Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-10-16

eTRl HusineHs,
An adjourned meeting Of tho Board Of Trus.
tees Of the Public Schools was held last evening
at the Franklin school building, W. J. Muir.
tagh In the chair, aud DR.. A. 4. Pardon secrc.
tAry. Present, Messra. Harris, Hart, Champlin,
French, CROOK, woodward. Randolph, Rich.
ards, Wilson, Scott and Dietrich.
Applications tor the posi- ion OF teachershIp
were received from Miss Emma J. Morgan, Miss
QeorEeanna Bennett, Miss Maggie Walter and
Miss A. X. Adams, and referred to tho super.
Intendent
The resignation Of Miss X. A. McSrahon wa,
received and accepted. Also, that OF Miss de.
neva A. Reed.
Mr., Woodward presented the application OF
Referred.
The superintendent laid before the board
communication from 4. W. W. Grlfhn, appeal.
ing from the suspension Of bis son Percy by Mr.
Mcclellan, and giving his side Ct the story,
which was that his son was standing beneath
one OF the school windows, when boy spit on
his head ftsm the school. room, and Percy there.
upon threw q small stone through the window
which action the lathor considered iustihablo
under the circumstances, aud that there was
great Partially In suspending his son and per.
hitting the other boy TO 20 unpunishcl.
Mr.. Hart moved that the sub board Of the
Second district make report In the case ut the
Mr.. woodward said that the most astonishing
part Of the story was that Miss whitney had
remained ut the schOUlrOOm until 10 In the
evening for MT. Grimm TO make charges, which
he declined TO do, and asked for his sons trans
fer lie believed the case q clear one and the
suspension iustlhable. The communication was
referred TO the su0.bOard Of the Second district
Tho superintendent submitted the following
abstract Of reports for the munlh Of september:
Number Of pupils on the rolls tho last day OF
the month, 1908; Increase over September, ISL
i2j; whole number OF pupils enrolled during the
month, 1906 average number Of pupils enrolled
during the month, 6,TTs; average number OF pu.
pills IN attendance during the month, q. Ip6. Mum.
Der Of vacant seats in the FIrst district. 90,
Second, 22s; Third, 9S3; Fourth. i6i-totaI
gsI. Number Of applicants waItlnE AdmIs
sion In the First district 8; Second district "a.
Third district, 1, Fourth, e-totai, a. Number Of
schools In the First district, $751; second 3b Third
80; Fourth, 2p-totAl l33. Average number OF
pupils In each school In the FlrEt district, 81 1
Second, 81; Third, ~ .; Fourth, 6I4-EeneTai
average, 62T. Percentage OF attendance in tho
First district, " 0: second I'd o. Third "a p,
Fourth, S7.s-ayerage percentage, p50. Mum.
her of eases Of taFdlness in the First dIstriet
2l6: Second, 50; Third, g8s; Fourth, 7i-totaI, 65T
Number Of cases Of presence at roll call, 2I6 $50
Percentage Of tariiness, Or. Number OF cases
Of corporal punishment in tho First district
70, second 3; Thru, o, FOURTH s-tolnl a
Number Of pupils dismissed In the First dis.
trict, 8; Second, I; Third, 2, Fourth, g.
total, II. Number Of pupils Suspended in ths
First district, ~; Second, .; Third, 0; Fourth, y
total, g. Number Of INDECENT pupils furnished
with books In the Fourth district, ~; Second,
20; Third, lto; FOURTH 22O-tOtal, Az Mum.
Der Of visits Of trustees In tho First dis
tTict $50; Second, "a; Third 30; Fourth. 2s7-
total, i,lJi. Number OF visits Of suporintend.
ent, 9Sl.
MIR. Hart from the sub. board Of the First
district, submitted the following report; which
vas conhrmpd, Mrs Etizabeth A liIItnn +" bn
transferred from Male intermediate No . to
Male intermediate No. p Miss Jennie q. Cook
arIInV Teacher on NaIe IntnrmedIats M a
NJ d, Wilson oforcS a cSm m1nie,tinn r,o,,
MessrsT T. y. GatoheII ind I, ID raw statIpg Thai
xsGy,aS If Srusitv 40 w 10 OsS ior XXI, XII
medals for the beit essay on cruelty 10 Animsls,
one Of AS Tor a person not connected with IN,
nublie schOols between tho ayes of twelve ami
twenty years. one OF ~ Tor t6e hest essay nv a
nnoiI ofthS 0rSmmsr schonIS, one oT tSS r. y ba
XII esSay 6y a pupiI OF either Of The inicEmcJi
ste SecondaTy schools: ono OF ti5 G,r tbs nnyt
hsst nToduced' nv nupiI Of tho "a Am schnois
nj ana IN AM for tho nnNt best ~ ! nuniI ~ Ibn
IntsTmediNto or Secondary schools GnniI cas"s
the essays must not contain less than InuT nor
more than siN ordinary letter nages
MT Wilson was Unable Ia ses what tho
scholars had to do with the discussion OF cruelty
10 animals, and when il was found thar Milo
iniaTious 70 me other EtudIes IL ibouvbI lie
nInpSsIiIon was Injecting rfttaneonS ,bat,sT
mo inc regular course that would onIy oncn the
ano, ~ StbSTs n iaIIow O"'' 0P'n '"0
MIR. woodward did not think TINT tho Iniec.
lion Wonld iniurs the seholnft murb as t6sir
boHsl. TSre IN susb sIa,n th,t nnnngS S ami
enter at the other end to balance ali that might
bs feared from the source named. He was nm.
oSIS 10 see how the nTobosiiirn Houii h" an A..
nv The scholars wrofc comnasItIons nov onI
when they knew that these pTizeS we're Gsiny
ngSred n would he Oniy yiyiny them sncSuya,,ae
mani A mile WAS offered 10 tbe nav sch%siS
and he dId moi acc why Inc nnhIic schnIs sbouIi
moi he allowed tile sane prlyiioEe.
Ths schoiaTS knew nntbinp nbout rrucIty 10
.nimsiS unisss tbST st1dy md WTtto shnny !,
! nj ihat is ccrtainfy a yS1d Way 10 IeayD H.,
hsd hcen IN Iavor ~ mt nTnnnsiiinn s1,ns ttn,o
80 Tbsse prIyeS viii ar tbsm M sDI bo hnJ
~ ioubt mat the oomnositlon waTi cSmS rrr,n
49, chiid Thai neeJsd names 1nd ir 1bo c,,n
m lttss would gIye n lei the rbIid have IL
Nj UaTt was willing tn al ,Es h. ms with o,v
one that came To him and wisheJ 10 bsIn ths
Scbools and he dII not doubt that thsV H,niS
ohtSIn SONS yalnAbIe ms on ths suh,ec,
Thc media IA not given siDsriaiiy Iar iSs css9v
hui 10 incite the Scholars 10 study and enabic
November Is was too short for the committee