Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-11-14
OUR EBLIC SCHOOLS.


A communication from pupils of the first dt
vision grammar school, asking the use of the
hall for debating society, was referred. Tit
order OF the commissioners that all requisition:
except Tor fuel must be first approved by thu
board, was referred to the committee ON sup
plies, With instructions to confer with the Com
mlssloners on the subject. A communication
was received from the Commissioners calIine
for estimates, and referred. One approving
the increase OF salaries in the boys advanced
schooi-principal to $1,000, assistants 5000 ant
on file. communication calling attention to
nulsances at the school house on Goth and II
streets was referred. Applications for teacher
snlps were received from NJ. Loretta Cain; Isa-
pei G.. Livingston, of StOneham, Mass: Lucy
Ellen keibard; J. w. Darlington; H. May Ben
nett: Amber A. Sargent, OF Chelsea Mass; John
p. Douglas and Emma A. Farnes. The appica
ton OF Miss Maria c. Stewart to use a building
Fented from herr for Sunday school purposes,
was granted. Edward Dillon was nominated as
1anltor OF the Riggs building and referred to the
abstract of reports for october was presented,
showing whole number of pupils enrolled % 252;
number OF teachers, 4O3; cases of corporal
punishment, 100: pupils dismissed, 29: A
recommending that the committee On music
provide during this year entertainments for the
purpose OF raising funds for library for the
schools, was referred to the committee with in
structionS to report Miss Ida A. Law was con-
firmed as principal OF schools corner Of eth and
A streets northwest; and Miss elephant pro-
NOTED from second to third grade The sub
board OF the sixth division reported the dlscon-
tlnuance OF the school on Good Hope hill on the
18th uit. for want of a suitable building
THE REPORT OF TIE COMMITTEE ON TEACHERS.
Mr.. Lovejoy submitted the report Of the COM
mlttee on teachers: adversely on the applica-
tons OF Laura V. Fisher, E. W. Somerviile and
NJ Nolles, OF seventh division, and Miss S. Ole
p pnan.' nrst division. for increase Of pay
not furnish proper grounds for the al
iowance; adversely en- resolution limiting
the membership OF the advanced grammar
becca Smith to the sub-board of the seventh
division; recommending that the exhibit of the
schools at Paris he presented to the French gov
Chase for back pay. FavOrably on the follow
ing nominations for teachers: First division
Lucy Ellen keibard, acting teacher, second
grade, from November LIST, vice Miss elephant
OCTOBER 18th: fourth division, Ella s. Cooke
suo-as>istanf. school 2, eighth grade. from ,Julv
Isl, ISIS; sixth division, Aida L. Matthews,
Sub-asSistant, school TO- grade Is. from Septe:n-
Der ISL, and acting teacher, school H. grade l-2.
from November lst. The report was adopted.
COMMITTEE on RULES
MI. Farley, from the committee on rules re-
ported adversely on the proposition 10 enlarge
the committee to seven members: adoptedS
Yeas, - nays, ). The committee reported favor
ably on the proposition limiting the sessions of
l nnst grade schools to 81 hours and OF second
grade hours; laid over. Also. reported adverse
~ on the proposition prohibiting any revised.
corrected or altered edition of a text book bejn@
lhti reduced without vote of two-third5, be,
cause Tic statute is Sufficiently explicit on the
subject. After some debate the re,pOrt WAS
amended so as to read as a resolution that the
introduction of q revised. corrected or altered
edition Shall not be permitted and adopted.
EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOLS
Mr. Lloyd. from the committee on WAYS and
means. made report asto the estimates for the
next fiscal year. The report gives the school
population, according TO the late census (iS1sl:
colo ia
Number OF pupils enrolled in the public schools
June 80, lS,s:-White. 15,11S; colOred, 1924.
total. % SAP; increase over the enrolment of last
s l;S.s Number OF teachers employed June
3o:-N hlte schools, 23 cOlOred schools l2I
Iotal, $40 Total expenditures for the school
wear ending June so, 1873, 1871 ,S5604 Number
OF school rooms owned-White schools ~; col
0red: So: Number rented:-White, 90: coIorcd.
