Evening star., 1877-12-12
The Public Schools.

NEFTINC or THE BOARD or TRUSTEES.
A rcguld meeting of the Board OF School
Trustees was held last evening in the Franklin
Building. Mr. Curtis i'm the chair and Mr.. !. II.
Brooks SECRETARY, and al the members present
except NIT Lee.
APPLICATIONS WE'RE RECEIVED
from ths following named persons for teachers
positions. Annie ". Silence. Adelaide Sayille
Fanny '. Cant. Julia ". Taylor. Ellen l.
NayEe, Nate ". Alexander. Eliza johnson.
May ID. Thornton. Jennie +. Herbert. Sarah
r.. Garter. Sarah a. Harrison. Clara L. Davis
Annie \. Saunder. Opheia Smith. Rn>in1
fUdd- Esther Lewis. Martha Bruce. Katie
Lewis. Fla NJ Jackson, Eva Chase. Anna
E"Uldiu. Lulie Chase. Anna X. Over. Ella I.
Lee. Mary +. Minor. Sarah !. Bell Jane +.
M'UJe. Emma J. smith Julia W Mason.
Fanny Taylo Mary fiighman. Annie Grary.
Jones NoIIic Il. Palmer.
Mr.. oyer from the committee on teachers
reported thar an examination Of al applicants
Tor tea"heT> positions viii be- held in the
Franklin BuIIGiuE. 18th instant. commencing
~ O'Clock. This examine, ion will include.
applicants for al schools, white cOlOTcd and
county
S.HOOL. PROPERTY N THE COUNTY.
Mi Packard reported recommendations -
10 >Ch"" property IN tht county as follows:
GuIch1~S site and erect q ioUT-rOOm hUidin"
near Isnua. lyfuWH: sell vacant lot near Ten
ndilytOWU sell cOloTcd school lot and building
0n Grant avenue. and transfer school To build
iHg now occupied 10y schools p and I purchase
= site and erect tWO-rUOm brick at Mt Pleas
ant Tor cniOred children; puTcha>" a site on
Il Ia
building Tor cUlnred children sell BrightwOOd
school property Tor White and cOlured children
and Fort Nigcum calored school property: pur-
chase a site Uu ttE street read and erect a two
room brick for white children erect 4 four
room brick ou Howard University lOt Tor col
0rrd children: purchased sic on Howard Uni
Ncr~lty Tot and erect a twu-rOOm brick Tor
white children purchase Il site on BladeHshurg
road, between Queens chapel and Boundary
street and erect a tWO-rOOm brick for white
CiidTtn: transfer cOlOred school OF BlIden~-
NitlE TUTU iH building ON flUgpfI u1ntsi rpII
near MUateliS, ana sell the property uO'y pc-
rupied hy the col1Ted school. sell white school
property near BruHiug- and purchase = site
near Intersection of Bruniug'S and Auaco,ti.t
reads: purchase site az Uuioutuwn. and erect
eight room building for white children: sell
present white school property IN tHluut0Nn-
total estimate, e5tH. The subject was re
ierr-d to Jhc committee on ways and means
CHANCES IN TEA,HEEsHIPS
Mr. Over. from he committee on teachers.
mad" report. JS follows adversely un ths.
application of j. N. Daniel for increase Of sal
.Ty = music teacher; approving nomination
"t CE3Tr~ OurJHd. teacher in second division
appointing =. j. Thomson assistant teacher of
toNS grammar school in second division: rFD-
mUting hate I. Brown from ff,h L. sixth
grade: Sdllie :. Cbild> from third To fifth
grade Nate NJ BlUHduu iu fifth division, and
IIILIy J.. Gray acting lu same division: adopt
ed Nh Dyer recommended the transfer of
tla>- IL tOnlsT assistant ln boys grammar
school. third division. % BOYS grammar school.
first div I>iuu. and also nominated +. 4. Paul
- PRINCIPAL oi The advanced grammar school: /:
agreed To-
NJ-IC N TIE AIR.
The resolution giving permission for The use
Oi 'IlduIci Collection OF Music reported adj
NeiSeiy on hy the committee Oh music. was
called up, and after discussion. adopted by
vote Oi ltt q. Mr.. Lloyd offered resolution
directing fEr committee To report which of the
two systems tE~puta'S or DdniclSJ is the bet
ter. MIR. Brooks suggested an amendment di-
recilns a general inquiry a. tO the best SyS-
TEN. and il was accepted, and the resolution
adopted.
MIR. Cragin. from the committee on ianitors.
approved the nomination Ot Isaac Smith for
The l2th street building. and ne was confirmed
ABOLISIIING THE SPELLING BOOK.
MT- Davis offered a resolution that WOrceS-
Ter dictionary he dropped from the list OF
text hooks. and That from and after the pas
sage 81 thiN resolution the use of spelling
books De discontinued i'm al the schools and
thc course oi study 80 amended aS Ia meet
this requirement. Mr.. Davis remarked that
Worcester had ceased To be the standard. that
M al the government departments Webster
WIS the standard and II Needed no prophetic
eve rO sc that in twenty years Worcester will
n" where walker and johnson now are. IL
Seemed 10 ham al wrong To learn children
Worcester; which they are to Unlean SUb,e-
PGrnlN- ~" could not conceive 0f any greater
punishment than That which many Of the pIi-
pas endure and be- read the following list Of
words given to = little 2irl of ten
luIn>N. QuiNct,c. AliguOt. COgUette, Lacquer
Silhor. Mosquito. FiIuant, Critique. Chdme
ieon. Ltchrym4l. Ntryhnina- NonoStich.
An3chrpni~in. These words are not wanted
and be thought that all could be accomplished
a. To spelling III the written recitation i'm other
Studies iE ~pme schools spelling WAS a Spp-
ciaity, aud he had seen children who would
lStOHi>h their parents aud friends by spelling
bong words when they could MT write three
hn.> correctly. He did not ask acton. but
lhat the subject be considered.
Mr.. French inquired when Webster was
adopted IN the departments. and remarked
ihJt both dictionaries are ia use.
Mr.. Davis answered that ten Webster. could
be found 10 one Worcester
Ny Brooks remarked that both are i'm SSe-
ore iOT pronunciation and the other for d. iini-
lions
ihr resolution WI~ referred
TEACHERS MUST srICK To gHF RIFLES
MI Browne Offered a re~Olht lion that. as
complaints are made that ia some instances
ieicher> l0 not compy with Ill. rules in re-
gard 70 school hours. all teachers shall be- held
10 4 Stllcl observance ot said rules and thai
pnpii> must not be detained in The school
rooms beyond the time duly preScTS bed and
That the >IIlsSTHtcHdentS be Instructed fo >e,
fhe rules Oi the board enforced
Mr.. Browne remarked that in some of the
SCHOOLS teachers iu order Ia I.I.nSh the little
ssBldTcn. punish themselves. and he had seen
III iiN di>tTl"t little SOrn-Out pupils in the rooms
a. iaic - y % clock In one inStance teae her
hsH questioned hi> right TO order the school
cursed ~ that hour 4l. O'clock
hI. h0Lsiiid objected o. the adoption ol tkF
1t>oiuttoil, saying that they must have tIiSci-
pine, ah,s he did not know but tLai ia Len
aeiinquenis IN Was better than corporal pun
jShmeni. pun
Mr.. Browne said the rule was already ON The
book. and he proposed that teachers should
hive up Ia II.
The resolution was adopted. and the board
adjourned.
$le.1o DAMAGES CLAIMED FOR A BROKEN
ARN-Geu. r. I. CTittcnden yesterday entered
a >uit Tor John y. Lynch against the District
a fax~f