Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-06-14
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting OF the ROard OF Tru<faes

son presented The applications 0f Fanny
~ lamp Mss ,3r E isashe,s poIltion; Mr.
Superintendent Wilsoo applications OF 4 ID
Caldwell, Emma j. Wood ward, Eliza 3.
Talcott, OF Connectieut; F. j. Bright, Julia
sheur, of Scranton, Pa, Percie A Tow
bridge, Of Cleveland, Oaio; Miss Carpenter,
Miss Clements, Esther Z. Wilmer, of Eggus.
vile, n. T., and E. ID. Harrington; ali of
Superintendent Wilson presented his fifth
annual report; also, abstract of reports OF
schools for the past month.
a communication was received from the
Commissioners enclosing papers relating To
the claim of Or. A. T. Angus Ia; re.erred to
the sub beard of the tn district.
MI. Packard presented a petition asking
add1tlonal school facilities In the eth county
district; referred.
TEACHERs' CERTIFICATES GRANTED.
Mr.. Randolph, from the committee on
teachers, submitted a report that an exami-
nation OF candidates for promotion and ap-
pointIlent as teachers was held at the
Franklin building, May q. Seventeen can
merrA that the following certificates be
granted by the board: For grammar school,
Milton C. Dent; for an intermediate school,
II tile {. Camp; for secondary school, NJ airy
r. Trask and Cornelia y. LaZenby; aud for
primary school, Emma j. Woodward.
DIPLOMAS TO NORMAL SCHOOL GRADU-
AIRS.
The committee submitted a connunica-
tiOn from Superintendent Wilson, recon-
mendiDg that diplomas of the Normal school
be conferred upon the followiug-named
graduates from the Washington Normal
school, who have taught In the public schools
of Washington for one year, anc, In mis- judy
mtnt, have given evidence of ability to gov
en- aud instruct school:-Sarah Bartlett,
Mary Whitman Burchard, SaIlie Small
Childs, Mary Katharine Garst, Olivia Ham
bly,, Florence Hinton, Nellie Mary MACK,
Julia Ida Murray, Helen e. Ralph. Kate
Rey burn, Effie ROdier, Helen Ida Schem-
nelinnig, Annie Morrow Wilson, and Kate
Adela Wilson. The committee recommended
That the diplomas be granted in pursuance
with rule seven, relative to the said Normal
school. The report was adopted.
M. French offered resolution providing
for printing 2 600 copies OF the annual report,
which was adopted.
KENDALL AND KING SCHOLARSHIPS.
Mr.. French, from the committee on prizes,
submitted report OF the result OF the exam
tnation for the Kendall scholarship in Co
lumbar University, and King scholarship
In Dickinson College. showing the folio wing
Harrj son T. Martin. % district, So; George
Church, 4th, 81 =; j. L. Frazer, 2d, SO; Edison
"A. Lowe, Sd, 10; E. l.. Weaver, LIST, si4; Rob-
e5S; joseph scan@si, fsn IS T. F. soBBa ash is
I'd, 621; Walter b. Grant, Sd, SAX; VIM
Davies, Sd, 50; Henry A. Dillon, LIST, 81 w.
w. II. Bates, list, 634; Frank A. Law, 4th,
.94: Bo.h scholarships go to the Sd district,
Walter B: Grant taking the Kendall and
VIM. Davies the King scholarship.
THE PRIZEs FOR ARITHMETIC.
Also, the report on the contest in arithme-
tic, footing up as follows:
lstdis,rict, So H as Sd district ST. as
I'd district, 3s1 Sig 18th district, 32i 81
9TH district, (Georgetown,) go total.
u. l.. Weaver, OF LIST district, whose total
Kaufman, 2d district, the girls medal, her
total being 96.
Also. the report of the grammar contest,
Girls. Boys. Girls. Boys
% district, SO3 s93 4th district, Sol AZ
5th district, (GeOrgetown,J total, 397.
Edison A. Love, 81 district, takes the boys
prize, he making 50, and Rosa kaufman the
girls prize, making 81.
THE PRIZES FOR SPELLING.
Also the report OF the spelling contests,
showing results as follows:
For 5th, 9Th and 7th grades held at Frank
I'm building, May 12lh-Prizes 20 Carroll
Adams, do, do; John King, "a district, 9th
gradei Annie Waters, 18th district, do John
M&dlgan, 2d district, 9Th grade; Katie b.
Wilson, do, do.
For Sd and 18th grades. examinations held
in respective districts-First district, Carrie
Boy er, secondary No. 4; James Belt, second
airy No. 8, Sd grade; Mary Brooks, secondary
NO. Q, and Maurice King, secondary No. I,
9TH grade.
Second district-Rehard G. Israel, second
airy No; 9; Estella Drane, secondary No. ?,
4th grade; Edward Helmsen, secondary No.
grade.
Second contest, in Miss Rowe's school, No.
; and Mis- Bakers, No. 5, 5th grade re-
81 ed in John Madigan in the first and Kate
+. Wilson, in the second, winning the prizes
Third district-RObert Champlin, second
cry No. 6, 4th grade; Henry Smart, second
aTy No ., and Agnes Wasney, secondary No.
I, Sd grade.
Fourth district-John Lang, secondary
No 5. third gIade; Frederick Cjeaves, secopd-
airy No. 3, An grade.
In female secondary No. 10, two grades,
each won medai-Aliee Hercus, 80, and
Fifth district (Georgetown)-Henry w.
Barbour, secondary No. 1; Emile Tobett,
secondary No. 2, 4ih grade; Charles Holt,
secondary NO 8; Uia johnson, secondary
No. 4, Sd gIade.
The reports were adopted.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on rules
reported an amendment To the rules provid-
ing that 10 the committee on teachers all
nominations OF teachers shall be referred;
lost, and. the vote being reconsidered, action
was postponed 10 the next meeting.
THE QUESTION OF CHANGE OF TEXT
BOOKS.
Mr.. DERRICK, from the committee on text
booKs, made a report on the following In
quir1es:-1st. whether any modification of
the course OF study in geography requiring
the use OF text books on the part OF the pu-
pills can properly be made which should con-
me IL within narrower limits" I'd, whether
there are text books now available which
conteln In single volume or at most in two
volumes, all the matters and things which
ought To De contained in a text hook or
geography" and Sd, the same question as to
arithmetic. To the firss question they an.
swer that they deem it inadvisabIe at this
time 10 abridge the course OF study In geog-
raphy, requiring the use OF text books. To
the second they state that, in their iudg-
ment, the xt-boolHs might be reduced to
TWO without detriment TO the efficiency of
Instruction In the study OF geography, aud
with cor BILE reduction in expenfe TO
parents, and they give a list of such books.
IN reply 10 the third resolution, as to the
&C uIse OF study and text books in artthne-
tic, the committee report that in their opin-
Ion II Is not advisable to abbreviate the course
OF study In that branch, ard they are not
prepared TO advise a reduction in the num-
Der OF text books on that subject now In use
IN The public schools. The report closes
with q list OF the publishers of the text
BOOKS now In use in the public schools
Mr.. Champlin submitted q minority re-
port, stating that the resolution was first
presented TO the committee by the Chairman
at meeting held on Saturday evening last.
and That they have not been able to reach a
satisfactory conclusions; that they believe
the scope OF the inquiry is so extensive that
a due consideration OF 1t would REQUIRE a
thoough examination of many series of
works,which would consume much time:that
tbey believe that the present time is not pro
PitiC0s Tor change of text books, and that
rsOpOs1tlCn TO ma re a chanoa won Ia axcIto