Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-08-11
THE PU3LIC SCHOOLS.
OIxanizatfOn OF the New Board OF

A meeting of the new Board OF Trustees OF
Public Schools was held last evening at The
Me.sr.. George F. Mcclellan, Z. F. French, W.
JOHNSON, ]. II. Brooks, W. P. Ryder, An. 1ony
Hyde, +. W. Moffstt, q. B. Smith, and s. c.
Brown; absent. Messrs F. Douglas, W. W.
Curtis, and Chickering. Prof G.. +. +. Cook,
Superintendent OF Colored Schools; Police
Commissioner Smith, ex-Trustee Harr and
other citizens were present as spectators. A. 81
general mutual introduction of the member >
to elch other in the OH e of Superintendent j.
y. Wilson they preceded - the hall in the
called the meeting to order, eating that they
had been called together - organize the new
bo7rd at The request of the Con m'ssione,s OF
the District.
Mr.. Lloyd nominated Mr.. W, X. VIC Onward IS
tenn orary chairman and he WIS elected.
Mr.. Henry Johnson was on mo on o, -.
L yder elected Temporary secretsry.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
On no. on o. Nr. Lloyd, the bo9-d pl JceedSd
- Hot for a permanent president, (M rs.
French srd Brooks telleis,l and Mr.. Mcclellan
WIS elected, he receiving votes, NJ. Wool
waId 2 Ne rs. Dyer, johnson and Hyde -ch.
Mr. Mcclellan, OF taking the char, Te.Jrr ID
his thsuks Tor the honor conferred, IOr il WIS
inde6 q an honor, ard he would do what he ould
in Tbe cause. He would state thIt there were
no places lOr drones in the DO ID. Under the
old O. CAV Zatio1 there were none, ard row,
wien here are but fifteen pers)rs ap. IL 81.
perform dHtics which have heretofHr3 6svOIved
III on forty one, It was app?-ent that wol!d
have to work.
Mr.J II. Bro lrs YVES eIecS.i secretary, re-
ing votsI and Ar. CT
M. Lloyd moved that the rules aud regula-
Ions OF the old bo- ID OF Washington schC IS be
adopted for tue government of this DO I'D; a. ed
-.
TULEs k~D REGULATIONS.
Mr.. Johnson offered the following, which WI >
fOpte1:
Where's the best intere.1s OF edrc .tion dc
ms1d that there shor'd be ~ orni.J in the
he'd o. dsC. u me and instruction: There ore
be il Resolved, That Eecr-e such end the rr'; :
and regulations ard courses OF irsi,dct,on in
the public schools of the Dist. ct of Columbia
be reierTed % Commi. ZEE o. five, including
the president, for rev sion.
HOW ABOUT THE TEACHERS?
Mr.. Johns IN offered the TO 'owiry resolut on:
Resolred, That the action OF the late DO Irds OF
truttees of the public scho Dis OF the District OF
Columbia in relaIon to the appointment and
PsigrmeDt of teachers and other employer be,
and the s1me is hereby, confirmed.
Mr.. johnson explained that the colored school
and coun.J school trustees hal appointed the'-
teachers, and he subpitted that there was no
necessity for undoing such action.
Mr.. Dyer opposed the resolution, say ing that
be came here for reform, ard he would no.
leealize the action OF the preceding to ~
Nr. Jofn.on said 1t was neeessp-y to take
early action on this subject, as the time for the
opening of the chools was not far distant. The
teachers for Georgetown, too, had been an
pointed, and TIE Washington white school ory
re Tained.
Mr.. Dyer suggested that the Introduction of
the resolution IVES at least premature, and pro-
posed that il lay over for the pre1ent.
MIR. French Psked il the board corHrmed the
action of the late DO Irds in appointiry teachers,
would they PnOw The Washington members the
SINE pIN lege? If il YVES so uudeT.d he
would not object to the adoption of the resolu
Mr. Sr'th said he was sa, sized that he would
be unable to do spy good it bis hands we've tied,
s I'd be wanted the best teachers that can be
had. He did not wish the custom no prevail
ing in his district - be continued, w, children
lOiDg nom the coun.J 10 the city Ccnoo's, be.
