Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-12

WHITING OF THE BOARD or rR,

Tie bpssTd ed Fubii" ScfsFOi Trustees held
a regular mceIIEE al the franklin hui.iiag
lest evepirc. Prot. -. ". Mitchell recently
sVT~''rted member ia pias.s Of -. 90. Brown.
ifs.k ms Ssat.
THr PEABODY library AsseCI ALTON
- regard 10 occupying roCUns 50 she new
Georgetown sch""i building When the
t'fCTse' own school hOaId was a distinct ~
FaEtZatIOn ~ agreed to- let the peab0 IS aSSO-
Ctat1GU and LINN icum Institute have rDpmS
~ the building. "n condition that they wouti
advance from their funds "a certain sum Ia
aid in ttS construction. This hal been done
and The prOEDSitiOn HOW Was that rIe action
of the then Georgetown board be confirmed
a committee. consisting of NeSSTS MOiiatt
and curtis. was appointed To confer with the
Peabody Library Association on the subject
A GRAMMAR SCHOOL SPELLING CHAL-
LFNGE.
Mr.. T.. + French preSeniee! a communica-
tiOn rom Mr. u. Il. Mckee. principal of The
Isl district grammar school. ia relation To the
tie ~ ~" Sreiiinc contest between the ith
district and 1st district schools stating that
the principal Of the 4th district has email
ienced the male grammar school of the Ist
district To n second contest for the m elaI
and being unwilling to accept a prize for his
school. when there could he any possibility
Cf doubt ~ io their right 10 il. he there
tore would cheeTi8liy accept the challenge.
and respectfully ask mat the committee
Will allow the contest 20 6e settled in accord
ance with the wishes of the principal of the
4tH ti>triCt. Land over
TEACHERSHIpS.
Applications for teachers were recei We I ald
til.d as follows: Mr.. a. j. Umholtz. OF Mt.
Vernon. ONO; VI. j. Adams GrOrget0wn d.
&, Miss Eva NJ. Davis and MISS Nellie u
kOlmaU Salem. Mass; Miss Nellie Gibbs
q, Hack River Fails. Wisconsin; Mrs. Alice
Mir Johnson submitted the names Of Miss
Marion y. Shadd. Lncy r. MOten, Ella w
Scmerville and Ella -. Barnes. for teacher
ships in the cOIOred public schools. Referred.
THE REPORT
Of the SupeTiufeEdentS fts the month Oc 4 prii
was submitted and approved. showing. whole
30 - lis Hold H..
her OF pUEe'> on the rolls the last day of the
month. 4.-2i- average number of pupils in
daily attendance, l. 500; number Of teachers
employed. III. number OF cases OF tariineSS
80. number of cases of corporal punishment
rs, number of pupils dismissed, 20.
AUDITING ACCOUNTS.
Mr.. thamplin submitted Il raSOlE ton re-
citing the law Of August 23d. ISL. ~ To me
duties of the auditor in auditing the bills
against The schools, stating that he has aud
itcd bills against the public schools which
were neither approved 10y the board of truS-
Ices rOT transmitted to him by said board
and in a number of cases has audited bills
against the public schools approved by the
Board OF trustees for certain amounts, for
more than the amounts approved by said
board, and III other cases for less than the
approved amount AMI i'm the two d ter in
stances had not informed tho board Of truS-
lees If public schools of the facts. nor tine
reason Tor doing 50; that the honorable Com
miSSioneTs of the district of Columbia be re
SpeCffuiiy requested TO direct The auditor tn
audit tire bills against public schools in ac-
ccrGance with the law Adopfed.
TEACHERS ST ESTITUTES.
The report of the committee on resolution
relating to The pupils OF the normal school
being detailed was taken up. II provides
mat ID case of the sickness Ofapy teacher, he
OF she shall furnish a substitute vim shall
receive OUe-half of the salary which the
teacher named received If well. In other
words II 0TlaiH> that q teacher shall receive
only half lay while on the sick list.
Aftsrdehate the report was adopted Yeas
MeSSr>. Brown, Brooks. Champlin. Dyer.
French. Hart. IiOyey. Johnson. Mitchell
Packard. Ryder. ard Smith,. NAYS
MeS,rS, Woodward, Moffatt, Lloyd and De
tTiCE-i.
NI~CFLLANFOVs.
Nr. tnamFlIn submitted n resolution
which was aGOptetE That rule ~ shall not be
- construed as TO prevent the award Of First
EOuor medals to pupils IN the public schools
In the District of Columbia. PrgfHKe,E That
tEelUles Of the board snail govern the same
and That 10 expense he Incurred ChargeabIe
tO the District Of Columbia.
MIR. HoVey gave notice that the examina-
lion Of applicants for positions as teachers
would take place at the Franklin building on
saturday. June >, at Gam
1HF GFORG FLOWN SCHOOL BUILDING.
George II. Wybert was appointed jdnitOT of
tie Georgetown school building.
Mr.. Dyer offered "A resolution appointing
the members of the board from the fifth
school district ana the superintendent q G )n-
mittee 10 take charge of the new school build
ing i'm Georgetown and set a day for the Ied-
icatiOn of the same; adopted
Mr.. iiOvey moved that the name of tho
building IN Georgetown he decided ~ ballot
~ this meeting. y vote being taken result
ed .-Eeail. !. Wilson. /. Cooke, II. u. 7: cur
Us. }. Peabody. J. ON motion OF Mr.. John
son. the vote for MI Curtis was made unan-
imCUS.
Mr.. curtis return ell thanks for the honor
conferred. and positively declined allowing
the bU.ldinE 10 lie named after him. and
asked nat the vote be rPcOnS idered lie had
private reasons for asking a reconsideration
AEOifeT vote was taken, which stool as
follow --AEalOStan, -. Georgetown 10: VII
son, - cooke. ". d., =. Georgetown was
chosen aS the name.
M. HART BRANDED a COWARD AND LIAR
Mr.. Hart called mp the communication
from Mr.. Mckee in reference TO the spelling
contest ard SAID the two schools iISt and itb1
ShCuld Lave another match.
NJ Lloyd thought the matter belonged to
the board.
Some debate followed. during which Mr..
J. r. Thompson occupied a seat near MI
Lloyd. and Mr. Hart referring ID Mr. L said
that he II had interfered with the com
mittee.
Mr.. Lloyd said the gentleman was COW
aIdly. and taking advantage of gentleman
who could not defend himself. as he WAS moi
member OF the board.
MI HART have as much bravery as the
gentleman"
Mr. Packard offered resolution author
ling another contest. which was alOpteI
The board, at ll.2O p. M. adjourned.
\ SCENE AFTER ADJOURNMENT.
AFTER the adjournment, Mr.. Thompson
called on Mr.. French and other members of
he committee. and inq uired IL he had in any
manner attempted To interfere with them.
Aiisr receIylng an unqualified ne@ative
reply, Mr.. Thompson walked up to Mr.. Hart
ard said. '' now brand You before Your col
leagues as liar Mr.. Hart responded
lyon re gentleman" and walked OH.
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