National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-01-01

OIL tine HGnoplA, lnClu0luh Tue WITS Nhh
the First Intermediate, are located in Temporary
ton, from which they win very shortly DO
OSd 40 20 sGS 70 Ss S e 's ss.
been made by Congress-. In the other school
districts three or four buildings, with six school
rooms in each, are also much needed for the
lower grades. and no steps have yet been taken
towards providing public high school, To &C
compllsh this, at least half q mulion Of dollars
will be required. We cannot reasonably expect
all this to be done At once, but no year should be
allowed to pass without assuming its full share
Of the WORT, until we no longer have an annual
rent bill Of more than $4,000, paid for school
rooms which DO no, give ss, aus ssnsn,v. pub
school buildings now owned, and hereafter 70 be
erected, by the District government may be duly
cared for and preserved SHOULD ne inaa ~ .ne
them from time 10 time, and see that all neediul
repairs and improvements are made Ihe IN
spector Of buildings for the District Of Columbia
would seem 10 be the appropriate ofIlcer charged
with this duty The supervision OF such an ON
Ger should not supersede but supplement that
now exercised by the trustees.
SCHOOL ATTENDANCE,
In this city the legal school age, from the 6th
to the nth year inclusive, covers period o. "
years, and the number Of white school children
was 400, according to the United states census
Of 1870.
In nv last report stated that the condition Of
our schools would admit o. Sassncsu ao mn
-
10 have assigned to II definite course OF study,
and the amount Of work to he performed In one
year. This classification required no radleaI
change In the existing state OF things, but was
rather an oricial recognition Of the organization
toward which the schools had been tendlne ior
some years past. a. .,,...,,.,.
was greatly retarded by the isolated and lncon.
yenlent location Of many OF the rented school
rooms. The new school buildings erected wlthln
few years have a. Length male S y, heps sfisT
giving careful attention TO the subject, towani
the close OF the year made report 10 the boaru,
recommending the division OF tne synoo,s in. "
study for those pupils who, after having passed
satisfactorily through the highest grade, deslfe
to continue from one 70 three years longer
In my last report earnestly recommended the
establishment Of q training school. In looking
over the whole list Of our wants found no otheI
step 10 employ but one teacher, who should have
superior qualifications for the work AND sumolent
| experience, and to pay salary adequate 70 so
cure the very best service. But little expense
beyond this would be required at first The
Franklin building would furnish suitable room
without additional cost. The ten or ni.ssn
y1sns ladies' found sas i. s sss, nave acSaIrsd
the requisite scholastic quallncatons 70 DeVVine
lteachers, often remain In these schools Walllng
TO- appointments should os have Tney snoSle T.
aas,lled to this school and graduate Irvm y
uponaSxe standard Of attainments, and the
vS graduation should be rsSG Ian nv
schools m ths on W. h,,iiI,na wonld furnish
excellent opportunities for model school ptac,
Geei and me young sslles in this training M senoo
fcies occaSioneJ nv ne temporary absence Of
teachers. The entire primary department could
ence Of thls school and inns IN, best methods oi
instnIction wonld he secured ana made uniform
Within he last two years the teachers in gen
scs.,sSy Win wi,lh ,hs,r ~ schooi records ar,
Kent In the promptness ,,ith which their reports
special, monthly, and aiiai, are made, and n IN,
parents and trustees For this, y well ne for I'M
faithful discharge Of duty TO their puplls. they
are entitled to commentator.
RYToRN sCIIooI
A ro,or,,, s,,ooI a. ,hs ns,rIc, NJ Co,,,,,,I.
III ~, u ss,sgiishod SshIch NAV be ma, ~
III M ms,sr,SIIy In ,iisnosing of pupils fouih,S
he uninanaeeabie in our schools. Congress- (,
an act anpToyed NAV is 1874 which will be fOunl
In the report Appropriated tiOU,OOO for the pur
chase OF a site and the erection OF a suitable
building for a reform school Of suficient oapaoit!
lion nroviJss. tsTbat hereafter hny boy nnieI
siyicep ycays ~ .,e who h idle and ncofrigibIe
ar wSndering Sbn,it uncareL Tor by relatives ant
friends and shoss narents. n no has any liyne
within ina DistTit Arc unable 10 nav tho sxpenss
~ M IN ma reforn srhooi Iay he srnt Il
ali schobI Al inc EXPENSE Of the city or count,
I'M which he may'be found nv The Judge Of tht
Police Conrt ihc Goyernor Of the TERRITORY OF
the nreSIJen, ~ me hoard on trustees OF s,id
srho5i." An eligible site. containing $50 acTss
| Iocafed abont three n,iles irnm fine CAPITOL neai
Miis s,atIon an ,he Washington branch Of M
Raitlmoqe and ohIn TaIIroad has been purchassl
Nv Inc secrethry OF the Interior, The situation
~ hIah hasI,hx sna as.y ~ access from me ritE
An n sNss,snt n,sn for ~ Sudnr has heen Or,
| nsred Nv Nj Eiart me arrhitect Of the Capltd
| and ths wors has been Commenced, and WI
nTohabIy he CONNECTED by June next. IL viii lot
he diftenlt. therefore. through the medium OF
the g6yerninent Of The District, iUr the boaSs
ayAiii tsef of The priyileges Of this useful nitl-
tuition, Aside from the opportunity thus II.
which Inc hubble schools may not be able TO COZ.
troi Ihis Connection Of the public schools win
the reform school, when understood will EXIT
| a sanitary Infuence upon the class Of boys whjm
We now 4pd Isnorted A. me end Of each veal IN
the column for the ''nuInber OF pupils dismissed,
| and We NAV expect 10 mud the number greatly
dlnInished' N il does NOT entirely disappear.
''"i'"'''''N u ~, y 90 co, ms ~ sIrpy-
Tho liz, a, sindies AMI eourse OF instruction In
III snhooiI ~ hi CIV arc limited In jheif
range, neither eStending djwn to the chlldcul.
branehes Of the gymnasium. The lack Of sChoO
snndS has inns lar made futile ali tliscussun OF
Inc propriety Of extending the System OF public
Instruction In either OF the directions ALLUDED to.
nns sTesent system proposes 10 take inc boI and
gtrj NJ Ak wears Of age and to give them that
EDUCATION which will he OF most worth n the
average citizen Under existing circumstance
W. san teasb he elementary branches, aTii but
little beside. N the WORK Il well done. such
being the case our duty Is plain, for suiy no
one would propose TO make the ioundatiOI weak
for inc sake Of carving the superstnicture 1gheT
| The suDerintendcnt best0wa much attention 10
this horizon OF ma TcpoTt; and ILLUSTRATES the
course thoroughly. Reference IL made " the
| success attending the study OF German and vocal
music in the schOols and greater affection Il
suegested 10 he naII 10 these Two branchSs.
COScLusION.
| In concluzion Mr.. Wilson saws; In this report
haye sought 10 nresent snch statIstks and
make such statements az would convey definite
| and correct idea Of inc Generations Of the public
| schools On his rIty during me mast schO. wear,
their Condition Al the present time and tAeir de,
mands for me future. From these we md that
| ma wear insi gone mas contrIbuted ia measure
| ~ nyogress TWO nne school bulIdinRs, accom-.
madsiInv eOi puplls' and costing Si56'O,p have
| bean comnleted, Inc number ID puplls on the
AMI d,scin,ine ~ ihe schooIs have mean mora
satisfactory; the grading has been Improved,
and new and better course OF study has been
adopted. Public interest IN THESE SCHOOLS ".
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w MI. sn nre' on ci,saes ~ ,hs coS.mnpiiX
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