{ ause the latter had the best teachers.
Mr.. Brown said it struck him that the work
should be divided up , that every man should
know bis place before they consider the ques.
ton of teachers, and he hoped the resOlu,ion
NJ. Johpson then withdrew the resolution.
THE COMMITTEES.
dyer moved that the president be author
lied ID appoint the ordinsIy and usual commit
Mr.. Woodward called attention to .he fact
that the rules called for twelve Committees, u
DE divided among fl teen members.
The motion lOUted.
The che'rnan stated that " each committee
= TO nrmber five members, oh of the old
boords nav be p .opor, ionstely Represented.
Mr.. h de moved that the CON 'rittee1 corsist
of ttIce members each; as;eedto.
DIVISION OF DUTIES.
Mr.. Brown moved that the District OF c
iumbla be divided into fifteen school ',f-ic'1.
be adopted, ard urged that they take time 70
)rsider these mat ers tefore adopting them.
Mr.. Hyde said that under this Organi cation
the schools would be 'nadequately suppl a,
end he did not see how they could get along in
Georgetown, where there ere but trree trus ,ees
TO perform the duties heret)r pc, lormed BY
seven. He believed that the trustees from each
section knew best what their RESPECTIVE Gee
tors reqr red, and be would TX that George
Town be allowed to select her teachers through
The tTrStee7, and they would eAtend the same
IN TeTtN Nd ha
tiCTs.
MI. Brown sa,d that he I'D not propose = in
&c, ere VII 'he G>orge' lwn and W 7hi1gton
Mr.. LIoyd suggested that the Georget OWN
trustees tase the supervision OF the SCH OILS IN
GcorgefoE Il, the county trustees the LchooIs in
The county, Me-:rs. Over and Bro0ks the f-st
c's let schools, WccIward ana Johr IN the
!ecOnd, French and DOugl9ss the third, and
RYDER and himself the fourth.
Mr.. Brooks sd while the law organi- ng che
COlOT-d schools was on the stl,dte books he was
die posed 10 obey il, ard would ca,fy it out. He
{ - q attention TO some color schI Dis being
In George ~ a, and asked Vt the /. Jstees I.om
George'3Wn would look ,ler hose scht ~. il
the tOard think that they should all work in
common he would 60 in.
nv. Moffatt w content - let matters SCI nd ss
hey were % ID the white and Colorcd schools.
The chairman at this point announced Me rs.
JobrSon, Mofatt, Over, Brow n, end the pr ii
dent es tie committee on IUles and regula.
tors.
M W r. AAOE' OH AE AhAOh6hs
coming up,
Mr. oyd moved that the representatives. of
the Wesbins ton whito schools nominate to Their
lchoOls, j. e., Messrs. French, Woodward, Dyer,
Lloyd, and Mcclellan; 10 the colored schC DIS of
Washington, Me-srs. johnson, BROOKS, Dou-
giles, and Ryder; to the GeoTgetoWn schools,
Uessrs. Hyde, Curtis, and MOffatt, and to the
county schools, MessIs. Smith, Brown, and
ChIckeIiug.
Mr.. Dyer wish d ID enter his protest aga;rst
any such proposition. He was not appointed es
a trustee for white schools, but a ,.Tstee of the
schC OILS of the District Of Columbia.
MIR. Lloyd suggested that his motion was me1e
Tor convenience, for Ii would be impossible for
'1e white members to know what the cOlored
members wished, as much % as 1t would be for
the C0lored members to know the white mem
bers' vans.
Mr.. Dyer, as an additional reason for making
TO distinction, said that drving the day he had
been waited upon by ColOred people, who de-
s'ved 10 protest against the appointments of some
of the ColOred teachers in the first district, on
ne LEOund OF incOmpetency.
MIR. JOET- IN said there were chronic erum-
bleTs even where, and lie defended the appoint
L ents. The cOlored schools would cOmpsre
1ayOrably with the white schools, and were
superior 10 those in other cities.
Mr.. Woodward said the motion contemplated
? oniratiOn - the board. These would come up
for cor ~ nation. The usage of the old Wash
iDgtOn board had been adopted, and when the
Nominations are made the members bad the
privilege of voting against any one 20 nomi-
mated.