Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-09-16

NIlah ARk0Ol-HgmONU Nhn
R.ari NJ ETav,Iprrs.
IN. ,,,..,i,r ~ sr,oiT,I.,, -. -. o.t.,t-
,.i fortrba pssns 49, uI.sh schsaI n .f,sast
M SonSIie.able attsntIon, The SShool Il ce@.
Usva y, Wv .so,a ~ s,nn.i,s s,r
.,s s...s1iii " lIH.s. hp fs%sis psssi
pals.
Tho lady now In charge, Miss Mary J. PatteF.
son, Is one Of two ladies Of color WhsJ eomplsted
in tbis country a colleEIdte eourse OF stndIss
graduating from Obeflin college with high
houoTs and subsedu ently taught in tho InStI.
tule ior coloToI yonths ia PhIIaieiphin. IN eon.
nootlon with Prof r. d. Bassett, now Minister
10 HaytI. and FannIO NJ, Japkson. tbs nTeasnt
prIncipal OF that inslItute. IoT SeyeTai ystTS.
The members Of the board Of truStees ara
divided rs near rs three men can be on the mes
lion OF a change, MsssFs. uray aud WoTinIey
being Of the Opinlun that the InteTest al ina
school would be advanced By placing q male Al
the head, white Mr. Johnson oFeheWs mo 11ss
ton Of sex entirely accepting ability in oOn
nectIon with hlEh moral worth, a. the re6uIsite
standard, and under the circumstances Is
trust, being satiSfed, he stateS' TO lsSys veil
enough alone y
This majority Of the board, however. tbInkIr y
different a competitive examination to bO cor.
hnsd to males alone, was ordered 10 be con
Quoted under the supsTylsion Of a board of en-.
athinsrs consisting Of Superintendent Wilson,
OF the public SCHOOLS OF Washington and George.
town; trustee Mcclellan, OF the same; PrOf lS0
a. Vashoni John II. Cook, esq., Howard Uni
versltyi WIN. ], Wilson, esq, Ffeedmens bank,
~
Washington and dsorsstoWn The examinS.
school building, commencing a. 1850 a. ~, and
continued until go b. m Thsro were OnlV tWo
eSmpetiIoTs iof the position. The foIIoWins IL
the report, excepting the figures showing the
per centage attained In tue several STUDIES;
SsG ats Of 9.sshisi Sa asd sssrSsioss, b o. 1'''''
GENTLEMRN: In submitting TO your hOnOTa.
BILE body the preceding report, Nc would respect.
fully suggest that, IN our opinion, the minimum
Tor a position Of such lmpOftAn as the one In
question or course, 10 Accordance with any
such suggestion, neither OF the applicants will
have shown himself eligible,
We are, gentlemen, with sentiments of hIKh
consideration, respectfully yours
GEO. b. NAsHoE
lRO 3 hICIKLLAN
uEo. y. T. COOK,
]. ORHoNp WILsoS,
board Of Examiner
. Amer the reading OF tho report MIR. uray 10.
qulTed II the questions submitted we're those
or ginAlly prOpUsedg
MIR. johnson replied that that was question
for tho examiners 10 answer, and further stated
that uperintendent Coos, q member OF the ex
amininE board, was 10 the building, and suK.
Rested that he be seat for
Upon the appear Anee Of Mr.. Cook Mr. Gray
prolOu nded the question, and Mr. Cook TeDiIed
that they were not, and assigned as a reason
tor changing them the long Interval which
elapsed between tho timb originally s0t By the
board Of trustees for ne examination and the
that 10 80 doing he had simply adhered 10 estab,
llshed custom among All ll.reR ulaISd schOOl
authoritles 10 endeaYOtlaH " guard against any
leakage. -
Mr.. WOrmley inquired Of Mr.. Cook what book
was neod In the selection Of questions 10 EeOE
raphy.
the world over, thsrstors il sSs iSmslsFiSI
what nook was q sed
Mr.. WOrmlsy stated that a question mIsht
he asked In ply slcAI geography, and the candI.
afa ind taI