Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-30
OCR PUBLIC sCOOLs.
! lnpOrtaBt Meeting Of the Truss


Trustees was held last evening at the Franklin
school building, ana Superintendent Wilson,
| from the special committee the subject
made report recommending the organization
THE NORMAL OR TRAINING SCHOOL
I under the recent act of the Legislature at the
| commencement of the next school wear; sdor,-
| ted; slso, from the same committee, reported
the following rules; That no pupil shall be ad-
are now, or have been, pupils OF the female
| grammar schools. That said pupils shall not he
sssn IMAM wears Of age they shall pass an
primary certificate Is issued, the examination
10 be conducted by the committee on teachers:
that the committee be authorized to secare a
teacher Tor the school subject to the approval
Of the board
CONTRACTS AWARDED
MT. Dulin, from the committee on supplies,
submitted the bids for furnishing fuel, books
&c, awarding the contracts as follows: First
and fourth districts. fuel, W. ii. MARROW; second
district, do, Q. H. Burgess & Co.; third district,
90, Il. T.. Clark; furnishing goods, to j. L..
Il Co.
ANOTHER SCHOOL IN THE FOURTH DISTRICT.
MIR. Woodward, from the committee on
schools, reported that under the act of the legs-
lature they find the districts entitled to
schools As follows: LIST, 81 schools; I'd, sc, 3D. 81
18th, 80, and recommend granting the request of
the 4th district for an additional primary school,
adopted.
DRAWING AND THE STUDY OF GERMAN.
Mr.. Stuart, from the special committee on
craving, made report, recommending thar
Mrs. :. r. Fuller be appointed an acting pri-
mary teacher, and that she be assigned to the
duty OF teaching and supervising drawing in
the public schools, with a scheme OF instruction
in drawing for the present.
After some discussion, Mr.. Champlin moved
10 postpone the consideration OF the subject To
the next meeting. Mr.. Moore moved to post
pone Indefinitely; lost. Mr.. Champlin's motion
was agreed to-yeas, 6 nays, Messrs. DIETRICH
French, Hart, Faust, Harris, and Stuart.
The resolution Offered ut the
ing by Mr.. AtLee, to discontinue the study of
German in the schools, was taken up as un-
finished business. Mr.. Hr. Harris moved TO Law
The resolution on the table; lost. Yeas-Messrs
Faust, Harris, and Hart-3; nays, Is. Its con-
ing.
RESERVATIONS OF TEACHERS.
The designations of Miss Sarah 4. Gibbs. OF
secondary No. s; Miss Mary T.. Perkins. pri-
mary No !, LIST district; Miss Lizzie Hsisup,
No. IL. Miss NJ. p. Clark, primary No. Z, 2d dis
tTict; Miss Marion a. Pyles, primary No &, and
Miss Annie f. Ober primary No. 1, Sd district,
as teachers, we're received and accepted.
APPOINTMENTS OF TEACHERS
FiTSt District.-Mr. Hart made the following
nominations of teachers for the first district
and the nominations were confirmed:
Mrs M Z NeTitts Male Tnterm tsf trelnaT
AeIander Stuart; No 2, Mrs. \. Hilton; No 5,
ME Z Hoover; Nc 2 Luciiia T. smith: No 5. 81.
leI Gibbs, secsndary.No. ], Addie II. Fuller; NJ. |
o.. l.. J.
n Brown; NJ. 5, Annie } Morgan; No. s, Ms NJ |
2 X. der; No 7, Katie Snyder (sctingj; No :, |
d Mary q MsG. PTimsr2 =" /, Hif 1T9ySib NJ
4 uuson; No. 2, Flora b. wisgin; No 3, Annie /
Cara Leech iacting); No, s, Fan.ie E. Jdiiea: No
|, Mar San Pso1; Nos, NJ. I. Marsh; No 9, L. NJ
acting No u, E T.; smlet; No. Is, S A j. Oil,
liant; Ne "A; E Mcfarland No Is, L. ). Weight |
Second DistrIcf.-Mr. Woodward submitted |
Le iOHOWlng nominations for the second dis
JTict, and they were confirmed:
, Male Grammar, n. P Gage; Female Grammar,
e 5toIsie Lane. Male intermediate-N,. /, Julia A.
f i r. Nc z Adele TAFT; No ), Emily v Bill
: egLdsry-No. ], Eliza Cation Ne. 2, nily Rob
: A. ri East No s, Me:ea King; No, 99i Msiy o.
y Liney, acting; No. 8, Ida N Rewe; No 9, Kate !
