Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-10-10
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting Of the Trustees Last Night

Mr. Curtis in the chair and Mr.. j. III. BROOKS
secretary. A communication was received
from the Commi ssioneTJ returning the AZ
IachT epts of woTkingmen employed on the
John r. Cook building, with the opinion OF
The attorney for the District that tnere were
TO funds in the hands OF Contractor NalIO,
cue TO the sub contractor who mad employed
The workmen. A proposition from D. II.
Ware 4 Co. to furnish the desks for the Miner
school building was re ferred 10 the cemmlt-
tee on furniture and suPpIies. n petton
asking the appointment IF Mrs A. A. Wall
as u scher in q primary school was referred
TO The com mittee on teachers.
TEACHERsHIPS.
TIE designations of Miss Rachel j. Day, of
the first, and Miss A. l.. McIntire, of the
fourth district, were received and accepted.
All plicatiO for positions as teachers were
received from Howard l.. Smith, of Phila-
delpbia; Lizzie Walsh. Sarah E. Cary, NJ. b.
Heard ard Matte L. Madeira, of Washing-
dria. Va; Miss Mary X. Shreiner, OF Oil
Creek, Va; Miss Lucie S Hansco1n, of Win
ihTop, Me; Miss NJ. V. Osburn, of st. Louis.
Mo, Mr. John H. ChsppeIl. of Washington;
Snd NJ IS Frances j. Johnston, of Lanca ster,
PenEa.
TIE ABSTRACT OF REPORTS
for the past month were presented by the su-
TeriItendfnls, and shows:-Numbero of pu-
yIis enrolled-White: Washington, i1,16i;
Georgetown, H5; county, 100. Colored:
Washir gtOr SOS; Georgetown. 3a9: county
81 Total, 20.l56 Number of teachers e. 4
Hoy Cd-White schools, 80, colorcd schools
us. Cases of corporal puuishment-White
schcols; Wa.hi1 gton, q. Georgeiown, a.
Gecrgetown. 8: county, 81 Total. n. PLpils
dismissed. Iwo, white. In Washington
TEACHERS CONFIRMED
TIE following were confirmed as tea 'heTs: :
It dfrE fCE-EiOrenCe II trtett, Charlotte L..
IIarrisC n, frances n Hepburn, Nellie =. l.
Mclean. Linda Schmitf, Helen c.. Wat,
sarah y. j. OliphaUt, all 10 bear date Sep
ten Der l, lei1. ard Grace King Dyer, to bear
date October I, 1877. 9Th division, (cO!ored
SCI Ools,-MariOn p. Shadd, Blandina Deitz,
r1a NJ a-of II Tleza
Edith NJ. Collins, josephine Stewart, Martha
Matthews, Fannie Barrier, 0ctavia Parker,
Mary r. Chew and Hattie Brace; sub
essis tarts-SaTah Lewis, Mary Martin and
Amy Cant.
PRINCIPALS.
The following were designated as prin-
cipaiS; 1st dtvisiOo-Barret building. Thus
Telda q ROp>er; 22d snd Streets. NJ. y lice
GrOfI; 18th and Il streets, Louisa NJ. Bishop:
18Th. between q ard III streets, Clara a. HOI-
Iug> worth: i4lh and y streets, Alice SIX 10
pOT; 18Th, between q and n streets, Theresa 4
Mcf5ill I'd divis On--SeatOn building. Mtry
Y. Rowe; Mckelden, Mary Il. Bartlett; corner
LaTnCr building, II. Jennie Free, Miller
building, Mr.. =. John Thomson; C0ngrega-
liOnal church, Emily Robinson; oh street,
between l. and NJ. X. T. GarSt; corner oh
and : streets, Virginia x. Cuttings; l. street,
near 9th, Emma l.. Wilson; . street,
between ith and 5th, Olivia Handy; 5th
sIeet, between NJ ard n, Anna l. Sargent;
Lee building. Flora NJ. Crane. 81 division
Corner OF 4ih and y streets, Miss Lord;
CTanch. Miss Dulin; Anacustia, Miss Forbes;
corner 9th street and Virginia avenue, Miss
Packard; Mccormick, Miss StTOmberger;
corner Of Sd and streets southeast, Miss
Aiken; corner 7th and G streets, Mrs. Nee attn
ran. ifh divislon-Greenleaf building. Char
lOtte Lucas; Potomac building, Martha
street, Alice Z. Craig; Prospect street, NJ
j. Good; High street. A. NJ. Brooke; Mont
gomery street, A. 7. Houghton. eth division,
tcoETtyl -Tenallytown bnilding, John e
Chappell; Mount Pleasant, Julia Z. York;
Howard, Charles n. Otey; Benning's, Joseph
H. voorhees,; CniOrtown, Henry s. Petty;
Good Hope, Sarah A. Shinn; Hiilsdaie. Mr.
