National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-06-16
IN STANDARDIZATION.
INVESTIGATION BY THE SCHOOL, BOARD,

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h.. 1879 So. FItr
CsuscilmHa Brownies Al,ess,Ias. Inauircd
In'o-A. VI. Sect tho Author Of The
CharEes-srsit Makes sfRtsmrnts aud
browne Draws Hasty Infsrenee-- .
What Sect Meant aud What browne
aundcrstesd lie Meant --The CORE
spohdepce On the subject. u
The special committee appointed NJ the last
meotlpg OF the school hoapl to Investigate the
facts connected with the statement Of Mr.. A. X.
Browne In the Legislative Council that he had
been informed by a member OF the board that
Saturday evening. An the members Of the COIN
mitiee, Measra. Harris, Detr,ck. and Al Lee,were
present; Also Mr.. A. X. Browne aud Mr.. A. N.
Scott. The subjectmatter to he Investigated
having been stated TO Mr.. Browne, he made the
following statement, promising his statement BY
remarking that at this distance OF time he could
substance Of wha, MT. scott had said;
"About The time the normal srhool bill was
pending In the Council met Mr. Scott, trustee,
who, In q conversation about school matters, ex-
pressed himself a. somewhat dissatisfied with
Inc present management Of the schools, and
mentioned several transactions In connection
with the suh-board Of his district. lie, however,
uAl member, but sad that there had been II am
not certain now whether he uscd the word 'feck.
less' or 'extrayagant,' hut think he said reck.
schools In the entire District could be run with
much less money. He gave an account OF sew
eral transactions OF such reckless expenditure
In hls own district. From the conversation and
communications made TO me voluntarily and not
In confidence, fell u my duty TO make the state
Inent which I did In the Council, he being .
member Of the school board. After making iht
N "A N n m
| In writing the statement which he had made
verbally, He gave me q statement In writing
,e,.,l.s snm. Il the same conversation, bu
,'wuen n,sI called upon by member OF TIT
| school board for these communication, though
| I ought not 10 give them 10 any one. I declinet
20 give them when asked for In the Council, bu
aiter VIVA, had occurred Since, and after reading
tanning % the District schools and the Govern
msnL DO no, think Mould &c lassined In re
| sAli the letters are here, and contain the mos
Of the communication made 10 me verbally D
Mr.. Scott. The only two additions which occu
70 me now land which are not OF Importance,
are these: When speaking OF the expense Q
vanishing furniture In the wailach building, q
said that the quantity Of the yaruish was sun
rlent to yarnlsh the whole building, and that
man by the name Of shanahan was the contract
10, aud triend relative Of one OF the truzteei
witch also led me to think that the matter Y
IONS we're made for the H,i pubic schools.
Mr.. Browne then produced the letters referre
to, a. follows:
Mn. BROWNE The bill before the Council for
normal school think should pass. waa pre-
| ent when the matter was dscu ssed and agree
upon. Tue understanding was, and think N
! bill expressly provides. that no additional Q,
anoe for the teachers, and 1t was suggested thu
this expense might lie parity saved by havln
ha sohool to some extent take the place I
another.
suon a school Ia much needed for the tralnin
| Of teachers. Could the means be had to start
high sch vol should prefer to see that done; III
the anances Of the District will no, ALLOW s y;
i,y dispensing with the four b-assistsnts
J the Female Grammar schools $1,000 could
saved. and by dlspenslng with the German SO
! moie could be saved. A. now taught In u
! schools the German Is worse than useless. | q
. not opposed 10 the German being taught In y
public schools per ~. But II should be proper
! Is now done. When the time comes land IN
will be when we shall have high school let q
German be taught In the schools A. N. =.
. The two following Letters were marked "pl
/ saR. BROWNE: The matters I referred TO In n
casual Interview few days since relate Who'll
! | 10 the action Of the sub-hoard OF the Thlrl III
trict, and should not be allowed TO Interfere wi
! the passage Of the bill now before the Counc
Z I know Mr.. C.; well understand him, too; Al
: can show, even 10 his satisfaction, that wrongt
I expenditures have been made, and, too, In dire
: violation OF the rule prescribed for the COVER
4 ment OF the Hub-board. But as ! propose In
d few days TO sever my connection with the boa
90 NOT care 70 treuoie miseii o. my ny, " =
q WIN inc mater. NOV rnen anu Wnele y, ~ y !
Ma. BROWNE; Bills allowed, which j feet con
y ueht de iar "a 49, 49,, ~ Mnh' auy P'u"eu' W"
= hess man wou'" aho" W pay
Y l2s feet llaht iron fence In front OF the hcC'
J. mick building. ...,................... $50
= Repairing anu setting up u stoves. 49,. lie
~ withdrawing fence and rooms In wal
ZACH building ....,............. lT2
| Vanishing the desks and few other
" Item OF % gallons yatnish, at 90 per
gallon. ........,."",............ Dol
a -
: 0usra ara ,o,r ,p,s and ,ea, eo,oa,nt !,
any man Of sound iudgment viii say that 8
re N not 300 would be ailberal sum Ior me whe
a mi these are moi all A NJ n
OuestIon by M. Scott, You are moi certl
|, Thai nseJ HE word .reegiess. Did / not |