Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-09-27
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting of the Board OF Trustee,

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A special meeting OF the board OF public
school trustees was held Friday Dight-Mr. Cur.
It's in the chair. An application was received
from r. W. Addison for jaIitor's position, and
referred.
.PPoINTMESTs, PROMOTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS OF
TEACHERS.
The committee On teachers made a report.
Which was adopted, as follows:
First division-Temporary teachers certif-
Gates: Leily V. Davis and Mary F. Otey, 1st
Sd class: Amasa L. Paul. Kate E. Rawlings and
Dexter A. Smith, 4th class. Girls high school
Aaly a. scott and Lydia Mitchell Dame, assist
G. Paul ard Kate f. Rawlings. Tuh to Sth grade;
Mary K. McGfll. 9th TO 18th; Florence NJ. Bart
lett aud Mary 5. Shields, std &c GtA Mary G.
Frances y. Hepburn, T. g.; Roeser and ETa j.
NcKeon. Sd 70 std; Alice f. Starke, u TO 5th:
Blanche G. Patterson I'd to +th; Cora Stutxm1n.
Sarah V. 4. Shields. Fannie l.. Reeves and Emily
j. Cork. I'd TO Sd: Louisa Connolly. st TO 3i
AsS1gnments-C. A. HOllingSHorth j. E. l.
Moore, TO 4th grade; Efe Macfarlaud 81; l. b.
Calvin, I'd grade Normal school graduates-
Janet McWtlliam. Mary E. Chase, Helen d
Robinson and Elizabeth V. Clayton. 2d grade:
cara NJ; Biehie L. T. Spacknan and Jennie l..
BieAIord, lst grade Appointments. f.
ter-Sarah T. Bartlett. from 81 10 I 81 digiSon
I'd grade. Second dlviSion-Prom3ti,u J. j
Murray, 5th to 9th: NJ Il. Evans, 4tn TO CIT: NJ
II. Morrell, Sd to 9Th; NJ. f. NoyeS. An II 5Ga:
E. X Scott and NJ. T. Bond, II to TN. ana NJ
Buckley. LIST to Sd. Assignments-D. Rogers 10
5th grade; y. L. Sargent AMI NJ. Hinin,l, 81
no man school, graduates-F, NJ. Cohas ~
grade; L. F. Brown, 5. C. Murray and q )
SilveiS, 1St. Transferred-E. y. Corclrln
Ion 1st division and appointed II IN
grade; s. c. saunders, appoiGted sub 3sist ant.
OH TO sth; Title NJ Mack, b to 6 II: Elll i
kelly end Myra E. Lose 4th 10 b; Anna ID .eTs
u TO 5th: Mary Il. CUNNINGHAM. 2 TO III: "
Emma Settle, Cd TO 4th: Susan X. Woodward and
L.. W0D6Ward
tnents -Lavinia ii. EauKe, to 81 grade: Mary
Marick, sd. Normal school graduate5-M1ry E.
StocEett and Fanny B. Bailey, 1st grade, ana
Wheeler, Sd grade. Transfer from "a to 81 dvi-
sion and assigned to Sd grade--M. Alice Me-
Nartz Fourth diviston-Catharine F. Maxwell,
Holiday, 2d to Sd district: NJ. Alice
Carroll. sub assistant to I'd grade. Nor
NAL school graGuatcs-Enma r. Mason.
ID grade; Sarah f. HALEY ana Mary j. Davis 1sU
grade OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NJ. Mccartney,
18th grade. Fifth Glvision-DeSter a Smith 7Gh
10 Sth grade; Kate NJ. Blund0n. 5th TO 7th Man
dana j. Brown and Lillian ?. Hart. 4th TO Gin;
helen G. Watt. I'd to 18th; Emma X. Gore. 1st to
4tl,: Hodassih Beall, 1st to sd Assignments
Mary j. Bates, 9Th grade; Kate Reyburn. I'd
grade and OF normal graduates Adelta l.. Davis
V. Davis, 1st grade; Mary E. Holch. su6-assis-
taat- Sixth divlsion-TranSterS: K. r. Moss
from school to ID; K. S. Bates, Is TO 43: s. s
Evans As 10 ;: Alice u. Johnson Is to Is: Bessie
s Cox. - TO Is ACKNOWLEDGMENT r.
