National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-09-15
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

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THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS
MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
A regular meeting u the Board Of Trustees Of
the Public Schools for the District Of Columbia
vas held last night at the Franklin school build
ing. The president, Geo. +. Mcclellan, the sec
rotary, John H. Brooks. and Messrs. P. S. Brown,
s. G. Brown, Brooke, Ohamplin, Curtis, Dyer.
Ferguson, French, Hart, HOvey, johnson, Lloyd,
MoffAtt, Packard, Ryder, Smith and Woodward
we're present.
A Communication from the Commissioners Of
the District was read asking for 9 roster Of the
teachers, with name and salaries, TO be placed on
hle. One from Henri Mason was read ssking
permission to form classes in French among the
female teachers. Referred. The resignations Of
Miss Anna Marye, Secondary No. 5, First dis
trict. and Annie L Sayra. Nsls Primary, First
districk. we're received ana accepted. ~ 81.
The following app licatons for places % teachers
were read and referred: Misses Ada H. Wally,
Kate Z. Settle, Constance Z. Boyne, Georgia ).
Dyson, W. H. Stewart Sarah d.. Robinson,
Carrie A. Browne, ]. Blanche Willard, (iOF assist
ant music tescher,) Mrs. J. H. Voorhees, and
= 1iettsr nom Anna N. straksr, appointed a.
sistant teacher Of No. 8 Third district, IN the
county, was received, conpl aiming that on going to
her school she found z white teacher present WIG
j. -. Brown, and asking what coarso she should
pursue. Referred TO trustees for the county.
!, Mr. Woodwer6 presented the sPpointments q
Of No. Is. They were confirmed.
Mr.. Curtis presented the nomination Of Lizzie
town, and the transfer Of Alice Craig from pri-
mary No. /, and Adele Rose from Primary Ne. =
TO Male Secondary.
/ Mr. Hart, Of the Washington schools, presented
tFanafnras La0uino Hah0n n q.
ferred from Primary Nos % No. .; Ein6 Robin !
fron primary No TO No. 3; Maria ,. AEhrsh
from Secondary No. II to Primary No. g. and ap-
pointing Alice Simpson, Anna Il. Clarke, and
x. II. Harkness-eondrmed.
Mr.. johnson nominaesd the following as fall
colored schools: Miss Barbara E Pope, Margaret
Male, Ida q. Nutter, Anna Ross, Adeline u.
Brown, Ruth Murray, Ada Bozemon, Eunice P. u
! He also nominated as acting teachers Annie E.
Lee, Maria L Jordan, Luia 2. Bruce, S1saa
lie g. Harris, Anna Waters, Sarah J. DulaneT,
OctaviA Parker, Margaret Logan Octayia An
MT. PacEard presented nom ~ Sub-boSrd Of
the county the following:
ResoEved, That the children. Eioss parents or
guardians reside in the countyof Washington
shall not be received into the public schools Of
the cities Of Washington and Georgetown with
out first having received in writing the permits
board, one Of whom shall be thftrustee IN charge
Of the county district in which the parents OF
guardian Of the applicant maj reside.
Amer the passage Of m qnendment striking
out the word dthree' and inse}ng zone" the FesO-
Several Bills were pressBt4 and referred to the
Mr. Lloyd asked action q 3 former resolution
to appoint Prof ]. H. Dhiel, Mrs. King and
Miss Bette Hayenner as music teachers. The
Mr.. Brooks presented thffolloWing:
Whereas the Commissieers Of the District IN
their order Of August s,ls1t eonsS,lIidatlng the
the District Of Colum biAl Intended no change Of
existing laws relative q the public schools In
iorce - me time o. ~ exoePt n 50 AT
abolish said board; anf whereas the present
board OF trustees OF the Hbie schools Is the legal
successor to the late Dodh Of trustees OF the pub
lie schools Of Washingtn, Georgetown and the
county Of Washington I'D the scAo0lF for cOlored
children Of the cities Of Y Arlington and George
town; and whereas alllaWs pertaining respec-
lively 70 the late boads Of trustees Of public
schools, with the exoeplo1 before mentioned, are
still IN full force; and whereas It Is the duty Of
the board TO execute nthfully all laws relating
TO the public schools, therefore belt
ResotUed, That for ID more ehicieut and har-
monious admInlstratih Of the important trust
the boards, that thsg shall be four sub-boards,
composed OF the membrs Of this board, viz: sub
board Of trustees Of pplie schools o. " arlington
eolored children Of n cite. q Washington and
Georgetown, sub-boai for tie county, Eub-board
Of trustees for GeorgHWn.
