National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-09-25
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Assignments and Promotions of Teachers
for the Year.
Certificates Granted to New Tcachers-The
Furniture ntract--irustous Versus
the District Commissioners.
Mccting of tho schonl Iionrd.

WIS NppIpNeNi us lOllONs'
First diyislon-Tcmporary teachers certid.
Gates: Lilly V. Davis and Mary +. Otey, lst
class; w. s. Sears, % class; George f. Wingatc,
81 class; Amosa l.. Paul, Kate T. Rawlings aud
Dexter A. Smith, 4th class.
Girls high schuo-Mury 4. Scott and Lydia
Mitchell Dame, assistant teachers.
First division Promotions A. G. Paul and
Kate II. Rawlings, 7th to S,h grade; Mary E.
McGill 9Th to 7th; Florence VI. Bartlett and
Mary S Shields, 9Th to 9Th; Mary c. Laacnby,
An to 5th; Charlotte l.. Garrison, Frances n.
Hepburn, 7. G.. Roescr and Eva ]. McKcon,
81 to 5th; Alice Il. Starlc, 2l to 5th Blanche
G. Patterson, ID to 4th; Cora Stuznon Sarah
V. A. Shields, Fannie l.. Reeves and Emily j.
Cork, 2d to 81; Louisa Connolly, 1st to 81.
Assignmonts.-C. A. Hollingsworth, j. L. l..
Moore, to eth grade; Ellie mcfarland, 81; l..
B. Calvin 2d grade.
Normal school graduatcs--Janet McWilliam,
Mary T. Chuse, Helen u. Robinson and Eliza
beth V. Clayton, I'd gradc Clara NJ. Bieie,
l., Il. Spaciman and Jennie l.. Bicktord LIST
grade.
Appointmcnts-G. f. Wingate, 9TH grade
Ellie Kodcn, 4th.
Transfcr-Samh f, Bartlett, from 2d to 1st
division, cd grade.
Second division-Promotions j. j. Mur.
ray. 9th to 6th; VI. Il. Evans 4th TO 9th; NJ
II. Morrell, Sd to 9th; NJ. T.. Noyes, ilh to 5th
H. X. Scott aud NJ. Il. Bond, 81 TO 4th, and VI.
Buckley, LIST to 81.
Assignmcmls--D. Rogers, to 9th grade; NJ.
| L. Sargent and NJ. lIinmau, 81.
! Normal school graduates-F. VI. Collins, 81
grade; l.. f. Brown, ). G. Murray aud G. s.
| Silvcrs, lst
TransfcrcJ.-E A. Corcoran, from 1st di-
vision and appointed TO i!h grade; 5. G.
| Saunders, appointed .Ub.assislaut.
| TuId division Promotions: Rachel j.
Day, Gth to sth; 1'ilie NJ. Mack, 9th to Gtu;
| Ella G.. Kelly ami Myr, L. Love, lth to 5.h
Anna Beers, 81 to 5,h; Mary Il. Cunningham,
| 2I to : b: VI. Emma settle, 81 to IN; Susan
X. Woodward aud Barbara l.. Woodward, lst
to ith.
signmcuts-Lavnia IL. Haukc, to 2l
grade; Mary Mirck 81.
Normal school graduate cs-Mary Z. S.oclsctt
and Fanny 3. Bailey, lsJ grade, and Flora
| Frcyhud, 2d.
Appontmcns-Isabella $. Wheeler, 81
grade.
Transfer from % to 3ldiyision aud assigned
to 81 grade, NJ. Alice MIcNaUz
Fourth divisiOu-Catharne f. Maxwell 81
to 5th; Frances NJ. Moore aud Isabella
Holiday, 2I 10 81 district; NJ. Alice Carroll,
subassistant to I'd grade.
Normal school grLdultGs--Enm K. Mason,
ID grade; Sarah L. HALEY and Mary j. Davis,
lst grade
Appointmcnt-Ele NJ. Mccartney, 9TH
grade.
Fifth division-Dcxter A. Smith, 9TH to
Sth grade; Kate NJ. Blrndon, 9th TO 1Ull; Man
dana j, Brown and Lillian J. Hart Ilh to 6,h,
Helen G.. Watt, I'd to lth; Emma X. Gore, 1st
to 4lh; Hodassih Beall, lSt TO I'd.
Assgnments--Mary j, Bates. 9th grade;
Kate Reyburn. 81 grade and Of normal grab'
uutcs Adeiia l.. Davis aud Agnes S. McAuhur.
Appointments - Lily " Davis, lst grade;
Mary L. lIoch subassistaut.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures r. 7. Moss, from
school to II; Il. 5. Bates Is 10 49, :. :. Evans,
% to s; Alice d. johnson, 10 olGi Bessie S. Cox,
IL to lj
A,sigmcnts-lsabcla Il. N,dcy to No, :; Al
ice ), Strange to l3.
Appo.n,mcnIs--Mr Y. oicy to Is; W. G..
Sears to >,
Mr.. LoyGioy offered the following resolu.
ton:
R,so,rt5, That the committee OH supplies shall
examine The furniture .ha!uiiug teaehtlN desks,
for ne pubic schools now rcius furnished, 0nt
report whether or not In lheir opul N the sumo Is
o.! the Kind aud quality that the best Interests OF
the schools demand
This resolution gave rjso to long debate
in which the fact was brought out that the
furniture being put into the schuGls was con
sldcrcd Of an inferior quality aud badly con
sfructed. The question UeO arose us to the
power of the board III the premises, the C0m-
mi,sioncrs having made the contract without
consulting it. Ihc samples Of furniture sub.
mlttcd by the contractor were passed upon by
five members of the board, designated lOr the
purpose by the commissioners.
The poin, was made that rs the board has
toMppoyc the bills it was their duty to eX.
anime into the quality Of the furniture de-
liyercd under tHe contract
Mr.. Saith offered to amend the resolution
by Inserting the clause that in all purchases
OF furniture due regard shall be had to the
health and comfort Of pupils in the advanced
grades Of the pUh!ic schools, A great many Of
the pupils, sald Mr. smith, are growing round
shouldcrcd having to occupy a crampcd posi-
tion.
= Mr., Curtis offered Gu amendment so as to
make tho resolution read cot the kind and
quality contracted for US per sampIe submit
. ted"
Mr.. Smith withdrew his amendment with
the understanding that he would introduce il
as uu independent proposition.
Mr.. Middleton suggested that it would be
best to debate the matter before the whole
board moved to adjourn, hut the motion wos
lost.
Mr., Curtis amendment was then debated at
some length,
Mr., Middleton moved an amendment that
the members designated by the commissioners
TO examine aud report upon the samples Of
iurniturc submitted or their successors on the
board, be tho committee to report upon the
quality Of the furniture AS delivered. Pend
the discussion, Mr., Curtis having lett the
hall, it was discovered that there was no quo
rum present aud tho board adjourned,