Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-08-23

ment and removal In this board exclusi yely,
and provides for no appeal 70 any other au-
thorfty from It's decisions. There is no pfece-
dent OF such appeal ever having been taken
either TO mayor, governor or Com missioners.
The attempt to have Congress and the exec
utiye OF this District To interfere TO suspend
the lawful action OF the trustees In the
matter OF the appointment OF teachers is a
proceeding VI heard OF before.
Failing IN this modest q attempt. these COM
plainants do not hesitate, at the sacrifice Of
| consistency, TO invoke against us the use OF
| the very prerOgative for the exercise OF which
| % us they cOmplaiR so Justify. Out OF ever
| tree hundred teachers we have made some
| six or seven changes, and now these disaf-
| fected parties demand OF the Commissioners
| IN order 10 effect the reinstatement OF one OF
/ these rejected teachers, reconstruction OF
| The whole board II needs beat least they
say That one or two trustees Objectionable
\ 10 them must be bounced" Gan eye for an
| eye, and tooth for a tooth CharlplIn for
\ Thompson, and HOvey for the future peace
| Of mind OF his "next friend"
| Our COmmissioners.are frierds OF law and
/ oroer, and by their position are committed
| TO the duty or uphOlding lawful authority IN
| the administrator OF the public schools as
elsewhere. They have always sought TO aid
ard encourage those who, without pay and
| often without thanks from the public they
| serve, are giving their time and efforts 10 the
advancement OF these schools. The commit
| Tee have therefore determined simply to fur
| nikh the Comm' ssionersifrom our records a
| full history OF the case and TO put them In
possession OF all the leading facts In evil
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| Upon this evidence, as now transmitted to
4 Inc commissioners, this board made its de-
clslon. The get OF that decision Is that
| among the qualifications for the position of
| supervising principal there must be ms, sted
| on: i. A vlgilant care OF public school prou.
| erty. = Fidelity In the internal a. minis
| tration OF the schools. g. Freedom from ooen
| and pernicious personal habits ur worthy
the imitation OF youth. Every tsx-naver
/ will irdorse the frst qualification: ever .
1 honest teacher VIII heartily accept Toe sec.
| ord, and there Is not a mother whose pIayer
is that her boy may be kept from tsmpta-
| ton, who will not say amen 10 the third.
| For the support Of which one OF these quail
| fieations would the compartments from the
| fourth school district have the Commission
eIs aotudge any trustee unworthy OF q seat
| at this bosrd?r
| Mr. RYDER d1eagreed with Mr.. Rardolp oh.
| especially as to the right OF appeal; the peo.
| pie had q perfect right, II they saw anything
| In the action OF the board which they did not
| col cur In, or which they conceived 10 be
| wrong, TO appeal 10 the Commissioners, or
| to conde mn such proceedings In public meet
| ing.
THE REPORT ADOPTED.
The report was, on motion of Mr.. French,
| adopted.
| Mr. French nominated Clinton vermillion
a. Janitor Of the Wallsch building. and he
\ Wa confirmed.
Mr.; French presented the appli cation of
NJ Benjamin y. PIKE soS . teachers posi-