National Republican., 1877-10-10
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Monthly Meeting Of the Trustecs-Nomina-
tions and Combinations Of Teachers
Rrl.,rl..aln

Dyer, Baldwin, French, Browne, White Hoyey
Packard, Lloyd. Davis, Holland, Smith, Ford, Cary
johnson and Cragin.
communication from the District Commission.
ers was read, announcing the appointment Of Col
T. C. Ford rs trustee, vice Mr. z. L. Brooke of the
county, resigned.
A communication was also received from the
Commissioners returning the attachments Of work
| ingmen employed on the John =. Cook building
with the opinion OF the attorney for the District
who had In, estigated and found that there were
no funds in the hands Of Contractor Nailor due to
men.
A proposition from o. r. Ware 4 CO. to furnish
the desks for the Union school building was re.
ierrcd TO the committee on furniture and supplies.
pointment of Mrs. A. A. Wall as teacher In a pri.
mary school was referred to the committee on
4 proposition to allow the sessions of a Sunday
school to be held in school.house No. 10, of the
Applications. for positions as teachers were re.
ee,iyed from Howard l. smith, OF Philadelphia;
snS MiSssi M, hsHe T, TMaSh sa5ah ar Cary Heard
Parsons Grigg, Of Alexandria, Va; Miss Mary X.
shrS!ner, S Of OIL Greek Va Mis- LueIe s. Hsnscom,
NO.; Mr.. John IL. Chappcll, OF Washington, and
Miss Frances J. Johnston, OF Lancaster, Pa.
The resignation Of Miss Rachel J. Day was re.
ceived and accepted.
THE ROLL FOR SEPTEMBER.
Inc reports OI SupCrlntendenb wilson and COOK
Tor the month of September were submitted,
showing that the whole number OF pupils en-
rolled In the District during the month was 90 1855:
lSlOs white and 7,0is colored 1882 In Washing
ton l.5i+ In Georgetown and Ito In the county
average number Of pupils In daily attendance, is.
5OI; number OF teachers employed 354; 239 In the
white schools and lis in the coored schools 2ss In
Washington, "a In Georgetown and 30 In the county,
number ,an OF cases OF tardiness during the mouth
number Of pupils dismissed q increase over SEN
tember, 1876, in the average enrQllment white,
l,OlS colorcd, 6il; total, l,653 in the number OF
teachers employed, "a.
NOMINATIONS.
Trustee Reyburn, of the sub.boari Of the First
division, asked confirmation Of the following uomi
nations as acting teachers Of public schools Flor
Hepburn, Nellie II l. Mclean, Linda seSmiti A.
Helen g. Watt Sarah A. J. oliphant all to bear
date September l, ISL and Grace King Dyer, to
bear date October l, 1877.
The nominations were confirmed
The sub board OF the First division presented the
names Of the following teachers designated as prin-
corner Twenty second and streets. Miss NJ. Alice
Gon; corner Nineteenth and II streets Louisa NJ
bsmhnS Nineteenth, between g and II streets, Clara
Miss Alice Simpson; Thirteenth, between @ and II
streets, Miss Theresa A. McGlil.
Trustee Johnson, by direction Of the committee
OH teachers, submitted The following nominations
Of ladies for tcacherships for the approval Of the
board: Marion p. shadd, Bandna Deitz Anna NJ
Jo>cphine Stewart, Martha Matthews Fannie Bar.
ricr, Octavla Parker, Mary E. Chew and Hattie
Bruce. sub-aSistants: Sarah Lewis. Mary Martin
and Amy Cant.
The resignation Of Miss A. L. Mcintyre, of Pri.
mary school, No 7, Fourth division was accepted.
The suD.bOsrd Of the Fourth division submitted
the following names Of ladies designated as princi.
potomac building Miss Martha BARNES. '"N''S'
The following names Of ladies designated Ms
principals In the Third division were submitted
Corner Seventh and streets northeast AIl1s Lord
Granch building, Miss Dulin; Anacnstia, Miss
Forbes; corner Fiflh street and Virginia avenue
Miss Packard; Mccormick building Miss Stronl.
berger; corner Third and A street southeast, Miss
Aiken corner Seventh and q streets southeast
The sub:board of the rlnh division CGcorsc,own)
designated the names of the following ladies as
pect street Miss N. Josephine Good; High street A.
n. Brooke; Montgomery street, Miss Angelica I.
