Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-14

Tne RuDI1c ScnOOIS.
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES LAST
NIsHT-sUPERINTKNDENT WILSON'S REPORT
-FINAL ACTION ON THE GUINAND COAL BILL,
ETC.
The Board of Trustees of Public Schools held
their regular monthly meeting last evening, at
the Franklin school building, Mr. w. D. Muir
tagh, president, in the chair, and DR.. A. r
Superintendent Wilson presented applications
for teachers position from Miss Annie T.
Wilson, Miss Laura l.. Wilson, and Miss ii. u
The following named teachers were placed on
the list Of those receiving the advanced salary,
to take effect from May 1, 1873: Miss Laura Nj.
Bland, Sd district; Miss NJ. Z. A. Sleek, 4th
The superintendent presented an abstract of
reports for the month Of April, by which II
appears that the number OF pupils on the rolls
the last day of the month was COS; increase for
the month, 20; whole number of pupils enrolled
during the month, 7,1S4; average number of
pupilsenrolled during the month ,045; average
number OF pupils in daily attendance during
the month 6 $50. Total number OF vacant seats,
80. Total number of cases of corporal punish
ment, Sin the LIST district, 10; I'd, 8; Sd, 8;
4th, 20; increase for the month, 8. Number of
pupils dismssed-in the LIST district, 4; I'd, o. Sd,
5; 4th, 6; total, Is. Number of pupils sus-
pendedin the LIST district, 5; ID. 6; Sd, 10; ith,
Mr.. Rhees offered a resolution to close the
schools on May 80, Decoration day; which, after
discussion, was defeated by the following vote:
Ayes-Messrs. AtLee, Faust, Randolph, Rhees,
Scott, and Woodward-6; noes-Messrs. Champ
lin, Crook, DERRICK, French, Harris, Hunt
Murtagh, and Wilson'S. The gentlemen vot
ing in the negative did so on the ground that as
Decoration day came on Friday, the closing of
the schools on that day would be unwse, as
Saturday "a regular weekly holiday ami Sun
day follow, and the preparations of the pupils
for the annual examinations would be greatly
retarded by three-days' intermssion.
Mr.. Derrick offered a resolution, which was
adopted January Il, 1873, affecting the salary
OF Miss Maggie Z. Walsh, teacher of Primary
school No. 4, second district, be construed to
take effect from and after February 3, 1873.
MIR. Alice offered a resolution placing the sal
AIRY of tie janitOr of the jefferson building at
81 600 per annum, to date from the 1st of April
last; which was referred to the committee on sc-
counts. Mr.. Randolph announced that the
mi-annual examination of applicants for the
position of teacher will be held at the Franklin
school building May 81, commencing at 8
O'Clock in the morning.
The unfinished business the settlement of the
bills OF Mr.. Guinand, coal contractor, was then
Mr.. Hart stated that the bir~ amounted to
IS ,4i6.s1, from which the board had ordered a
deduction of 10Per cent. He moved that the
bills, with the above discount being made, be
approved; which motion was adopted.
Mr.. Hart reported that the difference be-
tween the bill of Mr.. NARROW for coal furnished
during the holidays, when none could be OBJ
tanned from Mr.. Guinand, was Si7 and moved
that the amount be deducted from the bills OF
Mr.. Guiuand.
Mr.. Scott moved to amend by striking out
tue Sfl anu allow the Dill TO stand rendered
MIR. Champlin offered an amendment, that
the S4l be allowed, less 10 per cent. deducted.
The amendment was adopted and the motion
MIR. Woodward stated that he understood IL
was proposed 10 have a second trial of spelling
matches N the Intermediate schools. The sub
board OF the second district had decided against
the repetition, and brought the matter before
the board for consideration. Mr.. French said
that there had been no intention Of repeating
the spelling matches.
a 4 N aE n al v1la,,o
ton. He said that there appeared in the print
ed statement of Mr.. Guinand the following:
"When the board met and the bids were
opened, my bid was opposed by MIR. Hart, al
though was the lowest, no doubt with the view
of benefting his district and his friends. He
could not, however, get over my bid, and it was
awarded TO me for the whole city. Mr.. Dulin
felt quite jubilant over the matter, and Mr..
Hart remarked to him, your friend has the
contract at last" Mr.. Hart challenged any
member to assert that they had ever heard him
make any such remarks either i'm committee or
the board. After waiting for a response and
receiving none, he pronounced the statement
an infamous lie. Adjourned.
WASHINGTON II. DIS AT ST. LoUIs.-Dr.
Woodward, of the National Medical Museum,
delivered before the recent National Medical
Convention at St Louis the lecture on cancers
ETC., which he prepared ana delivered as one of
the Toner course in this city during last winter.
In regard to the lecture there, the st. Louis Re
publican says:
"The audience was large. The lecture was
complete success. The sDeaker began by ex-
planning the reason why it Is termed the Toner
lecture 1t takes its name from the fact of its
having first been delivered in Washington city
before the Toner association, an association
that makes speciality Of tumors, cancers and
like diseases, and which was founded by Dr. To-
ner, who set aside large fortune for its support.
He did not pretend to account for the origin of
this terrible disease, that carries over 5000 vic
Tins to the grave annually within the United
States alone. The day has not yet come for
medical men to account for its presence. A
large screen was arranged on the stage, upon
which micro-photographs were projected by
means Of a magic lantern, magnifying full 1000
diameters. By means Of these he illustrated
his subject, showing the cancer in all stages
pleasing address, and makes a decidedly favor
able impression upon his auditors. He has had
a large experience in the treatment of this class
evidence that he has ably qualified himself
upen the subject. The lecture occupied fully
an hour and a half in delivery, and WAS listened
to with marked attention"
AN INFAMOUS OUTRAGE BY Four RUPFIAys.
One Of the most infamous outrages recorded in
the criminal annals of this District was perpe-
trated on Saturday night last upon the person
Of respectable widow lady named Agnes III art
nett, who resides with the family of officer
Fitzpatrick IN the northe astern portion of the
city. 1t seems that on Saturday afternoon last
she went out to make some purchases Of arti-
cles on 7th street, and on her return home
waited to make friendly call on an acquaint-
+,
the government printing office. While there a
young man. whom she had seen before, "a
friend of the family whom she was visiting, y
came in, and on her arising to 90 home
he offered to accompany her, as it had
grown dark, She accepted his offer, and while
they were crossing an open commons. three
other young men approached, whom she soon
found were companions Of her escort ami All
four seized her. and after gagging her, commit
tea repeated Outrages upon her person
keeping her on the commons until 3 O'Clock In
the morning, when they left her and started to
the city. She CROPPED her way home as best she
could, and told the story of her wrongs to the
wife of the gentleman in whose house She was
living, and on Monday morning she went to
the Police Court'and gave information against
one Of the parties whom she knew. but it is
thought they have all left the city. IL is
hoped they will yet be caught and identified.
CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CAEAL-keetiag Of
Directors.-The board Of directors of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal company met at Annapo-
lis yesterday. President German submitted his
renOrt- showing that the duripu fha