Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-09-15
Our Public Schools.
NETTING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES


bUilding-Mr. Curtis in the chair and MIL
H. BROOKS secretary, with all the members
Mitchell.
A COMPLAINT ABOUT PUPILS.
communication was received from Mr..
j. r. McMurray and others, com planning Of
the conduct of the children attending the col
OIed schools in the John r. Cook building,
on o street, between 4th and 5th, and re-
sure Of the building during school hours
This I ad been referred by the Board OF Police
10 The District Commissioners, and the trus-
tees referred Ii TO the sub board of the 7th
district with Instructions TO Investigate and
report.
FOR AND AGAINST A SCHOOL.
Also, a communication transmitting q
communication from residents of the neigh
boiboOd OF 9th and + streets, demonstrating
against the establishment OF q scnoo house
in that section. This is signed by w. w.
Moore, X. NJ. Sutton, a. II. B1tton, S. Fow-
Ter. y. NJ. Smith, j. G. Mokelden and Others.
Mr.. Derrick presented a Sumter petition
urging the necessity of school building at
Mr.. Randolph stated that the building for a
school house was already leased, and caused
To be read the acceptance of the offer of 81, 200
per aDnum for the use of the proposed build
ing by Mr.. ". II. Larner, trustee
Mr.. DERRICK stated that the basement would
oe arraE sed Tor play rooms ami il was dOu bt-
fuI whether the pupils would interfere with
the neighbOrs.
The communications were died.
Applications for teacherships were received
q
and Della T.. Partridge. OF PhiIadel phia
The following teachers were placed on the
advanced pay list:-Euphemia MacFarland,
LIST district, and Mary h. Bartlett, I'd district,
GEoRGETOwN TEACHERSHIPS.
Mr.. MOffatt submitted the following for the
5th (GeOrgetown) district:-Promote Miss VI.
j. GOOD 10 secondary No. g. and appoint Anna
NJ. Janney acting teacher of primary No. ?;
confirmed. Also appointing Prof. H. a. Pond
music teacher to the Georgetown sch, OILS;
referred. Also resolution authorizing the APP
N N 81 Of M tan lanrf in
district grammar school; adopted.
PROMOTIONS.
The following promotions in the 1st district
were cOnfirmed-Jennie Il. HallOran from
female intermediate No. TO female inter-
mediate No. ?; Mary c. McGin (acting) from
secondary No. 10 TO female intermediate No.
8, and Alice simpson from primary No. to
female secondary No 10; and Mary w.
Burchard appointed acting teacher of pri-
mary No. I. Also the following in the I'd
district:-Miss Emily Myers school consti-
tuted female intermediate No. "a; Miss Ma
tilda King (acting) to female intermediates
No. b; Lille y. HOlbrooK (acting) to female
intermediate No c; Julia j. Murray (act-
ing) to primary No. 4, in place of Robert
son FTeeland, resigned; Sarah s. Childs (act-
ing 10 primary No. 21; Katie Garst (actingl
to primary No. 10; and Olivia Hambly (act-
lng) 10 primary No. 20 Transfer Anna l..
Sargent TO primary No. and Mary B. Bart
lett TO primary No. 10. Appoint g. F. BIZ
lings acting assistant in male grammar
school, in place of Lille b. HolbrCOk, trans
feIred, and Isabella v. HelmsOn To be acting
su b-assistant in female grammar.
The sub board further reports that l. O99
twenty schools already report 2DS applicants
by ticket in excess of complement. They
also report the lease of building coz f street
To date from october list.
The county sub-board report that H. p
montgomery be temporarily assigned as
acting principal of school 3, district :; con-
hrmed.
AMENDMENT TO THE RULES.
Mr.. j. 8. Brown, from the committee on
rules, submitted amendments to the rules
providing the following duties for the com
mlttee on property: "They shall have charge
OF the purchase of sites, the erecting, en-
larging, renting, imnOrtant repairing insur-
ing and care of all schoOl-buildin gs, the pur-
chase OF school furniture, and the suspension
OF jaDitors. They shall report to the board
for approval the compensation proposed to
be paid TO the several ia Iitors. Thew shall
report all janitorS who fail to discharge their
duties In satisfactory manner They shall.
in the month of May Of each year CAREFULLY
inspect the school building, rooms, furnf-
ture and other property. and in writing re-
port their condition to the board and make
such recommendations appertaining thereto
as, In their Judgment, the best interests of
the schools require. All communications To
me commissioners of the District relating
10 the subjects specified in this section and
authorized by the board shall be male
th .Ough this committee"
The amendment was adopted
Mr.. Hovey asked to be relieved from the
committee on property, and that the preSt-
dent Mr.. Curtis) be appointed in his place;
so ordered.
MUSIC IN THE COUNTY.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the committee on music
recommending that, with the con
cuTrence of the District Commissioners, a
teacher OF vocal music be appointed for the
county schools at salary Of 1000 per year.
Mr.. Smith opposed the adoption of the re-
port at this time, for those schools were not
for the study at this time.
Mr.. Packard urged the adOptiO of the re-
teacher instruct the teachers, and in the I
course OF year IL will be unnecessary to
continue his employment.
Mr. smith reported that IL was impracti-
cable at this time.
Mr.. HOvey suggested that one OF the music
teachers OF the Washington schools be as
signed to the outside schools.
The debate was continued at considerable
length, and the report was adopted-lI i'm tine
Affirmative and in the negative.
Mr.. Randolph offered an amendment to the
rules, providing that pupils who have been
three years in attendance in a grammar
school and have gone through a full course
may, If within school age, continue an addi-
tlonaI year for the purpose of review, but
ferred.
CoLoRED NORMAL SCHOOL.
Mr. Brooks offered the following:
ReSOtred, That there shall be, and is hereby,
established a normal department of the high
school for cOlOred children of the cities OF
Washington and Georgetown.
mat DupliS OF tue most advanced
grade, and composing the graduating class
of the said high school, shall be eligible TO
membership OF said normal department for
the school year ending August 81, 1876.
). That the principal of the high school shall
also be principal OF the normal department
of said school.
4. That the course of study and time al
lowed III pursuit Of the same adopted for 'the
Washington normal school" is hereby
adopted as the course of study and period for
completion of the same in said normal de-
Iartment OF the high school for colored chill
dren.
3. That in the appointment OF teachers in
the colOred schools OF Washington and
Georgetown preference shall be given To the
female graduates of said normal department
of the high school for cOlored children, in the
same manner as is now provided by law and
the bylaws of this board for the appoints
mtnt OF graduates OF the Washington normal
school and teachers In the public schools of
the District OF Columbia.
6. Graduates OF the said normal depart-
meDt shall, If employed TO teach, be entitled
TO certificate "a" as acting teacher, and upOn
the expiration of one year it shall be the duty
OF the Sub-bOard and superintendent OF col
ored SCHOOLS TO report 10 this board the names
OF such acting teachers as in their opinion
have had one years successful experience as
teachers, and are entitled 10 promotion, and
II approved by the board the said acting
teachers shall be granted certificate IF -" and