National Republican., 1878-01-09
the SCHOOL BOARD.
A Teacher who Pretended That She Was
Not Observation-Disclosures Granted-Month-
1y school statistics,

n Teacner VINO preteude0 Ihat Hhe was
Not Observation-Disclosures Granted-Month-
ly School Statistics.
The Board Of School Trustees met last evening.
Prsscnt-Trustees Curtis (presdent, Brooks (secre.
tary), Dyer, Hovey, French, white, Cragin, Pack.
ard, Davis Holland, Cary Lloyd, johnson. and Lee.
communication from property holders Of M0int
Pleasant asking for additional school accommoda.
! ions was referred TO the committee on buildings
and repairs.
A communication from william Watson, in refer
ence TO aternatecolorcd stairways to prevent slip
mittce on buildings and repairs Applications for
positions as teachers were received from Charlotte
a. Van q, pp5sn Of washington p G. Zach Nor 8;
Washington. D, C.; adelaide Seville, Of washing
ton, p G; Hattie Winter, OF Mashington u; G;
Anderson, Annie J. Baldwin, Virginia Dulancy,
and Dora v. Brooks.
A proposition :fron Professor H,nri Mason to
give nee course Of lessons in Frncn to the teach
ers OF the public schools was accepted witr>anks.
now SHE FOOLED THEM.
letter q resignation frgn Miss NJ. A. Teagle, of
Mr.. johnson, from the sub-board Of the colored
| but that the name Of Mis- Teagle be dropped from
the rolls. He said that Miss TeAgle had retained
| her place by misrepresentation; that there was a
rule excluding married ladies from teaching; that
| it had transplrcd that Miss Teagls was married ON
teach and had allowed herself to be rcappolntcd; I;
that she had falsiied the record and had certified
| the payroll In her maiden name. For that reason
he moved that she be not allowed TO resign, but
her name be dropped. The motion was carried.
The resinhation Of Miss Evelyn NJ Van Doren
Miss susie X Woodward, primary teacher, was
transferred from the second TO the third division.
MONTHLY STATISTICS.
The abstract Of the reports OF the superintcnd-
ents for the month of December were rcpoucd,
| showing that the whole number Of pupils enrolled
was--White, i2,gi5; c0lored, 7,Ol3: total, 1925.
NumIer Of teachers employed-White schools, 2i3 (;
colorcd schools, l2e. Number Of cases Of tardncss
White schools, -; colorcd schools eS, Number of
pupils dismissed-Whie, Il; col0red, ..
EXAMINATIONS.
| General Browne gave notice that the first semi.
annual examination Of the advanced grammar
school for girls will take place in the SeatOn school
building ON Friday next the 10th instant, com
mencing at halfpast nine o'clock Il, m. and closing
quarterly examination oft6c normal school will take
place in the Franklin building on Friday the 18th
instant, commencing at hhlfpast nine O'Clock a. M
and closing al hGlt.pust twelve o'clock p. M.
| TEACHERS CONFIRMED.
| The committee on teachers recommended that
certificates Of the rst class he awarded to the fol-
lowing teachers In the public schools: Olivilda NJ.
Maggie =. Forbes, lncz NJ. Goodrich, sophie j.
Allen, and Angelica I. Norton. Certificates Of the
second Glass TO AGe@iae l IL Fuller Anna n A.
Clara 4. Hollimgwortn, Maggie G; walsh,
md Virginia K. GtingS, Also first
] .
Harriet V. Bruce. SccUnd-class Marion
| T.. ShRdd, Catherine +. Maxwell Flora NJ. Crane.
] Matilda Ann Wheeler. Emma I. Merritt, EuphGima
Macihrlane ThiTd-clu,s certificates To Lucy 4.
Moten, llary NRllc. Mary J.. Strobcl, Myra L. Love
! Dexter A. Smith. These recommendations were
! adopted
! The committee also recommended the confrma.
ton Of Elizabeth =. Gregg acting teacher Of the
first grade Of second division vice Susie X, Wood
ward, transferred 10 the third division. also the
| confirmation of Maurice T. White Us acting assist.
ant teacher Of boys grammar school, int division,
. vice c. NJ Cooper, res!guedi The Recommendations
were adopted.
The board also recommended amendments TO the
| rules governing teacher.hips, providing for the
designation Of Une more Of the public schools as
Il training school for normal scholar, and making
other provisions Referred TO the committee Oh
! rules.
| Mr.. Lloyd presented amlnority report from the
committee ON rules. recommending that certificates
be granted on the same terms to all persons lately
examined for tcachershlps and promotions where
| they were examined on the same interrogatores
and that the committee on teachers be directed 10
report accordingly.
This report has evidently been inspired by the
fact that there had been some technical irrcgulari
ties in the examination on account of which some
Of the competitors did not receive certificates. AZ
ter long discussion the minority report was laid
an the table.