National Republican., 1876-09-13
TRANSFERS AND ASSIGNMENT OF TEACHERS
AEKW sCHOoL-HOUSE TO BE ERECTED
NO CENTENNIAL LEAVES TO Be GRANTED

The regular monthly meeting OF the Board
of School Trustees was held at the Franklin
school building last night. Present Trustees
Brown, Brooks, (secretary,) ChsmpliD. Detrick,
Dyer, French, HoVey, Lloyd, Mitchell, Moffat,
Packard, Randolph, Ryder, ReybHrn and
Smith. President Curtis being absent, Trustee
Randolph was selected as temporary chair
man.
A communication was received from the
District Commissioners fformiEg the hoard
that Mr.. Isaac N. Cary hal been appointed as
trustee, vice Henry Joknson, resigned. Mr..
Cary did not, however, appear to take his seat.
A communication freR the Commissioners,
transmitting statement in the case of Miss
Nieman, was referred to the sub board of the
county schools.
A communication was read from Mr.. Wm.
Syphax, asking that the papers submitted to
the committee that investigated his complaint
against Miss Matthews be published together
with the report Of the committee. Laid on
the table.
PROPOSITION TOR 1SLw BUILDING.
The secretary presented q communication
from Mr.. Joseph Williams, dated June 80,
1876, referred to the board by the District
Commissioners, submitting proposal for the
erection of a school building, to be substan-
tally built of brick, containing four school
rooms, to be located ct or near the corner of
Ninth and streets northeast, and. to be fur
nished and ready for occupancy on or before
September l, 1877, the sald building to be
rented by the District of Columbia for a period
of not less than five gears, (under written
lease,) at a yearly rental of $500 for each
room. The communication was transmitted
in connection with petition from residents Of
the northeastern section of the city, and was
indorsed by the Commissioners, that this
proposition will be approved provided satisfac-
tory option of purchase Is given the District,
the price to be fixed, the amount of land to be
stated, and the right Of purchase to be exer-
cised by the District at any time during the
period of lease or at its termination
The building is 20 be constructed according
TO plans of the board of trustees, and under
the inspection of the inspector OF buildings
The board OF school trustees will please report
when the contractor will make this contract,
and when he will undertake to have the build
ing ready for use. Referred TO the committee
on property.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
Trustee Dyer, of the First district, presented
the following recommendations concerning
teacherships in that district, which were ap-
proved:
l. Promote Miss Mary McArdle from Sec
ondary, No.7, to Male Intermediate, No. 8 B.
2. Promote Miss Effie Rodier from Primary,
No. 9, to Secondary, No.7.
3. Appoint Miss Irene Towser Snyder, act
ing teacher of Primary, No. Il.
4. Promote Miss Ella N. Williams from
Secondary, No. 12, to Female Intermediate,
No. sc.
5. Promote Miss Alice E. Cooksey from
Primary, No. 8, to Secondary, No. 12.
6. Appoint Miss Sarah Francis Speaks, act
ing teacher of Primary No. Is.
z. Appoint William Twombly teacher of
Male intermediate No. l, in place of S. D.
whose appointment is revoked, to
date September II, 1876.
s. Appoint s. d. Caldwell acting teacher of
Male Secondary No. IS, to date September II,
1876.
Trustee French, from the Third district,
submitted the following, which were approved:
Promote Miss Mary 4. Murch from Secondary
to intermediate grade; Mary E. Little from
Primary to Secondary, and appoint Emma
Houng acting teacher of Primary grade.
Trustee Lloyd, of the Fourth district, nomi-
n ated Miss Mary Low as teacher of Male Pri-
mary, and Miss Sarah Dulin as teacher of Fe- |
male Primary, to take effect September l, 1876. |
Confirmed.
Trustee Packard, from the Sixth district, |
County, asked for the confirmation of the |
Transfer Agnes A. Frailey, from |
school lis to first assistant school 3-2, vice |
Miss Cecilia Warfeld, declined appointment. |
appoint Lucien II. Smith, teacher of school |
is, vice Agnes A. Frsiley; transferred. Ap- |
'oint Mary NJ. Manning. teacher of school |
SO. Appoint Henry r, Qtey, acting teacher |
# school SO. Transfer j. NJ Shipper, from |
cbool AZ to school 1O-4, and r. L. Mitchell. !
rom school 10-4 to school AZ, all to take eff |
eet September l, 1876. Confirmed.
