National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-05-12
PEABODY LIBRARY ASSOCIATION.


Peabody Library Association, and also q room
for the Linthicum Institute.
2 That the rooms set apart for the Peabody
Library Association are we'll arranged, and are
sufficient for q library and reading room, and am
ple at least for the present, for all the purposes
fer which they are intended.
s. That these rooms were offered to the Pea
body Library Association and the Lin GhIcam IN
sttute to be under their control respectively, and
" Tbst ~ care Of said rooms ike The ot6s-
parts Of the building, can be under the anitor Of
the school house, for which he would De, no
doubt, reasonably compensated BY the two AssO.
Citations; and that for the heating and lighting OF
the rooms your committee has no doubt that an
economical arrangement can be made with the
ment can be made by the two associations for
attention to their respective associations, and
otherwise work to their mutual advantage.
Your committee further reports that, by the
terms Of Mr.. Peabody's gift, the association is
authorized "to erect Q house and establish q
library therein but in view Of the fact that the
ample for the one perpose Of establishing and
maintaining library and reading.room: that It
is fair to presume that Mr.. Peabody never con
ing, he would readily aequiesce in the acceptance
oft; that such an establishment would meet the
end he had in view, be Of benefit to the people
. great need 70 which they are anxiOusly looking;
that this offer may be accepted as temporary
Without Violating the spirit and Intention Of MI.
PeabodyB gift; and finally that If INCORPORATION
fails there is no probability Of the fund becoming
tee offers for your consideration the following
ResOIped, That the offer Of the school authori-
ties Of the free use Of said rooms in the school
building, in Georgetown, for the purposes Of this
association, be accepted; and that a committee
of-(afterwards filled With the names OF Messrs.
Hyde and Dunlop)-be, and the same il hereby,
appointed to inform the public-school authorities
thereof ask their needful action in the premises,
fhrar nd
and report the same to this board for Its action.
Respectfully submitted May 10. 1875.
W. S. DUNLOP,
A. HYDE.
(Mr. Cook absent.)
THE LATE SPELLING MATCH.
The secretary read the following cOmmunIca-
tioa:
WARRINGTON, May 3, 1875.
E. r. French. esq.. chairman Committee on Prizes
DEAR SIR: Inasmuch ss the contest Of the Male
in a tie between the First aud Fourth districts,
until attention was called 70 the fact that in the
old editions Of Hillard's Sixth Reader the word
and as the committee decided that IL the word
could be found in the Reader spelled ICY" It
should BY accounted correct, and as the principal
cision bssed upon the above grounds, and hal
challenged the Male Grammar school Of the Fl. Il
district TO second contest for the medal, and -
school when there could be any possibility OF :
doubt IS to their right to It, therefore most
cAeerfully accept the challenge, and respectfully
risk that the committee will allow the contest to
he settled IN accordance with the wishes off the
PRINCIPAL of the Fourth district.
Very respectfully Priucp. Il mi 5S GISsTi...
Mr.. Chauplin moved that the discussion of the
subject be postponed until q later stage of thu
boards proceedings. Adopted.
APPLICATIONS AND REPORTS,
The following applications for teachers in the
schools were received and filed: Mr.. A. J. Um-
holtz, Of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; NJ. J. Adams, George
town, u. c.; Miss Eva NJ. Davis and Miss NeIila
B. Holman, Salem, Mass; Miss Nellie Gibbs, of
lin. Referred.
The following report Of the superintendent for
the month Of April was submitted and approved:
Whole number OF pupils enrolled, Il, 7O5; whole
number Of pupils on the rolls the last day OF ,
month, II, pa; average number Of pupils In daily
29l; number Of cases Of hardness, 757; number CT
cases Of corferal punishment lis; number Of pu-
pills dismissed, 40.
Mr.. johnson submitted the names Of Miss
Marion A. Shsdd, Lucy E. Moten, Ella W.
Somerville and Ella D. Barnes for teachershIps
IN the colored public schools. Referred.
ACCOUNTS AND SUPPLIES.
