upon
the affections Of the eolorod people. .,,,
audience spell. bound during the delivery Of his
address, which was full VI sound practical and
logical conclusions, beautifully clothed In the
choicest English, controlled by q SOFT and per.
| fectly modulatod voice, and was treat that all
who had the pleasure Of listening TO Will not
soon forget, In Tact, II was Just one Of the times
when 1.-THE fountain gate Of eloquonoo was ajar
and liquid streams Of shining and bright truths
gifted orator"
Campbell, who stated that his experience a. .
| teacher made him feel In sympathy with those