Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-10
LOCAL NEWS.
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Meet1nE OF the board of Trusrees.
evening at the Franklin buildinrNMr. Mai.
thews In the chair. A fine crayon portrait OF
me iaIe George /. Abbott, for many years trus-
presented II II .he ne tS ha ana Mr. George Baker
ootts chiidren. He remarked that IL was a lust
appreciation OF Mr.. Abbott's services in the
cause OF education that led the board to name
the building, and the family I'm grateful recocni-
ton OF that action asked the acceptance of the
portrait. A letter was read from Mrs Thorpe.
Mrs. Morrison, and Misses Julia and Charlotrs
Abbott, profTering the portrait saying that 10
Mr.. Abbott it was "a source OF qualification 10
flnd that after so many years of absence from
your midst he was still held In kindly rpmeyn-
brance,n as shown by the naming of the build
ing. hey ask that the portrait be hung In the
Abbott building. that 1.-The present and future
generations of children as they pass before The
likeness OF one who was ever daily mindful OF
their welfare - sc. Ny. Matthews accepted this
trust on behalf OF the board and It.
would be pleasure to carry out the wishes
OF the donors. \ communication was received
from Augustus Watson suggesting the inculca-
ton OF morals by painting maXims. &c, on the
steps OF the building. which was referred.
Johannis Watson was nominated as ianitor OF
the Franklin School building and subsequently
confirmed. Applications for teachers positions
We're received from Ell f. Brown, Florence NJ.
ROBERTSON, susanna Petingar, Kate Webster. O.
Z. Lavallette, NJ. Milven, NJ. Alice Carroll Rob-
W. Gritith and James II. Howard. Mr. Brooks,
rom the committee on teachers, submitted a
report that they had visited the school attached
to the "'Home for Cofbred Women and Children.D
There are about fifty pupils attending school
alternately, and the committee recommend that
the school be made a halliday school of
the first grade with a teacher at an an
nual salary of S40O, and nominated Mary
A. Mckenny as teacher adopted The abstract
OF reports for November was presented, showing:
Number of pupils enrolled-White Washington,
II, ,551; colOred 6,5SI; Georgetown, white, 800;
colored, 533; county, white, 904; colOred, Liz.
Total, as,o'7. Number Of teachers employed
White schools, Washington, 2S2; colored do,
119; Georgetown, white 26; colored, 10; county,
white, %; colored, %. Total, 433. Mr.. White,
from the committee on supplies. reported a re-
commendation that the booksellers be invited
to confer and agree upon reduced price list, to
go into effect at the beginning of the school
year; adopted. Mr.. Matthew'S from the COM
mlttee on rules, reported adversely on the pro-
position OF Mr.. A. Watson to circulate temper
ance and ant1-tobacco pledge in the schools;
adopted. Mr.. Smith offered resolution sus-
pending rule 40, SO far as it may apply to can
vaSSers for the sale OF tickets to the concert for
the benefit OF the colored emigrants He knew
that the board had heretofore been averse to sus-
pending the rule but this was an extraordinary
occasion, in which the colored people were eS-
pecially interested. The resolution was adopted.
The committee on building and repairs were
authorized TO rent two rooms for school pur-
poses in the Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home Building, on street. at a rental OF $2i0
per year, and directed to discontinue the rental
OF lot on II street, between 18th and 14th streets
Mr.. Middleton announced that the first concert
by the pupils OF the schools would take place on
Friday evening next Mr.. Brown made a report
from the sub-board of the sixth district, recon-
mending that the colored school be removed
from the white school building at Mt. Pleasant
10 the church on Sherman avenue, and Mr..
Wormey opposing .t, considerable discussion
took place, ending with the subject being re-
committed. The board adjourned TO the 23d
instant.