National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-15
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
A LIVELY MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Miss Lewis NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Of Superintsnd-
cnt Wilson's Protest-He Is Subordinate
-GoVernOr Shepherd to Have
School Named for Him.
The Board of School Trustees held their


regular monthly meeting last evening in the
franklin building, Mr.. Lovejoy presiding in the
absence of the president Applications for po-
sitions as teachers were read and filed from Misses
Nellie H. McCauslen, NJ Beall, Mamie V. SWORN
stedt, Anne NJ. Cooling, Lizzie Rogers, Henrietta
K. Burroughs, Annie E. LOOMS, Ella C. Saunders,
Emma NJ Gillet and Marcia P. Rogers,
and MeSSrs. 81. K. Peters, c. j. Tucker, C. l.
Webster, G. R. Israel, C. S. Sheldon A. James,
B. Johnson, A. W. Cummins, and Fl. W.
Hewlett; as janitors from B. Leach, j. r. Paul, ].
W. Green, N. W. Wilkinson, F. A. Bentcr, c. Med
ford, and G. Locke. communication from the
District Commissioners relative to certain sites Sc
lected for the twon new school buildings i'll the sec
ond division referred to the committee on build
ings and repairs for action. The committee on
teachers submitted a report, which was unani-
mously adopted, on the
CHARGES AGAINST MISS CARRIE E. LEWIS,
teacher in the seventh division in which they
recommended, as already published in THE Ma
TIoNAL REPUBLICAN, that she be admonished as to
her conduct, the order of suspension be revoked,
and that she be permitted to resume her duties in
her school till the close of the present school year.
The report was signed by MeSsTs. Lovejoy, Brown
Lloyd, Curtis, and Middleton, and was to the effect
that they were of the opinion that the unanimous
action ofthe sub board of the seventh division was
based upon evidence presented to them from trust
worthy sources and that such action was inspired
by public and disinterested motives They regretto
report that the defense in this inquiry assumed in
part an attack on member of the sub board, Mr..
John H. Brooks, and subjected him to a charge of
being influenced by improper motives, and they
feel that it is due to him to state that the inves
cation developed no ground for such a charge; on
the contrary the evidence satisfied the committee
that Mr.. Brooks was influenced throughout by
high sense of official duty. From the evidence
adduced after thorough investigation into the
subject prior to- contemporaneous with, and sub
sequent to the date of Miss Lewis resig-
nation the committee on teachers re-
port that they find that the conduct
of Miss Lewis was deserving of admonition and
warning at the hands of the SUBJ board. They do
not think that the evidence justifies her further
suspension, and recommend that the same be re-
moved, and that her request to withdraw her
resignation be granted, and that her services be
continued for the remainder of this school year.
Bills amounting to S7,994.69 were ordered to be
paid. The District Commissioners called attention
to the
BoIsTERoUS AND REPREHENSIBLE CONDUCT
ofpupilsi the Force building and requested
a vigorous exercise of an order providing for
pulSiOn of such offenders. A communication from
building Inspector Entwisle calling attention to
the unsuitable condition of the Northeastern
market building portion of which is now used
for school purposes, and recommending the sale of
the structure and release of the ground, was re-
ferred to the committee on buildings and repairs.
The reports of the superintendent for May showed
the number of pupils enrolled to be 81 1S1 average
daily attendance, 1G,47S; number of teachers
employed 456; cases of hardness, 1,SSS; cases of
corporal punishment, So and pupils dismissed, S.
A petition read from the pupils of the fifth
grade school taught by Miss Emma L. Bond ask
ing her promotion to school of the sixth grade.
Thomas Thornton was appointed janitor of the
Lee building, and ]. W. Speakes of the Henry
building The committee on rules, to
whom was referred a letter of Mr..
Henry Johnson protesting against his chill
dren being marked absent Good Friday
and Easter Monday, submitted report in which
they stated that the cause for such absence should
be shown on the report of the pupil and not affect
the standing. Mr.. Smith offered resolution ask
ing that the name of the new building now in
course of erection in the seventh division at the
corner of Tenth and streets, be known as
THE A. r. SHEPHERD BUILDING.
Mr.. Brooks amended by substituting Garrison, and
Mr.. Wilkinson capped the climax with an amend
ment favoring the name of Enoch Ambush. The
subject was referred to the SUBJ board of the sew
enth division. The chairman appointed Messrs.
Dodge. Brown, and Lambert committee to wait
uponsthe President and request an increased water
supply for the public school buildings of the Dis
trict. Mr.. Dodge presented preamble and reSo-
lutions, which were referred TO proper commit
tee, setting forth that no exercise should be con-
Quoted or permitted in any public school that
would offend the religious sectarian beliefof any
denomination of the community, and that here
after only such holidays be recognized as
are made by law or by order of the District au-
thotities. A communication was read from the
Architect of the Capitol, submitting, with minor
alterations the plans for high school building
agreed upon by the board at a previous meeting
A protest against the adoption of this plan was
filed by Superintendent Wilson, who asked that it
be printed in the minutes of the board which gave
rise to animated discussion. Mr.. Curtis said he
thought Mr.. Wilson
HAD ACTED DISCoURTEoUSLY
in sending in such paper, and if he alone had
power in the premises he would return it to him.
Continuing he said that Mr. Wilson was anxious
to have plan of his own adopted, and had taken
to the Architect of the Capitol for this purpose
Mr. Lovejoy disclaimed, for Mr.. Wilson, any dis
courtesy toward the board, but simply desire to
have an appropriate high school building Mr..
Dodge said
MR.. WILSON WAS \ SUBORDINATE
of the board, and had right to send in protest
against their action. He then detailed an inter
view between Mr. Wilson and the Architect of the
Capitol without the knowledge of the building
committee of the board. The latter had invited
him to their councils and in return for this cour-
tcsy he went off alone and got up a plan. The
motion to print was defeated by tie vote. The
board then resumed the consideration of plan No
,, submitted by Mr. Clarke and adopted it by an
overwhelming vote.
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