Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-06-26
The Public Schools.
LAST MEETING OF THE PRESENT BOARD O
TRISrREs

TRUSTEES.
meeting OF the board of public school trus
tees was held last evening" Mr.. Curtis presid
ing, Mr.. Brooks secretary, and all the mem
bers present.
TEACHERsHIPs.
The application Of Miss Arabella V. McCabe
Tor leadership, was presented and referred,
and the designations of Miss +. E. Hoover and
Miss Ellen Emery, teachers, were accepted.
A communication from the supervising prin-
cipaS in reference to their compensation
asking for an increase of pay-was placed on
file.
Nj. Lloyd presented the resignation of Miss
Mary A. Lee, of school l, grade 6, 18th division,
and offered resolutions expressing regret at
parting with teacher who has served the
school for a years. Adopted.
Applications Tor teachers places were re
ceiVed from Miss Lillian Hart and Bette
ETchOltZ, and referred.
MIR. Dyer, from the committee OH teachers,
reported resolutions that the graduates of the
Normal School be appointed teachers as va
schools be consolidated and form high
school, to be located in the Franklin building
that committee be appointed TO confer with
the Miner School board, with view TO secure
united action as to the course of study. and
generating Miss Teresa McGll OF charges
preferred by parent; all Of which We're
adopted.
Tie committee also reported recon-
mending that certificates of fitness for
teacherships be g,anted to the following:
win. Martin L: Nenabe, Walter Scudder, Mary
H. Merrill, J. w. Chappell, Martha E. Riggs.
Emma +. Merritt, Martha Matthews, Matilda
A: Wheeler, Lizzie L. Gray, Georgia Z. Adds,
Ada X. BOZeman, Frances Hooper, Margaret
B0zeman, ErneStine f. Williams, Maurice p.
White, Marion 7. Shadd, and the certificates
were granted
They also recommended that Miss Mary
Chase and Miss Lillian Hedricks be appointed
Sub-aSSistants to Miss Mettala King and Miss
Rowe, respectively; adopted.
They also reported the nominations for
cd 70
ported.
There are but few new appointments in the
list, but there are some changes from one
school 10 another and some promotions. In
the second division the only new appointments
ale those Of Miss Sarah T.. White and Miss
Emma h. Scott to fiji vacancies. In the third
GlVISlOn the only appointment is that OF Miss
Maria NJ. BryertOn. In the fourth, that of Miss
Johnson to fl vacancy. In the fifth the only
change is the dropping OF the music teacher.
vacancy and Miss Lizzie Nichols is transferred
70 the second division, exchanging with Miss
WalcOtt There are no changes in the seventh
CiVi>iOnl
Tie committee on rules reported a reSOlu-
ton that after this year ali first grade schools
shall be halliday schools, provided that the
salaries Of teachers who have served one year
or more shall not be affected; placed on file.
The report of the committee on
bCII DINGS AND REPAIES
was adopted. The report says:
The number Of rented rooms i'll use at the
present time IS Il in the first division. 81 i'll the
second division. l. in the third division. 3 in
The sixth division. and p in the seventh di-
vision, GnCuding II rooms in the Miner build
ing,) al al annual rental OF 222,32l.1S for 50
rooms.
In order that the trustees may he enabled to
provide more suitable accommodations for the
schools and YaCate the majority of the rooms
rented, which are as a rule lily adapted 10
school purposes. (ridG previous reports of this
committee and also reports of the Board OF
Health as TO the sanitary condition of these
rented ruOmS,) thus eliminating from the eX-
PenSeS of the schools this heavy annual rental
accompanied with constant bills for repairs
they recommend that earnest efforts be made
10 OBTAIN funds for the erection o1 the new
buildings. as follows:
First D1'iSiOn.-Erect IS new rooms in Ioca-
tons best adapted 10 the wants of the schools
estimated cost Of buildings and Sites 100.
Second DiCiSiOn.-Erect 80 new rooms in
suitable locations. to be hereafter determined:
estimated cOSt of buildings and sites, $l2O.OO0.
StLth Observation-Disclosures 4 site at or near
IennalytOWn. and erect thereon a four room
brick school building; eStim: ed cost of same
$500: sell vacant lot near TennallytOwn: sell
cOi0red school lot and building on Grant road.
and transfer said school to the building now
occupied 10y schools and / purchase site and
erect tWOTOOm brick building at Mount
Pleasant for cOlUred children; estimated cost
1900: on Magnolia avenue. and erect a two
room brlck building for cOlOred children: eSti-
mated cost, 5000 sell BrightwOod school
property for both white and colOred children.
and also the Fort SlOcum cOlOred school prop
wood and erect two room brick school build
ing for white children: estimated cost, $50 ::
erect fOUr-rOOm brick building on Howard
University lot, for cOlOred children: estimated
cost, $1,000: purchase a site on Howard UNI
yersIty Hill. and erect q twO-rOom brick school
building for white children: estimated cost
$1,000; purchase site on BladenSburg turn
pike. between Queens Chapel road and Bound
AIRY street, and erect twO-rOom brick school
building Tor white children; estimated cost
500: transfer colored school on old Bladens-
burg road TO the building on Queens Chapel
road near Monticello, and sell the property now
occupied by said cOlOred school; sell the white
school property at BenningS, and purchase
site at or near the intersection of the Ben
ElngS and AnacoStIa road and erect a two
room bIick school building; estimated cost
$3.50: purchase site at UniOntOwn, and
erect an eightrOOm brick school building for
white children; estimated cost, So, 800: sell the
property at nlOntOwn now occupied by white
children Total estimated cost of buildings
and sites, Sj,5O0; from which is to be deducted
The proceeds from the sale OF the seven pieces
OF school property above described, embracing
10 rooms.
Serenh Dirtsion.-(Colore Schools of Wash
ingtOn and Georgetown. Purchase central
site in the city OfGeOrgetOWn, and erect there
on plain, substantial brick building of eight
school rooms estimated cost Of building and
site, $4,000.
Purchase a site in the city of Washington. at
some point between 9th and 10th streets and r
and Boundary streets northwest, and erect
thereon plain substantial brick building of
tNclNt SCHOOL fOOIllS estimated cost OF DtllIQ
ing and site, $4,000.
The advantages that would accrue to the
people of the District by the erection of these
proposed school rooms, has been faVOrably
commented on so many times in previous re-
ports that 1t is not considered necessary to
reiterate the conclusive arguments heretofore
given.
The committee on buildings, &c, made a
special report on the Wallach school building
recommending that certain changes be made
10 improve ventilation, &c; placed on file
THANKS TO THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS
MeSSrs- Holland. Dyer, and HOvey were aD-
pointed committee 10 draft resolutions of
thanks to the retiring District Commissioners
They retired. and reported ill q few minutes
resolutions rendering thanks TO the Commits
SlOnerS Tor the uniform courtesy which they
have displayed toward this board and its sew
eral members, and for the hearty spirit which
they have manifested in forwarding the inter-
eStS of the public schools"
Remarks were made by MeSSrS. Over
Browne Brooks and Holland, and the reSou-
tons were adopted
Mr.. Browne offered a resolution that as the
studies in the SeatOn and Lee buildings have
been seriously interfered with by the noise of
carriages over the rough stone pavement that
the District Commissioners be requested to
abate the annoyance by laying a concrete or
other smooth pavement in place of that now
on l street, between I'd and Sd streets.
Adopted.
PROPOSED CHANGE OF ARITHMETICs.
Mr.. johnson called up the report of the
committee on text books, recommending that
Davies Mathematics (Arjtbmatjc and loo