National Republican., 1876-06-27
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Applications and Nominations for Teacher
ships,

ships.
An adjourned meeting OF the Board OF School
Trustees was held al the Franklin building last
evening. President Curtis occupied the chair,
and Trustee Brooks acted as secretary. Present,
Trustees Brown, Brooks, Champlin, Curtis,
Detrick, Dyer, French, Reyburn, Hovey, John
son. Lloyd, Mofatt, Packard, Randolph, Ryder
and Smith.
The secretary read communication addressed
to the board from Mr.. Hardy, suggesting as
comrromise measure that instead Of reading the
Bible in the schools placards, containing moral
precepts, be hung upon tho walls. Referred TO
The committee on text books.
Applications for positions as teachers were re-
eeived from Sarah A. Shuer, Cynthia ID. Rock
well, Esther d. Whitman and Mr.. j. Fairbrother;
which were referred to the superintendent.
efice Of the District Commissioners stating that
the printing Of the annual school report came
Trustee Curtis offered a resolution that here
amer the schools be closed for the summer Vaca-
tion on
THE LAST WEEK OF MAY.
Mr.. Curtis supported his resolution by saying
that the work done in the hot month OF June,
when the schools were about TO break up,
amounted to nothing, and what little was done
was irksome to both teacher and scholar. He
claimed that in the matter Of closing the schools
the last of June they followed the example of
the schools in the North where the climate al
lowed the schools TO be kept open until that time.
The resolution was referred TO the committee on
rules.
Trustee
committee on examinations and prizes to submit
to the board, not later than the October meeting,
the programme schedule for closing the schools
at the end OF the next school year; and further,
that said committee take into consideration the
prOpriety of having contests in spelling in a
fewer number Of schools, and substitute therefor
contests In arithmetic and grammar. Referred to
the committee on examinations and prizes.
Trustee Brown, from the committee on rules,
reported an amendment to the rules making
alterations in the order Of business. The report
was considered at length and finally adopted.
the last meeting by which an amendment to the
rules altering the manner Of
p1srosISe OF NOMINATIONS
for teacherships was rejected.
The amendment in question provides that the
nominations made by the sub-boards shall be
ferTed TO a committee teachers for consultation
and report. Under the present system the nomi-
nations of teachers made by the sub-board
urged by those supporting the amendment that
by referring the nominations to a committee all
publicity will be escaped, and applicants whose
nominations rejected will be spared the morti-
hcation attending public consideration Of his or
her case. The members of the board who opposed
the amendment claim that the proposed system
would encrOach upon the rights and privileges Of
the sub board, who might be deprived of any voice
in deciding upon the nominations.
The vote to reconsider the rejecting vote was
carried.
The main question was then voted on, and the
amendment was again rejected, two thirds not
voting in the affirmative.
The following is the vote:
trick, Dyer, French, HoveE Mofatt, Packard,
Randolph, Smith and Curtis.
Noes-Trustees johnson, Lloyd, Ryder and
Reyburn.
Trustee Detrick offered a resolution, which was
adopted, that the board recommend that the
schedule of rates of compensation for the eQual-
zation of the pay of janitors employed in the pub
lie schools, approved by the District Commission
ers in April last be made TO take effect only after
the end of the present school year. terminating
August 81; 1876.
NOMINATIONS
Trustee johnson, from sub board Of the Seventh
district, then nominated for teachers for the
MD, ID, with the exception Of such changes as
are ms lie regularly under the rules.
Trustee johnson asked that the nominations be
confirmed b. the board.
TTnstee Cha uplin moved that the nominations
he referred 10 tie committee on teachers.
long discussion, a inToiVing i the issues OF the
trustee Hoyey offered resolution that the
nomination Of teachershps be made by the sub
boards that might and referred erred to to the committee
on teachers, to be reno. 'eo pPVn ~ al auJourneu
meeting of the board.
The resolution was adopted
This action refers the nominations u aue "
the cOlOred schools which comprises all Of the
sub bboard Of the Seventh district.
Nominations were then made from all the dis
tricts. In every case the teachers now employed
were renominated.
trustee Randolph in presenting the nomina-
tions Of the Second district reported thst 5iser
careful survey OF the district the suo-oo1lu neLe
Of opinion that at least several additional schools
will be required to meet the demands OF the en-
suing year The sub-board made especial men
tion of the faithful and successful MANAGEMENT OF
the schools of the district by the present super
yising principal, N. p. Gage.
The subbOard also submitted preamble and
resolutions, speaking Of the necessity of an
ADVANCED GRAMMAR SCHOOL
for girls and recommending the organization OF
such school, to be denominRted "the Advanced
Female Grammar School for Washington and
Georgetown" al the commencement of the ensu,
ing year; that Georgia Laws be hereby appointed
teacher of said school; that the committee on
teachers, in connection with the superintendent,
be hereby instructed TO prepare and submit to
the board at its stated meeting in August next q
plan for organizing said school, and the course of
study therein.
the nomination, 10 the committee on teachers.
Adjourned.