Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-07
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting Of the Trustees Last Night.


MAR SCHOOL, FOURTH DISTRICT, ETC.
The Board of Trustees OF Public Schools
held an adjourned meeting last night, Mr.. w.
John III. Brooks secretary.
ON motion of Mr.. Dyer, first district, Miss
Julia T.. L. Moore was confirmed as teacher
of Primary No. IA of that district.
CONFIRMATION OF COUNTY TEACHERS
The following nominations for teachers in
the sixth county district were submitted by
MI Packard and confirmed:
list district, No I, Clement A. Peck, first
grade; 2d district, No. I, John f. Chapel,
principal; I'd district, No. I, Emma A. Nil,
eos assistant u ant, % district No J. Lips
T. York. principal; Sd district, No. 3, Man
cana Brown. assistant; Sd district, No. 3,
Della M Tipgle, assistant; 4th district. No.
z, j. X keene, principal; 4th district. No. 2.
india a. Wineberger, assistant; 9Th district,
No. ], Agnes a. Farley, first grade; 9Th dis
trict, No. I, Mary NJ; Manning, first grade;
| 9TH district, Henry s. Petty, principal; IN
district, No. I. f. A. Leland, assistant: vice
| Sarah L. Abel; eth district, No. l. c. A. l..
X. White, assistant; eth district, No. I. Ra-
chel j. STEELE, assistant; 9TH district, No. 4,
Rockwell
to5ered Sehooss,-1st district. No 2, I. NJ.
Nieman. second grade; 81 district. No. 2
French {. Lugenheel, first grade; 3l district.
No. 2 Sarah NJ Robinson. second grade: 81
district, No 3. Ellen Emery. assistant; 4th
district, No. l, Che rles n. Otey, principal:
4th district, No. I, 1sadore NJ. Smith, assist
ant; 18th district. No. I. Mary F. HObsOn, as
sistant; 4th district, No. 1. Mary Evans. as
slstant; No. 3, second grade in the same dis
trict TO be supplied hereafter; 5th district
No. 2, John {. Male, second grade; 9th dis
trict, No ?, j. H. VOORHEES,, principal; 6th
district, No 2, Annie NJ. Briggs, assistant:
9TH district, No. .. tn he Supplied hereafter
Ith district. No. 3. Francis Grimke. princi
pal; 9Th district, No. ;, Frances f. Hall, as
sistant 9Th district, No. 3. Emma Patterson
assistant: 9Th district, No. 3, Mary I. Benja-
min. assistant.
Mr.. Curtis stated that he regretted his ina
bility to furnish a list of nominations for
the Georgetown schools, owing 10 the absence
of his colleague. Mr.. MOffatt.
An application for teachers position in
the county, from George II. Smith, was
The president stated that he held a COM
municatiOn from q creditor OF the principal
OF school, addressed TO the board and ask
ing satisfactiOn; but, on motion of Mr..
P0vey, the secretary was directed to return
il TO the writer.
ALETTER FROM Mr.. THOMPSON.
President Curtis submitted the following
letter from Mr.. John E. Thompson; which
on motion OF MIR. Johnson, was placed on
file.
WASHINGTON. July 6. 1875.
To he BoGryi Of Trustees Of Public Schools Of the
District II CCilCIibid.
GENTLEN lnasmuch as / am of the
opinion that the language used by me To q
member of the board. Immediately after its
adjournment az the meeting of last May was
improper as To time and place and liable 10
be mlsconstrued as an indignity offered To
some of my most esteemed friends, sincerely
regret the use OF such language, and respect
fully withdraw the same. | attended the
next meeting of the board for the purpose of
rendering an apology due to gentlemen en-
gagged without pecuniary reward, in an hon
orable work for the public good. and with
whom III Is my pleasure, not less than IN Y
duty. To- cooperate.
