National Republican., 1876-08-16
SCHOOL BOARD.
The leadership ouestion-Resolutions from
South Washington.

South Washington
An adjourned meeting of the Boar. of School
Trustees was held at the Franklin school build
ing last night. Present, Trustees Curtis, (pres-
ident,) Brooks, (secretary, Brown, Charnplin,
DERRICK, Dyer, French, Hovey, johnson, Lloyd,
Mitchell, Mofat, Packard, Randolph aud Rey-
burn.
The secretary read a communication from
Trustee Packard to the District Commissioners,
referred to the board, in respect to the reduc-
ton of pay-rolls of janitors in the county, ami
asking that the matter be properly adjusted.
Referred to the committee on property.
MIR. STEWART DECLINES.
The secretary read a letter from Mr.. Alex
ander T. Stewart, of the Y. NJ. c. A, declining
the position as supervising principal of the
Fourth district to which he had been elected
by the board.
THOSE RESOLUTIONS.
The secretary read the following:
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONERS oF)
THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA,
WASHINGTON, d. e., Aug. Is, 1876.
To the Board Of Trustees of Public Schools:
GENTLEMEN am directed by the Commits
sioners to send you the accompanying copy of
certain resolutions, presented to them this
morning, and to request that you will make, ,as
soon as practicable, any statement your board
may be pleased to make to them in relation to
the subject-matter of the resolutions. The
Commissioners prefer to delay any action in
the premises until they snail hear from your
board.
Very respectfully, WIN. TINDALL,
Secretary.
The accompanying resolutions, which were
the ones adopted at the Indignation meeting in
South Washington Monday evening, were not
read.
A motion was made to refer them to the
committee on teachers.
Trustee Dyer thought 1t would not be proper
to refer them to that committee, as the resolu-
tions reflected upon one of its own members,
and the committee would be required to criti-
else its own actions. He suggested that
special committee be appointed to consider the
matter.
There was some discussion in reference to
the matter.
Trustee Mitchell offered an amendment that
a special committee be appointed to report to
the board that night.
Trustee Hovey spoke upon the resolutio n.
He said that great deal of the subject-mat-
ter Of the resolutions was
FoREsHADowED
in the evidence before the committee, where
it was shown that Mr.. Thompson had said
that if Mr.. Champlin sue "eeded in having him
(Mr. T) removed, he (Mr. c. would be re-
HlONtu III lctS Judu tcu OulS siA udyS
had transpired since Mr.. Thompson's removal,
and the machinery had already been Set in
motion to decapitate Mr.. Champlin.
He continued at length, setting forth the
position he had taken in the investigation
before the committee on teachers, and criti-
cising the action of the meeting which had
adopted the resolutions.
Trustee Lloyd and others spoke.
Trustee Mitchell withdrew his amendment.
A motion BY Trustee Brooks to refer the
matter to special committee of five was car
ried-ayes II, noes 4.
The chairman appointed as
THE COMMITTEE
Trustees Brooks, Randolph, Brown, Reyburn
and Moffatt. Nearly all of the gentlemen
named asked to be excused.
There was some talk about what would be
required of the committee.
Trustee Randolph said that he knew well
that the Commissioners did not wish to inter
fere with the independent action of the board,
but only wished an official statement of what
had been done in the case of Mr.. Thompson.
Trustees Brown and Reyburn were excused.
and Trustees Dyer and johnson appointed in
their places on the special committee.
Trustee Randolph, from the Second district,
made the following nominations for that dis
trict, which were confirmed Florence NJ. Ball,
Lizzie S. Nichols and Alice V. Skippon as
Primary teachers.
NOMINATIONS.
Trustee Hovey nominated s. John Thomson
for the position of teacher of first Interme-
diate school, to be assigned by the superintend-
ent. Confirmed.
Trustee Lloyd nominated Professor F. A.
Springer as supervising principal of the Fourth
district, and asked reference to the committee
on teachers.
Trustee Champlin said that he had met the
gentleman named for the first time that day,
but he was willing to concur in the nomination.
Referred to the committee on teachers.
Trustee Lloyd nominated Mr.. Smith as as
sistant in the Male Grammar School of the
CURED with Trustee Champlin in the nomina-
tion of Mr.. Fairbrother.
Mr.. FairbroLher's nomination was confirmed.
Trustee Brown offered a resolution that
Swinton biographies be not adopted as a text
in the Biographies noted by the Committee on
to inform the publishers that the school year
would begin the 1st of September.
Trustee Brooks offered a substitute, which |
be authorized TO communicate with the pub |
fishers, and enumerate whatever errors might |
be discovered in the series. |
Trustee French offered a resolution, which |
was adopted, that the principals in the several |
buildings during the week preceding the open |
2 to 5 p. m. each day, for the purpose of CIV
ing oat tickets. |
The board then adjourned. |