National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1876-03-15
REaIGlslllIIsy o. CsLsRED SCHOOL
THE APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES
APPROVAL or THE STEVENS BUILDING
GEN. HESKLEs PRAYERS DENIED
THE SCHOOL BOARD.

Packard, Randolph, Ryder and Smith,
The secretary read g Communication from the
District Commissioners, inclosing the plpers in
relation to DR.. Augusta, and asking for further
information In the case, and expisnstion from the
eolored suh-bosrd. Referred to the sub-board Of
the Seventh district.
asking an investiR alton into the charges against
his son, pupil In Primary No. i, First district,
who was accused by his teacher With stealing
books. Referred to the sun-board OF the First
district.
The secretary read communication, inclosing
the resolutions protesting against the bill TO
REoRsASIzE THE coLoEED SCHOOL
board, recently adopted 10 2 mass;useting of
enth leg itlative districts.
Trustee Brooks objscted to recsiying the pa
gentemep who had any thing to do with the schools
would command his highest respect. The man
who signed the communication, Joseph II. JACK
son,) generally made his mark instead of sigping
his name, and was not competent to examine q
primary class, and yet they pretended TO crIti-
else the ladies in the schools. A set OF men who
knew nothing about the schools had gotten up
the resolutions because one OF them had at
tempted to override the colcred school board, and
had failed.
Trustee Hovey asked Mr. Brooks If he objected
to the fling Of tse paper.
Trustee Brooks said that the gentlemen who
SPEAK before white men. They had been scSooisd
in slavery, and forgot that they were dealing
With men who had been trained In freedom.
whole race, and talked about these ladies In the
schools. OF whom they knew nothing. They
charged the eolored sub board as being the cause
OF all the troubles, which should be removed, and
spoke OF those who supervised the schools as
wanting refinement aud culture. II was an insult
to members Of the board, and for that reason he
objected to fling the paper.
Trustee johnson said that the statements in
the resolutions were not true. He regarded the
sub board and to the ladies in the Schools and he
objected to the Ming OF the resolutions, as such
an action would give character to a meeting of
men who knew nothing about the schools what
ever.
trustee Brooks further explained that the refer.
ence in the resolutions asking the Distric: Com
mssopers TO remove the discUrdant element
plainly meant the colored sub board.
Trustee Hovey thought that no harm would be
done by ding the paper. The board was no. in
resolutions need not be printed IN the minutes.
Trustee Brooks held still that the resolutions
TSn MAN yons ors. hnro- tbs
board had been satisfied with the management OF
the colored schools.
Trustee johnson moved that the papers be re-
Trustee Derrick moved that they be returned
TO the parties signing them.
The amendment was agreed to.
Communication from Joseph H. Jackson
chairman Of the meeting which had adopted the
objectionable resolutionsl was read, complaining
during the repairing which has recently been in
progress there.
ANOTHER COMPLAINT.
The secretary proceeded to read 9 communIca.
ton from Mr.. Syphax, former colored school
Of the Schools BY the teachers Of the eoiorsd
scheolr, ard the expulsion Of his daughter from
the Grammar school in the Sumner baildiog.
Trustee Randolph interrupted the reading as
Trustee Hoyey thought that the writer had
grievance and had right to be heard, and moved
Trustee johnson said that the matter was a.
ready before tho coiorsd sub. board, who would
report the matter to the board, and he thought
It an act Of discourtesy to the sab board bring
the matter up prematurely before the board.
He moved that the communication bs referred TO
the sub board.
Trustee Hovey thought that Dir. Syphax's
eommupicstion was an appeal to the full board.
Charges were being made against the colored
Should be held Into the management OF the col.
ored schools.
The Chair read, an extract from Mr.. Syphax's
be referred to q select committee, not complsed
Of the colored sub board, to investigate.
Trustee Hovey said that he would withdraw
Trustee Brooks renewed Mr.. Hovey's motion,
with the amendment that no colored trustee bsap-
pointed on the COMMITTEES.
Trustee Derrick thought that as the communi.
cation came In the form Of an appeal from an
action of which the colored sub board had knowI-
edge, It should be referred TO special COM
mittee.
