National Republican., 1876-09-13
and recommended that the claim be not al
lou-ed Adopfa1 d.
THE ADVANCED GRAMMAR SCHOOL.


THE EADvANcED GRAMMAR SCHOOL.
Tie secretary read report from the com |
mittee on teachers, stating that, pursuant to ]
the order of the board, made August ~, 1870,
relative to the organization of the advance
Female Grammar school, 6S candidates, tow a,
Is from the First, Second, Third and For nh
districts each; 2 from the Fifth, ami b ftom
the Sixth district, reported to Miss Lane at the
Seaton building on Tuesday morning, .optem-
Der 5, for examination. The eXamlp 1,irn was
by series of written questions in ,rS,hnatic
geography, grammar and Uniteo States his.
tory, and entirely within the sarn of the
eighth grade, and was conducte 4 m other re-
spccts in the same manner as that of caudi
dates for the Normal school.
The forty-fve candidate who secured the
highest percentage we're nssfcd through the
principals of the severe Grammar schools,
ard reported TO Miss La ne Monday, September
IL. OF the successful canfEdates 12 are from
the Fl st district, IA rom the Second, 10 from
the Third, from th 0 Fourth, from the Fifth
and l from the Sixth, The report was
adopted.
Trustee Lloyd, from tAe committee on music.
reported that the receipts from the cantata in
June last were S45s Is, and the expenses
$45S.l5. The committee recommended that
hereafter annual musical entertainments be
given n each district, to be participated in by
the pupils of the respective districts. Adopted.
Trustee ReybuEn, from the committee on
drawing, Offered q resolution which was
adosted, that Instruction in drawing and pen
msnship be furnished to the teachers of the
public schools in the county at the time and
place as the teachers of the public schools of
Washington end Georgetown.
Trustee CEamplin, from the committee on
supplies and accounts, reported a number of
bills which were approved; also from the same
| committee, recommending that the following
books shall not be issued for the use of in
digent pupils, viz: Child's Book of Nature,
First Lessons in Physiology, First Lessons in
Physics, music readers and Hudley's Lessons
in Language, excepting in the county schools.
Adopted.
NEW sCHoeL-HOUSE.
Trustee Detrick, from the committee on
property, 10 whom was referred the PROPOSE
tion of Mr.. Joseph Williams, reported as fol-
lows: "The committee on property respect
fully submit herewith plans for a new school
building on e street, between Eighth and
Ninth northeast, to be erected by Joseph VIII
liams, in accordance with a proposition made
by him and approved by the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia, and recommend the
adoption of the same with such notifications
of the plans as may be deemed necessary by
such committee" Referred back to the prop
erty committee with power to act.
Trustee Detrick, from the committee on
property, reported that the committee recon-
mended that set OF new furniture be granted
TO the Third district. Adopted.
CENTENNIAL LEAVES OF ABSENCE.
Trustee Brown offered a resolution that it
would be unwise to relax the present rule of
the board in regard to the forfeiture of seats
by absence, and that the numerous spplica-
tions for leave of absence to visit the Centeu-
nial would, if granted by trustees, interfere
very seriously with the organization and
progress of the schools.
A general discussion followed, and a resolu-
tion was offered by Trustee HoVey that trus-
tees be requested not to grant leaves of ab-
sence to attend the Centennial for longer
time than five school days. substitute Of
fered by Trustee Brown was adopted, "that it
is the sense of this board that leaves of alb
sence hereafter granted to pupils of the schools
to visit the Centennial should not be permitted
by the trustees exceeding ten nays"
Trustee Lloyd offered resolution that the
trustees be authorized to grant leaves of alb
seDce not exceeding five school days to teachers
in order to visit the Centennial. Withdrawn.
Trustee Reyburn offered the following,
which was adopted:
ResolUed, That the board of trustees OF pub
lie schools have received with unfeigned re-
gret the resignation Of Mr.. Henry johnson as
member of the board, and wish to express
their appreciation of his faithful and efficient
services as trustee, and their earnest wishes
for his future welfare.
The bills approved amounted to S7,277.25,
S6,7l7.11 being for city, Georgetown and
county, and S56O.14 for colored sckoo DIS.