Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-07-10
Orr PUBLIC Schools

NEEI1NG OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
leccteTS Con frmed-SehOo' Reports for Juas. dc.
regular meeting OF the trustees of public
SCHOOLS was held at the Franklin building last
evening, Mr. Woodward presiding.
The superintendent pTeSe nted apple atoms cor
the -ositiOn of teachers from Miss Mary Nor
gan, Miss Electa Grant, Miss Mary Z. Aealev
ara Miss Fanny T.. Crosby.
L re superintendent preser ted the abstract of
teachers monthly reports, showing:-Sumaer
OF pupils on the rolls the last dav of the month.
6,l22; deere ase for the month, G.; average num-
Der IN attendance during tie month, 1923:
number of vacant seats in the first district l5I:
seco7d, 442; third. 291; fourth, 4lj; total 6i2;
app ants waiting admission in the second dis
met, >; third, GA; fourth, I; total 6s: average
percentage of attendance, 9I.e: number of cases
OF corporal punishment in the drst district 3;
loia', D decrease fer the month; y; number dis
nssed IN me hIst district, 2; second 2; fourth,
J: total, 8; number suspended in the first dis
rlct. l; fourth, 5; total, 8.
The b-bOard of the third district reported
NE me following nominations for teachers, and
they were confirmed: Male grammar, Charles
r.. hi!ton; female grammar, Miss NJ larry A. Mer-
TICK. Male Intermediates, Miss Catherine
M sEhS; keH Miss SstS,is L. NSg,se MIS-
Lucy IL. Davis; 2, Miss Hannah z. johnson: 3,
Mss Mary Awkward: Secondary No. 1. Miss
Maggie f. Saxton; 2, Miss Symphonic Nj. Lus-
by; 8, Mrs. Amelia j. Rowland; 4 Miss Eliza
q. simpson; 5, Miss Alice Oulahan; 6, Miss Jane
q. Moss; =, Miss Mary Z. Armistead; s, Miss
SatheTi me A; D1lin; 9, Miss Mary A Scott; 10,
MISS Lille +: Thomas. Primary No. I, Miss
Lizzie r. s. Clark; 2, Miss Mary Sanderson: 8.
Miss Mary T.. wilkerson; 4, Miss Annie r.
CbeI; 8, Miss Martha E. Arnistead; Is, Miss
Martha >. McCutchen; !, Miss Sarah j. kealy;
:, Miss Marion o. Pyles; 9, Miss Lizzie Nj
StTolneerger (actiDg); 10, Mrs Maria V. Nc
Cathran; IL, Miss Georgiana Nicholson (act-
Dodge; II, Miss Eliza NJ. Aiken; 10 Miss Fannie
crosby lacting); l6, Miss Jennie 5. Tew; Il,
Miss Ella q. Kelly; 1s Miss f. Emma Van Do
ren Sub-assistsnt, Florence j. Hopkins.
MI Hart, from the committee on German
nominated the following teachers OF German
First and second districts, Robert G. Dyren-
forthi third and fourth districts, David l.. Selke
study, and moved to lay the nominations on the
table; lost.
After some discussion, on motion of Mr..
stuart, the consideration of the report WAS
postponed, and the committee vas directed 10
report in detail upon the prOpriety of continu-
Ing the study IN our schools; and further, that
sau committee be requested to state in their re-
port whether all the duties required NAV not be
attended TO by one teacher.
lie committee on music nominated the fol-
owing teachers, VITO were confirmed:-First
and third districts, j. Martin Mcfarland; sec
ord and fourth districts. Joseph III. Daniel.
Mr. Dulin, from the committee on supplies,
stated that proposals had been opened for books
and stationery, fuel and furnishing goods. and
recommended that the contracts be awar,lei "a
follows, the parties being the lowest bidders
Messrs. CrandeIl & Riley, books ard stationery.
=. boteler q Bro, for furnishing goods; VIM.
Guihand. for wood and coal Adopted.
bir. Alice offered a resolution, which was
agreed TO, that for all coal delivered by The con-
tractors for the use of the public schools of this
city certificates Of the public weighers be re-
Mr.. DERRICK rendered his resignation rs a
member OF the committee on legislation. He
found that he had been appointed on two com
mlttees. on neither of which was there ANYTHING
To 90. he was willing to perform his duty, but
always found that when there was ANYTHING to
be Gone by the committee that some one outside
OF The committee had done the work, and the
ecmmittee had really nothing to DO.
Messrs. Dulin and Woodward EXPRESSED a
w.llngn6 IS to exchange places with the gentle
man IN their respective committees
Mr.. Scott said that he was a colleague with
MI. DERRICK on the committee, and had ex.
the same trouble that he had sDoken
OF, and he was sure that If the members OF each
committee would attend TO their legitimate bus-
iness all the trouble could be avoided
Zoe resolution. - General consent, was laid
over till the next meeting.
. Mr. McIellen presented communication
nom he Baltimore lightning-rod works pro-
posing to erect one rod for each of the school
houses; referred to the committee on schools.
Mr.. Scott submitted a resolution that here
after teachers salaries DC pc,d in ten equal pay
ments, referred. Adjourned.