National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-06-09
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Business Transacted by the Board
of Trustees.
Certificates Granted to Teachers-Changes
in Textbooks Recommended - The
Winners of the Kendall and King
Scholarships Announced-Iiet-
ter Accommodations for
Grammar schools.



The regular monthly meeting of the school
board was held last evening at the Franklin
school building, President Matthews in the
chair and Mr.. j. II. Brooks secretary. Appli.
cations for teachers positions were received
and filed from Misses Rachel A. Alderman
Malvina Ross, Helen NJ. Cleveland Emily
n. Dorster Justine NJ. Ansmau, Anna Il.
Haley, Belle Nondcrpool, Helen NJ. Morrow
and Adelaide S. Payne, as teacher Of elocution,
and Mr. French c. Lugenbeel. For positions
as janitor from Messrs. George Brown. George
II. Childs, Robert Coggn, +. l.. Morrison,
Thomas II. Donohuc, J. Retterspeck George
w. Williams, j. V. Dulin, John j. Calvert, Al
bert Taskcr aud ]. Adams Bills amounting to
SS,6S4.6 81 were approved and ordered to be paid.
The committee on teachers recommended
the granting Of certificates to the following,
which was approved: First class-.Iuia NJ.
Bartlett, Saline A. Somervillc, Mary Hinmau,
Matilda Armsteud. Isabella S. Wheeler, Emma
J. /. Smith, Ella V. Chase. Mary $. Thomas,
Mildred A. Carroll and William G.. Sears.
Second c'pss--Morcy A. Lawtou, Florence j.
Smith, Mary L. Eoyes Mary L. Smith, Rich.
ard l.. Peters Maria l.. Jordan and Annie G.
Rogers. Third class-Lillan p. Hart, Ada A.
Bozemon, Louise A. Smith, Mary II. Merrill,
Alice l.. Strange, Frances S Bruce, Eleanor
VI. Mccartney, James II. N. Waring, Isabella
Il. Nalloy, Fanny A. Barrier jamie Page and
Emma +. Merritt
The committee on Textbooks and course of
study recommended the following changes ::
The substitution of Professor Whitney and
Mrs. n. l.. KnoXs elementary lessons in Eng
lish, for Hadlcy's lessons in language, but only
as a reference book for teachers, and not to be
purchased by the scholars; new editions of tho
following studies to be substituted tor the old,
provided it can be effected without expense 10
the pupils: Kerl's language lessons for Kerl's
oral course Worccster's new pronouncing
l.. e 81 >.
spelling-book, and Davis 4 Peck's arithmetic
for Davis arithmetic. The committee further
reported that owing to the limitations imposed
by existing appropriations upon expenditures,
it was not deemed cxpediont TO recommend the
adoption Of Winners computator in the schools
The report Of the committee on examima.
tions for the Kendall and King scholarships
submitted the following averages: Lewis d.
Wilson, 90l; j. G., Falck, So; K. +. Rogers. ST.;
]. b. Dixie, 10; p. NJ. Hughes, "A; ]. p. Spin.
die, 1885, S. NJ. Coylc, %; Charles NJ. Brulf, ~;
Arthur +. Middleton, 7Ol; ]. b. Slaughter, 20;
Felix Freyhold, GS Frank II. Clements, G6l;
Clinton Gage, GGl Charles s. Jones. Gi}, and
Frank Stevens, 81. Master Lewis ID. Wilson
was declared winner of the Kendall scholar
ship and Mr.. ]. G. Falck the king.
The reports Of the superintendent for the
month of May showed the number of pupils
enrolled 20.G50; average daily attendance,
| 1916; number of teachers. 43i; cases of tardi-
ness. 1858; cases Of corporal punishment 1875,
and number of pupils dismissed, IL.
A communication from r. o. Holtzman, pro-
posing to sell certain property for school pur-
poses on G between Third and Four-amd.a half
streets northwest, was referred to the commit.
tee on buildings and repairs
| The trustees of Gurley mission requested
| permission to use the Foundry building, on
Seventh street above the park, which was not
granted, two.thirds of the entire board, as re-
qured, not voting in favor.
report from the committee on teachers
recommending the following in reference to
the advanced grammar schools was adopted :
First for the girls school -That the requi-
site number OF additional desks and seats DO
placed in the hall of the Seaton building, and
that another school-room on the third floor be
assigned to it for recitation ROOM
Second flor the boys SCHOOL, That it be re-
moved to the large school-room on the third
floor of the Franklin school building, now oc-
cupcd by the boys of the eighth grade. These
arrangements to be made in time for the be-
ginning of the next school year.
resolution was offered by Mr. Curtis and
referred to the committee on textbooks, pro-
viding that in the course Of study for the sew
enth and eighth grades all studies, except
reading, spelling, grammar and arithmetic,
may be studied or not ut the option of the
parents or guardians, and all promotions to
higher grades snail be based only upon the
studies which each scholar may have been
studying.
The following resolution was laid over fol
n month:
Resolred, That aftcr the present school year tn,
granting Of certificates to pupils for attendance
Department, scholarship, etc, be discontinued.
The board then adjourned.