National Republican., 1878-04-10
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Tho Doors to bs Closed at the End
Of this Week,

ference with the District Commissioncrs-
| Other business Transacted by the Board.
| The Board Of School Trustees met At the Frank
lin School building last evening Mr. Curtis In the
| chair and Mr. Brooks secretary.
| A communication from Mr.. Thomas L. Hume,
who desires to purchase lot Of ground adjoining
| Tuniaw farm was referred to the truetees Of the
sixth division. .
| A communication was received from Mr..
Koones, who desires to sell lot OF ground corner
| for school purposes Referred to the mn district
| A communication was received from the Z Ener;
| their meetings in the hall Of The franklin School
building. Referred to the hrst division.
The report Of the superintendent for the month
| OF March was submitted, showing the number Of
pupils enrolled to he-white. 1867 coored; 6IlI-
total, lsIl average number Of pupils in daily at
tendance, 1si7l number Of teachers employed
white schools 2.S: colorcd schools l2I-total, SiO
\ number OF cases OF corporal punlShnent-Nhlte
| OF pupils sdisnssedwhitc. 10: cDlorcd, 7-totnl, ~.
| Applications for tcHchcrships were received from
~ L Ncnablc B'ouk,yilc, Nd: Miss Lizzie a
| y, Y; Miss Frank Lacey and Mis- Anna SaundcrS,
Wellington Wash, @ y C.; MIS- Carrie r Kslh; M"rTnS' r
The resignation Of VI. T. Thomas, teacher in the
| CUlOred schools. was accepted.
no TEXTBOOK on TEMPERANCE.
The committee on textbooks and course OF
study. tn whom was referred the letter Of Mr. Y.
| T. Hartwell. corresponding secretary Of the Wu-
| mans Temperance Onion, recommending the adup
tlon Of certain Textbook on Temperature, made
| report referring to the adoption of Hates fIrst
Lesson, in phyriolo!y which is admirably suited
IT. give the pupils general ana correct
iica of IN. laws Of health. further than which
the committee do not think well, Us the IuIilS
ure already taxed u the limit Of their cndntace.
aud PERHAPS even beyond this point, in the ncu-
Niion Of the simple Gm' Een'rni Hnd necessary tle
the committee deem the adoption Of this special
| textbook on temperance unwi>e and not to lie ad'
Viscd.
The committee ou textbooks reported ~ imprac.
tcgblc at prcscnt the plan "i having homes at
tacheh To- the Srhnnls ~ proposed In the cummuni-
| cation frrm Mr.. Juscrh smith.
The committee sS1 recommended the adoption
Of Juhnson's Encyclopedia rs book Of reference.
Adopted.
The committee on scholarships aud prizes re.
ported b1ck resolution, Ohcre last ta'l rnd finally
referred To- thnt committee. which dscnuntcnance,i
The syicm "i Offering medals "l hDnnr ahl prhHid-
us Tor the dismissal of trnvhvrS pr officer, who 81.
frrei me'.ns. The c,mmiltcc h'atr! in lhcif report
that they had No opiuiun O. ckitpSs. The noGrd
has no system Of awarding medals, and already for
bids the presentation of nuy pFilrs except such as
/, were authorized 10y the board.
THE CuAIIMANsIIIP DIFFICULTY.
| Mr.. Davis from the Committee on Rules who
wcFc Instructed to define the power, of the prcs
| dent IN appointing crHmittcc chnirmCn, reported
All amendment To the rule. and bylaws A. follows
The hrS,.uNnGd member Uf any committee
shall be the chairman, aud IN his absence or bcing
excused 10y the board. the next member. and so or
as OIleu a. the case shall happen. unless the com
inttcc, by a majority of their number, elect
chairman"
General Browne from the committee on music
announced that AZ halipast seven p. N. next Tues
day, the 10th instant the different systems Of teach
ing music In the pup!ic schools will be eXempe'
and tested.
, AN APPROPRIATIONS WANTED.
q Colonel Ford, from the committee on acrounts
was about u read the regular rcpDrt Of bills re
ceived when Colonel Dyer asked what amount o
| funds ere ut present ut the disposal OF the board
| Colonel Ford stated that 0ccnrsng to the Com
II mtssioners record there was On hand sbrut $500
+ | 4 little difference existed IN the accounts Of tn
hoard md those of IA
had made some payments which had not beeI
brought TO the attention Of the hoard. The bills =
n he reported that light amounted To s!1liSS whiC
e would leave about $1,000 for tcGchers salaries 70
II this month.