Nalley 10 No. :; Alice S. Strange 70 Is. Appoint
ments-Alary F. Otey to Is; W. 6. Sears to-
A DISAGREEMENT ABOUT FURNITURE.
Mr.. loVeJoy offered a resolution that a special
committee be appointed TO examine the furDi-
ture now being placed in the school room with
ut the approval OF the board. and ranJrt
whether OF not IL is or the Kind and quality that
the best interest OF the schools demand. Mr..
LoyeJoy remarked that the board had not been
Consulted in the matter. and that IRON what ne
had learned the furniture IN question was very
inferior. Mr. Curtis said that peTiO Really some
thing was said about the furniture and he It.
ga1d3d this resolution as an attempt % get U3Ck
10 the Old furrtJure--the Boston MAKE. II was
true that the Commissioners mad selected five
persons 10 determine on the SAMPLES o. turni-
lure presented, three OF Misunderstanding
Brooks, and h1mSeif-bei1g nenb 3rS OF thh
board. end MessrS- White and Baldwin wefc
formerly on the board aud lie claimed that they
lieved that Mir. Lovejoy had received his
Inspiration from the superintendent who
was a friend OF 1.-THE Boston furniture.
Mr.. LovelOy denied that he had received ID
SpiratiOn from that quarter, anu he reported
that this furniture was selected without the
approval OF the board and he understood that
The furniture was not up to the samples Mr..
Brooks claimed that II was important that the
furniture should be up to the standard, and II
the resolution was intended to direct an exam
nation In this regard IT should be adopted.
MI. Brown said the furniture for the county
schools last year was very inferior. Mr.. Curtis
replied that such was the case, and the furni-
lure In question was delivered under a contract
with Lew1sburg Pa.) firm. Mr.. Lovejoy re-
marked that lie had been informed by man Ell
gagged in puttirg down the furniture that It was
very inferior-that the pieces were not matched
the seats not level, &C. Nc. Brown ciamAd
That as the trustees would be called 10 approve
the bills, they should pass upol the Iu-n
iture. Mr.. Smith suggested an amend
ment. that hereafter the furniture shall
be OF the most approved pattern conducive 10
the health OF The pupils; md he remarked 1har
number or the pupils had bcc0me rom. :
shouldered on account OF being forced 70 o;
cupy cramped Positions. AT the suggestion o;
several members that this Should be an inu
pendent proposition. MIR. Smith withdrew The
amendment. Mr.. Curtis onerei an amendment
so as TO make the resolution diTec; that The IN
qutry be made as TO whether The furnisurd
comes up to sample. Mr.. LoVejoy with REV
from his resolution without the approval O;
The 1oard.' Nh. Middleton said this subject
should be considered by full board, and m Jved
10 adjourn: lost. Mr.. Middleton Claimed that
as The board had had nothing to do
with the selection OF the furniture, and had
been as board ignored, they should nave moth
ing TO Go with the subject, and he would vote
against the whole thing. Mr.. Lloyd said tha.
technically those who selected the furniture
were not OF the board, yet they were gentlemen
" no lad been or were nov connected with the
board. Mir. Middleton suggested that those Who
so acted-Brooks, Curtis and Soneryile-an1
The successors OF MeSsrS. Baldwin and White
tMesSrS. Temple ana PcarSon) be the commit
zee. At this point Mr.. Curtis withdrew having
beer excused. and, the board being left wi, hoal
quorum adjourned.
THE ENTERPRI7ING BURGLAR FROM WASH