Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-07-12
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting OF ahe beard OF TruSte

Aregulsr meeting of the Board of Trustees
of Public Schools was held last evening Al
the Franklin Building-Mr. Curtis in tins
chair, MI. Brooks secretary, and all the
m meTs Der, present except Messrs. Ferguson,
"A communication was received from Mrs.
May A. Mirick, late principal OF Female
Grammar School, third district, asking. as
matter OF night, IN investigation before she
De removed, asserting that after nineteen
years service In the public schools 1t was
unjust TO declare her place vacant without
charges which may be made. Referred TO
committee on teachers.
THE CASE OF TEACHER LUGENBEEL.
"A communication was received from the
Commissioners fnclosing q letter from r.
Lugenbeel, stating that he had learned that
the committee on teachers desired to remove
him, and he, on conversfng with the trustees.
could learn Of no dissatiefactiou with his
management OF the schools, and that the
proposed change was for the purpose OF put
ting In position friend of q certain trustee
who had never been In the school, and the
trustee from the district refused to give his
sanction TO the proposed removal. Several
letters accompanied this Communication,
tndorsing Mr.. Lugenbeel, among them one
from Senator Christisucy stating that it
appeared the trustees were consulting their
ov u personal interests in the matter. The
subject was temporarily laid over.
The resignation of X. II. Hardness, assist
ant In the first district male grammar, was
An application of VIM. HI. Twombly, of
Bradford, VI, for leadership was received
NO RhPoRT FROM THE COMMITTEE ON
TEACHERS.
Mr. Dyer, from the committee on teachers,
reported progress, and asked further time in
reference TO the first and fourth district
principals, stating that two meetings OF the
committee lad been held, one to give hear
ing TO rites in the first district. and another
to those in the fourth district. who desired
hearing. The hearings were not yet COM
pleted in either case. Further time was
granted.
Mr.. Packard, from the committee on teach
COUNTY SCHOOLS,
made report, recommending that the fol-
lowing list be confirmed by the board 1t
was deemed advisable by your committee to
drop three white teachers In charge of colored
schools, on the ground that everything being
equal colored teachers should be given the
preference In cOlOred schools. The commit
tee say they are now enabled to secure some
first class teachers, and when the fact Is con-
sidered that colored teachers are practically
debarred from teaching in the white schools,
justice would seem 70 indicate that this
policy should be pursued. Three very worthy
lady teachers, In charge Of white schools,
stance objection was made to a principal of
white school. The charges preferred are
vagre and of long standing, some of them
dating as far back as 1869. As none OF the
charges are substantiated the teacher is re-
commended for reappointment.
THE NoMINArIoNs ARE AS FOLLOWS
i Cts ~.
2, first district, r. T. Moss, acting; school 3.
second district, John E. Chappell, principal
and Miss Cecilia Warfield assistant, acting;
school 4, . second DISTRICT, J.; n: shippen;
school 6, third district, to be supplied; school
Z, third district, Miss Julia f. York prfnci-
pal and Amanda j. Brown. Ellen Emery
and Della N. T1ngle assistants; school 8,
fourth district, G. N. Otey principal and
1sadore M. Smith, May T. Hobson and An
ME j. Evans assistants; school 9, fourth dis
fri Cnn1 p ,sx~
vising principal of county schools, and w.
f.. Nalley (acting) and Indie A. Wineberger
assistants; school 10, fourth district, Robert
A. Farley; school II, nth district, John q.
Nally; school Is, sixth district, to he suD
piled; school IA, sixth district, Jos. II. Voor-
ant; school Is, seventh district, Henry 8.
Petty principal and Miss Mary B Malone
Mrs. G. A. L. X. White and Miss Rachel J.
Steele assistants; school 16 seventh district,
Mrs. Sarah A. ShinD; school II, seventh dis
trict, ii. Z. Montgomery (acting) principal
and Francis K. Hall, Emma Patterson aud
Mrs. May T. Benjamin assistants; school I8,
seventh district, Peter l.. Lesh.
The report was laid over under the rules.
THE FINANCES.
Mr.. Champlip, from the committee on &C
counts, reported bills amounting to g, II9. IL.
which were approved. The committee SUB.
m1tted estimate OF expenses for the coming
school year, footing up as follows:-For rent,
- Si3 .; fuel, &c 60l 70; supplies SILL
pIoyements, SO ,26l Sc; teachers, S27l ,6I8 O6;
japttors, SIS, 1O5l5; total, S377 ,965SS. The re-
port was adopted.
Mr.. Champlin, from the committee IN
property, reported favoraoly on the recon-
mendation for additional school acconmO.
dations in the Bennins's district; report
adopted.
Mr.. Champlin, from the same committee.
submitted rtqutsition for furniture for the
rev building for colored schools In South
Washington, which was approved.
Mr.. Derrick, from the committee on text
books, reported the following:
Resotred, That Swintons Biographies be,
and the same are hereby, adopted for use In
the public schools of the District OF Column
bia from and after the commencement of the
next ensuing school year, in place OF the
books In the same study now In use, pro-
vided that no additional expense shall be
made necessary to parents or pupils In con-
sequence of this change In textbooks, and
mat pupils having the proper textbooks
heretofore in use shall not be required TO
purchase others.
Nj. j. g. Brown presented a minority re-
port, recitiDg the action already taken by
the committee, claiming that the commit
tee had agreed to report for adoption the
Eclectic series.
Mr.. ChamplIn called attention to the fact
made TO the effect that 1t was fnexpedient
70 make any change In the text books.
The subject was laid over the rules.
Mr.. Lloyd called attention to the omission
OF The name OF May Moran in the condrma-
tions of the fourth district. By vote OF the
board the name was inserted In the confir-
nations.
DRAWING TEACHERS.
Mr.. Rey burn, from the committee on
drawing, made the following nominations
for drawing teachers, which were confirmed:
Mrs. Susan z. Fuller and Annie E. VIII
lisms.
Mr.. Mitchell offered resol ution that
whenever sub board failed to agree upon
the nominations OF teachers, the matter
6 hould be referred to the committee on teach
ers, together with the sub board OF the dis
trict, for settlement. Referred to the COM
mittee on rules.
Mr.. Dyer called mp the report of the COM
mtttee on teachers, providing for the estab-
lishm emit Of an advanced grammar school
for girls.
Mr.. Brown offered an amendment that the
pupils OF the highest grade in the white fe-
male schools OF the sixth district, there being
no grammar school In that district, be eligi-
BILE.
Mr.. Mitchell moved to strike out the word
"white."
Mr.. DERRICK urged that the proposed school
would improve the female gramm ar schools,
In each of which there are now two grades
and The advanced grade would be ia ken out
Mr.. Hovey suggested that similar action
should be taken as to boys schools.
Mr.. ReyDurn remarked that this plan