National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1881-06-29
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
IMPORTANT MEETING LAST NIGHT.
Action in Regard to the Proposed New Station.
HOuSe-Teachers for the Next Scholastic
Year COnfirmed-Miss Carrie
Lewis Dropped.

The last meeting of the present fsca
year of the Board of School Trustees was held il
the room of the Boys High School in the FRANKLIN
Building last evening, the usual meeting room
having been damaged by the recent storm to sucl
an extent that it was not tenantable. Mr.. John Fl
Brooks secretary of the board, rendered his resig
nation, which was laid over for future action.
| The reports of the superintendents for Jun,
showed: Pupils enrolled, 20, 405: average attend
ance, 1925 number of teachers, 49, cases of tar
diness, l051; cases of corporal punishment, PC
and pupils dismissed, ..
Applications for positions as teachers were read
and fled from Misses Eliza N. Smith, Leonora A
Lavalette, Emma J. Smith, and Ella NJ. Firmin
and MesSrs. J. NJ. Browne, P. W. Shipper, J. E
Hunt G. B. Hatch, F. A. Tichener, T. L. Rochfort
and W. w. Cook; as janitors, from Henry Evans,y
r. Van Brake, and Henry Coleman. The resigna-
| tons were accepted of Mr.. John Z. Chappell, a
teacher of the sixth division; Mr.. J. N. Fox
| second division; Miss C. A. Hollingsworth, firs
division, and Miss L. F. Thomas third division.
Mr.. Temple, from the committee on building and
| repairs, submitted a report, which was adopted
recommending sites for the new school buildings
| in the county as follows: TennaIlytown, at the
intersection of the Murdoch Hill road and river
turnpike, and at Mount Pleasant the site offered
by Mr.. A. /. Sturtevant, on the old Columbia road
| The following were announced to be the success
| full applicants for admission into the Miner Normal
| School: Misses Mamie Z. Nichols, Gertrude F.
Smith, Josie S. Martin, Amelia Z Alexander, Mary
| F. Fletcher Hattie E. Stewart, Annie L. Haner,
BERTHE S. Page, Ellen L. Wayne Mary E. Edwards,
Bessie A. Johnson, Anna L. Costin, Sarah A. Har-
riSon. Lydia c. Powell, R. Clara Wheeler and
Isabel J. Russell.
adopted that the new school building on P, be-
| tween Sixth and Seventh streets northwest. be
known hereafter as the Henry Building in honor.
of the late Professor Joseph Henry.
\ communication was read from the Commits
sioncrs incosing petition protesting against the
erection of station house in the square on which
the High School building is located.
After short discussion Mr.. Curtis offered the
following, which adopted:
Eesolred, That the communication of the Commits
sOners respecting the erection of sation-hOuse on
square i46 be referred to special committee consist
ing Of the president of the board subboard
The second division, with instructions TO confer with
the Commissioners and urge the erection of the sta
uOn-house in some other locality.
Mr.. Loveioy, from the teachers committee, pre-
scented the following nominations of teachers for
the next scholastic year, which were confirmed:
Normal School-Misses L. E. Smith and n. F.
Puihphrey; Boys High School-Messrs. z. a. Paul,
Frank Angel, and William c. Ewing: Girls High
School-MisSes Georgia Lane, NJ A. Scott, F. N.
Crane, and /. NJ. Dame; music-NIr. J. H. Daniel,
Mrs. A. j. King, Mrs. L. L. Davidson, and Miss A.
Z. Johnson; drawing-Mrs S. E. Fuller and Miss
A. NJ Wilson.
First division-Henry \. Copp, supervising prin-
cipal: George B. Hatch, acting; L. 8. Hobrook, NJ
c. Kelly. N. P. White, Z. L. Rawlings, C. a. CaId
well, H. !. Schmmelfennig, NJ. A. Croft, NJ. c. Nc
GILL; N. Z. r. hewitt, y. H Fuller, Mary Buckley,
NJ. E. Morgan, NJ S. Shields, F. NJ. Bartlett, n. W.
