National Republican., 1878-11-13
Proceeding. of the school board.


A communication from pupils, asking the
use of the hall In franklin building for q de.
batting society, was referred to the sub.board oil
the first division.
A communication was received from the Dis
trict Commissioners. stating that hereafter
the Commissioners would approve Of no re.
QUESTIONS for the public schools except for fuel
unless first sanctioned by the Board of Trus.
tees The communication was referred to the
committee on supplies, with instructions to
confer with the Commissioners, with the view
of obtaining a modification of the order.
Applications for positions rs teachers were
| received US follows Miss NJ. Loretto Cain, Of
Washington Isabelle {. Livingstone, OF Stone.
ham, Mass; J. W. Coyington, OF Anacostia. d.
c.; Miss Lucy Ellen keibard Miss H. May
Bennett, Of Washington: John II. Douglass
Miss Amber 4. Sargent Of ofChclSea, Mass; Miss
Emily A. Farmer, and Miss Comclia Clum.
An application from Mrs. Maria w. Stewart
to use the school house near the Howard
University for Sunday school, was granted
Mr.. Holland submitted a petition from res
dents in the vicinity OF lie DrOit Park, asking
| that n school Of lower grades be established IN
| that vicinity. Referred 10 the sub-boaTd OF
| the second district.
An application for position as Ianitor was
received from Edward Dillon Tot the Riggs
building
lIlt db-tiatt VI lIlC ICVlllN VI NuItIlultUu-
cnts for the month of October was submitted,
| showing the whole number OF pupils enrolled
10 be-white, II. i.3j3, colurcd. 1919: total. %,
| 2j2. Average number Of pupils In daily at.
teudauCe--white, -, g9s Colured, 6.ail total,
| 90. lG9. Number!of teachers cmployGd-whIte
schools, 26l colorrd schools, li2; total, iO3.
PROPOSED SCHOOL LIBRARY.
| A communication was received from Super.
intendcut Wilson, AS follows:
| | beg leave to recommend the adoption BY youi
| board II tho following or u similar resi- yiuton
| R,sy'rsi. That tho committee ou music Jr author.
| the public schools during the pre.eut school year
| with view Of raising funds for The purpose Of com
! that said committee be authorized aud Instructed
| To apply any funds received from these entertain.
| mcnts 10 the purchase of such books Ne they may
| deem suitable iUr 4 puhlU.sChGOl library
think suiisS Of entertainments, similar n those
given la. year for the purpose Of raising funds 10
| puy The expenses oi the school exhibit at Paris
| will benefit the school. In general aud especially
| the department Of vocal music, aud al the came
time all vcty materially IN founding public
| school library.
The communication,was referred to the com.
| mittce on music.
The sub.boarl of the third division report ell
that Miss Ida A. Law bad been designated rs
| principal Of the schools at the corner oil Sew.
| entb aud A streets northeast.
The sub-bUarl oil the sixth division. among
other matters, reported that the school at Good
Hope Hill was discontinued on the l7th inst,
| owing to the lack Of 4 suitable building; that
the school had thirty seven pupils enrolled,
and that exercises would he resumed as soon
as a suitable building could be secured
| MI Lovcioy submitted the report OF the
committee on teachers in substance as follows
Fir,t-rhe application Of Miss Laura V,
Fisher for increase Of pay, under rule :, is re
ported adversely, because the records do not
| furnish proper grounds for its allowance.
| Sproul-Ihe same TpDDTt i submitted in n.
swer to Miss T.. W. S1mmcrylilcs application I;
also " Miss NJ. N,Illos-all OF the seventh di-
vision.
Third-The resolution limiting membership
of advanced grammar school is reported ad'
! versrly.
Fourth-NIss Sarah Olphant's service not
having been continuous, she Is not entitled
under tho rule. to increased pay.
FiIth-Thc communication OF Miss Rebecca
Smith Is referred 10 the sub.bOald Of tue sew
cuih i vision.
S:xrh--Il II recommended that the exhibit
oi the schools AT Paris be presented to the
FIvuc' government.
Scvcu,h-Thc application Of Miss Eva Chase
tot balance OF S22.O7, back pay for month oI
September, is reported adversely.
| Eighth-The committee report favorably
the following nominations to tcaChership-
made NY -uh.brarls:
Fist diviSion-Miss Lucy Ellen Keibard to
| be aNlllg ttAGHtl IN hcCOhu eihlc from NoNCIl'
| her |. 1873, vice Miss OliphRut, promoted; Miss
Mary Anna Parkhurst to be acting teacher III
second grade from October Il, ISIS. Fourth
divisiOn-Miss Ella $. Cooke to he sub-assist'
ant In school No ,. grade ), appointment tC
take effect July |. ls1s. Sixth diyisiOn-Misi
Aida l.. Matthews to be sub assistant in schOU
10, grade l-5, from September /, ISIS, and t.
be acting teacher of school No. IL, grade l-2
from November l. ISIS. The report wa
adOptcd.
Mr. Farley, from the committee on rules
rrpuIted adversely on the resolution to enlarg,
the committee on rules, 50 rs to embrace u rep
rcscntatiOn from each subdivision. Adopted
The committee on rules reported favOrablN
upon the proposed amendment requiring tina
the daily sessions of all city schools Of the frs
| grade shall not exceed three and half hUursant
of tie second grade four hours, with a recess o
fifteen minutes ia the middle of the session
but the committee suggested that action upor
the amendment be deferred until the boar,
had the fullest opportunity 10 discuss the mat
ter. This report was laid over.
Upon the proposed amendment rcquirin
II twO-thirds vote Of the whole board TO intro
duCe IN the schools any revised, corrected, q
otherwise altered edition Of hooks already au
, thOriZCd, the ommittee on rules reported ad
vrrsely, on the ground that the resolution cor
llirted with the .tatute regarding textbooks,
After some discussion the proposed amend
5 mont was adopted IN the form Of a resolutio
| by the Luarh.
t In the matter OF the application to chang
= The school hours of the female grammar sChu,
!, at WNilarh building, SO that the session wi
! cNU nj from hin, a. N. 10 two p, M, tie con
{ mlttcc on rules was granted further tilns (,
I report.
e Nh LLOYD, tom the Cummitte" on ways an
o means, submitted lcpOIt of school statistic
c expenses estimates for the coming fiscal yea
! tSc, such as called for by the District COumi
! sinners as basi, Of their estimates. The n
I pOIt, which Is printed elsewhere, was adnptr,
4 Mr. Samson, nom the committee On DRAWN
aud YrImamship, ported that it WAS iurNp
: dIrut Il. present to employ any teacher IN t"o
K bIaloch,-. Adopted.
n A resolution was adopted by Walsh the con
: m.ttcc on supplies was requested to rSaruil
! into the con umtve prices Of furniture ar
; report at the next meeting.
I A T,sUlutiuu W., offered by Mr.. Rhees IN
D an additional school building he rented
1 Mount Peasant, at an annual Trutul not e
= r,vdrg $50. Referred to committee on bull,
ihgs aud repairs
Mr.. l.uyci"y offered resolution diIrctir
the committee ou buildings and repairs 10 Il
?, qWmc Into tie rNurdirnCy aud feasibility
hr.ing or purchasing the property at Il
4 northwest ,uIrrr Of q and Tenth street
. uw, ed ly Iur Sisters Of the Convent Of tn, VI
a Ilatum, iOl schuoI purposes. Referred 10 Il
g., committee on luldiuls aud repairs