The sub board of the Sixth division Designated
the following teachers as principals: Tcnnally-
town school building, Mr.. John l. Chappeil; NJ
Pleasant Mrs Julia E Tork; Howard building
Mr.; Chas. N Otcy; Bcnnings, Joseph II. VOORHEES,;
uniontown, Henry s. Petty; Good Hope Mrs
Sarah A. slnnim; Hllsdale. Mr. II. r. Montgomery;
Giesboro Mr. Peter s. Lcsh.
The sub: b:bUard OF the Second division design atcd
the following teachers as principals: se,ton build
ing, Miss Mary Z Rowe; McKeIden, Miss h. Bart
lett corner Of Eighth and streets northeast Miss
Free; Miller building, Mr.. s. Jno Thompson; Con
ShuTeG and Nh hs ER sixth
Ninth and 5, Miss Virginia X. Gettings; r street
near Ninth, Miss Emma !. Wilson; o street BE-.
tween Fourth and Fifth, Miss Olivia Hambly; FIfth
street, between NJ aud n, Mis- Anna L, Sargent
Ice building, Miss Flora N. Crane.
A resolution presented by the sub-board Of the
sixth district resembling the appointment Of Miss
Emma J. Tyler sub-aSs!stantI IN school 10 as there
was no provision for sub asst ants In any but the
eighth grade schools in the new schedule of saln
riei, was referred Ia the committee on teachers
Mr.. White, from tic committee on accounts re-
ported bills approved amounting to s52,72Sl7
Mr. Davis, from The cOnmttcc on rules, offered
an amendment TO the rules, which was adopted
prescribing Il course Of study for the High school
Of the Seventh division.
Mr.. Packard from the sub-bolrd Of the Sixth
district, offered resolution for the appointment Of
an additional teacher aud rental Of an add dtional
room to relieve the pressure ON the Howard school
The matter Of renting All additional room was re-
fcrrcd To the committee on buildings and rcpairs
and subsequently Mr.. Baldwin. from that commit.
tee, reported avoraby, and the report was adopted
by the board.
THE COMMITTEE on TEACHERS.
Trustee Dyer, from the committee on teachers
submitted the following recommendations;
!. That there shall be appointed to the Chamber.
lain school snb-assistant teacher, at a salary of
2. Confirmation Of the following. named ladies as
teachers, viz
Screnh Dirision.-Blsndina A. Deitz Anna NJ.
Mason, Margaret A: Bozem.n. Josephine Stewart,
Martha Matthews, Fanny Barrier Mary T. Chew
oeiava SS , pGIke. Marion shald, Edith NJ Collins
Mary Martin and Amy Cant
!SLdh Dirision Alice ID. johnson, acting teacher
school l6: Jennie A, Brown, acting teacher school
30 Ida M Smith, sub assistant school No 10
fWh Dirision.-Mary Z. Kelly as teacher In half
day school.
Fourth DirisiOn--Annie Rowell, Francis NJ. Moore
Mary E. Anderson and Ida W. Gusts.
Secllld DirisiOn.-COra A. Robertson Isabella Car
roll. Ida May De Sand. Mary 4. Bond Margaret i
tchell. Susie King, Flora N. Crane and Mary r
Hoover
9, That teachcrs' certificates Of the first clnss be
granted To Alice d. johnson and Carrie A. Brown
That sub: assistant teachers be appointed 10
school No. 10, Mount Pleasant
D. That one sub-assistant teacher be appointed To
each Of the eighth'grade schools in the Seventh
division.
q, That all nrstgrade schosls In the first five d.
visions shall be halliday schools only
7, That increase of teachers salaries shall take
effect at the beginning of the school year Half
years service or more shall be credited US a wear
and less than half years service shall be disre
gardcd.
The first Ave recommendations Of the report were
adopted. Amer considerable discussion the sixth
recommendation was drawn, and the seventh was
adopted
The committee recommended also that after
November n sub assistant teacher be authorized
in school y: Sixth division. The accommodation
was adopted.
Mr. Hovey offered resolution that the use of
public school buildings for other than public
school purposes Is hereby discontinued except
privileges are granted under the rule Of the hoard
which requires u twG-thirds vote N allow the use
OF any building for other than public school pur.
poses. The resolution was adopted.
The committee on annual report was granted
leave to make Its report In print