Mr.. Cbamplip, from the committee on accounts
and supplies, submitted bills for the month of
April amounting to s2907.62, which were ap-
proved. Mr.. Champlin also submitted the fol-
whereas section 50 OF the act Of the Lsgisla-
duties Of certain officers for the District Of Co
lumbis, approved August %, 1871, defines the
duties OF the auditor OF the District in auditing
the bills against the public schools, as follows:
THAT all accounts against the board OF trustees
Of public schools and board OF commissioners OF
the FIRE department shall be rendered in dupIi-
cate, and when found correct, shall be approved
by the said boards respectively, and Immediately
after the close Of each month q statement of ali
BE- nH % Is
embraced in such statements, to the auditor Of
the District, who shall thereupon examine the
came. If approved by him, he shall file in his
office one set OF such accounts, and transmit to
the comptroller q certified statement thereof;
the other set he shall return, with his approval
thereon, to the respective boards OF trustees Of
public schools and IRE commissioners. .
Should any account transmitted to the auditor
as aforesaid, be not approved by him, he shall
they originated, with reasons for his disapproval
Endorsed thereon. And whereas the auditor Of
the District has audited bills against the public
board Of trustees, nor transmitted to him oy said
board, and 10 Q number OF cases has audited bills
against the public schools approved BY tue board
Of trustees for certain amounts, for more than
the amounts approved by said boarS and in other
cases for less than the approved amount, and in
the two latter instances has not Informed the
board Of trustees Of p1blic schools OF the fl Is
nor the reasC 70: doing so; therefore
RESOLVED, That the Honorable Commissioners
OF the District Of Columbia bs respectfully re-
questCd to direct the auditor to audit the bills
law. ADOPTED.
> Mr.. Hart, also from the committee on accounts
and supplies, sui mitted the monthly statement
showing that the expenses had been during that
period: For salaries, $4,000; contingent, g.
s07G2; total, $22,sl7.si. Approved.
PUPILS OF THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
The report Of the special committee to whom
was referred the following resolution was called
up:
Rssolped, That on the requIsitIOn of truYtss,
OF principal OF any Grammar school, pupils Of the
Normal school shall DO detailed to act as teach.
ers, Tin place Of such regular teachers as may be
temporarily absent,) to the extent Of one to each
school district: Prortded, That the whole mum.
this cause, shall not exceed four ct any time
The report has been published In TIE REPUB-
LIcAN, but the sub distance Is as follows:
In case Of the absence OF any teacher on accouut
Of sickness, or other justiable cause for not ex-
ceeding one day, the school may be dismissed.
4, 10 case o. longer absence, or where the absence
furnish % substitute: Provided, the person -.
lected is satisfactory to the sub board having spe
In case the absentee does not elect TO provide
substitute, he OF she Rhall forthwith notify, or
cause 20 be notihed, the principal teacher in the
school district where the vacancy occurs, whose
substitute shall be paid BY said absentee an
amount equal to one half Of his or her salary his
Of nsc ,Ss be e9G r TI tS
tee on supplies and accounts prior 10 the auditing
Of the salary account Of said absentee for the
month next succeeding the termination Of service
of said substitute.
Mr. Champlin submitted the following:
Resolved, That rule 81 shall not be 90 construed
As 10 prevent the award Of "frsthonor medslsi
to pupils in the public schools in the District Of
Columbus: Provided That in all such awards the
rules OF the board shall govern the same, and
that no expense be incurred chargeable to the
District Of Columbis. Adopted.
Messrs DERRICK, Wood, Ward and Lloyd made
remarks in opposition to the adoption Of the TO-
port, and the other members sustained Il.
The yeas and nays were called, and the Tote
stood:
Ayes-MessrS. Brown, Brooks, Chsmplin, Dyer,
French, Hart, Hovey, Johnson, Mitchell, Pack
ard, Ryder and Smith, Nays-MessrS. Wood
ward, Mohatt, Lloyd and Detrfck-.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Hovey gave notice that the examination Of
applicants for positions as teachers would take
place at the Franklin building on Saturday, June
5, at .. N.
George D. Wybert was appointed janitoE Of the
Georgetown school building.
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