National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-10-07
PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
TRANSFERS AND APPOINTMENTS
ELECTION OF MR.. W. W. CURTIS Al

TRANSFERS AND APPOINTMENTS-
ELECTION OF MR.. W. W. CURTIS as
PRESIDENT,
An adjourned meeting Of the Board OF Public
School Trustees was held last night at the Frank
lin school building. Present, Messrs. p. Suili-
van Brown, Philip L. Brooke, JOHN H.
Brooks. Edward Champlin, E. F. French, A.
Hart, Chas E. HOvey, Henry johnson, BENZ. F.
Lloyd, R. B. Deitriek, F. w. Motfatt, b. F.
Packard, VIM. R. Woodward, Sup't Wilson.
The secretary, Mr.. John H. Brooks, called the
meeting to order, and read a communication
from the secretary Of the District Commissioners
announcing the resignation Of Mr.. George F.
Mcclellan, president Of the board, and the ap-
poIntment Of Mr.. r. B. Deitrick in his place.
He also announced that It would be necessary
to elect q Temporary chairman, and Mr.. William
r. Woodward was chosen to the position:
A communication was received from the secre-
Der rs 1874, transmitting an extract Of an order
Of the Commissioners, setting forth "that all
Sndited or paid shall have been approved by the
Board OF Trustees Of Public Schools"
Also the following:
Schools is hereby directed to report to the Oom-
missiOners for the District Of Columbia q schedule
Of all the school sites, or other pieces of real
estate owned, bargained for, purchased, or Occu-
pied for public school purposes within said Dis
trict stating particularly in regard to each piece
the description Of the land the date of acquisition;
by what tleit is held in whom the title IS vested
the amount Of purchase money; the amount and
nature Of membranes, II any; the amount OF
purchase money overdue and unpaid, or not yet
due; If rented or leased; for what time and on
what terms, and by whom; and in each case the
name of the custodian Of the title papers.
since February n, lS7l By any Board Of Public
Schools within said District, with names Of the
grantOrs and grantees, amount Of purchase money,
Second That before the purchase by the Board
Of Trustees for Public Schools Of any lands and
premises for school purposes, the title shall be
certified as good by the attorney for the District,
the purchase shah be made in the name of, and
the title shall be vested in, the District Of Oolum-
bia; the deeds shall be approved as TO form by
said attorney before acceptance, duly recorded in
the land records Of the District, and shall then be
deposited for safekeeping in the office of the sur
0ficiaI copy furnished for the information Of the
Board of Trustees Of Public Schools, District Of
By order: WILLIAM TINDALL,
Secretary.
Placed on file.
Several other communications Of minor i'm
portance, including an opinion from the attorney
for the Commissioners relative to the pay Of janl
tors, were read, and properly referred.
Numerous bills were presented and referred to
the appropriate committees.
amounts expended for ordinary school purposes
during the fscal year ending June 80 1874, in the
public schools Of Washington, amounting TO
tl62 564. 50. Filed.
An application Tor the position Of German
placed on file.
On motion of Mr. Henry johnson, the board
proceeded to the election Of a.presdent
The Chair appointed Messrs johnson and
Packard tellers who reported the following: W.
W. Curtis, IL; Chas. f.. HoYey, l; B. 7. Lloyd, 1.
Nr. Curtis was declared elected president of
Mr., French submitted several amendments to
the bylaws, which were laic on the table until the
next meeting.
Mr.. Hovey submitted the following:
Resolved, That the rules and regulations re-
ferred to in the resolution passed at the last meet
ing Of this board relative to subboards and their
duties be and they are hereby declared to be the
rules and regulations in force just prior TO the
ganiEatiOn Of the board for the government of the
public schools Of Washington, the county and
the cOlored schools respectively, and not the
amended rules and regulations since adopted
Laid over until the next meeting of the board.
He also submitted the following:
RESOLVED, That the graduates Of the Normal
the public schools be- and they are hereby ap-
pointed as acting teachers only, 10 be promoted
10 the permanent list in accordance with law.
The secretary was directed to select all bills in
his possession against the old board Of trustees
and forward them to the auditing committee.
Mr.. Lloyd presented the resignation Of Miss
Clara E. Worrell as teacher OF Primary school,
No 9, Fourth district.
Mr.. Lloyd also submitted the following changes
Of teachers in the Fourth district: Miss Martha
Barnes, transferred from Male Primary, No. Is, to
Female Secondary. No. 9. Miss Sallfe H. John
son, transferred from Male and Female Primary,
No. 10, to Male and Female Primary, No Is, vice
Miss Barnes, promoted. Miss E. A. Sheck, trans
ferred from Male Primary, No. /, to Male and
Female Primary, No. TO- vice Miss johnson,
transferred. Miss Annie Whitemore, appointed
to Male and Female Primary, No. Q, vice Miss
CLARA WorTeI, resigned. Miss Belle q. Halliday,
appointed to Male and Female Primary, No. II,
vice Miss Sheck, transferred. Miss Hannah Tun-
nell, appointed sub-assistant to Female Grammar
school, vice Miss Annie WhitemOre, promoted.
The above were confirmed.
Mr.. Hovey submitted the following changes in
teachers Of the Third district: Mrs. Q. Z Hilton,
assistant in Male Grammar school, vice F. E. W.
CrOcker, resigned. Miss Lusby, promoted from
Female Secondary, No. 2 to Male intermediate
No. 8, vice Miss Kate Murphy, whose appoint
ment is hereby rescinded. Miss Morgan trans
ferred from Female Secondary, No. 4 to Sec
Ondary, No. l, vice Miss Saxton, transferred
to Secondary, No. Il. Miss Thomas, trans
ferred from Female Secondary, No. 10, to Fe-
male Secondary, No. 2, vice Miss Lusby. Miss
Van DOren, promoted from Male Primary, No.
II, 10 Female Secondary, No. 10, vice Miss
Thomas, transferred. Miss HcCutchen, pro-
NOTED from Female Secondary, No. 10, to Fe-
male Secondary, No. 4. Miss Mary E. KealY,
transferred from Primary. No. I, to Female Pri-
mary, No. 10, vice Miss McCutchen, promoted
Miss Sarah Z. Talbert, graduate Of the Normal
school, was appointed teacher Of Primary, No. Z
vice Miss Kealy, promoted. The board then ad-
jOurned.