SECOND DISTRICT.
Trustee Randolph, from the Second district |
reported that In the organization ]
# the schools of this district for the present |
ear, pursuant to the former action of this |
card, the 81 atom building has been occupied |
" girls schools and the Abbott by boys. |
This has necessitated changes in the schools |
# the McKelden and Miller buildings and of /
be Fifth-street church, (near NJ y which are |
low all assigned to boys.
These changes have compelled the principal |
o revise many of the transfer lists Of last |
ear, and in some instances to renumber |
chools for the sake of order and convenience. |
Jp to this date the principal has issued for /
his year ], ,l63 tickets of admission. At the /
lose of the first week, ending September S,
here were SLY pupils enrolled in this Dis |
rict, of whom 1,626 were boys and ,49l girls,
eing about 500 in excess Of the enrolment
or ~ same time last year,
Inc |
# teachers were submitted to the board for
TO wit : Appoint Mary E. Rowe,
citing teacher of Female Grammar school,
nd S. j. Thomson, acting, to Male Interme-
late, 2 B; promote Emily Robinson, acting, to |
'emale intermediate, 8 c; Emma L. Bond,
citing, to Male intermediate, 8 B; Susie C..
'ollins to Secondary, No. 2; A. Hortense Ire
lit, acting, to Secondary, No. 4; Marion ].
lalone, acting, to Secondary, Is; Sallie A.
laltOn- acting Secondary &. Marv |
iaret, acting, to Secondary, 16; Inez NJ. Good
ich, to Primary, 10; Mary R. Evans, to Pri-
nary, Is; appoint Catherine F. johnson, act
lg, TO primary, 2; Susan B. Brown, acting, to
'rimary, Z: Flora L. Hendley, acting, to Pri-
nary, Il; Lille c. Camp, as a secondary
eacher, acting, and Ellen z. Dyer primary
eacher, acting teacher of Secondary, IA; An
lie Chestney as sub-assistant Of Female Gram
mar school.
NUMBER OF PUPILS.
Trustee Dyer, of the First district, sub
nitted the following statement of the
he schools Of that district: % Male Cram. Ur
mar, co.; Female Grammar, So: Male In
No. l, 81; No. 2 A, 60; No. B,
4; Fo. 3 A, 7S. No. 8 B, 60. Female Inter.
1ediates-No. A, 6S; Ms. B, 60; No. 2, 5S;
70. 8 A. 64; No. B, 81; No. 8 c, SO. Sec
ndary No. l, 81; No. 2, IS: No. 8, IA; No. 4,
o NJ. D, OSi NO. y, oIj NO. Z, N; NO. ., %; |
10. 9, 67; No. 10, SIS; No. IL, 81; No. 12, SO;
10. IA, Ga. Primary No. l, 43; No. 2, 40; No.
, As; No. 4, 20; No. 5, 81: No. 6, 81; No. z,
0; No. s, "A; No. Q, so; No. 10, 76; No. IL,
D1: No. 12, SO; No. 13, A; total, 2, ,5O2. Mum
er at end of September, 1875, 1888. About
70 tickets issued.
Trustee Hovey, from the Third district, sub
lifted a report from that district, dated yes
.rday, stating that there are 2, ,266 pupils in
tendance to-day, being an increase Of about
10 over the number in attendance during
Of last year. One new school has
cen added, making 80 in all. There are
upils enough waiting to whom tickets have
cen issued to fill OEe, and probably two more
'hools: One of the schools, containing 96
upils, has been divided, half of the pupils 1
ttending In the morning and the other half in |
he evening. The average number of pupils |
each school is 697I. Over $50 tickets have
cen issued. In view of these facts, we rec
nmend that the honorable Commissioners be
,quested to authorize the opening of one more
.hool in this district
The recommendation was approved by the
ard.
Trustee Lloyd, from the Fourth district,
ade q verbal statement in regard to that
strict to the effect that about six hundred |
ckets had been issued; that two hundred
mills now waiting IN crain Il