National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-09-01

,.un, vommlsaioner OF Education; Prof. John Tyn-
necticut board OF education; senator Patterson.
Minister Mori, Of Japan; superintendent j. o. |
NJ, Wilson and w. j. Muriaeh,
| We have thus briefly noticed the fact Of the |
erection Of large buildings in each school dis |
| trlct. len years ago most OF our schools were
quartercd IN such buildings and rooms as could |
be rented for tho purpose. Not single school |
the city prior to 1854. Now, besides the above, |
we have the Cranch, Greenleaf, Potomac and |
Mccormick buildings, all OF which are very re- |
spectacle for school purposes But still there Is |
great room Tor Improvement In this matter.
| rurus ENROLLED.
Tho whole number Of pupils enrolled for the
year isIOIi was $500; for isri-T2, s,I9, and for
the year lust closed, ssao, showing . steady In
crease from year 70 year. The schools are now
promise o. much greater improse@ Ss"s R'''
THE TEACHERS ELECTED
| for the present year are are As follows: First
district-Male Grammar, X. M. Mckee; Female
@ediate No. T. Aiexsuer = r. N Stuart Male in.er-
mediate No, 9, Mrs. Elizabeth A. Hilton; Male In
termediate No. 9, N; Alice orofi; Female Inter
mediate No. .. Lucills y. Smith; Female Inter
| mediate No. Q, Ellen Gibbs; Secondary No. I, |
Aass n fS NE s
Jane Morgan, acting; Secondary No. B, Mrs.
s 81 ssGcnSsry S g. sa
Secondary No. ., susie a. Hickey; Secondary No.
10, Mary Z. McGi; Primary No. /, Annie L. sar.
No. j, Annie nj. Clark, acting; Urinary No. I,
kats X. Rawlings; Primary No. @, Clara Lesch,
acting; Primary 10; 9, Fshnie Z; Jnlllsn; RI.
5 Maria j. MsrsS; -Pnmary No. ., Louisa y.
Bishop; Primary No. 10. Isabella N. Wilson;
Primary No IL Fannie n, g snyder, setting Pr.
Sarah A. J. Oliphani; Primary No. il, Eupnemia
MeFarlane;. Primary 10. u, Louisa s: Weight
man; sab-Assistant, Female Grammar, Nettie
Second dlstrict-Male Grammar, N. p. Gage;
Female Grammar, Georgia Lane; Male 1ntenne-
No. 3, M. Adele TAFT; Male intermediate No. 8,
Emily y. billing; Female intermediate No: 3
sry No. !, Emily robinson. os secondary f No. !,
8 s sssSi seSss c 2ms MS Rss s.s
Mary D. Whitney. acting; secondary No. 9, Ida
s sSSs rs. e: sssanS. s s
Emma \. Quinlan; Secondary No. IL, NJ. L.
Walker, acting; Primary No. !, Virgins R: Get.
Maggie g. Walsh; Primary No. o, Mary bartlett;
J Primary No. 0, Emma l.. Wilson; Primary No.
Primary No. ), km%a 1. hoad; PRIMARY No. 10.
Elizabeth l. Prather; Primary NO. II, Ida Reese,
sSs,1s fm[%ary No ~ Inca GOOd,iss Primary
acting; sub. Assistant Emms Q. Weishtmsn.
ton Female Grammar, Many 4. N airies 4 Male
Intermediate No. !, Kate Morphy; Maize Inter
mediate No. p v; L Nour.e Male Intermediate
Lucy d. Davis Female Intermediate No. 3, Han.
nah 7. johnson; Female intermediate No. 3,
Mary A. Awkward; Secondary No. !, Maggie X.
Saxton secondary No. 2, symphronia N. Lusby;
Secondary No. Q, Al. Rowland; Secondary No.
I, Mary Morgan secondary No, 0. Alice Oula-
Ssps NS q So
Scott Secondary No. 10, Lille i; Thomas Pr.
