Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-06-11
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Important Meeting Of the Board OF
Trustees.
Changes i'm the Course Of STUDY
Recommended

A meeting OF the Board OF School Trustees
was held last evening. The credentials OF
Henry johnson, appointed trustee In place OF
R. j. Collins, resigned, were read.
APPLICATIONS FOR TEACHERsHIPs
were received from s. Alice SOmerS John B.
NJ. Cook, Annie F. Henry, Laura Bangs, j. c.
Mulkins, Roberta G. Phillips, Emma v. Smith,
Helen and Lewis w. Maxon, also petition Of Asa
Thomas for f1reman'S position; referred
CERTIFICATES 10 APPLICANTS FOR rEAcHERsHIps
MI. LoveJoy, from the committee on teachers,
submitted report that the examination or
candidates for certificates was held on the oath
tifcates Of fitness be granted as follows: WI
FIRST Cadss-W. j. simmons, Edward d.
Leatch, 3: w: Torreyson, Misses Kate A. Hardy,
Martha w. Matthews and Ada o. Ober, MT. r.
Lorraine Peters, Miss Laura Bangs, Mrs Emma
J. Young, Miss Ellen E. Holiday, Emily A.
Farmer. Mr., George E. Whittlesey, Julia r.
Jones, Eta B Moses, Eliza r. Wilson, Ella NJ
jackson, Matte E. Bruce, Kate n. Slade, Mary
E. McKenDy, Esther r. Lewis, Carrie e. Taylor
Helen C. Kicks, Rosina Budd, Ida E. Twine.
Second ClGss-Agnes x. XIII, Lewis 8. Evans,
Bush. Aida L. Mathews, Emma n Louis Louisa Cod Cooley. "
Third Gass~Matllda A. wheeler, W. n. Smith
EouTth c1ass-Rachel Jane Day and John c.
They also recommend that the following act.
ing teachers, being unavoidably detained from
vice until the nextexaminat1on: Kate g. lewis
A. Forrest Perrie and Clara NJ. woodward.
MT Lloyd moved that the name of Sophie L.
consequence OF illness, prevented from com.
plet1ng the examination, and on motion of Mr..
LoveJoy her case was referred to the commit.
zee on teachers with power to act. The report
WINNERS OF THE COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIPS
inc report or the examination for the Kendall
scn0larsnlp In Columbian University and for
the King scholarship In Dickinson Colleoe WAS
submitted. The examination was condncfed i hV SV
fIoleSSOrS Hunt, Mason and Young on Satur-
Gay, and they reported the totals made by each
OF tne nfteen contestants from the advanced
grammar school, using numbers only. on
opening the envelopes 1t was found that George
A. Starkweather, OF the first division, had made
the,a1g Inc m1gnest number OF marks i94l and was
ana Angler B. Hobbs, from the third diyision''
tne next highest tS9), emitting him to the King
sch0iaShip. The rest OF the list was as follows:
Palck nG@Ps01 s e. r. s. Sru II WsGR MissnS
5l.5; A. G. Lamb, 81; R. F. Rogers Sc 25. Clinfn1,,
cage, cage GS: Felix Freyhold, So: r. a. Lacy, 50:
Huohes Tiaam C.ementS t as G. .. Hyer, 4s.25; P. NJ
introduced to the board Wv
CHANGES IN THE COURSE OF STUDY RECON-
MRNDKD.
MI Rhees from the committee on text books,
"The committee on text books were required
Dy LeSoiutl0n OF the board, adopted November
15 5, is.S 10 consider and report, not later than
lne month OF June, what changes, IL any should
Oe mace In the present course OF study In ac-
cOI0ance with this requirement the COMMITTEES
nave given the subject careful considerafion
ana Iespecuully submit the following report;
Inc subject OF the course of study In our
schools has attracted much public attention
SuIlng tne past year, and much fault has been
1a tH1nu WIN the present system. To ascertain
aenmtely the grounds for complaint the com
mttee requested parents to express their views
IN Wrltlng; but we regret to state that not a
Slngle communication has been received insre-
sponse to this request. We also applied to the
teachers Tor the results OF their experience be-
valuable suggestions than any other persons,
and from the majority of these we have received
an expression OF opinion on the subject. The
supervising principals presented fun report
on the course OF study to the committee, and
had conference with us In regard to It. The
superintendent also submitted q revised pro-
gramme or studies. From all these sources and
from personal visits TO the schools and other
SiOnS:
We do not find any ground for the wholesale
denunc1atlon OF our system INDUCED In by some
Of OF the % Correspondents % Of the press and some OF
believe that the board has ever been ready to
adopt any reasonable suggestions calculated to
improve the schools, that the tendency has
always been In the line Of progress and that
deserve credit for having brought the system to |
an acknowledged high rank In the country.
While we deprecate the uncalled-for ana unjust
attacks sS!scas alluded TO on our schools, we are
spectS there Is room for Improvement. We are /
satisfied that more attention is paid to the ma
chinery OF education than to Its vitality, that /
teachers are burdened with statistical require |
by too numerous written exam oktons, by at /
tempts TO teach too many q and by com. /
pulSory Observance OF infexl ne-tabieS
AS to the papiis, we are aiso &ktlsued that too