Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-26

the District, which was accepted by the com
mittee.
The report as amended was adopted.
RESOLUTIONS OF THANKS
to the president and the secretary were adopt;
ed, and Messrs. Curtis and Brooks returned
their thanks in appropriate terms.
Adjourned.
Management of the COlOred Schools.
MEETING CALLED TO CONDEMN THE COLORED
TRUSTEES ENDORSES THEM BY LARGE MA
JORITY AFTER A SHARP DEBATE.
The call (by circular) for a meeting of col
Ored citizens, to discuss the proposition OF
urging upon the District Commissioners a
change of the colored trustees of public
schools for this District, drew together a large
number of prominent cOlOred men at Kinder
northwest, last night. Among those present
were MeSsrs John A. Gray, Charles Syphax
John 7: Costin, Marcellus West, Gordon Snow,
den, Edward Watson, Thomas Martin w. c.
John A. Simms, ThOs. Harris, Mace Addison,
John Curry, Geo Renfall, - Cromwell, JnO
r. Brown W., WIN. F; Thomas, Geo; Han; Fred
c. T. wills. 7. /. MiddIetop' ". w. W. LTeass''
Charles Grimes and Lewis Jackson.
MIR. CHASE SPEAKS HIS PIECE.
MI. VIM. Chase called the meeting to order,
and said it had been called for the purpose of
giving utterance to their disapprOval of the
school system of this District, 50 far as it ap
piled to the cOlored schools and their present
management ana 10 enter lDelT protest
against reappointment of the present mana.
gers Teachers are imported into this District
from the states, TO the almost entire exclusion
OF our own deserving and thoroughly cOmpe-
tent teachers. He nominated MIR. John L.
COsten as chairman, who was unanimously
elected, and said he fully sympathzed with
the purposes they had in view. Mr.. John Bat
ties was chosen secretary.
CUT AND DRIED.
Mr.. Smith mayed the appointment OF a com.
mlttee on protest and memorial:
MarcelluS West said he thought there was a
more direct way OF coming to the point. Why
appoint a committee? He understood that
Mr.. Chase had got all his protests and reports
written out beforehand. Why not read them
at once?
Considerable confusion followed this, and
after quiet was restored the chair explained
that it was true the report of the committee
and some protests had been prepared; in
more in accordance with usage to have a
committee, and to submit report to the
meeting.
Edward Watson.-' They have come here
cooked and pinned now let them
SHOOT CFF THEIR POPGUNS
without all this rigmarole-"
Mr.. ChaSe.-"I want the committee ap-
pointed to review the report and submit it to
Voices: Q. nonsense "bosch,' &c.
The Chair,-"I appoint Messrs. Smith,
Chase. Russell, Charles SyphaX, Jerome John
son, John Hickman and Rev. Dr. CAN'T Us the
COmmittee.'
The committee retired to the south corner of
the hail. divided by a thin curtain, and the
reading Of the prepared papers could De dis
unctly heard.
wATsoS's CHILDREN.
During the absence OF the committee, Ed
ward Watson got the floor. and said he Gidn {
think the meeting represented the cOlOred pc0-
irumped up affair. why said he, I've got
more children scattered about this city than
there are persons IN this room" [Sensation.
The chair called Watson TO order, and re-
minded him that there were ladies in the
room.
BOOMERANG.
The committee finally returned, and Mr..
SyphaX. as chairman. made a majority report,
fully sustaining the present trustees OF colOred
schools in their Otticia! acts, and recommend
ing the hearty support OF the colOred people of
this District, and their continuance i'll Office.
This was quite unexpected, and upon the
conclusion OF the reading, there was great ap-
plauSe.
MR. CHASEs PROTEST TABLED
Mr.. Chase then got the floor, and proceeded
TO read lengthy protest, proposed to be sub
United to the District Commissioners, contain
ing a series of ridiculous charges against
MeSSrs. Holland, johnson and Brooks. The
principal grievance against Holland was that
he is a citizen of OHIO and votes there: that
against johnson, on account of incompetent cy :
and against Brooks because he is obnoxious to
also incompetent. Mr.. Chase was about to
back up his protest with speech, when Ar
thur Smith claimed the floor, and proceeded
to read lengthy memorial which he had pre-
pared 10 be presented to the District Commits
SionerS of the same character as the protest
Fredericksburg against the re-appOIntment of
MeSsrs. Brooks, johnson, Holland, Carey and
Lee upon the school board on the general
ground OF lncOmpetency, and that they are
not representative men OF the cOiored race.
At the conclusion of the reading, Rev. MI
CAN'T moved that both papers be laid on the
table.
After d long wrangle motion to lay the mi
DOrity report, including the protest and me-
mortal, upon the table, was carried.
Mr.. Russell moved to adopt the majority re-
port.
MIR. CHASE AS A MORALIZER
Mr. Chase addressed the meeting, and was
proceeding to speak OF the immortality Of some
Of the school trustees and TEACHERS when Cur;
in the same strain, when Jerome johnson
rose to point of order. He objected to Mr.
Chase proceeding in this way, as his effort
acter and acts of the trustees and teachers,
and not on their official acts.
Considerable confusion followed, there
being dozen on the floor, all talking at once,
and Mr.. Chase was frequently interrupted in
his personal illusions to the trustees and
teachers. He said the superintendent, Cook,
was mere figure head by his own admission,
and had told him that certain Objectionable
teachers could not be dismissed from their
places on account of certain influences which
had put them in he admitted that the teacher
implicated in recent scandal which had be-
come public, could not be removed on account
of influence, and the facts could not be touched
upon in the board. Time was called On Mr..
Chase, and MI; Gurdon SnoWden said it seemed
strange that the white schools could get along
so smoothly, while the cOOred ones We're
always in hot water.
CHAsE's DEFEAT.
After further debate the ma ority report,
fully sustaining the present trustees, was
adopted by an Overwhelming majority
MIR. Joseph II. jackson. got the floor and
read some interesting statistics, collected from
the records. showing that in seven years of
school service, Trustee Johnson had been alb
sent from board meetings but twice; that Mr.
Brooks had never been absent during his four
years OF service, and that the rules on which
they had acted favor the employment of home
teachers, in preference to teachers from the
states, when fOun& competent.
A Card.
NEW ORLEANS, June T. 1873.
The undersigned certiies that he was the
holder of Whole Ticket No. 81 ,079, Single Mum.
Der Lottery, Glass F. in the Louisiana State
Lottery, which drew the First Capital Prize of