Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-17
The Colored schools


A meeting Of the board Of colored school
trustees was held 3 the Sumner school building
last evening. Mr.. ": P; Ryder in the chair, and
Pope, and g, b. Vashon present.
Applications for teachers positions were re-
ceiyed from joseph Wall and Matte L. Hoy.
Mr.. A. Lewis offered a resolution that the
committee on buildings and grounds order the
repair Of buildings, &C., at the earliest date,
which was adopted.
MIR. Lewis also offered resolution, which was
adopted, that the committee on teachers and
text books, together with the superintendent
report at the regular meeting q list of prizes,
medals &C., for the coming school year.
Mr.. Lewis, from the special committee to pro-
cure bust Of Hon. Charles Sumner for the
Sumner seh.ol building, made partial report
party in New York, who agreed to make bust
In marble or bronze, one-third larger than life,
for s10, 900. Miss Winnie Ream made PROPOSE
ton for a bust smaller than the New Yorker
proposed for $1,000, and Mr.. Mills had made
three propostions-for life-size bust in bron re
to be placed in the hall of the building, $500; a
colossal bust TO be placed over the doorway,
81 300, or colossal statue for e., 900. He 1.-THE
speaker) favored the latter proposition, but the
question with him was would the masses do
dollar after saying dollar. There was do diff
Guilty in obtaining the names, but the money was
the thing. The committee was continued.
RELIGION AND EDUCATION.
An application was received for the use of
the school house on 18th street southwest, in
which to organize q church. Several members
approved granting the use of the school build
iDgs to any but educational purposes, and a
resolution was passed to that effect.
TIE HIGH SCHOOL UNDER PROF. GREENER.
Superintendent G.. f. I. Cook submitted the
report of the committee to conduct the written
examination of the preparatory high school, in
which il is stated that 'all of the questions sub
mitted to the pupils of this class were taken
from the teHt-b books used in these schools, and
confined strictly to the limits of the first gram
mar grade. OF the sixty-f five pupils examined
only one attained an average percentage of sew
enty' or the percentage necessary for promo
dies pursued during the year stands as follows:
Reading, 50; spelling, GA; arithmetic, II; alge-
bra, 2; grammar, AZ; history, So: The general
average of the class II A per cent"
Last year the class stood a. DEMONSTRATING,
30; spelling, rs; arithmetic, So; algebra, 81;
grammar, 4S; natural philosophy, 80; or a
general class average in all studies OF Sc per
cent.
The average per cent. of the first class in each
study is as demonstrating, 90; spelling, 60;
arithmetic, IS; algebra, 81; geometry, S. his
tory, Al; grammar, 80; natural philosophy, As;
or general class average in all studies of IS per
cent.
The first class of the previous year was as fol-
lows:-Resdng, 81; spelling, rs; arithmetic, 90;
algebra, 45; grammar, IS; natural philosophy,
65; Latin, So; or general class average in all
studies of 66 per cent.
The report Says II was found, in compari-
son with the papers of last year, that the pupils
of the same class were not as far advanced in
several of the studies as they were last year
The questions selected for the test were. how
ever, restricted to the limits designated by the
teacher. Accompanying, you will alsO find
copies of the questions tor each year. An in
spection OF them will show that those of the
previous year in the same studies not only COW
cred the same ground, but were of a more diff
cult character"
Accompanying the report is
LETTER OF PROF. GRRENER
as TO the progress made in the studies in which
he saws: "Since the advance class finished
the arithmetic before l took charge, and in
view of the number of studies they are Obliged
to review for the two approaching examina-
tons, should be glad if you would omit the
arithmetic from their examinations. In the
lower class, quite a Number of scholars are pre-
pared TO have gone further in arithmetic and
algebra, but have been forced to keep them
back on account of the extraordinary size of
the class" Adjourned.