Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-10-13

A regular monthly meeting OF the Board
of Public School Trustees was held at the
Franklin Building. Tuesday evening.
The secretary laid before the board the
Beresford TO print the minutes, with the
approval Of the Commissioners. The action
OF the secretary was approved.
MUTUAL ADMIRATION.
Nj. Randolph moved Q vote OF thanks To
the secretary for his action In this matter,
and referring 10 the secretary having placed
on me desks OF members copy of the min
"QuI able and eosrtsous seerssar, he placed in
the hands Of each member Of the board, . copy OF
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1 IL has been year OF harmonious 90 operation
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board ahow that IL 10 not only loe.be but wise for
systsms = they Exist il ,hi! eonmusiss. Under
and Si.So1t eosfiet 10, S:i.Isl iies. d 1Iosrsss
During the past rear the abbott" and the
oeus q sns public school S1,dsSs. Boss q t s
have been Substantially built and neatly ur nished
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school huiidips. PIT up b. private enterprise and
s. The creation Of the nice Of supervising princi-
psi has feet unity Of organic stion By his incl
vhieh the imer irregular and often siness visits
Of trustees failed to secure Steps have been taken
tee on property, more careful and sys.emsiic ga.
peIyi.loD Q, school property and to facilitate re-
An seysnce1 female grammar school for the
white school. Of Washington. Georgetown ard the
county, has been es,abfsh he'd, which will afford q
the norm 81 SCHOOL.
For libe pur sOse q normal course of one year
has been ADDED to THAI Of the piepsfatory high
school FOR colortd children.
ssn,l. men. the committee on the annual report VS.
ensbled % furni.h succinct history Of the public
ogerstion OF Superintendent wilson, for sardsd to
With ssss state in the
educational department. Of the exhibition.
past Jssr to calmly assert its Legal f in
the matter Of the appointment and removal Of
tsSnen in the lace OF misrepresentation and OPP
Its action has been sustained by the Commits.
ience among large corps Of teachers. ss eduoa.
thous meets the hearty srproSal Of 0s
tventisths" Of all good men and women q this
while under Ere ana with the work Of organizing
the schools for ano' her ear pressing upon them,
sb,ndon the field. They might be struck down at
the S: Of S1 bat de tnsy woga
sesms to have subsidet into harmless fnsilsds Of
How long The several msmbers Of this board may
" 70 eSG tns a e tia. The .s
fors.sizstion Of sSis board By the Hono a BE
Comnisuoners, an open question:
The motion was adopted and Mr.. Brooks
responded briefly, thanking the board for
the compliment
A communication was received from the
Commissioners asking detailed statement
report, with recommendations; which was
referred TO committee composed of the SUI
perintendenA and the chairmen Of the COM
mittees.
The president laid before the board a COM
munication OF the Commissioners asking
information a. TO the schools, with q reply
prepared by Superintendent Wilson, and It
was ordered to be printed.
The applications Of Anna E. Lynchercome
and Lydia g. Wall for teachers positions In
the colored schools; OF Mrs E. 8. Afford OF
Rn0as LUCY Hu MasW III 81 SnicoPes
=. Noxon OF Hanover, Y. a., and Gertrude
{. Monross OF Baltimore, for positions In
the white schools, were referred.
Superintendent Wilson recommended that
the name OF Miss jamie v. McCauley, of the
4th district, be placed on the list to receive
the advanced salary OF 500, and IL was so or
dered.
Superintendent Wilson submitted a paper
calling attention to certain facts. which
seem to demand immediate consideration
by the board, as follows "The whole num-
Der OF pupils enrolled in all the public schools
OF the District of Columbia September SO,
1876, 10 white, IL 600; colored, 5,93e-total,
IL $40. The increase over September 80, 1875,
VI, l,s1
per cent. of gain is white. SO; colorsd, r. Il;
total, 90. The increase In the white schools
OF Washington and Georgetown 10 997 pupils,
or 10 per cent. In the nrst four grades, gen.
orally known as primary grades, there Is q
gain of 9 10 per cent and In the grades above
that, generally known az grammar grades,
there Is q gain OF 1886 per cent. The larger
per cent. of gain in the more advanced
schools IL quite remarkable. The subjects
which especially demand your consideration
ipadequacy, and, in many instances, the
uDftness OF the accommodation provided
for the white children OF Washington. Toe
schools OF the county, the white schools of
Washington and Georgetown, IL we except
seven rooms rented for the last NAMED
schools, are all provided with suitable build
while about seventy schools for the while
children Of Washington are now located In
such rooms as can be rented for the purpose
The expense for the rent. citing up, and frs-
and rooms Is nom $4,000 to 10000 per
annum Six large, plain and substantial
school buildings, each containing twelve
school rooms, are required In order to give
these schools accommodations equal to those
now provided for the other public schools OF
the District Of Columbia.
present school districts many years ago, and
the great increase in the number OF schools
MAKES q redivision and IA increase In the
uunDef Oi bCuOOi ulSUlc8 V0ry necessary,
and especially at this time, so that the new
buildings may be properly located with ref
erence TO the new districts.
Third. The present scale OF teachers sala-
ries needs revision. The salaries now paid
TO teachers Of the white schools OF washing
ton were d xed by an act OF the city councils
In 1868, and since then the organization of
the schools has been materially changed. /
have 10 recommend TO the board the fmne-
date consideration OF the foregoing subjects,
with the view OF securing favorable action
during the present school year"
The several subjects were appropriately
referred.
Mrs. s. A. Martin and Mrs. s. p. vashon
were elected teachers in the 7th district, and
the resignation OF Miss Eunice p. Shadd, OF
the same district, was accepted.
The resignation OF Miss M. ]. Gardner of
the 5th district, was accepted. Miss Kate
Ella Little was promoted from primary TO
secondary school; Miss Mary E. McKenny
from sub. assistant to primary, and Mrs
Emma j. Young was appointed TO q primary
school, vice Miss Gardner, resigned.
MISS T.. b. Bozeman was appointed tenn
porary assistant In school 16 7, and Miss
Maggie McQuaid temporary sub assistant
OF school Is 8. Of sth district.
In the Sd district Miss Sarah E. Tai bert
was promoted from q secondary to an in
ternediate; Mrs. Alice NJ. Dulin from a pri.
mary TO secondary; Miss Mary A. Dodge
transferred from secondary to q primary