National Republican., 1880-09-15
Business Transacted by the Board of Trus-
toes Last NIEht.

The regular monthly meeting Of the board
Of school trustees was held ut the Franklin
building last evening, President Matthews In
the chair and Mr.. J. II. Brooks at the score.
taiy's table.
A proposition from Professor Mason TO be
allowed to teach French in the normal school
was favorably considered and q voto Of thanks
tendered him by the board. similar pro.
posal from Mrs. Pollock to be allowed to give
ten lectures on the kindergarten system was
referred to the committee on teachers.
A communication was read from tho Dis.
trict commissioners inclosiny a letter from
Miss Il. a. Butler requesting an investigation
of the cause Of her having boon dropped from
the roll Of school teachers Accompanying it
was the following letter from the secretary Of
state
DEPARTMENT or STATE
MATISGToN, Sept 7, 1851
MY DEAR MAJOR MoRGAN: | beg your attcu-
ton and Interest In favor OF Miss Amelia Butler
who has been dropped from the list of teachers Of
lho public schools, among whom she has served
for eight years.
Her friends are aware Of no good reason for this
treatment aud II any faut is charged upon Nss
Butter as q ground for it, they desire that the sub
jcct should bo investigated before any final dcciS-
ion to her prejudice They are very confident that
such an Investigation would rc'utU any iinputu-
tions against her if any are made.
This seems TO me fair. and hope you will be
able to secure proper disposition Of this matter Us
feel much interest IN having Justice done her
Yours very truly, WN. NJ. EvARTs
lllN was amlLtef IOf the consideration Ol tnc
sub.board OF The seventh division, and their re-
port, as submitted stated the reason for drop.
ping Miss Butler was that her conduct during
the last school year was insubordnate ana her
manner disrespect(ul tO school officers, tond.
ing to tho destruction of proper discipline IN
the public schools, and rendering her further
service in their division detrimental to pub
lie school interests, and that after grantingan
interview to the lady, Mt her request, the sub.
board WAS of the unanimous opinion that IL
would DO injurious TO appoint Miss Butler Il
teacher in their division, aud, therefore, de-
clined to nominate her for such position.
The report of the sub.board was unani-
mously concurrcd in. 4 petition from the
parents of children attending school at the
Prescott building, in the county, asking IN.
creased accommodations, was referred to the
sub'board of the sixth division.
The designations of Misses Lizzie Preston
| Brown and Zaideo Per Lee, subassstants sec.
ond division, and Rosa Kaufman, first di-
vision, were accepted.
| The following appoin tments of the commit
| teo on janitors were confirmed: w. r. Hutch
inson, ut the Wallach building; Clinton Yer.
million, at the Peabody building; George H.
Loyeless, at the Force building, aud William
| Shield, at the franklin building.
| Applications for teachers positions wero
received and filed from Miss Juiette c.
Hess, Caroline L. Tozicc, Mrs. NJ. C. Massie,
Constance Beall, Martha E. Yonson, Mrs.
Emily J. Richards, Miss Jennie ]. Ware, Annie
Newton, Alice NJ. Hyde. Edgar w. Camp, Lii
lie Burns, Helen Pitts, S. NJ. Towno, ]. NJ. L.
Drake, Mary Gibson, Albion L. Smith, Han
nah S. Shoemaker, George +. Wingate, q. w
Hopkins, c. j. Marshall, Jane Pease, Mrs. E.
" Gardner drawing and pcnmanship), Sarah
l.. Mitchell and Gertrude l.. Lewis.
For janitors, from Stanley Marshall, s. X
Coster, George c. Harris, Henry Gatewood, w
Wilkes and James A. Perry.
T Bills amounting to S6,421.36 were approved
and ordered to be pad.
Resolutions asking authority to rent tive
additional school rooms in the first and fourth
, divisions were referred TO the committee OF
buildings and repairs.
Miss Alice johnson of the first grade wa
promoted to the second grade, aud Miss Matte
L. Lawrence was granted leave OF absence
without pay for ono year
{ Mr. Loycjoy, from the committee on teach
ers, submitted the following resolution, whicl
was laid over until the next meeting:
Resotred That in the annual examination OF can
didntcs for admission to the high schools tn
minimum mark for which certificates of admis
sion may be given shull be an average of sixty pc
cent. of correct answers in all the studies and tl
= per cent in arithmetic and English grammar
each.
f The committee on building and repairs sub
mitted a report, which was accepted, stating
( that the Force q Peabody buildings had heel
accepted, furniture was being put in and in
week both schools would be running all right
Progress was being made on the other fou
: buildings. They recommended That a schoo
0 be opened on the Glenwood road, in tho ncy
1 church, ut rental not to exceed $3.50 per IN
, mum. and one more room Tor the coloret
. school at Mt Pleasant, at the same rental
D The board then adjourned.