National Republican., 1878-06-12
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting Of the Trustees-Pubiic schools and
| Public Flowers.

bury, Frankfort, n. Y. Miss Hattie Z. Riggs
Washington. d. G.; Miss Mary Swartzell WASH
ington, ID. c.; Miss Susie J. Hanscom, Mar
shalltown, Iowa; Miss Ida NJ. Taylor, Ben
ning's, d. c.; w. Scott Montgomery Towns
hcnd, Vermont; Henry W. Hewitt, Sassafras,
Kent County, Maryland; and Misses Maggie
l.. Hilstock. Gertrude A. White, c. BERTHE
Brown, Fannie S. Harris, and Sarah +. Modng.
all Of Washington, d. c.
Superintendent J. o. Wilson presented an
abstract Of the reports Of the schools for the
month Of May last, showing the whole num-
bcr of pupils enrolled to bc-whitc, 1851
colored, 6,3l2 total, 1928; average num-
number OF teachers employed-waite schools,
2i3; colored schools, 127 total, 80.
THE SCHOLARSHIPS.
Mr.. French. from the committee on exami-
nations and prizes reported the following rs
the result Of the examination for the Kendall
and King scholarships, held June 4: Howard
l.. Hodgkins, average s7.i5 per cent; Robinson
l.. johns, sl.2j George +. Casilcar 1905;
Angler b. Hobbs, 1895; BERTHE b. Thompson.
49, Henry W. Sceley, "a Charles A. Barker, 20;
George A. Starkweathcr. 7l.75; Charles K.
Luce, 69Oj; Frank Chapman, 80; Clarence y.
Rhecm, &C; Frank NJ. Young G3.2; Burton &.
Webster. 6l25; Alvin I. Gregory, 6O.01
Mcrtyl F.. Martins. $500.
The two first named, Masters Hodgkirs and
Johns, win the prizes, and go respectively to
Columbian and Dickinson Colleges.
When the result was announced these two
young men, who were present with the other
candidates, were congratulated by each and
all of the trustees.
Mr.. johnson, from the committee on
TEXT-BcoKs,
reported c course Of study for the next year.
which recommends thst Davies Mathematics
arithmetic and algebra be dropped, and that
Robinson's Mathematics be substituted ia their
place, provided that said change be made
without any expense to the pupils. Laid over
till the next meeting.
Mr.. White from the committee on buildings
aud repairs reported that they had inspected
the school buildings owned by the District Of
ColumbP, nd find / there Las been general
improvement during the past year in the care
Of buildings and outdoor sppurtcnanccs. The
expenses for repairs on rented buildings have
been kept down to rs low figure as possible,
but owing to the unsuitable condition of many
Of them the expenses lave been greater than
we anticipated at the beginning of the year
We see no way 10 reduce this heavy portion
Of the expenses as long as the trustees are cou-
PEELED, from force of circumstances, to accept
for school purposes the class of buildings or
rooms now occupied at heavy annual rental
Many OF these sO-called schOol-rOoms are but
miserable, unhealthy pens Of confinement for
the youth of the District, and should properly
be known as
HEALTH DEsTRoyERs.
The committee also submitted q schedule
giving detailed estimate of the necessary re-
pairs aud improvements that should be made
during the coming vacation on owned build
ings, which amounted in the aggregate to
tl0,iO6.75. The report was adopted, and q
copy ordered to be sent TO the District Com
missioners.
Mr. Cragin, from the committee Oh ianitors,
made lengthy report, in which was discussed
the unhealthiulncss Of the quarters of janitOrs
| in the basement of schools, citing as an in
stance the mortality in the family of the JAM.
| tor Of the WAllach building some time SINCE,
ami the sickness in the High street buildings.
The committee make recommendation that
| the use of such rooms he prohibited for living
| purposes an that the janitOrs be allowed
| hOu e rent elscwl Cr'.
| Mr.. Brooks opposed the report on the ground
| that such action would endauger the building
and the insurance
After further remarks the report was laid
over, on motion of General Brown.
Mr. Rcyburn stated that the surplus left ovci
| from the public school concerts, after paying
| the expenses incident to the public school ex'
hibit at Paris, had, at the request Of the super
| intendent, been used in the purchase of seven
sets of Johmsons encyclopedias.
| This statement gave indication of pre-.
, tractcd debate, and on motion of Mr. HOvey
| the subject was laid over till the next m citing
Mr.. Davis called up the report of the com
mittee on rules, amending the rules so that
| IN the future the standing committees elect
| their own chairman in case of vacancy. Tic
report was lost, the vote standings too, NJ
Curtis being excused from voting. This vote
sustains the action OF the president Of the
board in filling vacancy In the chairmanshI
of committee by ignoring the supposed
rights Of the second member of the committee
| DR.. Rcyburn offered resolutions that. tho
thanks Of the board be rendered to Colonel W
X. Rogers, Commissioner LeDuc, and Mr.
Saunders, Of the Agricultural Department, fol
furuis plants and flowers on the occasion
Of the last normal school commencement; alst
To the honorable Secretary of the Navy and Il
C"rimodorc AmmOn, U. 5, n, for their kind
hess in furnishing flags for the decorations o
the room used IN the annual drawing sch 90
exhibition also to General Bruce, Hon. J. II
Ketcham, aud Hon. $. 5. Cox for their effort,
to provide plants.
GOING FOR COLONEL CASEY.
General HOvcy moved to amend by adding
The trustees regret that sense Of duty com
PEELED Colonel Casey, In charge Of public build
ings aud grounds, to refuse the use of flower
, aud plants by the public schools upon the Occu
t sion Of the annual exhibition Of drawing an,
the commencement OF the normal school, SuCl
use of flowers aud plants having been cheer
fully granted heretofore by the predecessors q
Colonel Casey"
General liOvcy made a very bitter speGcl
against Colonel Casey for his action in rcfusiu
the schools flowers, when he sends them T.
, private weddings and receptions by the car
load. lie termed Colonel Casey "a MARITIME
West Point cadet who magincd that he ownc,
the public grounds" aud said his action Il
q this case was disgraccfu aud dishonest and a
act of churishncss and meanncss that ougll
; to he made public.
The amendment WAS adopted By a vote {
, fourteen in the affirmative aud four in ia
negative the dissenting members being Messr
Davis Lee, johnson, and Holland. The rcsC
. luton was then adopted us amended.
The ub.boards Of the first, second, thir6
aud seventh divisions rcnomnatcd all thei
= present teachers for the next school year, au
they were all referred 10 the committee o
Teachers which will report at u meeting o
the 25th instant. Adjourned.
ELEGANT fourteen karat gold watches fer SIS,
Jacobs, 1906 Pennsylvania avenue.