Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1877-08-29
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting Of TrusteesLEew Rules-Pre
Paratfons for Opening the schools.

Meeting OF Trustees--New Rnles-Pre-
Paratfons for Opening the schools.
An adjourned meeting of the Board OF
Public School Trustees was held at the
Franklin building last evening; present,
MessTs. Curtis, Gin the chair.D Brooks. tsec-
IetaTy,l W. III. Brown, Carey, Cragin, Dyer,
u p. Davis, successor OF j. 3. Brown,
French, HOvey, Holland, Johnson, Lloyd,
Lee, Packard, and Smith.
APPLICATIONS FOR POSITIONS
as teachers were received from Clara j. An
german, Mary NJ. Smith, drawing and
Medina Holloway, of Harper's Ferry; tcol-
ALEXANDRIA; Anna L. SanbOrn, OF Exeter, n.
H.; FedeleDs A. Wiggin, OF Boston; Mary l..
Town, end Ella Carer
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A communication was received from the
District Comm issioners' office stating that
by clerical error the lease of the property
at the corner of 22d and streets, belonging "a
Mrs Mary M. Cameron, had been included
among the leases about 10 expire and not 10
be renewed during the coming year. This
lease will not expire until 1Ss0, and the rental
Will continue until It's expiration; flied.
A communication was received from III. J.
Davis, formerly of Canada, stating that in
order to obtain the advantages of the schools
for his children he had moved near The city
but afier he had settled he finds that he rs
beyond the District limits. lie asks that an
excel tion / e made in his case The petition
was referred.
TEACHERsHIPs, ETC.
Mr. Crsgin, from the sub board of the 9TH
district, reported back the petition asking
ih' retention of Mr. Dent as teacher, with
out CONNER dalton; placed OH file.
Mis- Anna J. Evans was transferred from
third assistant 10 first assistant school 81
C upty.
Miss Letitia Il. Calvin of primary school
No. 10, second distr CT, was transferred To the
I'll - district, In place OF Mis- Louisa >.
Welshtman, of primary school, No -, first
district. trans ferred TO the c1ud district.
Nj. Holland, from the sui. board OF the
SIX b district. exported favOrably upon pc
Triton to established an additional primary
school in that district. The report was ap-
prov ed and referred to the District Comm g.
SioneTs.
AMENDING THE RULES.
Mr.. CTagin, from the committee on rules,
sur mit1ed report amending the bylaws,
which was considered seriatim, slightly
an Tended. and adOVted.
By the amendments adopted the term ''di-
visions Is substituted for districts, and tue
trustees are empowered In the month of July
to divide themselves into local Committees
who may elect their own officers. The list
of committees il reversed and the princl pal
change IL providing for committees on build
iDgs and repairs; supplies and furniture aud
accounts, and the addition OF committee
on janitors. 1t is made the duty of the com
mltiee on ways and means, IN addition TO
It's usual duties, TO ''obServe the Operat ION of
the law for the division of money between
white and cOloTed schools, and report from
time 10 time what, If anything, is necessary
TO secure its equitable administration a al
Prevent II from working injustice 10 either
scht OlS.'
The board adopted resolution that all in
consistent by laws be repealed, and that the
new bylaws go into effect when the new
committees are appointed
Mr.. b. P. Davis was appointed on the COM
mlttees OF which Mr.. Brown was a member.
RULES FOR THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS
Mr.. French offered the following in rela-
ton To the opening of the schools, which was
ReSOlred, That the organization of the pub
lie schools for the year commencing Sep:em-
Der 10, 1877, shall be conducted in the follow
ing manner, to wit:
l. Tickets of admission shall be issued by
the princiI ais of the several schOO, districts
al their offices from to 10 O'Clock a. M, and
from . to p m, on the 81, ith, 9Th. 9th and
lth days of September, OF which fact the re-
port of these proceedings in the daily press
shall he due notice.
ii. No tickets shall be issued on Monday,
the 10th of September.
III. On Monday September 10, each teach.
er shall receive only those pupils actually on
the roll al the close of the last school year,
and shall retain them in sess ion on that da V
until the arrival of the principal TO make
the transfers and complete the organization
Of The school.
~. Each teacher shall report in person to
the principal at his office on Monday, not
later han O'Clock p. H., the number of ais
or her school, of which record shall be kept
by The principal.
shall admit those presenting tickets. The
number Of applicants shall on the same day,
tuesday, Immediately on the ad iournment
OF the lchool, be reported without Tail by
each teacher TO the principal a. his office.
VI. On and after Tuesday, September II,
tickets OF admission shall be issued to appli-
cants on each school day by the principal at
such hour a. he may designate.
On Saturday, September :, the teachers of
the public schools are required to- meet the
trustees, superintendents and principals as
follows: The teachers of the white schools of
GcOi getOwD, at The Curtis building, az s:31 a.
IN OF The white schools of the first district
OF W ashingtt n, at the Franklin building, at
10 q. m; of the county schools. at the Frank
In building, at 1890 q. m; of The white
schCols of The second district OF Washing
ton, st tie SeatOn building, at II m; OF the
white schools OF the third district OF Wash
ing or, at the Waiiach building, at 1:31 p. III :;
OF the white schools OF the fourth disJricc OF
Wsshi' gton, al the Jefferson building, AT 3
y III If The coiOrtd schools of WaShing'Ot
ard Georgetown, at the Sumner building, at
,. p m.
Mr.. Browne, from the committee on Text
Books, reported the resolution providing for
the Introduction of Davies Catecaism OF
Music, which was re ected; Six voting in the
affirmative and seven i'm the negative. The
board at IL y O'Clock adjourned.