Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-04-15
Meeting OF the school Trustees.

chair, and all the members present except
Messrs. Allen, Dulin and Warner; DIR. Pardon
The superintendent presented the applications
OF Rev. John II. Mergert for the position of
teacher OF German, and Miss Emma G. Sanford,
OF New York, for teacher Of drawing.
Also presented abstract OF ports for the past
month, showing:-Number of pupils on roll last
day of month, ,so3; decrease, IS; average in
daily attendance, ,347; vacant seats, 5s2-ll2 in
1st leo in %. 176 in Sd, and 1874 in 4th district;
applicants, $50 in LIST, 2 in I'd, and Is in Sd
district; percentage of attendance, SO; corporal
punishment, in LIST, IN Sd, and 9 in 4th dis
trict; pupils dismissed, 80; suspended, 81.
Mr.. Woodward, from the second district, re-
ported that they had been compelled to remove
primaries Nos. II and IL Misses Prather and
Goodrichl from the legislative hall to the base
ment Of Wesley Chapel, and this action was
MIR. Rhees, from the committee on teachers,
reported in favor of giving increased salary, to
date from September 1st last, to Virginia Boss,
I'd district; Martha j. McCutchen, Sd, and
Ssran H. johnson, 4th. The name of Mrs
Fuller, teacher Of drawing, was added, and the
submitted report recommending that the by
laws be changed so as to prevent any member
OF the hoard from speaking more than twice or
longer than ten minutes each on any one sub
Ject; that special committee on drawing and
penmanship be provided for, and that the
authority 10 nave all necessary printing done
he transferred from the committee on rules to
the committee on annual report. Adopted.
Mr.. Hart, from the COMMITTEES on accounts,
reported fsvorsbly upon a NUMBER of bills
which were approved and ordered to be paid
when in funds
Mr. Wolf, from the COMMITTEES on legislation,
reported that under existing circumstances no
legislation could be obtained at this time, owing
TO the question of the expenses Of schools having
been brought before the investigating com
mittee. They had assurances that when the
investigation is over that legislation for the
schools will be recommended. The bill to pro-
vide for the payment of teachers hal already
been reported to the Senate.
GERMAN IN THE SCHOOLS.
MI. Roeser, from the committee on the Ger
man language, submitted a report that on the
strength OF the arguments given in the former
report, and by authority of the power given in
shall be taught in the public grammar schools,
male and female, of the four school districts in
the city during the coming school year; second.
that lessons and instructions in German shall
be given every school day from 5 to O'Clock
p. m. to all pupils in the grammar schools who
desire TO be instructed in that language; third,
four German teachers shall be appointed one
for each district at an annual salary of S6OD;
fourth. every German teacher, before he Is APP
pointed, shall be examined in regard to his
qualifications, and fifth, instructions In German
for one hour each day shall also be Igiven in the
normal school, in accordance with the rules and
regulations OF the committee having the school
in charge.
Mr.. Champlin objected to the adoption of the
report, claiming that IL is mandatory in its
character, and requires that the study shall be
pursued in each district without regard to the
out the recommendations OF the report the rule
defining that the schools shall be opened at 9
and closed at O'Clock.
Mr.. Wolf urged that the report was not man.
datory; that IL provided that lessons be given to
all pupils in the German schools who desire to
be Instructed, and they did not propose to com
pei pupils to study the language.
Mr.. Woodward said he had no objection to the
introduction of the study, but wished the strict
letter of the law complied 18th. The law saws
two teachers at 81 200 each, and the report says
After some further debate, Mr.. Hovey said he
feared the plan proposed would not prove
effective, but he would not oppose the first part
portion which provides that e-sixth OF the
time Of the normal school shall be given to this
study. He suggested that the report be divided:
That portion relating to the sppontmen INT of
teachers and the study in the grammar schools
was adOpted-yeas Il; nays-Mes.rs. Alice,
ChamPlin, Lloyd, Rhees and Wrigh-5.
MIR. Hovey moved to amend the ith section of
the report. so as to permit members of the nor
NAL school to join the nearest German class;
which was accepted by the committee, and the
Mr.. Champlin appealed from the decision of
the chair declaring the report adopted. on the
ground that 1t takes, under the rules, two-thirds
OF the members 10 adopt any amendment to the
rules.
Mr.. Harris raised the point that the appeal
came too late.
Mr.. Champlin withdrew the appeal.
CHANGE OF SCHOOL BOOKS.
The report of the committee Cd text books,
recommending that on and after September 1st
next COrnelrs series OF Biographies be dis
pensed with, was takenup.
Mr.. Wolf offered the following resolution:
Whereas, a great deal of dissatisfaction ex-
Schools; and, whereas, the committee on text
books have, by vote of three to one, reported
in favor OF the expulsion Of Cornell's series,
ResOIred, That the whole mater be referred
back to the committee with instructions TO re-
port series to take its place, and that the same
be made by our next meeting.
MIR. Champlin moved to lay the resolution on
the table; lost.
Yeas-Messrs. AtLes. Champlin, LLOYD,
Mcclellan, O'DriscoL, Woodward, and Wright
Mr.. Wolf said that this was very important
branch of study, and as they had two reports on
one series have another selected.
A SENSIBLE TRUSTEE.
Nr. Hovey called attention to the fact that
that the present Biographies had been in the
others would tay the parents unnecessarily. and
he, unless the present biographies were shown to
be defective, would have to vote against a
change.
THE OTHER SIDE.
Mr.. Hart said the expense would not be as
great as supposed, and remarked that the par
ties who were now talking Of economy did not
QUESTION NOT DRBArABLE
Mr.. Woodward raised the peint that the msr-
its of the question should not be discussed on a
motion 70 refer.
Mr.. VOLTS resolution to recomm't was
adopted.
Yeas-Messrs. French, Harris, Hart, Hovey,
Msrche, O'Dris coll, Rhees, Roeser, Wilson and
Nays-Messrs. AtLee, Champlin, Lloyd, Nc
Lellan, Richards, Wood ward and Wright.
EXAMIN ATOMS.
The reports Of the committee on examinations
were taken up. The majority report provides
lst, that the examinations be conducted as here
tofore, with the exception that the oral examin-
auons In the male grammar schools shall be |
with, and these schools shall be closed
early in June, after the written examinations
in order that the board may avail itself of the !
services OF the teachers of said schools in the !
oral examinations Of the other schools, and that
in each school district the teacher of the male |
grammar school shall be subject to the instruc- !
tons of the sub-board; that the oral examin- |
atoms shall begin june 2, and the schools shall
all close June 70. I'd. The special examinations |
shall be as folows:-In spelling, for medals, |
grammar and intermediate schools, Friday, |
May s, in the Franklin building, at p. m; |
schools in their respective districts |
on the same day; in English grammar, for med !
ais, on Saturday, May 16, at 0 a. M, in the |
Franklin building; in arithmetic, for medals, |
May q, at Q a. m, in the Franklin |
building; in penmanship, for scholarships in |
the Washington Business College, on Saturday, |
May 20, at the Business College. For the Ken |
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