Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Our Public schoops.

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The Board OF School Trustees held q regular
meeting last evening, Mr.. woodward 10 the
ser and Warner were absent The following
APPLICATIONS FOR rxAcHERsRIPs
we're hlee * j. Smith, Of wsltham, Mass,
ChApinl Fulton, n. v; Agnes 4. weer, BROOK
vile, Me.; 4. Il. Hancock, la Plata station
Nd; Gelina l. Tichenor, washington, u. O.:
Wood Ridge, n. j.; MARY l.. I.ongfelIow' Need,
ham, Mas; y. L. Apel, Washington: William
=. Hsetfner, Ky; frederick Ku5et, washIns-
ton ,. H. owens, Petersburg, Va
TIE SCHOOLS IN NAY.
Superintendent Wilson submitted hts repor,
Tor May, which shows that the total number OF
pupils on the rolls on the last day OF NAV was
,3i7; decrease for the month, 20. whole mum
Der enrolled during the month, .6s2; total num-
Ger OF applicants for admission. 80, cases OF cor
porsl punishment-ist district, Q, n. 4, 81, ?,
eth, s; total, II; number OF pupils dism seed, 81
The committee on drawing submitted re-
pOrt Of the results OF the exhibition aud exami-
nation held Friday, May -, a. already publish
ID In The STAE.
Mrs. Susan r. Fuller, teacher OF drawing.
submitted some recommendations on the sab
iect, which we're inderSed by Superintendent
IN drawing
NO cHAEGE IN TEXT ROCKS.
Ny. Champlin, from the committee on text
looks, made q report IN accordance with tue
hy-iaws OF the boStd, which requires them 70
annually examine the course Of study prescribed
or the schools and recommend % The board AZ
heir monthly meeting I'm June such improve
ments in the course Of instruction aud changes
the books as they may deem eNpedient. The
ommittee ask for further time IN which 20
consider the ACCESSIBILITY OF making any change
an the course Of study, and expect thereby %
gain additional information resulting from the
raj and written examinations now m progress
The committee deem tt inexpedient 10 make
any change In the text books now In use.
CoSGREss AND The SCHOOLS.
Mr.. Wolf, chairman OF the committee en-
legislation, reported that In accordance with
he request OF Senator Allison, chairman OF the
Committee on the District Investigation. he had
presented TO him = full statistical table of the
.nde btedness Of the public schools in the Dis
uict or Columbia; also, a table stating the
AMOUNT necessary tor the coming school year,
ana the amount, Nc, tor the erection OF school
buildings. Mr.. Allison promised 20 give the
subject immediate and earnest attention, stating
hat he war thoroughly acquainted by this time
With our wants, and heartily sympathized in
our needs; that he hoped 70 have an spp-oprla.
ton made before Congress sdjourns.
Mr.. Hart, from the committee on the Agassiz
iuEd, reported the following sums raised In the
trict, SIS IS; 81 district, s3s s., atm district
S30.Sl; total, SlC5 -. The board authorized
the committee TO transmit the sum TO Boston.
AWARD OF SCHOLARSHIPS, &c.
Mr.. French, from committee on examination
and prizes, reported that Katie A. Wilson, LIST
district, and Walter Mcfarland, 50 district,
schools contest tor medal recently held In the
contests for scbO'arships, Walter Mcfarland
has taken the Kendall and Herman Knoch, 4th
district, the King scholarship.
THE JEFFERSON STATUE.
Trustee Wilson offered q resolution providing
that Congress be petitiOned 20 transfer the
statue OF Thomas jefferson, now on tue lawn
east Of the Executive Mansion, 10 the public
schools, 20 be placed in the reese ryat0n IN front
Of the jefferson school building, i'm this city.
Adopted.
Mr.. HOyey addressed the board az 20 the
necessity for some practical improvements in
he mode Of seating the schOol-rOoms. Also, On
providing proieT and increased sanitary ac-
commOdstiOns. Further remarks were made on
the same subject by MT. Chgmplin, showing
that II grew out Of no fault OF the trustees that
the pupils are not properly seated. Children
have been placed At desks by teachers which
seats were not adopted 10 their ages. On mo-
ton Of Trustee Wilson, the sub-b0ards were
directed TO take the subject under cOnsilcra-
ton and report at The next meeting.
Mr.. DERRICK, from the committee on teachers
anc the normal schOO,, announced that an ex-
animation of applicants for teachers positions
and Tor promotions will be held on Saturday,
he 18th instant, IN the Franklin building AZ
a. N.
PgSMAssuIP PRIZES.
report Of the examination of the pupis'
copy books by Messrs. Spencer and Hay was
submitted, designating those entitled 70 prizes
IN the several districts, and stating that the
cellence in penmRDshIp attained and demon
strsted in former years has been fully sustained
by the record Of the past year.
The following are named a. entitled TO the
aLst prizes: z. I. King, male grammar school,
ist district; Mary Mckenny, female grammar
school, lst district; Mary X. Cunningham, fe-
male intermediate, No. /, Sd district; Lizzie
Cattell, female intermediate, No. p LIST district;
Harriet A. Reed, female intermediate, No. 3,
ct district; George Hartwell, male intermediate,
No. 1, LIST district; james IA. Baer, male inter.
date, No. ], "a districti Frank Miller, male
ntermediate, No. /, Let district; IDA Walker,
male secondary, No. 4, LET district.
DUPLICATE MEDALS.
Mr.. French called the attention of the board
o the fact that medals similar 10 the regular
-chCol medals have been given out this year and
-Gered a resolution that special com mittee be
rsised to inquire into the matter.
After considerable discussion a resolution Of
cuEstances shall any medal similar in design
and form 10 those ordered by the board be
given at any examination, was referred 70 the
committee on rules.
The COLUMBIAN UNIVERSITY Law DEPART
MINT CoMMENCEMEST-As an error occurred
IN the published statement yesterday Of the
above exercises we give below the correct pro-
gramme: Justice Strong, OF the Supreme Court
OF the United States, will deliver the prizes, In
stead OF confeTring the degrees, as was stated.
The order OF exercises IL rs follows: Overture;
music-a march dedicated TO the class of 1874;
prayer; annual address by Hon. Carl Schurz;
comforting OF degrees, by President James Q.
yelling, LID; mnsic-selections from La Pc
rlchole; awarding OF prizes, by Justice Strong
I. ;. Supreme Court; music-aw waltz; benedic-
ton; music-GalOp, Clear the Track. The mu-
sic will be furnished by Weber's band. The
exercises take place At Lincoln Hall.
SUDDEN DEATH FROM TIE HEAT TO-DAY.
About 2.20 O'Clock this afternoon Mr.. q. g.
Pearce, the well known umbrella and cane
dealer, on Pennsylvania avenue, near 18th
street, while walking in front of his store was
seen to stagger, and air. Burgess, aud other
neiEhbors went TO his assistance and placed hi %
in he an, hal y
were applied ana physicians sent for, but death
ensued In q few moments. It lie supposed that
ceath was caused by the excessive heat. The
deceased halls from Albany, New York, and
had been here six OF seven years.
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