Is. For the support OF the public schools for tne
llscal year ending June 80, 1850, they estimate
ioT salaries Of teachers and superintendent.
sa9. e0; wages OF Ianitors and sweeps, S22 900;
rent, $3o,0o0 fuel, $4,000; repairs $4,000: gen,
erl supplies $4,000; insurance, $500; printing
= 5Qo miscellaneous, 5000; secretary aad
clerks, y 0OO;perInanent improvements, SlOo.OO0.
Total, 5000
The committee quote from the last reoort as
10 the necessity for more school houses. and
state that since November 18th, 1913, no school
0'uIlldlngs nave been erected by the District and
lnlfty-one additional school rooms have been
rented: that it Will be necessary to expend
10000 for rent for the next school year. and
MS item must increase rapidly each year until
he District government begins building its 0vr
school houses. Iu the estimate for the next school
ear an Item Ut yi0O0 for permanent improve
nents has been included. which, judiciouSly
'Npended IN plain substantial buildings, would
provide for the regular increase in Attendance
IF pupils, and begin the reduction of the ex-
oense for rent. They recommend flrst-tnat
congress De asked to donate to the District of
Columbia. for school purposes, lots IS and 10.
square is, on Massachusetts avenue, between
l.th ard 18th streets northwest, in the cty of
'" aSh1Dgt0n. and now owned by the Us. gov
efnment. These lots have front OF 49, feet by
= Depth OF ~ feet, and would make an excel
lent site for school building for the children
residing In the northwestern section of the city
secOnd-that Congress be asked to authorize
the Commissioners of the District OF Columbia
I'D appropriate 10 school purposes the ground in
square 446, purchased by the District OF Column
ba from Mr.. W. W. COrcOran. as a site Tor a mar
Aet, under an act Of the legislative assembly.
approved June 10, 1872. The District owns no
school building for white schools in this section
81 the city, but is now renting twenty-five
'chool rooms to accommodate the same. a part
u the ground named might be used as site
for school building, and the remainder could
be sold for sum sufficient to pay the cost of q
building.
The cost per pupil, based on the average en-
foliment FOR the school year ended June Goth
1878, was $1S.l6. an amount somewhat below the
average cost In other cities OF the country. On
The 18th OF November. 1877, the board Of trlis-
tees submitted to the Commissioners as an q ST.
mate Of the expenses of the public schools for
The school year ending June 80, 1879 a total of
Ei05. 661 sc; but we have been informed that the
COmml sS1OnerS In submitting their estimates tn
congress reduced that amount to 1865. OOU This
reduction was made without consultation with
The Board OF Trustees OF Public Schools and IL
VIII be impossible to continue the schools
through the year on the amount named by the
commissioners. The estimate as reduced by
the commissioners seems to have been based
upon the actual expenses for the school year
ending June 20, ISIS. and no provision was made
re- Inn nf
the succeeding year. Judging from the attend
ance thus far during the present year. 1t is esti
mated that this increase will amount to fully
GEO pupils; and at The average cost per pupil.
as stated above, the increase in EXPENSES Will
be from $3.50 to $4,000 This
makes the amount required TO continue the
schools through the year not less than 500 eOO
II the schools are TO be continued through the
year some provision must be made for the
amount required in addition to the estimate
made by the Commissioners in their communi-
cation TO Congress, referred to above The rapid
increase OF attendance In the public schools ne
penseS. In 1872 the whole number OF pupils en-
rolled was 1856; in ISIS 1t was 22Sl2. ShOWino
an average increase Of about eight per cent.
PRICES OF SCHOOL FURNITURE ETC.
Mr.. Curtis offered a resolution, which was
adopted, directing that the committee on sun
plies be requested TO inquire as to the prices of
school furniture, and report to the board Mr..
Lloyd called attention 10 the fact that new cur
tatnS had been furnished the jefferson building
put they were OF a very fiimsy quality, and in
Mr.. Brooks said If such was the case some body
was rpSDOnSibip. and tho hill Shoy,l6 not no an