Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-10-13
Our Public schools.

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
A meeting OF the Board Of Public School
Trustees was held last evening at the Frank
sidingl ]. h. Brooks, (secretar, y ]. 8. Brown,
r. L. Brooks, Champlin, Dy .r,. Ferguson,
French, Hart, Hovey, Lloyd, Mitchell, Moi
fatt, Packard, Ryder, Smith, Randolph and
Mr.. Champlin presented a communication
from c. b. Church & Co., proposing to erect
brick building containing two school rooms
Nx35 feet, to lease to the board at 800 per
annum, with the privilege of purchasing
referred to the committee on property.
"A communication was received from the
District Commissioners requesting the board
70 suspend action in reference to the build
ing on lot 20, square 456 ION r street, near
ferred to the sub-board of the I'd district.
THE REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENTs
for September was presented, showing: l..
Washington 9,33S, Georgetown $50, County
go; COlored-Washington 1899, GEORGETOWN
34a, County soi-total, 1854. 2. Number of
month: White Washington 9,027, George
town GIG. County Gal; ColOred- Washington
LAB, Georgetown 339 County 7H-tOtal,
attendance: White - Washington S,6i5,
Georgetown $50, County 526; COlOred-Wash-
ipgton $50, Georgetown 2s6, County Glib
White - Washington G.4, Georgetown 975,
County go; Colored - Washington 95s
Georgetown 80 j, County 93.1. 8. Number of
ineton le3, Georgetown II, County 16; Colored
schools Washington 81, Georgetown I,
County 1I-tOtal, 302. 6. Number OF cases of
Georgetown 100, County 0; Colored schools
Washington IS, Georgetown IA, County O.
total, io4. I. Number of cases of corporal
20, Georgetown IS. County 8; Colored schools
Washington 2, Georgetown 8, County IA
total, 49, s. Number Of pupils dismissed:
WhiteIW Washington 6; Colored-Washington
from September 80, 1875, over the number
September 80, 1874, 81.
CHANGES IN rEACHERsHIps.
Miss Mary +. Rowe was promoted to In-
teImediate No. 2, Second district. A. I.
Stewart was transferred from Intermediate
No; l, First district, to lie assistant teacher
from Male Grammar to intermediate No. l.
The resignation OF Mary E. Humphrey, In
termed termedia,e No 8, Fourth district, was &C,
sub assistant In Female Grammar, George
town. Miss Eliza J. Riley was promoted
from sesondary No 8, Fourth district, to
Primary No: TO Secondary No. 8, and Annie
Lanra McIntire was appointed acting teacher
MfsCELLANEous MATTERS.
Mr.. Mitchell offered resolution request
ing that the committee on drawing make
arrangements by which the teachers OF the
county schools may receive drawing lessons
at one time and place. referred.
Mr.. Brooks, from the committee on the
communication OF r. A. MacMurray and
others, making complaint against the pu-
pills OF the John r. Cook building, submitted
report that they have fully examined into
the alleged complaint, but were unable TO
find a single case of complaint by any citI-
zen against pupil or pupils attending that
school; report adopted.
Mr.. French, from the committee ongxanl-
nation and prizes, to whom was REFERRED a
plan for the distribution of special prizes for
1886, offered by Mr.. Hovey on the 10th or
July last, reported that portion of said plan