National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-11-11
PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
MEETING LAST NIGHT.

PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
MEETING LAST NIGHT.
A meeting Of the Board Of Scheol Trustees
was held last night, at Franklin school building
W. W. Curtis in the chair, and John H. Brooks
secretary. Present, Messrs. ]. s. Brown, E
Champlin, Geo. W. Dyer, E. F. French, A. Hart
Chas. L. HoYey, Henry johnson, B. F. Lloyd, f
w. Mofatt, b. F. Packard, @. B. Smith, W. R.
woodward, P. L. Brooke, R. b DERRICK.
Communications were received from Ida NJ
| Kinnen, F. T. Fairlamb, A. O. Williamson, Sarah
] q. 11lman, Elizabeth Morton, A. B. Cant, Fan
Mary Thornton, A. a. Harris, Ella Morgan
| Helen Mansfield, p. Woodson, l.. A Palmer, A.
4. Bowen, asking positions as teachers in the
A large number Of bills were submitted and re-
ferred.
Superintendents Wilson and Cook submitted
their monthly report for October, as follows:
Whole number Of pupils enrolled-Washing-
Georgetown, white, $50; coiored $50; total, iiSS.
| County, white CSC; colOred, SIS; total I4si To-
tai white, 1854; coloIed, $40; grand total,
| 1873.
Number of pupils on the rolls the last day of
the month-W ashington, white, s,o29; coIored,
County White, sis coOred ISL TTS otsf 1b St
10,oe2; colored, 5,012; grand total, 1907.
Average number Of pupils in daily attendance
Warrington, white, 1876; colored, 3,943; total,
12,31s. Georgetown, white, 49, colored, 3l5 total
l,O99. County white 500; colored 6I7; total, Ii49
Total white, e,66l; colored, 4,9O5; grand total,
Percentage of sttendance-w ashington, white,
eo.5; colored, $50. Georgetown, white, $50; col
Ored, 97S. County, white, 500; colOred, SIS.
Number of teachers emplOyed-Wsshington
white schools 1855; cOOred schools SO; total, 23S.
Georgetown white schools, 10; colOred schools, Z;
schools, 10; total, 81. Total white schools, 1856;
eolored schools, LOG; grand total, 292.
Number Of cases Of Observation-Disclosures,
white EclOOls S43. cOlOrpd schools OtaG
Georgetown, white schools, ID; colored schools,
29 total, 25l Total, white schools, SOS; eolOred,
Number of cases of corporal punishment
Washington, white schools, IA; colored schools,
1o7; total IN Georgetown, white schools, 2; col
ored schools, 9; total, 2s. County, white schools
q; eolOred schools, so; total, 81. Total white
schools, 60; cOlored schools, 143; grand total 2O6
Number of pupils dismissed-W ashlngton,
white schools is; colored schools, 49, Georgetown,
white schools, 2 Total, white schools II; colored
schools, 80; grand total, SO.
PROMOTIONS AND CHANGES.
Mr.. Hart, from the sub-board of No. 1 district,
Kate Z. Rawlings, transferred from Female In
teTmediate No. 8 to Female intermediate No. 2
vice Nellie F. Reed, who did not assume her place;
promote Fannie e. Julien from Secondary No. 2
to intermediate No. 8, vice Miss Rawlings, trans
ferred; appoint Miss NJ. E. Morgan, acting
teacher OF Secondary No. 2, vice Miss Julien,
MI French, from the sub-board Of the Third
district, submitted the following: Appoint Miss
\
Mr.. Packard submitted the following: Miss A.
A. Farley, appointed acting teacher Of school
No. !, district No. Z, vice F. Brooks resigned;
Amelia Q. Williamson, appointed acting tempo
rary assistant teacher school No, Q district No. Z
vice John COyington, resigned; John E. Chap
pell, promoted to school No. l, district No. 2; ].
H. Voorhees,, to school No. 2, district No. o; Sarah
H. Shimm, to school No. 2, district No. !.
Mr.. DERRICK, from the sub-board Of the Second
district, made the following recommendations:
Appoint Annie Bell Milan acting teacher Of PrI-
mary No. 10, and A. H. Willie acting teacher of
MI. Lloyd, from the sub-board of the Fourth
district, recommended the following promotions:
Miss Martha Barnes, to Secondary No. Q; Miss
Annie NJ. Whitmore, to Primary No. o. Miss
Isabella Halliday, as acting teacher of Primary
No. II, and Miss Hannah NJ. Tunnel, as SUBJ
assistant, were appointed. The above were all
approved.
ACCOUNTS AND SUPPLIES.
Mr.. Champlin, from the committee on accounts
and supplies, reported several bills, amounting to
Sc, 90 which were ordered to be transmitted to
the Commissioners for payment.
Mr.. Hart, from the same committee, submit
ted statement, showing that els, 699.TS was paid
for salaries bills offered :SS444O; bills paid by
S6,672.7o. Total, So, 7l6.sS.
GEORGETOWN SCHOOL.
Mr.. Champlin submitted several amendments
to the rules and regulations governing the public
schools, which were adopted.
Mr.. Hart submitted q resolution which was
adopted, appointing Messrs. Curtis and Mofatt
committee who shall represent the Board Of
building in Georgetown.
INSPECTORS OF BOILERS.
Mr.. HoYey offered resolution recommending
the employment Of an inspector of boilers Of
the public schools Of Washington and George
town at an expense not exceeding seventy dollars
per month, while actually employed, to instruct
and supervise the janitors in the care and use Of
steam boilers and apparatus used for heating the
school buildings.
Mr.. Brooks said the janitors Of the colored
schools were men capable and competent for this
duty, and salaries are paid accord
ingly. The way they perform their duties has
received the highest compliments. He advocated
paying good salaries to janitors and the employ
Mr.. Brown advocated the employment OF edu-
Gated janitors-men competent to hold the posi-
tons. He thought the janitors should be in |
structed in the management Of steam boilers.
Mr.. Champlin thought the janitOrs are able, |
with proper care, TO manage the boilers. He op- |
posed going into further expense.
Mr.. Hart conceded with the views Of Mr.. Cham |
plin.
A vote was taken and the resolution was lost.
PAYMENT OF TEACHERS.
Mr.. Cbamplin offered a resolution directing
that the teachers of the public schools shall be |
properly informed when they can receive their
salaries and that the superintendent shall notify
them thereof.
On motion of Mr.. Packard, the secretary was
in the place Of the superintendent.
The resolution, as amended, was adopted.
Mr.. johnson extended an invitation to the board
10 attend the monthly meeting of the teachers Of
he eolored schools, on Friday next, at the Sum-
ler school building.
Mr.. DERRICK offered the following:
ResOIUed, That the committee on legislation is
hereby instructed to procure, If possible, such
notification Of the act of Congress, approved
Tune 20, 1874, as will restore to the superinten-
Tents and Janitors Of the public schools the COM
'ensation which they received previous to the
passage Of aforesaid act. Adopted.
The board then adjourned.