Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1878-12-11
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.


Meeting of the Hoard Of Trustees.
meeting OF the board OF Public School Trus-
tees was held last evening. Mr.. Fairly in the
chair, and Mr.. Brooks secretary.
communications were received as follows:
From b. Z. Davis, recommending changes in
text books: from the District Commissioners,
authorizing the renting OF school house at Mt.
Pleasant: approving requisition for supplies;
from A. Davis, making suggestions as to ventila-
ting school houses: all of which were filed A
communication was received from the Chicago
Board OF Education, asking cooperation In the
matter OF simplifying spelling. and enclosing
copy OF memorial to Congress, asking that an
experiment me made in the District: referred 70
the committee on text books.
The resignation OF Fanny c. Snyder. teacher
OF LIST grade, lst division, was. received and ac-
cepted.
A letter was received from Mr. ]. D. PhIlbrck.
director OF the Educational Exhibit at Paris. in
answer 10 the action of the board as TO the ey-
hlbit from the District, which he says "has o.
cupied the place OF honor In our educational ex-
hibition here. The decision Of the board to allow
the exhibit to go to the Pedagogical Museum
and Library OF the French government, for the
establishment OF which provision has recently
been made, is highly gratifying TO me, not only
because IL was made in accordance with nv
suggestion, but because it places the exhibit
where it will do credit to our country
A letter from Mr.. c. G. Rounds, OF the Nor
NAL School at Pennington. Mass. was read,
complimenting highly the abilities of Miss Ham
bly,, who recently left our schools to take charge
pl
Applications were received from the following
persons for teachers positions, and REFEREED
Emma j. Smith. aIalyna Laws, Clara L: Davis
Eliza c. johnson, Mollfe j. Reyes, Mrs. Julia E
Thomas. Miss Memteld, Miss Porter, Susie L
Evans, Minette Smith. Nellie MarstOn, Lewis $
Evans. JOS. II. y. Warning, Minnie Self and T
Williamson.
RE slperintendents abstracts of reports
were presented. ShOwing:-Whole number en-
roIled-WashingtOn white II ,Ss7, colore1 6, 1893;
Georgetown, white ,221; colOred 5l3; c)unts.
white Sal, coiored 1,o6f-tOtal, 21,i52. Number
OF teachers-white schools, go; colOred schools,
f42-tOtal, 400. Cases Of corporal punishment
Washington, white schools %, cOlOred do. 81:
Georgetown, white schools 5, cOlOred do. 5;
county, white schools 10, colOred do. 25-tOtal,
1872. Number OF pupils dismissed Washington,
white 3. cOlored I; Georgetown white 2, cOiOred
2; county, white l. cOlored 3-total, Is.
The superintendent presented a c0mmunica-
ton calling attention TO the meeting OF the De-
partrnent OF Education in this city in February,
and suggesting that committee be appointed
TO arrange therefor. The board voted that a
committee be appointed for the purpose, and
MeSsrS. Lloyd, LOveiOy, Lambert Curtis, Davis.
Holland and Brooks were appointed.
Mr.. L0vejOy, from the committee on teachers,
reported that an examination OF candidates for
appointment and promotion would be held on
the 18th inst. by the SuperintendentS and Mr..
Gage 1st section; Miss VI. j. Patterson, J. B.
keene \. T. stuart and II. \. COpp, I'd section;
MeSsfS. lovejOy, Lambert and Brooks to repre-
sent the committee; the superintendent and
chairman OF committee, examiners for special
and fourth class certificates; that no one has
been excused from the required examination
for promotion; also appointing Rachel J. Day
in place OF Miss Snyder. resigned; also adverse
~ Oh the appeal OF Rebecca Smith from suSpen-
sion in Miss Barry'S school, third district. Re-
port adopted.
Mr.. Davis from the committee on buildings
ana repairs, matte report on an offer made by
y. III. Herr 10 erect a school building on the
property corner OF 9Th and y streets north
east. The committee approved the plan, and
asked the board TO recommend to the Commits
sioners TO accept Mr.. Heirs offer. 1Ir. Herr
proposes TO erect next spring and have ready
by September an eight-rOOm school house. the
plans and specifications to be furnished by the
school board, costing not less than $2D,O0O, in
Guiding 5000 for the ground, and lease it for
ten years TO the District. at the end OF which
the property shall be decided to the District.
