New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1873-04-24
A Teachers Institute
Organization and Election of Omcers on
Saturday.

The teachers OF the county schools held a
meeting on Saturday last at the rooms of the
Board OF Trustees, over Metropolitan bank,
and after considerable discussion upon the
question OF an increase of salary, resolved to
organize teachers institute. The following
teachers were chosen as officers of the insti-
tute: Mr.. Joseph r. Keene, President; Miss
Emma Miller, Vice President; Miss Rachel
}. STEELE, Secretary, and Mrs. F. Douglass,
Jr., Treasurer.
A vote of thanks was also rendered to the
Board of Trustees for their kindness and
courtesy to the teachers at their last meeting,
and committee was appointed to notify
them of the same.
The Treasurer and Secretary here appeared
and agreeably surprised the teachers with
their salary for February. The next meeting
will be held the first Saturday in May.
Through the exertions of the new Treas
urer, Mr.. Carter Stewart, the colored teach
ers were paid for two months on Saturday
last. President johnson, Vice President
Ryder, Prof. Vashon, and the Treasurer
were wreathed with smiles while dispensing
greenbacks and checks. 1t was tho most
interesting teachers meeting we have at
tended lately. We were treated to glance
at the annual report of Superintendent Cook
Of which we shall have more to say at flu.
ture time. 1t is not yet circulated. Having
to wait sometime for the money, the teachers
amused themselves by expressing their hor-
ror at the terrible condition of the furniture
in the Preparatory High School, and their
admiration at the gorgeousness Of the new
lounge in the Superintendent office.
Some such law as Is referred to in the fol.
lowing from the New York Times is much
needed In this community. Until some plan
is perfected to relieve US from the thieves
and desperadoes that infest our city, we car
but expect to be frequently shocked by sucl.
crimes as are committed by the Tom Wrights
and Youngs of the community:
No measure now pending before the Legis.
lature, excepting the Police Justices bill, is
more essential to the welfare of this city
than that recently introduced by Mr.. e. G..
Cornell, and recently passed by the Assem-
bly,, which is in the nature of an habitual
criminals act. As the law now stands, pro-
tessional thieves can invest street-cars thea
| tres, and other places of public assemblage,
with entire IMMUNITY, as the police can only
/ Interfere with them when taking them in the
overt act, or by an arrest upon complaint
that particular crime has been committed.
Under the law, as this bill will establish it,
these marauders can be arrested whenever
found in any place where they would be likely
to ply their trade, and, being taken before a
magistrate, can be committed as Migrants.
The law IS properly guarded to prevent
abuse, and there can be no doubt that its
enforcement would result in driving the
thieves to great extent from our public
places. As the bill cannot have any other
effect than the better protection Of homes,
citizens, We hope the Senate will not allow
the session to end without Affirmative action
upon 1t.
The feeling Of the colored men Of ths
District Of Columbia, who know Mr.. Sunnel
better than any others Of their race, towart
their lifelong friend was shown yesterday
when the procession in commefnoration o