Trustee Champlln explained statement made
by Mr.. Syphaz. that he (Syphaxl had gone to
and had acted, according to his own statement,
in a very ungentlemanly manner TO the To scher,
TO the principal and to the school, and he thought
ferred to the sub board.
The question was taken on the lotion to refer
the matter to special committee and lost, the
vote standing o5.
APPOINTMENTS AND CHANGES.
Trustee johnson offered the following spplfcs-
for ea ehara n
Misses Z. A. Barrier, Helena q. Fry, Virginia
Habut, Anna Over, Biandina ID. Duty and Anna
dsI. Ass kyGS D. SHAW and
The following additional applications we're sub
gomery, Of Randolph, VT; L. q. Camp, Washing
ton; DR.. II. Perabeau. flor music teacner;) E. A.
Paul, Of Hanover, n. Y; Clara Mott, Chataa91s,
NY; u. @. Down, Bush Hill, ". O.; W. W.
Fitzgerald, H. W. Chandler and q. EermillIon,
(ior lanitors' positions.)
ported the RESIGNATION of Miss Mary o. W hitnsy,
Of Secondary No. :, and OF Mrs. y. H. Crossheid,
nee Ellis, Of Secondary No. ), each to take effect
changes and appointments. to take effect on the
same date: Promote Miss May L. Johnssn from
Primary 8 TO Secondary I, and Miss Mary B.
Ssllie o. Dalton appointed acting teacher Of
Primary No. 5, and Isabel V. Helmsen to acting
teacher Of PIiIary No; r. hses Johnson MAJ, ap;
in place of Miss Helmsen. He stated that the
SUB board had given the requisite legal notice Of
the s.sn!iSn 70 yacsSs Inc rooms 81 present 9sld
Seventh streets, and those IN the Assembly
Presbyterian church on and after April l. He
fer the schools In these premises to the Abbott
building for the remainder Of the present s;hool
yesr. The report was approved By the board.
the committee on supplies and accounts, amount.
ing to slO092 "a.
THE STEVENS BUILDING.
The committee on property, to whom was re-
ferred the Recommendation of the subboard Of
the Seventh district that additional stair ways be
placed in the stevens schooltoullding with power
TO act, reported that the recommendations of the
sub board met the approval Of the COMMITTEES,
sioners requested TO have the work done, which
was granted. The committee reported that two
additional stairxsJs four fee. SIX inches In sidth,
placed In the building.
The committee thoroughly examined the build
ing to its strength and the means Of speedy and
safe egress In case Of panic Of the pupils and also
called In the opinion OF experts, with which opin-
ion they fully concurred. The committee had
also erected hightof stairs from the portico in
me COMMITTEES on property recommended fur.
nishing to the Seventh district, as they lad re-
quested, 40 desks.
The committee on property submitted plan
approve cd by the COMMITTEES Tor the new Randall
building for colored schools in the Fourth dis
trict. Approved BY the board.
puIchasa,of o site for the proposed building near
Tenallyeown. Approved.
The cdmmittee on property, TO whom was re-
ferred ne matter Of regulating the salaries Of
janitors, recommended thattne matter be refereed
TO q select committee, composed Of one member
from each district, and that when the board ad-
jourps It adjourn to meet the evening of the 21st
Instant. Adopted.
The committee on the Abbott building recon-
mtndec an appropriation for fitting the building
with blackboards.
The Cnair announced as the special committee
on the pay OF janitors Trustees Curtis, Hart, d.
trick, Hovey, Lloyd, Packard and johnson.
Trustee Brown gave notice OF an amendment
he would offer, changing the order Of business,
which includes one order entitled 'resolutions
for reference" not IN the present order OF busi-
ness. Referred 70 the Committee on Rules.
QUESTION.
Trustee DERRICK wished to know when the
committee on music would be prepared 70 pay
over to the sub boards the amount due TO them
from the proceeds Of the musical entertainment.
/ Trustee Lloyd, from the committee on music,
explained that the proceeds from the concert
were about $50 Owing to an afhietion IN his
family ~ the time, he had given the charge Of
the matter over to Trustee Hart, Q member Of
the mmfttee.