Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-30
PUBIIC SCHOOL TRUSTEES.
The Meeting Last Night.
The schools 90 be Reopened Next
Monday.

In6 SCHOOLS 10 Do B60Dened Mart
Monday.
A meeting of the Board of Public School
Trustees was held last evening, Messrs. Chr
tbs (president, Brooks (secretary). Brown
Champlin, DERRICK, Dyer, Ferguson, French
Hovey, johnson, Lloyd, Mitchell, MoT att
sent. pfe
MI. brooks presented applications OF the
following persons for positions as Teachers:
- -, u ps,dibg, L, K. Sexton, Mollie B. Car
g. WIFE, Ta :d Bass Mary g. bearing, and Mary
INFRINGEMENT.
The secretary read the communication
tdom me district Commissioners in refer
ence TO the amounts set apart for school pur-
poses and The reply OF the special committee
10 Inc commissioners rs to the general plan
OF reduction, with the Endorsement OF the
commissioners. These papers have been
published In THE STAR.
The chair called the attention of the board
10 the necessity Of having definite under
standing with the teachers. IL would be
better, although 10 is probable that by some
arrangement they Will be able to pay the
teachers for the whole year, that they should
not assume any respons ibiltty.
MI Brooks said mat under the rules by
which The board had power to drop teacher
II The funds gave out, they could crop them
be hoped that there would DE no necessity
for such action. He desired that the impress
sion which had gone out that The schools
would De closed should be corrected.
IS
the report OF TIE Special Committee and
adopted.
ORDER FOR RKoPENING THE SCHOOLS NEXT
MONDAY.
Mr.. Randolph offered q resolution that the
schools be opened on Monday next, SepLem-
Der 4. 1916, and that in pursuance of the
recommendation OF the honorable Commits
hloI ers they be Kept open for a period OF
eight months, unless otherwise ordered.
That the organization of the schools shall be
conducted IN the following manner, TO wit:
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The principals Of The several school districts
at their offices, from TO 10 O'Clock a. IN aud
rom TO , p. m, on the Soth and 3lst of
which fact the report of these proceedings 10
the daily papers shall be due notice.
z. Each principal shall keep An account of
school In his district during the aforesaid
days.
4. On Monday, September 4, each teacher
shall receive only those pupils actually on
tie roll at the close of the last school year.
and shall retain them in session on that day
until the arrival Of the principal, to make
me transfers and complete the organization
5. Each teacher shall report In person to
O'Clock p. M, the number OF vacancies in mis-
or Ler school, of which a record shall be kept
8. On Tuesday. September s, each teacher
shall admit those presenting tickets TO the
extent OF completing the complement Of 60
pupils, and no more.
OF this complement, or the number of vacan-
e1es stu existing, shall on the same day
Tuesday Immediately On the adjournment
OF Inc senool be n, seH9rta without fall by
.. At6 O'Clock p; M, Tuesday, September
5, each sub board shall meet at its Office, to
hear the report OF the principal as to the
tax any steps required TO perfess the same.
.: On and after Tuesday, September s,
tickets OF admission shall be issued to applI-
at such hour as he may designate
.. On Saturday, September 2, the teachers
OF each district shall attend, at such places
and hour. as shall be designated by the gem
eral superinterdents to receive from them
full instructions a. to the details of the or
ganization OF the schools OF their respective
grades.
Mr.. Champlin moved that the fourth dis
tI1ct be exempted from the operation of the
res solution and the following be addei:
.Tiekets OF admission for the schools OF the
fourth district will be issued at the Jefer-
son school building on and after Tuesday
next" The amendment was agreed to, and
the resolution adopted.
INDECENT PUPILS, ETC.
Mr. french offered resolution, that the
committee on supplies and accounts be
directed 10 prepare and report to this board
at It's next meeting list OF text books ana
articles which may be furnished to INDECENT
pupils In the public schools, and thereafter
no other books or articles shall be furnished.
Mr.. johnson presented the resignation of
NJ iss Sarah j. Thompson, teacher In the
colOret schools. Accepted.
Mr.. John son, In bonalf OF the sub. board of
me seventh district, invited the board to
take part In the exercises OF defeating tina
new building in South Washington next
Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
ELECTION OF PRINCIPAL OF THE FOURTH
DISTRICr.
Tne COMMITTEES on teachers reported the
of Mr.. +. A. Springer as SUPER
visiDg principal Of the fourth district, and
The COIL mittee had the assurance that such
q course would receive the hearty approval
Of both members Of the sub board or tuat |
dis trict The report was adopted.
ADVANCED FRMAII CEANw.-
Mr.. RG3aoiss- AZ SCHOOL
IA .rom the committee on
:s~ehers, submitted the following report as
to the advanced female grammar school,
which was adopted:
1. That the number of pupils in said school
shall not exceed forty five.
directed to instruct the principals OF the sew
eral female grammar schools OF Washington
and GEORGETOWN to designate by Monday
tending school during the whole or part OF
last year as they may deem best qualified to
enter the ninth grade Cthe number from any
one school sh not 70 exceed itesnl and to d;
building on Tuesday next ut 0 o'clock q. m,
for examination by the principal of said
school. The forty-dve candidates found by
her to be best qualified shall be admitted as
pupils Of the school. Those falling to pass
the requisite examination shall not forfeit
their places in the grammar schools Of which
they are members.
3. The trustees OF the county are authorized
to designate any pupils Of their schools who
may desire to stand an examination for ad-
mission also mot to exceed fifteen in num-
ber), and to direct them to report at the Sea-
ton building on Tuesday next, as above pro-
vided.
4. A list OF such candidates from each OF
the said districts shall be transmitted by the
several principals to Miss Lane, so as to be
in her possession on Tuesday morning. Ii
any district fails TO send up any candidates
al the time specified, such district will be
considered as having waived its right, and
the examination will proceed.
The recommendations were adopted.
Mr.. Dyer submitted the following
NoMINATI0NS FOR THE FIRST DISTRICT,
and they we're confirmed: Miss Lille Il. Hol-
brook, (acting) principal Of female grammar
school, in place Of Miss Rachel J. Day, who
declines the appointment; Mr.. s. Caldwell,
(actiDg) teacher of male intermediate, No. 1,
in place Of Mr.. +. ID. Harrington, declined;
Miss Mary Elizabeth Trask, (acting) teacher
of male primary, No. Z, to iill q vacancy.
MI. Lloyd presented the resignation of
Chas. II. Parker, janitor of the Jefferson