Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-08-28
Our Public Schools.

srkCIAL MEETING OF TIE BOARD OF TRUSTEES.
A special meeting Of the Board Of Public
school Trustees was held at the Franklin build
ing last evening, Mr.. Lovejoy presiding and Mr..
Brooks secretary, with Messrs Lambert. Bald.
win, Sonerville, Lloyd. Nourse, Christie, Fair
present.
READING BOOKS
M from the on text
the auxiliary books for reading used last year be
continued as follows: For the fourth grade
schools. THE Nursery fifth grade, "The Won
grade, the same authors "Tanglewood Tales
seventh grade. "Tales from Shakespeare by
Charles and Mary Lamb. and ''RObinson Cru
Soc" and eighth grade, '1Esops Fables" Wash
Browns School Days at Rugby The report
was adopted.
THE PROPOSED NEW SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
A communication was received from the Com
m1SSfOnerS approving the action OF the board
In reference to the proposed new buildings, ex-
cept as to the location Of water closets. Mr..
Baldwin reported that the building committee
had had consultation In reference 10 the
hall In the third district building.
TEACHERSHIPS, ETC.
The committee on teachers made nominations
as follows, which were confirmed: Third dlvi-
grade s; 9Th division, w. c. Lipscomb and jose
Phine Stewart; boys advanced grammar school
b. =. X. LAMBERT, acting assistant,
The course of study for the colored high
school changes In which were made necessary
in consequence Of the establishment Of the nor.
nal schoon was reported and adopted.
Applications for teachers positions were re-
ThomasiDa AntiseI. Emma l.. Hopkins, Dora
Croft, Laura Strider, j. Chandler (oookkeeping).
N. T. IN. McGil (eloeuttccn), R. L. Peters; W.
B. Lee APPLICATIONS for p posilon aad as A ani
lots were received and referred from the
following: James w. Williams, Lewis Syphax.
Nicholas NJ; no Po1dexter George Grice, J. F. earle,
ralph WOrmley, Frank Bell, Henry EvaES, Rev.
Robert Holmes, Emery Williams.
THE OLD SCHOOL FUND.
communication was received from Superin-
tepdent Wilson. stating that he had been In
100000, in which the old public school fund of
the city or Washington was invested has been
recently redeemed by the commissioner OF the
District sinking fund. and that the Commission
eTs OF the District are considering the question
OF reinvesttDg the same In 3.65 District bonds.
He suggests the propriety OF considering
whether 1t would not be better to invest the
as at this time so large number CT rooms are
rented at rates exceeding that OF the proposed
investment, and that there be consultation
with the Commissioners On the subject Mr..
Wilson stated that In the year 1920 or 81 this
fund accumulated from licenses for lotteries,
ard 1t had been invested In old corporation
stock. Now, Mr. Gilfllan had called this stock
In ard redeemed 1t, and as stated, the Commits
sioLers were considering the propriety of invest
ing it in 3.65'S. In view of the large number OF
rooms the District rents for school purposes,
and the necessity especially for the erection OF
suggested that it would be better to use this
fund 10 the erection OF buildings. The commu-
Dicat1On was referred to the committee on ways
and means to confer with the Commissioners on
the subject.
READING.
Mr.. LoveJoy, from the committee or teachers,
reported resolutions, which were adopted, COM
mend1ng to the teachers the diligent study of
reading In accordance with the scientific rules
and principles OF the subject. Also recon-
mend1Dg Miss Schreiner as teacher who is
peculiarly fitted to impart instruction upon this
important branch of public school education.
MUSIC.
MI. Smith offered a resolution authorizing the
sub-boa1d OF the seventh division to appoint an
additional music teacher at 1900; adopted. Mr..
Wormley offered similar resolution for the
county schools: which WAS adonfed