T. Lloyd, Chas. r Eovey, Geo. W. Dyer, a.
Hart, Z. T. French, llEood Champion and W.
r. Woodward, 5nemfts Of THIS board, resident IN
public schools Of Wilmington city; that Messrs-
Henry johnson, WIP. Ryder, J. II. Ferguson
cred public schools 4 Washington and George
town; that Mesars. n. 9. Brown, ]. 5: Brown,
p. L. Brooke, B. T. lackard and q, B, Smith be
the S1s sSS 5cr o 81 s01 ne
for the public sehoe Of Georgetown: Rfepfdee,
That the oflcial aS Of the several sub-boards
hereby eonstitutedln the discharge Of the duties
especially imposedbhall at All times be subject
to review approTabr disapproval Of this board;
ana 1t Is hereby mae the duty Of said 50 boards
CURED, TO this boal all important acts performed
81 them IN their hcial capacity g trustees Of
M Hovev ofierh the following substitutes
ResoIved, That be Districf Of Columbia shall
be divided into 81 school districts; the rst, Sec
ond, Third and FOURTH comprising the ely q
constituted By II: The city Of Georg etoMn slall
constitute the Eth, and the county The Sixth
Es,oy &C. 4 hst ~ n 2SS - disd
aud DO hereby oide themselves, into seven sub
boards, for the kercise OF practical supervision
The control of Is general board and said rus
tees 40 hereby ppoint Messrs Hart and DYER Is
sub-board for Be First school district Aessrs.
woodward anctdcI.ellan for the Second, Messrs
French and HEY for the Third, Nesars. Champ
lin and Lloyd r The kqn1tnI 1eesls. Oqfi5 ana
WofTaf for nj Fifth, Meslrs. J. s. and Sol q.
Tlrovn III r. lmith, b. II. Packard and p. i
prooke i1r ~ Sixth, and Messrs. Henry John
ION. John Il, hooks, W. p. Ryder and J, H Fer
RuSon for the seveutn-
ReeolDed, Tet until otnef!Iito ordered, ne ~.
boards for ~ FIRST Second, Third, Fourth ard
TIffh dIstric1 shall govern themselves, 90 far 81
rrsrffcable. II the rules and regulations hereto |
lore IN forcein the government Of the white i
rehools on Washington. The sub-board for the
Si~th -distri4 schools to conform 30 far as prac-
6eahle 10 IN rulas and regulations heretoforo
e~lrlinr nm AZ government Of the schools IN the
county, out9de the cities Of Wash.nzton anq
floorT eloVnl and ithe Seventh sub-oo4to shall /
sd-ninirtsr he effairI Of the colored schoole Il /
accordanoe Nth tho laws Of Congress and thl |
ruies and regulations heretoiore IN ioree iof ~ !
roVernmentof said schools
on motor Of Mr.. Dyer the word "hereiesoEs
,7er sfriokoh out and aoD substituted AFTER p /
nreienrSd houTersafionRl discussion the snbstltua
81 ~. HoFsy vas adopted. John o. null va /
confirmed e teacher n NO. ktt.n county ~
friof wee Nra Douglas. The board tleo ID
burned to meet three weeks lrom next
Wednesday night III