Mary SS as' ffnssy No. eM%sy M2
; teal; Primary Nc. 4, Ella O. Kelly; Primary No.
q N; g: Wilkinson Primary No. ., Martha Nc.
mary No. s, vacant; Primary No. ., Lizzie NJ.
stromsserger; Primary No. 10, Maria v. McCath.
d -, Moliie A. Dodge, acting; Primary No. II,
Eliza NJ. Aiken Primary No. 10, Jenney K Tew;
Urinary No u, Lizzie a. Scott, acting Primary
Fourth District Male Grammar, Joha r..
Martib; Male faiermsdsts 70. !, Rd~ara Il.
4 Thompson; No. 9, Mary A. Lee; No. ., Maggie
4. Humphrey; Female intermediate Nc. I, sarah
langley Secondary p No. van V Sae 80 f sss
{ No, 2, Annie a. Adams; No. 8, Rachel A. Gar
! Tst,; No; :; Mary A; Bowen; No. Q Lizzie J:
n
! No. !, Belle G. Peyton; PRIMARY No. l, Maggie
y. Halliday; No. I, Adele d. GraJ; No. 5 Jane r.
, McCauiey; No. Q, betty A. Robinson; No. I, Ida
NJ. Pumphrey; No. 8, Lottie L. Lucas; No. .,
Clara v, Worrell; No; 10, Sally II. Johnson; No.
Q H. LIZZIE a: sheek; No. "; sophie j. Allen; No.
Wilson.
r 4 large majority Of the teachers were educated
d In our public schools.
THE SCHOOLS IN A PATRIOTIC ASPECT.
-.
Patent once for the relief Of soldiers and their
t families, and, on motion Of Mr.. Rhees, CON-
mittee was appointed 70 make arrangement for
= public school table. The net receipts Of this
4 table were s6sI.IO. which amount was paid over
T to the treasurer OF the fair.
At the meeting Of the school board on April
II, 1864, resolutions offered by Mr. Rhees, were
adopted expressing gratitude to God for the
downfall Of the rebellion, and uniting In thanks
to the army and navy for their efforts In the
! Held. The closing resolution was as follows:
! Rrsolred, That the teachers be requested spe-
: cialiy 10 impress upon their pupils the duty OF
a loyalty, the love OF Liberty and the importance
4 OF the victories we have won In permanently
. establishing republican and constitutional Gov
: Only three DAYS thereafter President Lincoln
n was assa.sinated. special meeting was called
4 and appropriate resolutions were offered aud
d adopted, and It wa, ordered that the school
buildings be dTaped In mourning.
armies nc United Slater TOOK te place IN tas
n city. The schools were granted 4 holiday, In
order that they might unitedly participate In the
Commissioner Of Public Buildings and Grounds,
assigned for the use Of the schools the portico
and hillside on the north front Of the Capitol.
trustees, assembled at designated points In their
o respective districts, and, headed by bands Of
: music and carrying banners with appropriate In
scriptons, marched 70 the Capitol. The dis
} tricis were designated by the following colors:
: First. blue; Second red; Third, white; Fourth,
sons s sns ,Hs ssg.
!, occupied the hillside. An immense banner bear
, ing the following Inscription was displayed from
: ''THR PUBLIC SCHOOLS or WASHINGTON wELcoNE
ruE IERoEs OF IN. RKPuBILo-HosoR
TO rHE BRAyEl"
nes2 boys rent ss sss sr VIII
cheers while the girls testified thelr enthusiasm
ssss at intervals, "stsr spanslea b Ban nas
Battle Cry OF Freedom, "when Johnny Comes
as rBss SSS:
: forgotten by any who participated.
PEsNAssHIP.
The nrst attempt to systematize this most In
! portant branch Of instruction was made In 1854.
, The committee on text books for that year were
Z Messrs. NJ. II. Miller, J. L. Homead, r. 8. Walsh
Q and J. o. Wilson, gentlemen who viii be recog-
y nzed Is among the most intelligent and faithful
who have ever occupied positions on our school
board. They carefully considered three systems
, that were presented, viz That Of Potter 4
= Hammond, which was then In use; that Of Pay
= son, Dunton, Scribner and Shattuck, and that Of
?. X. Spencer, known as the spencerian system.
Amer full examination the committee did not
Q then deem II advisable to make Q change. The
4 following year, however. the Spencerian system
4 was adopted. In 1896 the Business College here
Al IA mn al anu