Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-25


trustees TO influence their action in filling
the vacancy OF the office OF supervising pria-
cipal OF the 4th district.
ization OF the Boerd OF Trustees, the Com
missioners say, that while they have full
confidence In the ability and zeal of the pres
emit board for the successful management of
the schools, and have seen with very great
satisfaction the excellent results OF their
administration, they regard the matter
OF the reorganization Of the school board,
whether in whole or part, as always an
open question, to be considered and actet
upon by them as the interests OF the schools
may require. Whether any change In the
present Board of Trustees Is desirable the
Commissioners will carefully consider.
The Commissioners make no answer to the
other subjects mentioned In your resolutions,
as they do not call for their official action.
WIN. TINDALL. Secretary.
Another Delegation OF Citizens Waits
ON the District Commissioners.
About / O'Clock to-day q delegation OF
prominent residents of the third school dis
trict, con sisting OF Messrs. Marche, Fergu-
son, Allen, Scott, Dulin, Moore, Vermillion,
Curtis, Taylor, Van Doren, Rathbone, Cor
nisn, Beatty, Smith, Fry, Robey, Noting
ham, and others several Of them being trus-
tees and ex-trustees of the public schooIs),
waited on the District Commissioners TO en-
ter their protest against the plan proposed
by the delegation OF citizens VINO were be-
fore the Commissioners yesterday, the ac-
count Of which was published In yesterdays
STAR, of general reorganization OF the
interfering with The third district school
trustees. Several gentlemen from other
school districts were also present.
TRUSTEE HovEY.
After being introduced and seated Trustee
Hovey entered the room and addressed the
District Commissioners as follows:
Gentlemen Conr'nissiorleTs:-I have coane here
today TO say that desire you TO consider
my resignation of the ofice OF school trus-
tee as already rendered. ! have held the Of
fee through no solicits ton of mine, and
have discharged Its duties as well as could
and at great Inconvenience to myself. In
no case have made an unprovoked assault
on any man, but have defended myself
when attacked as best could. / see by the
public press that Mr.. Given claimed yester-
day that he had used no offensive language
respecting me. Nevertheless, he described
me sneeringly as g. Mister, alias General Ho-
vey." This, certainly, is offensive, and 1
cannot see how II could have been otherwise
intended. j do not desire, however, TO con-
time personalities, and shall accept Mr..
Given's disclaimer as q denial OF intention
To sheer at my military service, and there
fore, 1 Withdraw any offensive term 1 may
have applied to him.
Mr.. Boyey then lett.
AGAINST REORGANIZATION OF THE SCHOOL
BOARD.
Mr.. W. L. Ntmi!lion said the delegation
plan suggested by the delegation OF citizens
yesterday (as publiSEed) of reorganization
of the school beard con templating any such
appointments for The third district as had
been reported In the interview yesterday
They do not desire to be furnished with
school trustees for the third district by the
gentlemen OF that delegation. AS 10 General
hoVey, BE mad given all posi- ole satisfac-
ton In the third district. Under his faithful
labOrs, the degree OF prosperity in the schools
had ever been greater, and all were satisfied
NIT b. Marche said that as an ex-trustee
OF he school board he had read with great
interest the controversy between the trustees
OF the several districts, superintendents and
teachers, and the subsequent action OF citl-
zens In public meeting and elsewhere. AS
TO the efficiency Of trustees. their zeal and
energy in the school interests, about which
so much had been stated in public print, he
referred to the school reports OF 1873 and 1874.
Here 1t appeared that Mr.. Edward Champ
lin had attended Is meetings OF the sub
Gen. Hovey, meetings and 3Os visits f l.
mund +. French, 16 meetings and 1893
visits, while during the same time b.
and Lo s%e s s. visits ATTENDED is the sssan
30 that 1t appears that with three more
months OF school sessions Mr.. Champlin paid
ioyd dd While asn Hov sSnU %h tns
same length Of service, paid nearly four
times as many visits to the schools as Mr..
Lloyd, while Mr.. French, q government
clerk. visited the schools during the same
year 1893 times, being nearly ten visits to
one for Mr.. Lloyd. Last year, In the re
ports, the visits OF the District trustees
are not given, but IL appears that the trus-
tees OF the third district paid more visits to
the schools than the trustees Of any other
district, and the trustees OF the fourth dis
trfct the least number. The facts are that
the total number OF visits OF trustees OF the
first district was 70l; second do, sl1; third
do, /, 135; and fourth do, 439. So that the
charge that the trustees In the third district
do not visit the schools, and are not aware
OF what Is going on In them, will not hold
]. w. Clarke, ex trustee, spoke of the
great progress made in the third district
against the change proposed In that district
by outsiders, as they do not desire TO exper-
iment, and the citizens are entirely satisfied
with the present trustees and teachers.
Mr.. Scott and MI. Dulin followed on the
same side, and
GOVERNOR DENNIsoN REMARKED,
In reply TO those VINO had spoken, that
whatever the Commissioners do or leave un-
Done will be after very careful consideration.
TheCommissioners are not AZ all surprised at
what had been said as to the coudi ton of the
lieve to be a fair sample OF the condition OF
all the schools in the District. As to the re-
organization Of the School Board, that Is q
matter which the Commissioners Will
dispose Of after due and full consideration.
The Commissioners were glad to see tine
delegation. The success OF the public schools
depends on the support OF public opinion.
and draw their Inspiration from that source.
While the Commissioners are not prepared
say now that what they do win be for the
best interests OF AL the schools, as IL shall
appear to them.
The delegation then withdrew,