II Nr Brooks stated that the commjttee on legisla
X tOn had been persistent in their efforts before til
q Congressional committees and had obtained
scn'iofical promise from the Senate Committee o
Appropriations that they would put the necessar
clause in the deficiency bil
le Colonel Dy ygr called attention TO the fact that IN
to the school fund. and tho account. OF the Con
OF misSOncrs len hut $4,000. lie said that II an 81
at prupriati0n Of S751S was tackled on 10y the Sena
Us committee the delay might I've indefinite. He III
A. not understand th the policy Of the present Coz
~ EreSs was to do snvthing for this Distrct; 20
H. thought that the board ought then Gni there dete
tn mine when they should close tho school
he or invite II conference with thc District Commit
nd sumcrS aud II they could spare more money 4
III the schools
he The report Of the committee on account, haviu
al been read, ths board went into committee Of Il
Id Mr.. French taking the chair.
C Mr.; Dyer said that they were several cours'
p. which might be taken. He mentioned n confe
ys enCc Will the Commissioners to sec II they cOul
u. spare ANY more money: also a plan by which &C
H. taiu schools could he kept open for such schola
y a. chose TO pay stipulated sum: another pa
Il. was to obtain authority 10 negotiate u loan.
rg Mr.. Ford stated that having siSiNG on hand. nj,
n. the iny'rull being s27Wn per month they cou
OIL Mr.. Floyd urged that the fact that the Con
nd missionc hal allowed them to enter upon anOth
~ month prc.uplo.cd that the Commissioners wnul
e tttp money tn until the end OF the mont
y. The S75.NO would lie barely enough to run Il
y, siousrs paid for this month.
0f Mr. Brooks said that the OmmlssiOners had Il
cd formed them at the bcginnmC Of the year that y
Ir board would have TO run the schools OH 5000
The throwing OF
TWENTY THOUSAND CHILDREN
. upon the community would be great calamii
&C. and they had grave question 10 consider.
tsl thought that the matter could heeasiy arranged
Ily going " the Commissioners and showing that 4
m board was "a alive to the question as they are. al
nm with them go 10 Congress.
ia Mr. johnson offered resolution tnstruCtnS {
NJ, committee ON legislation TO confer with the u
he trict Commissioners relative TO the present hnanc
lie condition Of the puhiic schools.
rs Mr Curtis suggested that a resolution col
H. municat'On To the tummissoHeTs he drafted
i forming the Curnmlssuncrs that the sum allott
n. | to the schools was about expended, and that /
j. schools would have to be closed unless some pi
vision was made for maintaining thcln. This pai'C
he said, could be tOr~Rrdcd by the COminissiont
to the proper committees Of Congress,
Ii. Colonel Dyer thought the most efficient way
| help me tOnlnltFlncIk was 10 ltlstruci tle ciH
lP man to inform the Commissioners that the amou
nd of money set aside for the schools would he .
ld peudCd on IL certain day, unh nsk for irtrctiul
, . | With this communication they could 90 to e.
. ! gross. II they gave Congress to understand III
,ri the Commissioner could squeeze out more mont
"' Congress would not give them one dollar.
Mi Holland thought that The duty of the boa
-. was to notify the Commissioners that the funh h
.. hecn exhausted and the schools would have %
g,, closed unless some provision was made Wi
AN they should do was TO ~ 10 the COMMISSIONS
ng and zee what they the CUnIntssUEersJ would {
no. He was In favor Of not passing the accounts
nHn ported that night.
1 r Mr. Days cnllet attention 10 the communicate
n of the Commissioners at the beginning of the ye
III, which stated that some scheme must be devised
'' which the schools could be run for slEDUDJ for
term Of eight months.
Mr. Holland wus in favor Of continuing
L., sChUOls until Friday night the board In the meO
'is time going 10 the Commissioners and asking
&c Inule money. He was not in favor Of EMPLOY
nd teachers on the SuppOst.Ou that Congress Won
Ia make ali appropriation.
:, INSTRUCTIONS WANTED.
Mr.. dyer said that the point was To help the co
nil.siOucrs get money, and not get money irC
Inc them lie Offered the following:
Rsndry,i Tint the pre- d mt Of tits board for
with wait upon tho Commissioners uf the District
Cnumli, and inform them that the sum OF nun' y
Ch them the p tho pub lr schools
thu current ytuT WI have been expended by Thu
day, Apr II. aud IIsk the Commissioners for instr
: tiuns III regard 10 the closing uf the schools, and
" port to this board ut an adjourned uUting to b| H.
1T the call Of Tho president
MIR johnson Withdrew his resolution.
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