BuCchard, n. E L. Mclean NJ. c. o. Lazenby, C. l.
Garrison, s. F. Sparks, F. n. Hepburn, 7. c. Roeser,
A. E Speake, E. J. McKeon, N. l. Sampson, I. A.
McGin, S. E. Mcmahon, s. &. Hickey, B. L. Pattison
+. 3. Wiggin, Efie Rodier, NJ Z. Rodier, J. E. L.
Moore, L. E. York, S. V. A. Shields L. L. Duyall,
Louise Connolly, Cora Stutzman, L. NJ Bishop, F.
/. Reeves. Efie Macfarane, s. F. Bartlett, H D.
Robinson. NJ. L. Chase NJ. E. Macartney E.V.
Clayton, L. B. Calvin A. NJ Dutton, S. J. Oliphant,
Janet McWilliams, c. NJ Biehl, A. J. Lewis, L. F.
Spackman C. \. Robertson, Grace caldwell, l. L.
Snyder, j. l. Bickford, A. II. Nairn, and Edith
Pitts.
Second division-N. P. Gage, supervising princi-
pal; s. ]. Thomson, NJ. E. Rowe, S. Z. Saunders,
sub assistant; +. H Tichenor, acting assistant;
Matilda King, J. A. Brown, E. V. Billing K T.
Brown, c. c. Baker, L. c. Camp, NJ. A. TAFT Emily
Robinson, s. s. Childs, A. L. Kern, F. L. Hendley s.
c. Collins, ]. I. Murray. NJ. H Merrill NJ R. Evans,
E L. Bond, E. c. Weightman, NJ. E. Noyes C. NJ
N ~ 81,
Olivia Hambly, c. H Ourand, Dora Rogers, Francis
Hooper, Eliza Cation, NJ c. Garst, Z. A. Corcoran,
c. F. Johnson, NJ. J. Malone, NJ. L. Walker
L. X. Scott, Z. L. Prather, Z. F. Qunlan
II. ]. Free, s. B. Brown, NJ. E. Bond, a. 4. Chesney
f. N. Ball, l. V Helmsen, Isabel Carroll, C. J. Lesk
NJ. Z. Mitchell, Mary Human, A. L. Sargent l. NJ
Goodrich, A. J. Rounds, 6 f. White, L. NJ. Gasch,
Virginia Boss, NJ X. Stewart F. B. Fairchild, E. a
Farmer, s. I. Porter, T. L. Wilson, F. NJ Harmon,
nal.o {,
ray, N. q. Cowling, S. E. Wheelock, A E. Brown,
II. J. Drury, K D. A. Malone, L. F. Brown, L. S,
Weishtman, II. y. Duffy, Linda Schmidt L. P.
Brown, and J. +. Thompson.
Third Observation-Disclosures T. Stuart, superviS- |
ing principal; John J. Chickering, f. A. Hilton, |
A. j.. Grant, ub-assistant; r. j. Day, " L. Nourse
S. 3. Davis. NJ. a. Awkward NJ. C. Kelly, II. P. |
Johnson, Mary Morgan, NJ. L. Packard NJ E |
Bohrer, n. NJ. Mack, S. NJ. Lusby, l. A Lord, Z. G.
Kelly, NJ. w. Cargo, NJ. r. Cunningham, e J. |
Young, Annie Beers. NJ. F. Love, 6 K Woodward, |
NJ T. Little, C. 4. Duien, Florence Hinton, Cecilia |
Doughty, Mary E. ArmiStead NJ. NJ. |
Dyer, &. l.. Woodward, 1. S. Wheeler,
NJ. y. McNantz. N. Z. Forbes, j. McCutcheon,
Martha Z. Armstead, N. 4. Mirich s. F. Meredith
NJ A. Dodge, NJ. E. Kealey NJ. NJ. Bryerton NJ. V
S. J. Kealey, L. Il Hauke, E. j. Wood
ard. Flora Freyhold Isa Walker, S. F. Tindle, y O.
