Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-05-14
Public Schools.


evening. communication from the District
commissioners, enclosing plan for a schoo
Dulidlng which would necessitate a change In
ne course OF study II adopted, was referred to
the committee on text books, &c.
THE SCHOOI-HoUsK PLANS.
communication was received from the Dis
trict commissioners, enclosing the three plans
Ior school buildings selected by the committee
on the subject as the best, with a request tnat
the award Of $500 shall be made, and also de-
termine the best plan to adopt Ihese plans
were accompanied by report Oh Ballding m q,
KempSter, of Chicago. is incomplete. Tne
Cluss & SchultZe plans are completed sufficient
ly to comply with the Tournaments 2 nuG tnere
PURPOSES. The plans OF p. j. Laur1tZen are
fully complete and up to the requirements. Mr.
Lovejoy moved to refer the documents to the
committee On buildings and REPAIRS with in
structiOns to report next Tuesday evening as to
the best plan for the new buildings. and also as
to which was entitled to the $500 award agreed
to.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
A communication from T. B. Marche, asking
that pupils belonging to the Junior order of
Rechab1teS be allowed holiday TO- morrow after
noon, was presented and the request refused
Applications for teachers positions were re-
celved from Agnes Ashton, Mary E. McKenna.
Effie Burr, S. c: Wartng, Bessie G. Rice, KateA.
Hardy, Sarah E. Smoot, Sadie Per Lee, Isabella
Turner, Lydia c. Powell, Cicely Payne, H. F.
Bruce, land Malvina d. Evans, and referred, as
also applications Of Chas. Cook and John j.
Calvert for jant0rs positions Supt. Wilson
presented letter from Hon. John Eaton, COM
missioner Of education, transmitting the diplo-
ma-gold medal-awarded the public schools OF
1878. The diploma was displayed In the room,
and Mr.. Wilson stated that it would be placed
In the windows Of Mr.. II. N. Barlow {Pennsyl-
van1a avenue, near 18th street,) shortly.
THE SPELLING CONTESTS.
Mr.. Wilson also submitted the reports on the
spelling contests, with a statement that In each
school 80 words were given out. The tabular
statement shows as follows:-Third grade
Average, 1872; Miss GarriSOn'S school. list
dvision,) making 1884, Miss Lesh, (2d,) 90 5; Miss
Stromberger, 3D. 9l.3. Fourth grade-Average,
6S.S; Miss Cation, (2d,) 9O.2; Miss Lucas, 4th,)
Miss Williams. dst, SIS; Miss Packard La esd3
$50; Miss Thomas, 3d. So. Sixth grade
Average, 1914; Miss johnson, (3d,] 966; Miss
AukWark, 3d. 963; Miss Van Horn, l4th,) s2.9.
seventh grade-Average. S5.7; Miss Wise, (4th.)
IS; Miss Baker, {2d,) $40; Miss Davis, (3d) 92S.
Eighth grade-Average, 1872; Mrs. Martin {4th,)
Sc; Miss Rowe, (2d,) $50; Miss Duerings (3d,)
grades present, and 15s classes, and the general
average OF correctness was 16.s.
A similar report from the county schools
showed $50 pupils present and 81 classes exam
as follows:-Third grade, average 4s.s, Miss Tin
giles school making "a; 4th, 1928, Miss Steel So Q:
sta, 49.5, Mr.. Moss, IS; 9th, $50, Mr.. Smith, 80:
lth, I4.3, Mrs. York, S7.2; sth, 1876, Mr. Nalley,
STATISTICAL
The superintendent abstracts OF reports for
the past month were presented, showing: Pupils
-WaShingtOn-whfte. 1891; George
town, LIS; county 100. Colored-Washington
5,53s: Georgetown, 474: county. 966. Total,
1873. Teachers employed:-White schools,
Washington, 217; Georgetown, %; county, 81
Colored schools; Washington, no; Georgetown,
corporal punishment:-Wa Washington 6:
Georgetown, 1; county, 5. Col0red-Washing-
ton, A; Georgetown, l. county, %. Total, %.
Number OF pupils dismissed, 25.
District commissioners TO purchase site and
erection OF school building on Good Hope hill:
adopted. Mr.. Smith offered resolution ask
ing the commissioners to rent or lease the Mid
dleton building, corner Of LIST and Pierce Streets
for school purposes; referred. Mr.. Holland,
from the committee on janitors, reported ad-
yersely on their petition for extra compensa-
ton; adopted.
EXAMINATIONS, PRIZES, ETC.
Mr.. Davis, from the committee On eXamina-
lions and pr1ZeS reported resolutions returning
thanks to DR.. W.W.PattOn, OF Howard univerSi-
ty for the offer of four scholarships to the board
and recommending the examinations be held
Mr.. Farley, from the committee on rules, sub
mitted report, that it is inexpedient to make the
LIST and 20 grade schools half day schools. Mr.
LOvejoy, from the same committee, submitted
minority report, declaring that it is expedient
to make such change; that the halliday schools
have been successful, &C. The subject was laid
over.
THE COMMITTEE ON BUILDING AND REPAIRS
reported adversely on the proposition of j. F.
Hanna to sell lot Of ground djOin1ng the Thorn
son School on 18th street, Got 20, So 2S4;
adopted. The same committee reported recon-
mending that the two new school buildings
(under authority OF Congress) be erected on tue
property owned by the District on Massachu-
sets avenue, between 18th and 18th streets
northwest and 5th and streets northeast, and
that when completed they shall be occupied by
the white schools OF the first and third divisions
and that an unexpended balance OF s29OUO be
placed to the credit OF the colored schools Mr..
Holland moved that the portion relating to the
appOrtfOnment OF the funds be referred and the
other portion adopted; lost-yeas (Messrs. Love-
JOY, Holland and CUtis), 3; nays. TO-
Mr.. Samson moved that the schools be closed
at noon on the 23d inst, to give teachers an
opportunity to visit the exhibition OF drawing:
agreed to.
SUGGESTIONS WANTED
Mr.. Rhees called attention to the fact that
the resolution calling on the teachers and SUPER
vtsing principals to give their suggestions as to
the course OF study to the committee on text
books by LIST May had not been complied with.
and the committee had received none. He mad
made inquiry and found that many teachers had
written their answers. but they had failed to
that they had heard Of the answers, and it was
suggested that as the supervising principals
had been called on for similar reports they may
have supposed thai the teachers letters are to
requesting that the information be sent the
committee by Friday at o'clock
Mr.. Lovejoy offered resolution that the
courses OF study In the advanced grammar
schools (Mr. PaulS and Miss Lane's) be made to
extend over two years instead of one, and that
there DE two divisions In each school; adopted
Mr.. Rhees offered resolution that the sala-
neS OF teachers be graded On the basis OF term
OF service and teaching capacity combined and
not exclusively to the length OF service: and
there shall be no teacher ass, ned permanently
until after three months actual experience In
the school or grade assigned; adopted. Ad-
journed to next Tuesday evening,
The A. M. E. Conference.