Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-10
THE PrELIC SCHOOLS.
W eessug Of the Board Of rPustA

lin school building; Mr.. Curtis presiding, and
MT MT. j; ID; BrSoks secretary. A communica-
read, asking the hoard to furnish, ON or be-
fore the 18th proximo, detailed statement
Of The transactions Of their department since
their last report, and also such recommends
tions as the board thought necessary for the
increased efficiency OF their department.; also
To forward an estimate OF the amount that
Will he required for It's support for the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1871.
A communication was received from the
District Auditor, advising the board of a
number OF bills, amounting to sie9.77, not
tearing the regular approved Endorsement of
the board, but which had been audited on
the certificate OF the superintendent of prop
erty and referred to the controller for settle
ment.
a communication was received from the
District Commissioners, confirming the ap-
poinfment OF Mr.. George II. Loveless as me-
ohanical janitor of the public schools at a
by the board.
A petition signed by a number of the resi-
dents of the second school district, that the
board set part the new school building cor
ner of New York avenue and 6'h street for
the use of tie female schools. end that the
Seaton building be used for boys, was laid
over at the suggestion OF Mr.. Hovey.
A communication was received FROM the
District Commissioners, referring ID the
board petition OF cclored residents of the
southwest portion of The city, asking better
school accommodations which WIS referred
10 the sub bOard for cOlOred schools.
Applications for teachers ositions were
received from Miss Lizzie Trask and Mr..
walter e. Hill.
THE RFPORTs OF THE SUPERINTENDENT
were received for the month of October,
showing:
!. Whole number of pupils enrolled
Washington, 10 .}52; Georgetown. 953:
county, u.s. Colored- Washington. 1852;
Georgetown. 37i county, SEQ Total, II, sos.
2. Number of pupils Oh the rolls the last day
Of The OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1903;
Georgetown, 9l5; county, Col. Colored-
Washington, 200; Georgetown, $50; county,
191. Total, II ,O25. 4. Percentage of attend
snce-White-W Washington 90 Georgetown,
sG.3; county, 907. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES 9s G.:
Georgetown, 81 p county. 600 s. Numb Der of
teachers employed-Whites chools-Wash-
ington, 1G}; Georgetown. 10; county, l6.
Colored schools Washington. 50; George
town, :; county, II. Total, 5Oi. I. Number
Of cases OF corporal punishment-White
schools washington, ~; Georgetown, IA;
Number of pupils dismissed White Wash
tngtOn, q; Georgetown, I. COlored-Wash-
ingtOn, &, Georgetown, 2. Total, S.
TEACHERSHIPs.
Mr. Packard, of the county sub board pre-
scented the appointment of Miss Caroline ].
Spalding, first assistant teacher in school
No. 3, district No. 3, vice Miss NJ. j. Brown,
resigned confirmed.
Mr. Hart, from the first district, presented
the nominations of Miss Theresa a. McGilI
graduate OF the Washington Normal school,
To be acting teacher of Primary No II; Miss
Cora SteiltZman, also graduate of the Nor
nal school, 10 be acting teacher of Primary
No ID, both appointments to take effect from
November ], 1875; confirmed.
MI johnson presented the resignation of
Miss NJ. A. Chew as teacher in the colored
schools; accepted.
Mr.. Randolph, Of the sub-board of the sec
end district, reported the following changes
In teacheTships, which were confirmed by the
board; Emma l.. Bond, promoted from Pri-
feet from November /; Mary X. Evans trans
fe1red from Primary No. Is to Primary No
l.: the number of the Primary school taught
by Miss Sallie s. Childs is changed from No
II 10 No. 10.
SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Mr.. Randolph also reported that the new
Larner building, leased by the Commission
eTs, has, after some delay, been Occrpied; aud
copy of the specifications for the erection Of
the new Berret building had been furnished
TO the sub board, so that a careful inspection
OF The work can he made as IL progresses.
Mr.. Randolph, for the sub board, presented
a resolution, which was adopted: "That IL is
The sense of this board that article 5, section
!, OF the rules defining the duties of the COM
mittee on property shall not be construed by
said committee as authorizing or empower
ing II In any way or TO any extent to inter-
1ele with, restrict or Supersede the several
sub boards in the general supervision in
vested in them by law OF the schools and
school property in their respective distrit IS
That the acts Of said committee shall not
bind this board until said acts shall have
been duly reported by said committee and
approved by the board"
L.
MI Champlin submitted the financial
statement of the board for the month past
the total expenses being S3l ,954 81. Also sub-
mitted, from the committee, an estimate of
expenses for the support of public schools for
The fiscal year ending June 80, 1877, including
salaries of teachers, care of school rooms
Itn, Of schOOl-rooms, fuel and stove fixtures,
general supplies, contingent expenses school
furniture and salaries of officers. The grand
total Of the estimates is $500, SOC. The total
estimate for the white public schools OF
sTrrr So. o.,
end cOloIed schools of the county is sci 800.
Tie prOpOrtiOnate esti ma ted amount for the
colOIed schools Of Washington and George
town is s115,0G0 The detailed estimates are:
Fer the Washington schools, white, S2l2 100;
Georgetown schools, white, S21 ,2lO; coun "
schools. white and colOred. s3T 800. OF the
total S211 200 for the white schools of Wash
inetOn and Georgetown and the white and
colored schools of the county, $4,000 is for
teachers salaries, SO, 800 for care of school,
rooms, SIS, coo for rent of school rooms s14 900
for mel and stove fixtures, 81 800 for general
supplies, 200 for contingent expenses
S4,5CO for school furniture, and 81 200 for sal
aries Of officers. The estimate was accented
and IL was ordered TO be embodied in the
reply 10 the Commissioners communica-
tion.
COST OF TUITION, ETC.
Mr. Randolph, from the joint committee
under resolution TO ascertain and report
The cost of tuition in the several school dis
tricts, and whether in any district there is
Gtnclelcy or excess of teachers, and, if so, in
"hot tOgeIncr Win SCcn recon-
meEdations as the COMMITTEES NIGH, deem
proper, submitted report. II states that a
Joint meeting was held October Goth, and
after careful examination OF the statistics
OF the schools for the month of September,
OF The present school yeaI, they submitted
The following Facts and recommendations
The average number OF pupils In attendance
ard the cost per pupil in each district for
that month was as follows:
Acreage Attendance COsf per PttpiI.
IIst uistflct.. ..-..-....-.2,2t ~ 81
Second district. G3I al
Third district...........2IZO %
Fourth district...........l1J7 "a
Htn uislrlcI.. ...-........ 800 Is
SlAtn ulsrlct. .............1,2H = o.
Seventh district ......I ,41I I a
The average cost per pupil in the white
schools OF Washington and Georgetown is
sl.59 per month; county schools, 500; and
The colored schools, s1.3i. The average num-
Der OF pupils TO each teacher in the several
districts aie as follows: LIST district, f39: ID
district, so i; Sd district 49, ith district GO q
SIN district, $780, 9th district, AZ; eth district
30; or, taking the five white schools OF WASH
jDgtOn and Georgetown, IS. 4; county -. COL