ODER, F. 3. Bailey, a. P. Stromberger, Mary San
ierson, NJ. NJ. Dyer, NJ. Z. Stockett. Sarah Z. Nc
Nantz Mary Thomas, and Mary A Moore
Fourth division-J. Z. Thompson, supervising
principal; Isaac Fairbrother, NJ. E Martin, Z. J.
Riley ). E.Wsc, Annie Van Horn, S. 4. Langley, NJ
a. Law, A. NJ. Whitemore Annie Rowell, c. L. VIII
son, c. F. Maxwell, r. a. Garrett, NJ. A Bowen,
F. NJ. Moore, 81. L. Davis, V. Y. Trook, Martha
Barnes, NJ f. Garrett A. B. Gray, Mary e. Ander-
son, Isabella Halliday, L. E Halliday Charlotte
Lucas, NJ. c. johnson, NJ. Z. Wilson, Z. r Mason
E. N. Mccartney, II. N. Trunnell, s. c. Dulin, N
A. Carroll, NJ. L. Smith, S. E. HALEY. Caroline |
ianney, NJ. J. Days, s. II. Allen and l.. w. Gusts.
Fifth Division-B. Z. Janney, supervising princi-
pal Laura 4. Bradley, D. A Smith, X. NJ Blum
ION, NJ. Z. Turner, NJ. j. Brown, l.. p. Hart, F. P
sullivan. Joseph Fl. Peasc, E. L. Cooley, X. A Will
son, H. q. Watt, NJ. J. Good, E K. Gore, NJ E. Nc
kenney, A. NJ. Brooke, Z. j. Young, A. 7. Hough-
Oh, HadaSsah, Bcall, L. c. Studer L. L. Gray |
Katie Reyburn, NJ. Z. Kelley, NJ. r. Lewis, E a.
Norton, \. l.. Davis, \. L. Macarthur, NJ E. Hatch
E B. Smith.
Sixth Diyision-J R. Keene, supervising princi-
pat; c. a. Peck, ". H. Smith, John W. ChappeT
,actingJ, J. A. Brown, K. L. Mitchell, j. K. Nalley
L. l.. Evans, J. e York, D. NJ. Tingle a. L.
Matthews, A. c. Strange, r. T. Moss, b. &. Cox, A
D. Johnson, G. A Brown, J. Z. Page, NJ. E. McKin-
lcy, l.. L. Nichols, Adeline WaIcott, w. E. Nalley
J. A. Wiueberger, j. II. n. Warnings, L. n. Smith
(. a. Voorhees, J. II. Voorhees,, F. J. Smith, S. s.
Smith, II. s. Petty, a. a. Farley, NJ. b, Malone, A
Nj. Briggs, J. c. Nalle, s. A. shimm, Emma Parker
son. L. p Matthews, NJ. I. Benjamin E. V. Smith,
p S. Lesh, r. L. Peters. Z. B. Bozenan, Cornela
Clum. }. ~ Bartlett. H. NJ. Manning, F. S. Farley,
susan V. Fleming (acting), sMargaret }. Scarf
acting).
Seventh diyision-Mary J. Patterson, Laura F.
Barney, Caroline F. Parke, A. NJ. Parke, H. V.
Bruce E. L. Fisher, L. L. JONES' s. A Martin, NJ. A
5. Cary, A. E Holmes, L. L. Lewis, s J. Jones, A.
P. Spencer, A. Ross, NJ. E. Beckett E ". Somer-
vile, n. l.. Beason, E. NJ Collins, F. A Martin NJ.
F. Barker, NJ E. Palmer, NJ. Nalle, K h Slade, E
E. Smith, L. A. Smith, E. F. Wilson, NJ. A Dorster,