II. z. Montgomery; Giesboro, Peter s. Lesh
MIsCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
y resolution presented by the sub board of
the sixth district resembling the appointment
OF Miss Emma j. Tyler as sub-assist lut in
school Is, as there was no provision for sub
assistants in any but the eighth grade schools
IN the lew schedule OF salaries, was referred
TO the committee on teachers, and subse-
QUently adopted.
Mr.. Davis, from the committee on rules.
offered all amendment to the rules, which
was adopted, prescrib iDg a course of study
for the high school Cfthe seventh division
Mr. Packard, from the sub board of the
sixth district, Offered resolution for the
appointment OF an additional teacher and
rental Of an additional room TO relieve the
pressure on the Howard school. The matter
OF renting an additional room was referred
10 the committee on buildings and repairs,
anc subsequently Mr.. Baldwin, from that
committee, reported tavOrably, and the re.
port was adopted by the board
TIE COMMITTEE ON TEACHERS,
submitted the following recommendations:
]. That there shall he appointed TO the Cha N
teTlaln school q sub-sssistant teacher, a. a
salary OF $50 per anuum. ?. Confirmation
OF the follow ing as teachers, viz: eth d!yiSiOa
Rlcr dina y. Deitz Anna NJ Ma son. Mar
s6ret a. Foe man, Josephine Stewart, Mar
INA MAJ jheTs, EFnny Barrier, Mary f.
r.'Ith ". Collins, and Hattie Bruce; su5 as
slstants. Sarah Lewis, Mary Martin, and
Amy Cant. 9Th divisiOn-Alice ID. Johnson,
&C IHs teacher school IL; Jennie 4. Brown,
acting leather school 80; Ida ~ : unifh sub
ssst,iant sca0Ol 10. 9Th division I.ry
T.. X lily as teacher il half day srilCoI 4lh
divisor- Apnie Rowell. Francis NJ. NJ Oofe.
Vary f. Anderson, and Ida W. Custfs. ID
cfvislon-Cara A. Robertson, Isabella Car
roli. Ida May De Land, Mary T.. Bond, Mar
garet i. Mitchell, Susie King. Flora NJ.
Crane, ard Mary p Hoover. 3. That teach
efs' certificates of the first class be granted
10 Alice ID. Johnson and Carrie A. Brown.
1. That sub-assistant teachers be appointed
10 school No. 10, Mount Pleasant. 5. Tnat
ore sub assistant teacher be appointed to
each Of the eighth grade schools In the seventh
division. 6. That all firs-grade schools In
hrst five divisions shall be halliday schools
only. Z. That increase OF teachers salaries
shall take effect 81 the beginning of the
school year. Half years service or more
s Saa be CREDITED as year, and less than a
The first five recommendations were
adopted. On the sixth recommendation
lIeiS " a. SCiDe ulsCusslOn. Dyer urged
that they could only accommota at the school
Children by some such means, and that from
three to three and a half hours was suffi-
cltntJy long 10 retain the lower grades In
school. Mr.. Curtis and others opposed the
recofnrne ndation. This clause was with
drawn, ard the seventh recommendation
accepted as also one that after November /
sub asslsiaslt teacher be authorized in
school %, sixth division.
A resolution offered by Mr.. Eovey was
adopted that the use OF public school build
lngs for other than public school purposes is
discontinued, except such privilege is grant
ell under the rule of the board which re-
qu1res two thirds vote TO allow the use of
any building for ether than public school
purposes.
Mr.. Davis was excused from service on the
committee on supplies and accounts. The
name of Trustee f. c. Ford was placed on
the committee list In place of z. l.. Brooke,
resign ed.
Trustee Lloyd offered a resolution to per-
init pupils to use Daniels Catechism of
Music. Referred TO the committee on text
books.
OUT IN THE COLD.
Mr.. Ford offered a resolution that all
school buildings be opened at $50 a. no.
Mr.. Brown.-"A dd and the pupils are mt
10 DE turned out in the rain at O'Clock