National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-07-09
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MEETING OF TRUSTEES LAST NIGHT.

were present Messrs. Hay Harris, stewart,
Scott, French, Dietrich, Champlin, Moore, Rich.
ards, Crook, AtLee, Duiin, Woodward.
In the absence Of the president Mr.. Wilson
tary.
Superintendent Wilson presented the follow
ing abstract Of reports for the month Of June:
REroRrs FOR JUNE,
Number OF pupils on the rolls the last day Of
Woe on nnns.p "e nae,s lot me month ~
month, aIss. Average number Of pupils en-
rolled during the month. s,eps. Average number
Of pupils In daily attendance during the
First district s22; Second, 335; Third, All; Fourth,
s5T-totsi. 1873. Number OF applicants waiting
sdmlssion IN First district, 2; Second, 20; Third,
First district IS; Second, 95; Third, 90; Fourth,
f-total, i9s. Average number Of pupils 10 each
school IN First district, OLE; Second, bos Third,
$50; Fourth, O.t-gcneral average, COL. Per-
centage Of attendance In the First district so.b;
Second, 800; Third, so<; Fourth eS.2-aveyage
percentage, 49,. Number Of cases OF tartliness
eouf ri stS.s decrease sssSn i5r Ii. sS, H.
ta2; number OF cases OF presence At RON cali,
IS $50; percentage Of hardness, o.lO. Number
); decrease for the moath, 81. Number Of pupils
9 Fourth, ento'al: 70. Number o. pupils
with books In the Fourth district, .. Number
OF visits OF trustees In the First district sa Sec
ond, =; Thlrl 70; Fourth. isa.totai, os7. Nun.
The following applications for the position Of
teacher were presented aud referred: Mary s.
Shields, Fannie g. snydcr,. Annie N. button,
Roberta Freeland, Amelia A. Bliss, and Nellie
hewitt.
the committee on accounts reported nuuer-
Gus bills, which were approved and ordered to be
M. French, from the committee on prizes and
examinations for 1873 aud 1874, Submitted the
following report OF prize list for the coming
year, the consideration Of which was postponed
srrctAL rRrzys.
Kendall and klng scholarsnips-The Kendall
he King scholasSle IN pics,usoa coIie.e. The
former for six and the latter for four years, will
be awarded In the Male Grammar schools to the
scholars receiving the highest marks at COM
The csudidates shall be examined In pavlsx,
Practical ARITHMETIC; kerl's Common 70
Grammar; Cornells Physicil Biography; Cal4p
oellS History Of the United States; spelling,
(thirty.two words TO be glven) Hillards sixth
Reader. intending Introductory treatises, aud
Tns marks shall he divided as follows For
arithmetic and grammar, twenty-five each; for
geography and history, nfteen each; for spelling
and reading, eight each; for penmanship, four.
Medals for Engish 9raminar-One gold medal
shall be- gwen "a The Male Grammar schools,
aud one 10 the Female Grammar schools, to be
awarded to the schools and to the scholars In
those schools receiving the highest mark. at a
Medals for Aritbmetic-One gold medal shall
be given In the Male Grammar schools, and one
in the Female Grammar schools, to be awar,led
TO the schools and 70 the scholars In those
| schools receiving the highest MARKS at 4 CON.
petttive examination.
aMedals for spelllng-Gold medals shall be
mar schools, In the Male intermediate and the
Female intermediate schools OF each grade,
| And In the Male Secondary and Female second-
ary schools OF each grade. For each contest Que
hundred words shall be selected. For Grammar
| schools they shall be taken from Hiaris sixth
Reader, for First intermediate, from the Com
s.s so@ ne st one hunarsT snS
pages; for Third Intermediate, from the first one
hundred and i've pases; and third grade, from
/ the nrst thlrty-six pages OF the same book. Aud
the prize for each grade shall be awarded to the
school which shall make the fewest mistakes,
and 10 the scholar who shall be the nearest per.
| feet In that school.
i Mr.. Henry y. Spencer, OF the " Ashington Busi-
ness College From each Grammar and Inter
mediate school shall he selected BY the teachei
been written BY the same scholar. the nrst
prize In each grade shall be awarded to the
school which shall present the best twelve books
nearest perfect in that school. 10 the scholar
whose Writing shall he the nearest perfect, 10
| each OF tho other schools Of the Grammar and
intermediate grades. . second prize shall be
me books to be presented shall be, from Male
Grammar schools the Intermediate. Femal,
Grammar schools No. or No. ., Intennediat,
they shall be sent BY the teachers to the Bust
nesa College before y. IN. on the day preyioui
70 the day appointed for the examination. Th'
dae nrst prize-Maie Grammar schools on,
full scholarship for one year.
Three second prizes-MAle Grammar schools
one three nonths' scholarship In penmanshlp.
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