Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-13
EDUCATIONAL.
Important Meeting of the Board Of Ed
ueafIOn Last Right-kIectIOn of
PriBcipal and Teachers
the CoIOTed Schools.
+. H. sampson, COIOred, ChOsez Prin-
cIpal of the Clay Street Building
The Teachers-E Iecf-0Iher
aaJters.

adopted.
The auditing committee reported fol
the past month the total sum Of S3l76 so
Adopted and report allowed. I'll @ re-
c4ipts amounted to 1865 Sc. Received
and adopted.
The committee on teachers recon-.
mended that applicants Nos. $50, 5S4
$50, 5S5 and 555 be granted certificates,
they having reached the required aver.
age. Applicant No. 5S7 having received
the necessary average for both grammar
and principal certificates, was recon-.
mended to receive a certificate accord.
i0gly. The above applicants are col.
Ored. The report was adopted.
In view Of the establishment of nor.
NAL schools and the change of text
books, it was recommended that the
rIle making it necessary to act Upon
such subjects at the May meeting be
suspended until the October meeting.
On motion the rule was suspended.
The committee on rules and reguls-
tiOns made its report, suggesting certain
changes adapted to the new system OF
schools. The report was accepted and
the rules changed as recommended.
THE COLORED SCHOOLS.
To the Honorable Board of Education:
Your committee upon the recommend
alton OF names for principal and teach
ers in the colGIei schools, respectfully
report that they have had the subject
under consideration, and in view of the
fact that there is an applicant for the
position Of principal Of those schools in
the person Of colorgd man, Mr.. 3. K.
Sampson, and as they were informed.
that Mr.. Barnum, the present principal
OF those schools, would become an ep-
plicant for reelection only in the event
the board should conclude they desired
q white man for that position, and as
your committee think that the selec-
ton Of colored man might in all prob
ability determine the question as to the
selection of some, il not all, OF the
white applicants for teachers, and
feeling that q question of so much i'm
portance to the coiored schools could be
more properly and satisfactorily deter
mined by the board itself, they there
fore determined to submit to the board
for their consideration the names of all
the applicants, both white and colored,
simply stating that the colored schools
require one principal and eleven teach
ers. The names Of the colored appli-
cants are as follows: For principal, Mr..
B. K, Sampson; for teachers, Mrs. G..
Noodle, MIS-. Matte Clouston, Mrs. s.
B. Cassels, Mrs. Maria Rankin, Miss o.
A. Davidson, Mrs. Emma s. FurbUsh,
Mrs. s. II. Thompson, Miss Virginia E.
Walker, Mr.. G. W. Woods, Mr.. Fred
Hunt, Mr.. L. B. Trent, Mr.. James Lott,
Mr.. Simon w. Lott, and Mr.. r. \.
COuntie. The names of the white ap-
plicants are as follows: For principal, in
the event the beard decide to select
white man, Mr.. J. II. Bsrnum; for
teachers, Mrs. s. s. Barnum, Mrs. Laura
Sheppard and Miss Julia e. Palmer.
All Of which is respectfully submitted.
A.W. SPEER,
TOWNSEND,
W. Z. FULKES,
X. w. MITCHELL,
A.PICKETT, Committee.
DR.. Mitchell read petition from citi-
Zens residing in The neighOOrhood of
the Clay-street cOlored school, asking
that Mr.. Bsrnum be reelected princf-
pal. He also read a communication
from Mr.. Bsrnum 70 the effect that he
would not be candidate for reelection,
provided the board feel it best to elect
colOred man principal.
Mr.. Kortrecht nominated Mr.. Bar
mum for reelection.
Mr.. MallOn thought they could not
consider his aspirations until they had
reconsidered the previous suggestion, to
the effect that tneyWould elect a colored
principal and colUed teachers for the
colored schools, provided they could Sc
cure competent ones.
The chairman differed with Mr.. NAL
Ion, holding that such had onlybeen in.
timated as policy of the board.
Mr.. KOrtrecht urged Mr.. Barnum's
claim, as he was not certain of the COL
ored mans fitness for the position OF
principal. He feared the change at this
time, and believed the taxpayers would
cry out that there was awaste Of money.
Mr.. Vernon concurred with Mr.. Kor-
trecht, but Mr.. Folkes differed.
Mr.. Townsend said he had been told
that Sampson had been Ceaching eight
cen years. He thought it advisable to
place cOlOred teachers in charge of col
ored schools, as an experiment which
should be tried.
Barnum's name, and the board elected
the Clay street building. The following
Is the vote:
AyeS-Messrs. Keely, Duffy, Mallon,
Hill, Rambaut, Trezevaut, FARMLAND,
3peers, Gibson, Townsend and Foikes,
NOeS-MessTs. Smith, KOrtrecht and
Vernon.
The following-named colored teachers
were reelected for the Clay-street
school: Female teachers-G. Noodle,
FOllJa Maria n
A. Davidson; male teachers-C. w.
Woods, Fred Hunt, and L. B. Trent.
Mr.. Duffey then said: "Mr. Presi-
lent, for one of the vacancies 1 nOmi-
nate Mrs. s. II. Thompson"
General Smith said he would nomi-
nate Mrs. Cassels and Mrs. Furbush.
Mr.. Townsend said he would nomi-
nate Miss Virginia Walker.
DR.. Churchill moved TO vote for the
in the aggregate.
Mr.. Glysson said he would nominate
Mr.. COuntie.
Mr.. Mallon moved that the four can
iidates receiving the highest number of
votes be declared elected.
Captain FOlkes thought Mr.. Church
FPS motion should be adopted.
The names Of the above colored indi-
TANualS we've WIllltu upOu lDe DldC6-
BOARD, as were also those Of James Lott
md s. w. Lott, to be voted for by bal
OF, which Messrs. Duffy aud Irrelevant
proceeded to collect, with the following
esult: !. III. Thompson II, V. E.
Walker Is, E. s. Furbush TO- S. B. Cas-
els is, r. N. COuntie 5, James Lott 7,
simon w. Lott 8, and Peter Mitchell l.
Thereupon S. II. Thompson, V. Z.
Walker, f. S. Furbush and s. B. Cas-
els, all female candidates, were de-
Jared elected teachers for the colored
chools, they having received the high |
st number of votes.
Mir. Kortrecht moved to indorse the |
elton OF the president instructing the |
lty tax-cOllector to receive in payment |
+ city taxes the certificates OF Indebted |
less issued to teachers, and that the |
ity tax-cOllectOr receive the same.
Mr.. Kortrecht moved that the COM
nlttees on rules and regulations and |
chools and school grounds report to the |
iext meeting permanent rule for the |
equation OF janitors.
Adjourned.
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