Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-10

MEETING oF THE RnARn OF rsr

MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
A meeting of the Board Of Public School
TMI sss was held last eSening.present.
Messrs. BROOKS (secretaryl, Champlin. Dyer,
French, Johnson, Lloyd, Mitchell, Hovey,
Packard, Randolph, Ryder, Reyburn, aud
Smith. Mr.. Randolph was called To the
chair.
THE SENATE RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY
ABOUT WHITE vs. CoLoRED SCHOOLS:
A communication was received from the
District Commissioners enclosing reSOiu.
ton of the Senate asking information as to
whether the standard OF qualifications OF
teachers, text books, mode OF punishment,
rdles and regulations, and general supervi-
sion of white and colored schools are the
same, and IL any discrimination exists In
the management OF the said schools, in what
the differences consists. and the reasons
therefor. The communication was tempo
rarily laid over, and was subsequently called
mp, when Mr.. Randolph moved that the
Trustees reply as follows: THAT the stan
dard of qualification of teachers, mode of
punishment of pupils, rules, regulations and
general supervision OF white and colored
schools are the same, and that the text books
are substantially the same in every part of
this District; that no discrimination exists
in the mana cement of said schools, but that
the endes vOr OF this board has been aud Is TO
equalize the administration OF the several
schools under its care"
This reply was ag. eed TO.
Mr.. Rey burn offered resolution, which
was adopted, that committee Of three be
appointed TO prepare more detailed state
ment in reply TO the Senate resolution, and
nation. Accepted, and Messrs. Rey burn,
Randolph, and Johnson were appointed the
committee, and Mr.. Packard was added.
OTHER CONTRADICTIONS.
A communication was received from the
District Commissioners, stating that the
schedule of janitors' salaries would go into
effect at TIE beginning OF the next fiscal year
Communication was received from VIM.
Sypbax, making charges against the SUD-
board for colored schools and Miss Mathews,
q summer motion r.
Johnson the communication was reterrci to
a special committee, composed of other trus-
tees Than those of the sub board Messrs.
Chaplin, Dyer and Rey burn.
A communication was received from Gym
thia ID. Rockwell, renewing her application
for q teachers position; filed.
a SCHOOL BOYS OPINIoN OF FEMALE
TEACHERS.
a communication was received from q
"Colored Pupil" asking that male teachers
be placed in schools where boys over ten are
taught, in which he says: eff you want the
boys to learn give them men for teachers.
We don't mind fretful, bad. tempered and
corporal punishment, which is against The
spirit of this enlightened age, and IL is hoped
you Will put decided and resOlute stop to
IT, and If you do not we shall be obliged to
take the authority in our owe hands, aud
then the ladies' with birch in hand and tie
backs Will have to defend themselves, and
lake the consequences. l hope the achole
ton, and not refer 1t to the colored members
for whom we have proper respect"
The communication being an ANONYMOUS
one was not acted on.
APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERSHIPS
places were received from Emiline Opp
man, of Washington; Louisa Turner, of Gin
cinnati, Ohio; p. K. Nugent, OF Washington,
and A. j. Umhalty, of Greenville Pa; re-
ferred TO the superintendent.
Mr. Johnson presented the resignation OF
Narcissa Joyce as a teacher; accepted.
Mr.. Champlin, from the committee on ac-
counts, reported bills amounting to % $50 90,
which were approved, and also bill of w.
w. Rapley, without recommendation, which
was ordered to be returned to the Commits
sloners with the information that the Board
adheres to its former action-approving the
bill for sos.
Mr.. Johnson, from the colored sub board,
reported that at the examination for teach
ers the following had passed: Misses f. r.
Merritt, r.. w. SomervilIe. A. NJ. Lane,
Amanda II. Bowen, S. j. Jones, 8. j. Dula-
ney, +. j. Bradford, j. f. Kelly, III. c. Fry
and Il. ID. DeitZ.
Mr. Champlin offered an amendment to
the rules governing teachers examinations;
which was referred 10 the committee on
rules.