No reference 10 the subject being male AZ
that meeting. nor at the succeeding meet
lngs at which was present, supposed that
no Eotice would be taken by the board of an
"a 10, "a
It's session. My regret as to this matter is
much increased by the fact that il involves
me In controversy that cannot have bene-
Hclal results 10 any party concerned. / neei
rot assure any but strangers to me that the
language used On that OcC lSion would no, be
addressed by me unless impelled by unusual
circumstances to any man.
1t would not be candid 10 omit To state
mat, although no charges have been male
formally against me, and no important reg
ClatlOn of the board mas, within nv know
ledge. been violated by me, some of the trt1s-
tees are impreSsC / with the idea that have
SHOWN want of cooperation with the board
because two or three of my pupils declined
second contest for spelling medal. Trus-
Tee Lloyd urged them to make the second
trlal, and as a my connection with the
Inatler occurred in his presence, to him
Ief6r Tor proper explanation. At the same
time most positively deny any Intentional
Iallure on my part TO cooperate with the
toard, and 1 assert that my desire is ana
fas been, to execute its laws with prompt
ness and fidelity.
BE assured. sir, that this personal contro-
Nersy Is thousand times more diStastefuI
10 me tnan ii can possibly be &c any one else
and that desire. and have ALWAYS desired
10 promote the efficiency of the public schools
OF tnls District, and TO aid all measures tend
ing 10 that important result. With reference
10 the giving OF medals at a concert given bv
pupils OF the Fourth district to pupils A nv
school and in other schools for proficiency i'm
Studles throughout the last scholastic term
j refer you TO Trustee ChamnIin whose an.
prevail was obtained. and who handed tiYe
IncdalS TO EXIT ustee j. f.. Holmead for pre-
sentatiOn. The presentations were NOT s10-
geSted by me, but similar occurrences have
taken place in our schools TO my Knowledge
annually for the last twenty-five years
Most respectfully,
JOHN F.. THOMPSON.
fflhclpal Male Grammar School 4th dist.
ANOTHER LETTER FROM Mr.. THOMPSON.
Mr.. French, chairman of committee on
prizes ana examinations, submitted the fol-
loving letter from the same gentleman,
which was read and filed:
f. +. French. esq, Chairman the Committee on
Prizes and Examinations:
DEAR SIR: l was surprised TO learn to-day
mat you regarded me as denying your state
ment made 10 the board OF trustees. thar
had visited you at your Office in the Treas
ury department on the day after the contest
and there offered, on behalf of the pupils of
my school, to spell against the first district
male grammar school, from three to five
hundred Words, TO be taken from Hillard's
reader, and to be spelled in match for a
gold medal after the contest for the grammar
ana arithmetic medal
That statement is precisely correct and I
nave never made any other, nor do think
did Trustee Lloyd at my suggestion. Yours
truly, JNO. +. THOMPSON, PRINCIPAL &c
APPLICANTS FOR TEACHERSHIPs
Mr.. Johnson reported the following appli-
cations Tor teachers positions in the seventh
district. which were referred to the sub
board ofthat district From Emma f. Mer-
MT, cara l.. Davis, Mary A. Jones Filth
NJ. Collins and Laura +. Dyson.
MT johnson also gave notice that the eX-
amlnatlons for teacherships in the schools
would De held at the Sumner building On
wednesday, August %, 1915
MI. DERRICK offered reSOlut ion, which was
adopted, requesting the District Commits
sioners 10 enlarge the Berret school building
second district, the work 10 be under the
direction OF a committee of three together
with the superintendent OF white schoolsl, of
Whlcn the president of the board should be
chairman. The chair appointed as his assoc
ciates heSsrs. DERRICK and Woodward.
ENPENSES OF THE BOARD.
MT. CnampliD, from the committee on ac-
counts, reported bills approved by the com
hlllIee 10 the amount OF 20, rs 50, which were
allOWed by the board. he also presented a
statement OF the expenses of the public
Schools o. the District Of Columbia for the
year lS14-15.
He also submitted a till from Kate Nor
Ihy, Who had been appointed as a teacher
ICr a year and claimed her wages for a wear
she haVing teen removed after she had served
one monlh. The claim was not allowed.
Nr. DetricE, nom the committee on text