National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1875-01-13
An Investigating Committee Appointed.
The Halliday School System Ordered
Monthly Report Of superintendent Viii
sOn--!ihe Monthly Financial
Statement.

The regular meeting of the Board of Public
School trustees was held last night, at Frank
lin school building; present Messrs. Curtis,
French, SuIth, Furguson, johnson, Detrick,
Pack ard, Ryder, Dyer, Lloyd, Motfatt, Brooks,
Hart and Champlin.
THE CASE OF Mr.. M'KEE.
The secretary read q Communication setting
forth that Mr.. W. X. Mckee, principal of Male
Grammar school, First district, had used unbe-
coming language to q lady who had called on
him at his schoolroom regarding her brother.
The circumstances are that boy named Bates,
brother of the lady, was about being thrashed by
Mr.. Mckee few days since, with o heavy
pointer, and the boy refused to receive the pun
The sister of the boy proceeded to the school to
get the books and hat, when she was treated IN
Eentlemsnly by Mckee and ordered out Of the
Mr.. johnson moved to refer the matter to the
sub board of the First district.
Mr.. Hart asked that the communication be re-
ferred to 9 special committee.
Mr.. Champlin agreed with Mr.. Hart. He
thought an impartial investigation should be
Mr.. Smith thought the matter should go to
the sub-DOard first, and then come to the full
board.
The motion of Messrs. Hart and ChamplIn was
YeSs-Messrs. Brooks, Champllu, Dyer, Hart,
Nays-Messrs. Lloyd, Ferguson, French, Pack
ard Smith and Detrick-5.
The Chair appointed Messrs. Champlin, DERRICK
and French as the committee.
APPLICATIONS.
Applications for positions as teachers were re.
ceived from Thomas X. Watts, professor of music,
Of New Orleans; Miss Myra E. Love; Of Wash
b. Goodwin, Of Franklin, N. H.; Miss Bella q.
Merriheld, Of Was6ingtORi Miss Mary Z; Bent
aud Miss G. A. L. X. White.
REPORTS OF sUPERINTENDENrs.
The following abstract of reports of the super
intendents for the month OF December was sub
mittcd: Number of pupils on the rolls, white
S,2T6, cOlored 4,l5l; whole number Of pupils en-
rolled during the month, white S,657, Colored
4,S21; average number Of pupils enrolled during
the month, white s,431 cOlOrud 4,243 daily in at
tendance, white 1922 colOred 4,O97; number of
C ses Of corporal punishment, white II, cOlOred
So; number Of pupils dismissed, white q. cOlored
p; number suspended. white Al, colored 81; num-
Der Of visits Of trustees, white GIL, cOlOrcd %;
number Of visits of suPerlutendents, white 2ls,
T eG Rs
complaining that come of the teachers of schools
were very negligent on this subject. Referred.
PROMOTIONS AND TRANSFERS.
Mr.. Hart, from the sub-board Of the First dis
trict, reported the following: Promote Miss Ella
NJ. Williams, acting teacher of Primary school,
No. 10, Second district. to be acting teacher Of
Secondary school, No. ID, First district, to take
effect September !. 1874 Promote Miss CLARA A.
Hollingsworth, elected teacher of Primary school,
No. TO- to be teacher Of Secondary school. No. H.
Rachel Jane Day, Miss Kate Z. Rawlings, Miss
Fannie Z. Julien and Miss Mary Ella Morgan
from the acting to the permanent list.
Mr.. DERRICK, from the sub-bOard of the Second
district, reported the following: Appoint Miss
Annie L. Sargent teacher Of Primary school, No.
II Ellie Miss Mary o. Whitney and Miss E. l.
Prather from the acting to the permanent list.
Mr.. French, from the sub-board Of the Third
district, reported the following changes of teach
ers: Transfer Miss Symphonic NJ. Lusby from
the acting to the permanent list.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the sub-board Of the Fourth
CLARA L. Wilson, elected acting teacher of Primary
school No. 2, to be teacher Of Secondary school
No. 9, to take effect January l, 1875.
Mr.. Packard, from the county, reported the fol-
lowing: Promote Miss A. A. Farley from acting
to permanent teacher Of School No. l, Fifth dis
trict.
The above were all approved
NEW TEACHERS.
The committee on examination Of teachers re-
ported that certificates had been granted as fol-
Sss Urinary vE grace TO M Ksts Fs
HsyeDner; Secondary grsde-Misses Lucy May
johnson, Emma L. Band, Ella G. Kelly, Eliza
iiDgswcrth, Mary o. Whitney, q. T. Ellis; Inter
mediate grade-Misses Clara q. Baker, Mary
Morgan, Frances E; Julien, K. Z. Rawlings, z.
Lusby. Approved.
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
Mr.. ChampIiD, from the committee on accounts,
reported bills amounting to S7Isss25 which were
Mr. Hart, from the same committee, reported
bills Of the old boards amounting to ii, Slss6.
Mr.. Hart also made the financial statement Tor
the month of December as follows: Salaries, 49,,
TS9. 81; contingent expenses, S7,0s925.
large number oil bills were presented and re-
ferTed.
HALLIDAY SCHOOLS.
Under the call OF unfipished business the fol-
lowing resolution, offered by Mr.. Champlln ct the
last meeting, was taken up:
Resolved, That the superutendents OF tho pub
lie schools in the District Of Columbia be, and
they are hereby, authorized to organize halliday
schools in the pTiT grades Of said schools, in
any case where, On accOEnt of large attendance
or great demand for seats, 1t is their Judgment
that the best interests of the schools require that
this should be done: Provided, that the number
of such schools and pupils attending the same
during the present schOOl-year shall be stated in
the monthly reports Of the superintendents to
this board.
The resolution was adopted, and the board ad-
iournGd.