Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-06-09
Meeting of the school BOARD.
CURIOUS PROCEEDING:

w. w. Curtis, the president. in the chair,
ard Mr.. John II. Brooxs secretary.
THE LATE SPELLING CONTEST.
a Communication was read from Van
Writ Johnson, Alfred FL. Taylor, Benton
Stahl, Edward BoIand and James b. Taylor.
pupils representing the male grammar
school of the fourth district, stating that
their declinatiOn 10 take part in second
spellir g trial for the medal is not caused by
any want Of respect TO the wishes of the
beard. and that they believed that they had
strictly complied with the orders of the
boaTd at the regular contest, and that they
had made the fewest mistakes, and there
fore they were entitled to the usual award.
They have since been confirmed in this be-
lief, they say, by statements from Mr..
reneh. chairman OF the committee on
prizes, who informed them that they had
won the medal, and were fairly entitled to
~, but something that their teacher had said
prevented them from getting Ii. Mr.. Champ
lin, trustee of their school, they say, made a
similar statement. They further say that
the newspapers reported that the proposed
second contest was to be permitted or sal
lowed" by the board; hence they did not sup
pose the request 10 repeat the former trial to
be compulsory. No person has been author
lied To make on their behalf any challenge
or protest in regard to this contest, and they
respectfully ask that the medal be awarded
according 10 the published rules of the
bOard-tO 'that school which made the few
est mistakes" In regard to the spelling of
the word ecstasy" they say they were ex-
presSly informed by the agent of the board,
Mr.. Pike, who gave out the words, that if
the last syllable be spelled either 'cy'' or
''sy" IL would be regarded as correct, both
ways being used in the best books which The
board ordered them to study, viz: 'sWorces-
ters Comprehensive Spelier" and Hill
liard's Sixth Reader"
The communication was laid over. Mr..
French saying that the boys made a mistake
when they said he told them they had won
the medal.
APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERsHIPs.
Applications for positions of teachers were
received from Mary T.. Berry, Caroline T..
Jackson, Washington Cattell, l.. b. Allen,
Mrs. l.. l.. Davidson; for janitors, c. Yer
million and j. Parsons. Placed on file.
A communication was received from the
District Commissioner Including an opinion
OF Attorney Stanton, regarding the water
stock standing in the name of the school
board, and setting forth they desired a con-
ference on the subject. The substance of this
communication has appeared i'm THE STAR
Mr.. DERRICK moved that a committee of
three be appointed to confer with the Com
missioners- Adopted.
MONTHLY REPORTS OF THE sUPERINTEND-
ENTS.
Superintendent Wilson and Cook submit
ted the following report for the month of
May, which was filed: Whole number of pu-
pills enrolled. 1873; number of pupils on the
rolls the last day of the month, 1910; aver
age number of pupils in daily attendance,
1854: number of teachers employed, 291;
number OfcaSes of taTiiness, 500; number of
cases of corporal punishment, Ill; number
of cases of pupils dismissed, p.
Mr. Packard, from the sub-board for the
county, Offered resolution, which was
adopted, requesting the District Commits
SioneTs TO empower the board TO open an adj
ditiOnal school in school building No l,
ith county school district. by authorizing
the purchase of the necessary furniture.
Mr.. j. :. Brown submitted "A series of
amendments to the rules of the board rela-
tive 10 the duties of principals; which were
adopted.
Mr.. Brown also submitted an amendment
10 the rules of the board regarding holidays
aud the power of the sub-boards TO grant
them; which was discussed and finally post
poned-
RECOMMENDED FOR APPOINTMENT.
Mr.. HOvey, from the committee on teach
erS. submitted a report recommending the
following applicants for appointments:
For Intermediate SchOOs-Robert Henry
Hardness, Nancy Williams Wright, Eliza
beth Dadmun, Lille Fisher Thomas, Ellie
Dunn and Milton Clement Dent.
For Secondary SchOOlS-Julie Elizabeth
Lelanne Moore, Washington Catlett and
Lizzie Miller Stromberger.
For Primary SchoOls-Alivilda Marshall
Brooke and Emily Digges.
PENMANSHIP.
Mr.. French, from the committee on exam
nation and prizes, submitted the following
report of PrOfs. III. e. Spencer and f. b. Hay,
examiners of public school copy books, the
names being given in the order of excellence:
Female Grammar SchOOl-Fannie II. Hep
burn. 18th district; Annie T.. Blackistan, 1st
district; Nettie A. West, Sd district; Ella
King, ID district.
1st district; Arnold Bradford, Sd district;
Jerry Hepburn, 18th district; William X.
COnen, I'd district.
Female Intermediate No. 1-Sallie Waugh,
1St district; MeIvie LaOman. Sd district: Gus
sic Lippard, ith district; Mary Stewart, 2d
district.
jamin. LIST district; Henry KimbalI, Sd dis
trict; Fred. +. Taeker, 2d district; Charles T.
Cleaves, 18th district.
Female Intermediate No. . Cora Gard
ner, LIST district; Laura Allison, 4th distric';
Lulu NJ. Rowe, 2d district; Amelia Dalton,
81 district.
wood. 81 district; Irving A. Talbot. Ist dis
18th district.
Female intermediate No. 3-LiilieM.W Will
son. I'd district; Minnie ShOtbuck. 1st dis
! trict; Annie Waters, Sd district; Sallie Pop
kins, 18th district.
Male Intermediate No. 81. Knott, 4th
district; Frank McAlcer, LIST district.
Male intermediate. No. i-Charles Mace,
2d district; Henry Kjdwell, LIST district.
Male Intermediate No. 2--George Breck,
I'll district; VIM. Cahill. Sd district.
Males Intermediate No 4-Charles Her
Iurth. Sd district.
Female intermediate No. MARY For
Female Intermediate No. Sophia Diggs,
1st district; Matte MinniX. Sd district; La
yina Olitfe, 18th district; Clara Meyers, I'd
Medals for grammar TO Herman Schenera-
feTring. Sd district; NJ. Ella King. 2d district
Administrators T. Brad tod. Sd district;
Cora a. Robertson, I'd district: Female
Grammar. Mary NJ. Dyer; Male Interme-
mediate district No. ?, a. 8. Johnson: Fee
male intermediates, Lavina Watson; Female
intermediate, No. ,, Ella Childs.
SPELLING.
He also made the following report in re-
ference To excellence in spelling:
First diStrict-Third Grade Secondary. No.
3. \. Little; No. y. Clara Burrows, Fourth
Grade Secondary. No. l, Hatch Cook; No. 10,
Belle Douglass. Third district-Third q rade
Secondary. No. ,. Henry Conner; No g, NJ.
Burnett; Fourth Grade Secondary, No. =. VI.
Palmer: No. 3. l.. Burgess.
THE SPELLING CONTEST BETWEEN THE
FIRST AND FOURTH DISTRICTS.
Mr.. french also submitted a special re-
port in relation to the controversy between
the First and Fourth districts. and said that
the committee on prizes ard examinations
had made an arrangement for another SPELL
ing contest. that the spoilers from the First
district Were present, but tEat those from
the Fourth were not.
Nc Packard offered a resolution that the
spelling medal be awarded 70 the First dis
trict.
y long discussion followed, during which
Mr.. Cnamplin made personal explanation
relative 10 the charge that ne had voted
against his district at the last meeting of the
board. 20 the effect that the principal of the
Fourth district at a meeting of the princi-
pals on che day following the spelling con-
test. urged the principal OF the First district