Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-12-24
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
SPECIAL Meeting OF the Board o
Trustees.

Trustees.
The Board Of Public School Trustees met last
night, ard applications for teachers positions
fro IN Alice Z. Lee, Bessie G. Rice Laura c. Stri-
der, I'll F. Brown Virginia PATTERSON and Frank
AIgell, were referred. The designations OF
Misses A. L. Sargent. r. j. Steele, Georgia E.
ACIDS ard Lola Woodwork were received and
accepted. proposition to sell or lease prop
cry at 1904 street for school purposes was
referred. Superintendent Wilson called atten-
ton to the fact that the department of superin-
tendence would meet In this city on Friday next,
and suggesting that committee be amounted
TO make arrangements for the meeting. The
suggestion was adopted, and Messrs. Lovejoy,
Baldwin, Somerville, Curtis and Farley were
appointed.
The committee on teachers reported that the
semiannual examination of teachers took place
on the 18th and 20th instantS, and that there
were in all 81 examined. They submitted a re-
certificates be granted to the following: First
class-Mable r. Lewis. Mary E. Kealey, Lillian
7. Hart, FTedilina A. Wiggin,s Emma v. Smith,
Thompson, Kate celeste Lewis Helen NJ. Ben
nett, Laura c. Strider. Second class-JameS
Henry Howard, Clara Mira woodward. Ada A.
line c. Weightman,+ Susanna c. Collins F. A.
Springer Ella S. Kelly. Addie II. Fuller i.
Fourth class-John NJ. Fox and John J. Chick
eling First class certificates as temporary
teachers to Elias. Cooke. Emma Sawyer Sarah
J.. Crane, FrancsJ Smith, Estelle Stuart, E. NJ.
Armstead, M. E. Johnson NJ A. Lawton, S. Car
ter '. Shaw and Miss Strothers. Second class
Lillian P. Hart; c. a. Pinkney, A. r. Bowen, and
X. c. Lewis Third class-Margaret A. Human,
A. A. Bozeman, and E. F. Merrett.
Those marked CD were transferred from the
acting to the permanent list.
The committee recommended the confirmation
of the following nominations and changes: First
Diyision-Helen M. Bennett, first grade. Second
Dfyision-Mary II. Merrill, transferred to third
grade; Margaret A. Human, acting fifth grade
Ella S. Cook, acting third grade; Sarah L. Crane
acting second grade; Lizzie +. Brown, sub-assis-
grade; Laura C. strider, third grade; Emma Saw
yer, acting first grade. Sixth Disadvantages
a. Fairly, promoted from school 80 to SO, vice
Miss Steele resigned; Mary B. Malone, promoted
from school 81 to SO; Anna Nj. Briggs trans
terred from school 20 to 81; Florence j. Smith,
appointed acting teacher school 90; Estelle
stuart, acting school {; Emma v. Smith, ap
pointed teacher of school No. 40. Seventh
Divfsion-Misses NJ. Male, transferred from fifth
grade to sixth; A. A. Bozeman, fourth to sixth;
E. F. Merritt, fourth to sixth; L. A. Smith, sixth
Pinkney second to fourth NJ f. Syphax, third
10 fourth: A. r. Bowen, third to fourth: X. C.
Lewis, first to third NJ. L. Bowie fourth to third;
l.. F. Dyson, fifth to second E. A. Butler, fourth
10 second; X. II. Slade, second to first, and Mrs.
A. X. Hill sixth to fourth.
A letter was received from the board of mana
gers OF the Colored Women's Home, stating that
the school room in that Institution would be
ready for the teacher on February 1St. Mr..
Lovejoy, from the committee to confer with the
trustees of Johns Hopkins University of Balti-
uiOit ItldtlNe W lfeS StuOltISllpS, GepOTleu IL
letter from President Gilman, stating THAT the
District of Columbia will be regarded by us as
included in the region for which the founder OF
this institution provided free scholarships Mr..
Lloyd called attention to the necessity of pro-
tecting the eye-sight of pupils, and moved that a
committee be appointed to see that the seats In
the schools are properly set as to light; adopted
and Messrs. Lloyd Christie, Samson, Brown and
Smith were appointed.
Two CASES of smallpox were reported to the
health officer this morning-one. that of a
woman on 9TH street northwest; but upon in
yestigation it proved to be false statement.
This afternoon case was reported ON Sd, be-
tween X and L streets southeast. and another
in the house of Michael Shinar, corner South
Carolina avenue and 9th street east The health
officer is using every effort in his power to con-
fine the disease in its present bounds. He has
also sent for vaccine points sufficient for any
emergency, and proposes to have all the poor
persons in the city yaccnated. AT present he
has no virus. but expects some tomorrow
Some fifty persons have applied to the health
officer for it to-day.
AFFECTIONS OF THE LIVER, bilious disorders,