National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-08-19
PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MEETING OF THE NEW BoARD-AP-
POINTMENT OF TEACHERS AND

MEETING OF THE NEW BOARD AP-
POINTMENT OF TEACHERS AND
STANDING COMMITTEES.
An adjourned meeting Of the Board Of School
Trustees took place at the Franklin school build
ing last evening, Trustee Mcclellan in the chair,
and Trustee John H. Brooks secretary. Present,
Messrs. McLsllan, Hyde, French, Woodward,
johnson, Brooks, Motfst, Lloyd, Dyer, Smith,
Curtis Ryder and Brown.
The secretary read the minutes Of the last meet
ing, when Mr.. Woodward stated that they were
not regulRTly-organized body at the last meet
ing, and he moved that the minutes Of the last
meeting pc m Ins aot0h s9e trustees
Mr.. Anthony Hyde presented number OF pa
pers, including several letters, relative to the
Mr. Woodward submitted the designations Of
4Iiss Carrie E. Reese, Primary No. g. and Miss
Ida Rowe, Secondary No. 8, Second dlstricti and
Gibbs, intermediate No, 8, First district.
Applications for positions under the board we're
received from William Chase, T. E. W. Croker,
Lewis Willis, b. F. Grant and James II. A.
Mf. johnson, from the eclored schools; Mr..
2S@ tbG eeoRS dEct MI e6ch EcR he
Third district; Mr.. Lloyd, from the Fourth dis
tricti Mr.. Hyde, from Georgetown, and Mr..
Brown, from tho county, submitted lists OF the
teachers for the schools for tie coming scholastic
year, and they were approved. Few changes are
made In the present force, and there arc some
new, appointments TO vacancies that occurred
Mr.. French moved that Miss LuciIla E. Smith
be reapPOinted teacher OF the Normal school.
Adopted.
coLoRED SCHOOL TEACHERS.
The following is o list of the coIored school
teachers Of Washington not published hereto
E. V. Brown, A. P. Spencer, @. A. Patterson.
Barney, A. S. simmons, ID. F. Klger, L. A. Bar
bOur, 1. V. Fisher, N. L. Bowie, s: P. Parsons,
}EIe' Hd garT9s 3yL, A. :D W PBasgS6
4. 5. CARY, A. L. Foote, F. A. Martin, r. ].
Cook, J. I. Brooks, R; A. Lee, H. A. simmons,
Giles, J. Wilson, A. A. Brown, Mary V. Catcher,
N. E. Chew, n. L. Lawrence, @. A. Dyson, .. L.
Parke, N. q, Kelly, E. l. Fisher, NJ. A. Hutton.
DOrstsr. L A. Smith. E. g.. Randall, NJ. Z.
Reed, y. L, Collins, NJ. A. Bailey, n. Bond, NJ
EStS + y NJ ToPPP .FFs T. 4 6 SSHGdes
Yanderhoop, N. A. O. Coplsy, L. P. Mathews,
i. A Martin, A. L. Tilghman, and Henry
MI. johnson submitted the following,
WASHINGTON, d. c., August Is, 1874.
To the Board Of School Trustees Of the Public Schools
Of the District Of ColamJfI:
GENTLEMEN: The committee appointed to re-
wise the bylaws and rules and regulations re-
specifically recommend that the bylaws aud regu-
latons found on pages ls4 and 20l OF twenty-slxIh
report Of trustees OF public schools Of the city Of
Washington be adopted with the amendments
submitted herewith.
They also recommend that the text books
adopted by the several boards heretofore existing
be continued In use, and that the course Of study
for the public schools OF Washington, found in
pages ~ 70 az o. tEenty-s1th report DC adopted
form to It a. nearly as practicable.
HENRY JOHNSON,
FRED. W. MoFFAT,
GEO. W. DYER
SOLOMON q. BROWN,
Csc. F. MCCLELLAN.
The amendments submitted by the committee
were unimportAnt, consisting mainly Of changes
to make the bylaws and rules conform to the
present order Of things. The time Of meeting Of
the Board Of Trustees was changed from the sec
.ond Tuesday TO the second Monday in each month |
Mr. French offered the folloWiDgi which was
ordered: That the president and secretary,
after consulting with the sub-boards, give public
notios Of the times and places Of holding the |
sg su q ss PTestSy 70 the
The president announced ths following stand
1Co0unts-;W essrs, MOfat, woodward, Smith,
Annual RspOrt-Messrs. Douglass, Curtis,
Lloyd, Brown and French.
DraWinE-Messrs. Chickering, Dyer and Doug
Examination and Prizss-Messrs French, Hyde,
Ryder, Brown and Mcclellan.
lnstitute-Messrs. johnson, Curtis and Chick |
ering.
Legislation - Msssrs. Curtis, ChIckerlng and
Ryder.
Mcclellan.
Schools-Ryder, French and Hyde
Supplies-Brown, Mohat and Woodward.
Teaehers-Hyde, Mcclellan, Smith, Dyer and |
johnson.
Text observation-disclosures, Brooks, Smith, Lloyd |
and Curtis.
A discussion arose, which was participated 10 by |
several members as TO the appointment Of music l
and drawing teachers, and as to whether the late |
suggestions Of the Commissioners relative there
to should be considered as an order to dispense |
with the services Of these teachers. The question
as to their appointment was LEFT to the discretion
Of the several Gub-boards.
Mr.. French presented number Of bills; which |
we're referred to the committee on accounts.
Mr.. Curtis moved that the president OF the |
board confer with the Commissioners, in order TO |
procure the printing Of the amendments TO the |
rules and regulations just adopted, the list OF /
members and the minutes Of the boardi which |
was adopted.
The board adjourned, to meet the second Mon. |
day In September, at 1870 p. N.