National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-09-08

| pTODuDilty, ne lulU tntUt huu VIII fNV '',h
and direction TO the superstfucture, IL Is 70 b
regretted that the scale OF teachers salaries u
frequently a. .aiged TO conform 70 the erroneoui
aid that therefore very small salaries win ar
sser for this class OF teachers. The law whici
Axes the salaries OF teachers In our public
schools gives to the board some discretionary
1.-THE salaries Of all the teachers OF the Pri
mary schools shall begin with $3.50, and u u,
per annum until they amount to 1850 per annum
but N any accepted candidate for Primary
tchool can present satisfactory credentials OF
having passed successfully through special
course Of professional training In normal
school, or N satisfactory proof Of high training
and successful experience as primary teacher
an
person continued, until the salary shall be tIt1
"rhls IL a wise provision, which, justly and
impaitlaly administered, VIII increase the en-.
the board can exercise the discretion thus vested
In them TO better advantage and to greater ex-
tent than u has done hereioforc-nrst, by secur-
ing the services OF larger number OF teachers
| who have passed successfully through q special
course OF professional training;' and, secondly,
by retaining teachers IN the lowest grade whose
| successful experience In our own schools JUST
Des tho allowance Of the increase OF salary au-
| thorized by the law. am aware that TO secure
| the benefit Intended by the trainers OF the law
| there must be no favorltisln, aud length OF ser
vice considered by itself should have no weight"
| IL was TO accomplish Just such results as are
| Indicated In the above extracts from the super.
lntendents report that the board earnestly urged
the establishment Of q Normal school. At least
they have obtained the desired authority, the
Legislative Assembly having, at lis late Sc 'slon,
OH 1877 me pGrpSss, IN
| Of the school, and offered the following resoiu-
tious, which were adopted by the board:
That no pnpiis sns DC ann,ei nov 70 w y, S M.
schools Of the public schools of Washington.
2. That sad pupils shall not DC less than sew
nation equivalent to that upon which primary
| certificate Is issued-the said examination TO he
condGcted BY the committee on teachers.
q. fhnt the committee be authorized to Sc
cure teacher for said school. subject to the APP
prv"al OF the board
An adjourned meeting OF the committee was
bell on saturday evening, aud the following was
agrctd upon to be submitted to the school board
on Tuesday next for approval:
fst The number OF pupils IN the normal school
shall be limited to twenty.
"a. Each candidate, before she Is admitted 10
the school, shall be required to sign pledge,
setting forth her Intention 10 complete tho pre-
scribed course Of study and to devote herself TO
the work Of teaching In the public schools Of
Washington for n period OF ut least two years.
I'd, All text books, books OF reference, charts,
apparatus, &C, used by the school. shah DO pro-
An. Inc following subjects shall be taught In
the school, viz; Resding, spelling, penmaDship,
LEAVING vocal mssS, tnep NM art 81 teach
sons, physical and vocal culture, botany, zoology,
English grammar, English literature, compost
u0n, map drawing ana geoBthpny, history, men,
tai arlthn etc, practical arithmetic ana mental
philosophy. All these studies are 10 he pursued
with special reference to the best methods Of
9Th. Miss Luciiia n. smith, teacher OF Female
Intermediate School No. 2, First district, shall he
transferred to this school as acting teacher TEN.
porarily.
The above was agreed TO unanimously 6y ne
adoption OF the plan by the board. Miss Smith,
VINO mas been selected as teacher, Is thoroughly
quallned LOT the position. A-toom LOT tne school
has been ntted up IN the Franklin Building, and
mere are already enough appicants 10 MI every
seat. ~ the close OF tnls week II VIII be
thoroughly organized.
HON SCHOOLS.
The attentlon Of the C,un,l, had been repcat-
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guy oancu W Tue neooss,,y ,o' ansh sonoo'' anu
In the report Tor lsoo-Oi the subject Is again
urged, but the fact Is admitted that the finances
of ,he cor,o,a,Ion arc scarcaIv In a ,,ndItIon IN
~ ~ -" So 'N'' ="
Ia the egntecntS annual report the subject is
apain urged. AMI II Ia kupRosteI that the high
schoo, won,, he natal as 2 sem,n.ry h, nrcn,re
'eann XII ,or sne pJ senVoS or, f,or 1870 a,
~, n,s,,a,s ~ ,na ~ ~ nnd,tr ,He, nnin,op
w anna ey,snt Wh,,o scrnnSia,, aing ,b,t ,Hn
;iiish school. i Z 1ttlng complement 70 every
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ea, c M Ci ,,n, ea rsssnn or
ny, y, ,h.v % Wy. RAJ ,hs AN,
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shs, ,ha.o su n snah nra ss,rn NAN, tno, ~
,a,,,r as .c,o ~, ,ne,r se,lls rns ,,,,i
an, assns hsmooa ,gas far sccc,n nssns Inn
"a ,ha $780, ssa,Ias ana A. vas .rseeJ ,hs, ,pov
nha sns Nv .,,snnna na,nr, 80 sun. = aro AZ
1aoin, ~ ~ iii1,h s,hnnt nhn mns. .dvancad
pnae,',, ,s ~ nv ern ,he G.smnor
h I'M NV ~ W. ~, ynari ~. w noan a,i =,
souVoas' nuu '.e oes. wy ov ,n.naa sn,s,n ", ",
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80 MI 1919, ~,
p nysea g,og,apny, pnys'O,oay s'n,iy IN n,a,,o
w ptsntent ~ iesast '"'s must euPP1 '"o P'"'e
Vi thc h'gh scnooh
SCARCITY OF SCHOOL FUNDS. .
Money ia the great motive power Of the world
>,a,si,. ca u,onos,,- s,,,,on, ,,,,,o,, 4, ana
No'nipB eau property suooeeu MNn'u. " anu
when, therefore, we consider how of;cn our
school systcm has been embarrassed for want OF
f,nd. 4, b. sprnrts,ny that tnev bave succeedcd
1919, ~ - s 49,, ,',', 49, =. ~ ,,ra..s,,
so wei anu nave oeeh pIougnt up W "e present
high standard. In ls60-dl we IND that the an-
nuaI distribution Of premiums TO the merltorious
nnnI,s mad n he dlsoensnd with because the
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teachers had not been paid' anu almost every
species Of Indebtedness In connection with the
schools was lquidated. The board was also
anx,o,s m ,s,abIi.h new schools I'm, the same
auA'ou, " .s'Ao. ~ ~ s i,,o.s,.,s,. ", ~
cause that prevented inc uistiiouuoh Oh pre-