Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1879-07-09
Meeting Of the school Board.
TIE REVISION OF THE SCHOOL RuLEs-HLECTIo
OF OFFICERS.

the minutes, Tue secretary, MI. BLOCKS, COOK the
floor and read THE STAR editorial of July I'd
critlcising the construction which he was about
to place upon Mr.. Lloyd's resolution Of prevt JUS
meeting. Mr.. Lloyd moved that all Of the re-
recommendations, be regarded as not before
the board or any part OF its report. The score
tary construed this to mean not only that the
preamble was stricken from the report before
its adoption by the BOARD, but that he was au
thor1Zed to eXpunge the preamble from the
records OF the previous meeting when the re-
port was received. he explained that his inter:
probation OF the resolution was based upon the
remarks OF the mover OF the resolution, and OF
the president, and, as he thought, the general
understanding OF the board. He rehearsed the
Lloyd's resolution as he recollected them, He
said that II the construction which he had
placed upon the resolution was wrong. now
was the proper time to correct the matter
Mr.. Davis moved that the RESOLUTION be not
construed to authorize expungement
Mr.. Holland held that the whole affair was a
warning against drifting from parliamentary
nor did he intend that it should. motion to
reconsider the vote by which the minutes of
june 10 were approved would be a necessary
them.
Mr.. Lovejoy thought that the intent OF the
resolution, as understood at the last meeting,
was to expunge. He had offered an amend
ment proposing expungement, and had Under
stood MIR. Lloyd to say that the point was COY
cred by bis proposition. Moreover, Mr. Lloyd
Il
get into the minutes.
Mr.. Lloyd explained that his intention was to
get to the consideration of the recommendations
OF the committee by throwing aside the pre-
amble. which was an expression OF individual
opinion, might have been made orally, and did
not need to be passed upon by the board. He
Gid not intend by his resolution to expunge the
preamble from the approved minutes of pre-
vlouS meeting, but to pass il by at last meeting
disappearing it so far as the fact of the passage
OF his resolution would indicate dlsappr9val
Mr. Farley said that in voting for Mr. LI0yd'S
motion he had intended to expuUge.
Mr.. Matthews said that he voted With Mr..
Farley and MI. Lloyd but had no such inten-
tent1on. We find the preamble in the printed
minutes OF June 10; why this controversy?
Mr.. Davis replied that 1t was under stood that
the secretary intended to strike out the pre-
amble in the copy OF the minutes, which was
records.
MIR. Lovejoy here cateehised Mr.. Lloyd, ill.,
tlmat1ng and attempting to show that MI.
the same way that he did at last meeting. He
suggested that as our bodies changed every
seven years, so the minds of trustees Sometimes
changed every Seyen days.
Mr.. Lloyd reiterated the intent Of his reSolu-
ton, and said that he had not changed his
mind In the least.
The president then ruled that as the minutes
of June 10, asapproved, contained the preamble,
1t could not be stricken from them Without q
the minutes.
minutes OF June 10, which contained the pre-
amble. was entered, and the matter was per-
mite TO drop, the board thus deciding tn lat the
preamble should appear In the bound minutes.
THE REVISION OF THE COURSE OF STUDY.
Under the head of unfinished business the re-
port OF the committee on text books came up
for further consideration. The 10th recon-
mendation, proposing to omit written examlna-
UCns 10 penmanshlp, drawing, music, physoC-
gy and physics, was discussed. In regard 20
penmanship, 1t was held, on the other hand.
that Ihere are TOO many written examinations
nom essential; that the condition of the COPY
books Is suf11cient indication of progress; that
as the Theory OF Penmanship" had been
dropped as textbook, one argument In favor
OF examinations In respect to the principles OF
writing was removed; that II boy could make
perfect letter, 1t made no difference to exami-
ners now ne made 1t. On the other hand 1T was
De to strike blow at the philosophical basis of
penmanship; that systematic instruction was
what had given the schools OF Washington a
tSat no sen rame sod d9T and
would make that instruction less systematic.
Inc representatives of the cOlored schools were
especially opposed to the recommendation. A
ed In the Affirmative, In the negative. a
vote was then taken on the recommendation so
far as 1t affected penmanship, and mot two
his decision OF last meeting and decided tnat
the recommendation would have the force of a
rule, and would require q tWo-thirds vote An
appear was taken, which was laid on the table
py vote OF to 6. This settled the fate OF the
rest or the 10th recommendation as it could not
obtain the necessary two-t thirds. These propo.
sltlons may, however, be brought up as sapa-
adopted by majority vote.
The seventeenth recommendation was amend.
ed TO read: MAP drawing shall not be required
py the teacher to be done out Of school. but shall
be retained in school as a method of Instruct
tion." The aim was to abolish fancy map draw
Ing ana retain the practical. 1t was then
Mr.FairIey advocated his substitute as a oh ,noe
IN system more desirable than mere change
In text books. 1t was however, postponed IN
til more suitable time.
The eighteenth recommendation was adopted
a1ler IL mad Deen amended so as to read: Each
school may be divided into two classes for the
purpose OF instruction and recitation, at the
option OF the teacher, and in every such case
the super1ntendents and supervising principals
snail lake care to fully examine into and REPORT
be neglected"
unnecessary by the boards action on previous
recommendation, and was withdrawn.
Ine 2otn recommendation, proposing that
lessons In good morals and polite manners be
gwen every week by each teacher, enforced by
anecdote and Illustration, taking as a guide a.
M. COWS manual, failed to obtain two-Chirds
vote end was lost. The aim OF the committee
ton OF the rules In regard to instruction In the
principles OF morality. Objection was based
on the ground that ir introduced new book
and would further crowd the school time with
exercises.
The 2lst recommendation was withdrawn on
the same ground as the 10Th. Also the ed
Recommendations to II inclusive, which
mad been recommitted, aprortioniLg branches
or arithmetic among the grades, were then
adopted, with the understanding that any mod
1f1cations subsequently determined upon by the
committee On text books should have the force of
rules. This completed the consideration or the
report OF the committee on textbooks
Election OF officers for the ensuing year was
held. Mr.. Curtis declined re- election as presi-
dent, and Mr.. c. NJ. Matthews, OF GEORGETOWN,
was unanimously chosen. Mr. Brooks was re-
elected secretary. The board then adjourned.
DIs0RDERLY BOOTBLACKs-This morning in
the Police Court, John Jackson and Henry WI.
llamS alias Boucher, two colOrei bootblacks
were arra1gned on the charge of assault and
battery On Daniel Dyson, colored. The latter
TESTIFIED that few nights since he noticed
theSe two men send couple OF small BOYS TO
slide OH a small chest OF tea from the front OF a
store On street, and he (witness) whistled, to
give an alarm to those In the store, when the
Two prisoners walked up to him and ask.
Ing what he meant beat him, striking
btm several times with stones The
Court sentenced them to 80 days In Jail for this
OHence. The same parties were arraigned on
the charge OF an assault On George Carter, who
keeps an eating stand on street, between 9th
and 10th. This took place last night, and after
0tSDlltp with Carter al Ead