Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-01-13
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
MeetimU Of the BOARD Of Trustees

A regular meeting of the Board of Public
School Trustees was held last evening at the
Franklin building, Mr.. Curtis in the chair
and Mr.. J. II. Brooks secretary, with Messrs.
French, Smith, Ferguson, Ryder, Dyer,
Lloyd, Mofat, DERRICK, Hart, Champlin,
Packard and johnson present.
THE CASE OF PRINCIPAL MKEE.
A Communication was received from Mrs.
M. \. Springer, stating that her brother, Ed
die Bates. having been charged with using
disrespectful language to an assistant teach
er, Mr.. Hardness, thereupon the principal of
of the grammar school, Mr.. Mckee, at
tempted to chastise him, and seized a large
pointer for the purpose. bJu her brother ran
away, leaving his hat and books at the
school; that she went 10 the schOOl-rOOm to
get his hat end books. and Mckee used in
sulting language to her and ordered her out
of the building.
Ny Johnson moved TO refer the matter to
the ub-board of the first district.
Mr.. Hart suggested that special commit
tee consider the subject, and that il be COM
posed of representatives of other districts
than the first.
Mr.. Champln said that the subject was one
which should be impartially investigated,
and moved that it he referred to a special
committee appointed from the second, third
and fourth districts of Washington.
Mr.. Smith favored the first district acting
ON the subject before ii was brought before
the board.
The motion of Mr.. Champlin TO refer to a
special committee was adopted. Yeas
MessrS. Brooks, Champlin. Dyer. Hart, John
son, Moffat and Ryder. Nays-Messrs.
LLOYD. Ferguson, French, Packard, Smith
and DctTick-6.
The chair appointed Messrs. Champlin, De-
trick and French as the committee.
Mr.. Mckee makes n different statement.
and, it is understood, invites II fan and
thorough inveStigationl
THE APPLICATIONS
of Miss Myra r. Love and Miss Il liza G.
Menfeid. of Washington; Mary +. Bentley.
of Allendale. Bergen county. y. j.; Ellen +.
Goodwin and Sarah b. Goodwin, of Frank
lin, y. H.; for positions as teachers, and
ton of music teacher of the Washington
schools, were received. Also the applications
of George :. Richardson and Mrs. G. y. l..
X. White, for the county schools and appl-
cations of MesSrs. Miller, Hudson and Weber
for janitorship of the Georgetown building
all OF which were referred.
a report was received from the music
teachers. i'm which ii was stated that some
of the public school teachers are indifferent
To the study, and in some instances lessons
have not been gone over more than once i'm
two months: referred.
THE REPORTS OF THE SCPERTNTENDENTS
were presented showing the condition OF the
Washington (white) schools and the cOlOred
schools. The report of the first shows, num-
Der on rolls, S.Z6 average daily attendance
1,J22; vacant seats, 5l2; applicants, 10j: cases
tadlneSs, S3; corporal punishment, II; pupils
dismissed. Il: suspended, "a. The report of
colOred schools shows 4.15I pupiIs-;.S5 i'm
WaShinotO ton; 3uS i'm Georgetown: average at
tendance, 4.243: cases tapiinC>S. jiT; corporal
punishment, -; pupils dismissed, II; sus-
pended. -.
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS
Mr.. Hart, from the sub board of the 1st dis
trict. reported the fOllOwirg:-PromOte Miss
Ella NJ. W llllamS. acting teacher of primary
school No. 10. 2d district, To be acting .achcr
of secondary school No. 70, LIST district. to
lake effect September I. 1874. Promote Miss
Clara \. HOllingSWOrth elected teacher of
primary school No. 10. To be teacher of sec
OndaTy school No. H. To take effect January
|: 80. Transfer Miss Rachel Jane Day. Miss
Kate r. Rawlings, Miss Fannie r. Julien
and Miss Mary Ella Morgan from the acting
10 the permanent list.
Mr. Derrick. from the b-boarl of the 81
district, reported the following "A ppoint
Miss Annie l.. Sargent teacher of primary
school No. l., from January |, $50 Trans fer
Miss COrueia III. Ellis. Miss Mary q. Whit
ney and Miss r.. l. Prather from the acting
To the permanent list.
Mr.. French. from the Sub-boarI of the 81
district, reported the following Transfer
Miss SymphrOnia NJ. Lusby from the acting
To the permanent list.
Mr.. Lloyd. from the Sub-boarI Of the
fourth district, reported the following: Pro-
mote Miss Clara J.. Wilson. elected acting
teacher of Primary School No. =, To be
effect January !. 1870
Mr.. Packard. from the count - reported the
following: Promote Miss a \. Farley from
acting To permanent teacher OF School No. J.
fifth district. They were all confirmed by
the board.
NEW TEACHERS.
reported that certificates hal been granted
as follows: Primary grade 10 Misses Emma-
line Z. Weightman. Myra T.. Love, Kate f..
Little, T.. j. HavCnnCr; Secondary grade
Misses Lucy May Johnson, Emma l.. Bond
Ella :. Kelly. Elizabeth l.. Prather, Zilpha
j. Whitaker. Clara 4. HOlingsworth. Mary
-. Whitney, {. ii. Ellis; intermediate grade
Misses Clara g Baker, Mary Morgan. Fran
ceS +. Julien. X f.. Rawlings. {. l.. Wilson.
X. j. Day. NJ. +. Morgan, <. NJ. Lu>by. The
examination was attended by 33 candidates.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
MI thamplin. from the committee on ar-
counts, reported bills amounting to - ,0g9. ~
which were approved. Mr.. Hart, from the
same committee. reported bills OF the old
boards amounting To >1.SlS.SI. Mr. Hart also
made the financial statement for the month
OF December. a follows: Salaries Slg.1S9gl:
contingent expenses. ~ ,0g92j
HALLIDAY SCHOOLS.
nder the call of unfinished business the
following resolution, offered by Mr.. Champ
lin at the last meeting, was taken up:
k''0fr.d- That the supernteniouts Of the public
schools Ia the District Of Columbia be- and thay are
hereby, authorized TO organic half day schools in
the primary grades # said schools in Iuv case
mand for ,eatS il is their Judgment that the bc-t ia
trest- Of the schools require that this should be-
done: PLortded, That the number OF such school,
aud pupils attending the saline during thu. present
- huCI year shall hc stated in tn" monthly reports of
thu superintendent L. thi> board.
The resolution was adopted, and the board