The rental is fixed as follows: First year, s. 400;
second year, 1920; third year, s3,12O; fourth
year, 81 ESQ; fifth year. 81 so; sixth year, s. 100;
seventh year. 81, $50; eighth year, S2,420; ninth
year, 60, 2S9; tenth year, s., 40 The District is
TO keep the building in repair, insure it, aud
remit taxes. The report was adopted and re-
committed with instruction to confer with the
Commissioners.
The special committee appointed to consider
at the expense OF the District, at the Miner
normal school. reported through Mr.. Davis that
II was lneXpedient, and the report WAS adopted.
Mr. Brooks, from the committee on buildings
and REPAIRS reported that there are two schools
in the Lincoln school building temporarily ac-
c0mmodated in the hall and basement of said
the assembly hall, in the building, be converted
into school room for the grammar school and
class room for pupils taught by the principal;
adopted.
Mr.. Farley submitted the following resoll-
ton. which was referred to a special committee:
Messrs. IovejOy, Lambert, Matthews, Farley
and Brooks:
whereas, it is provided by the rules OF this
board that the following may be sufficient
grounds Severally for the suspension OF pupil
from the privileges Of school by the teacher, OF
fSf nSrn ri., al On
perintendent or local trustee, VH:-sImmoral
conduct, violent or pointed opposition to author
lily In any particular instance, persistent disobe-
dience or disorder, absence from school without
cause, habltual hardness, truancy or uncleanl
hess OF person or Clothes or neglect On the ma It
OF the parent or guardian to furnish the neceS-
say school books, unless satisfactorily eX-
plalned; and whereas such suspensions and dis
missions are the severest forms OF punishment
prescribed 10y this board; and whereas they are
aot OF IeloImatory character, bat only tend to
degrade the pupil and drive him out into the
world devoid of knowledge and virtue: and
whereas there is established i'm this District a
boys reform school, one ground of commitment
TO which Is the failure TO attend school: there
fore be it Resolred, that this board, through the
honorable Commissioners, petition Congress to
so amend the act relating TO said reform school
tie power to commit to said school such bows
from our public schools as upon sufficient eVI-
dence are deemed incOrrigibler
MIR. IOyejOy offered a resolution which was
adopted, that In view OF the recOmme ndatiOn OF
the commissioners and OF the recognition by
the President in his message to the Senate and
House OF Representatives OF the claims of this
District for It's equitable share OF public lands
dedicated TO educational purposes, that COM
m1ttee OF seven be appointed TO confer with the
commissioners with respect to the eXpedency
or urging upon Congress the prOprfety and
necessity OF contributions OF public lands to he
public schools OF the District, prOpOrt tomato 10
that encouragement and aid given to the public
schools of the states and territories generally"
&cssrS. LOSejoy. Lambert, Davis LLOYD.
Matthews, Farley and Brooks were appointed
the committee.
The DAY LINE BETWEEN RICHMOND AND
WAsHTNGTON.-The Richmond Dispatch SAYS:
THE president and directors of the FradarickS-
burg Railroad company have notified the board
or public works that, in accordance with the
Instructions CT their stockholders. they pro-
pose, AS soon as practicable to re-eStablts1
boat connection for the day line between GUAM
that II the state OF Virginia has any ObIectiOo
to make, it Will make it now; that is, before the
contract for building the boat is awarded The
railroad proposes to have new iron boat con-
Structed TO have speed of eighteen mile, per
hour and TO run through ice three inches thick
and to be able TO carry two sleeping cars and a
postal, baggage and express cars, They claim
that by using the connection at Shepherds they
VIII be able TO make time between Richmond
and baltimore less than by the all-raii rOl,te
and that the time between Richmond and New
YORK VIII be exactly the same. The cars named
VIII be run off and on the boat, as is now done
Dy the PennSyl yania company between jersey
Gily and Harlem; but the boat planned by the