G Bd TsS No NJ +. }sRRis Free Emma
IN o-,S,o !, v GIItines; No 2 Q; H5liiT g.
MARY BaT}lett; No s, Emma L. h. Wiso nm No. ~
Sy j. Io S6 1 SenPie B}ss Ne Emma T.
3 Ssz Goodrich; Np 49, Mid dSa FSs Rec No
TTcHtti No 10, Grace Poole; sub assistant, En-
THIRD District.-Mr. Dulin submitted the list
or the third district, as follows:
4, haie Grammar, Q. Hilton; Female Grammar,
ss Ng L N9uTsg No Mollie keI
/, Maggie Z saTton; No. ?, $, ~
sG 10 Me- 6A,b, EoS NJ no Mary
Vary Armisteedi No: s.. Catharine A. Duiin;
STip y HaS Al 1fGui Nc 40; Lille Thgmas.
anderson ID n. 5, Martha Armisteal; No, Ella
N SARAH ar Tk kss.v Ne No Ms'1a
sS e. Il Lizzss n StIsmbeTgeT No: z, N Y.
n Bland; No. is, M a Dodge; No, H. 10 y e N
aiken; No Is, vacant; No. l6. Jennie T. TeW; No,
:, Lizzie 4. Scott No Is, NJ. L. Van DJren; sub
MI Harris moved that the list be confirmed,
WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MISS sAxToN.
No stated that he had reasons perfectly salts
actOTV TO himself for - 1
Mr.. Dulin said the reasons should be stated.
Nj Harris motion was adopted.
The confirmation or rejection of the nomina-
ION OF Miss SaNtOn was then considered
MI Harris moved that the vote be by ballot
allied.
he of the sub-board a. TO charges made |
ganst Miss Saxton, and inquired If an iayes- |
cation had been had.
Nh Dulin said that reports derogatory TO the
haracter OF Miss SaxtOn had been made, and |
hey had been traced to sources where they |
windled TO nothing. Experience has taught |
I'm 10 believe nothing he heard. and only half
Mr.. Harris said he did not know Miss Saxton.
tut knew that there was a solid foundation for |
ne rumors; and II an Investigating committee
vas appointed, he would prove that she was |
Tot a tit person TO be employed as a teacher.
MI; Dulin said as Mr.. Harris claimed that he
Ould prove the correctness of the TumOTs he |
0ped committee would be appointed
Mr. Richards would not be governed by m
nor, and If there was no definite charge he |
hould vote for the ladys confirmation |
Mr.. Randolph moved that Miss Saxton be |
lMIss sAxToN's DOMINATION CONFIRMED.
MIR. Harris demanded the yeas and nays |
Thich were taken, and the nomination was |
onhImed by a vote Of i6 yeas-Messrs. Allen
Itl.ee, Champion, Crook, Detrck, Faust, |
'rench, Hart, Moore, Randolph, Richards |
Stuart, Wilson, and WOOdwa Is: |
sys, Messrs. Harris and Scott, 2.
Mr.. Dulin said as his colleague, Mr. Scott,
ad voted against the contir nation be wonld
tate that the board had been unit that
be charges were not sustained.
Mr.. SeOtt.-There was a time when il was so,
ut il is not so now.
Fourth District-Mr. Champlin submitted the
Glowing non nations Tor the fourth district,
nj they were confirmed:
Male Grammar, John Z. Thompson; Female
trsmmar, Mary L Martin. Male Internediale-
70. ], Z. H Th,mpson; No 2, VI. A. Lee; No. 3,M.
!. Humphrey, acting. Female Iutermediate-No. |
s. 4. Mise; No. 2, Annie Van Horn; No. 3, Susie
!. Langley. Secondary-NO,l. V. V. TroOk; No. 2, |
|. NJ. Adams; No. 3, L. A. Garrett; No. 4, M. A. |
,Owen; No. S, L. j. Riley No. 6, H. l.. Davis No |
Ellie Dnnn; No. s, b. G.. Peyton. Primary-No. |
NJ Z. Garrett; No. 2, A. +. Fowler; No. g. e. E |
laliday; No. 4 A. ID Gray; No. 8, J. p. McCauIey; |
10. 8. b. A. r, binsOn; NOT, / NJ Humphrey; No |
l.. L. Lucas No. 9, .WOrrell; No. 10, S. II John.
N; No. II. L. A sheck; No. Il, 5. J. Allen, No Is,
l.. StrObel; sub asss ant, Clara L. Wilson.