Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-17

An .d,,Hrned speeIal meeting Of the hoard Of
trustees " cOlOTed schools or Wilmington anu
SGmher school building, all the members pres
gu" The chairman, Mr.. johnson, stated that the
meeting was called Tor the Pnfp9se ~ hyab
what action had been taken BY tho gentlemen'
Messrs John ", Cook, Of Howard UnlFetslY'
and WIN, l. Wilson, Of the freedmeub Bank,
on tho report submitted w Tue mAloliy p. tns
hOar I'd Of examiners In the recent examination
held tor principal In preparatory hlEh school,
Mir. wUrmley submitted the following minor.
ity report . d, - g., "a ,szo
us,sr, J,iR g. GraT sHd Wa. n 4. H1Tnisy, H-H''
a. sS 81 \, go accordance with your 70.
auest We have examined the papers containing
the questions propOunded and auswsth given ~
the examination Of appieanls 'St me ~
submit the following statomenti
Nc hey 10 be excused from attaching our
names to the report Of the board OF examlnera
First. That many Of the questions are IN.
usually lengthy and tedious, and In our opinion,
the entire series would require two days ses-
sion OF six hours each to answer them
Second. We mud many questions, 10 our ludg;
msnt, In all respects Inappropriate, one Of
which cannot DO answered according to thorples
OF the subject under which u IL given.
Third. While We mud many questions that
should have boen answered by the applicants,
We do not know TO what extent they we're em,
% in Inc reasons above given, aud We, there
iorn hesitate 10 do them Tie Injustice Of attach.
ing our names to the report VI the examining
HSvinT received no notice Of the examination
until the day amer 1t was held We had no op'
pOrtunity to take part 10 the same, ,,,..A.
Very respectfully M MIL, a c =; " 'LsoA'
which, alter being read, was once 81 to by MT.
Johnson on account OF lie marked dlsrespoct To
a member Of the board OF trustees, he calling ~,
| tenIiun TO the communication being addressed
| personally 10 two members OF the board, remark
Ing that when the resolution passed referring y
| 10 the gentlemen named II was the oihclAl act
| OF the board, and claimed that all the members
we're, ct least, entitled to respect
Mr.. Gray mOgsd that IL be returned 10 tue
gentlemen, with request thatthey Communicate
| officially with this board. Carried.
On motion, Dc. A, 7. Augusta was appointed
to deliver a series Of lectures before the propara.
| tory high school 10 anatomy, botany, &c.
| Ms Wprmley offered the following resolution;
Rsg0lpSi, 'FEat hereafter the prOoeedlngs q
| this board shall only DO given ny en- authorised
reporter; aud the members snail not, under any
circumstances, report them. $500, ,., -.,,.,,
as no was opposed to the abrihgmont Of the In
divIdull rights Of the membera, -.
| Inc resolution was adoptod-Messrs. Gray
and Wotmley voting aye,
/ A petition numerously signed by the male pu.
pills IN the high schools respectfully requesting
i the board to retain their present teacher, MISS
| Mary =. Patterson, was read aud gu motion oil
On motion Mr.. Il. T. Greenor was appointed
| teacher 10 preparatory high school, Mt. JOhn-
| son TemaTklng that he hal no objection to Mr..
| 0reonoT Knowing him to be competent In every
| respect The only question was whether Me-
| Ireenof would remain, as he understood he pro.
pnsed studying law, aud, upon being assured by
| MT, Oray that he would remain provided the
| saiaTy was equivalent 10 that which he WaI 70.
| eeiyi1g in Philadelphia he voted aye.
| on motion, the expenses Of Mr.. White one o.
the Competitors for the position Of teacher in the
| LlEh school, was ordered to be paid.
H'MI, WoTmiSy moved that the salary Of the
| teacher In the preparatory high school DO In
creased from tDOj 10 al 500 Carried.
On motIoo OF Mr., johnson, the pay Of actinl
| teashsrs was liked at $500 per year.
| Amer the transaction Of several unimportanI
matteTs the board adjourned.
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| PASSIONATE cohsluoInuou. " s s,t nONeve
iair u may apPet - wv uutolie9tho ~ MI
informed reaaeIl Is IAIse ~ PL.h0iRio hna ootl
petey outlue tne Ianko ~ ~. 1,Iin
mat other thAn ~ y. ~
OF the fourteenth listiho' PAISolPstS,li, ~ IN
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