The Evening critic., 1882-07-28
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Important Action at n Special Meet
ing Yesterday.


special meeting of the School Board was
held at A p. m. yesterday, Mt the Franklin
School. A communication from Major Lydockor
was read requesting now schedule OF tho
amounts to be devoted 10 minor repairs In tho
several school divisions. Tho schedule sub.
mitted by the old board called for the uso OF
money which could not be legally appropriated
TO that purpose. Mr.. Birney submitted tho fol-
lowing report, which was adopted;
"That no more than $500, exclusive OF
charges for superlntendence, and exclusive OF
expenditures already made for repairs, bo
used for incidental and current repairs made
before 10Th Of sepemoer next that this sum
follows First division, 81, 5OO second, 81 200;
third, $1,500j fourth, $500; NTH, $3.50; sixth,
s3G0 seventh SCI Slos0 that the Commits mis-
accounts may be kept with each division, so
that the amount assigned TO each may not be
exceeded. Tho committee also call attention
the act OF Congress which provides that all
minor repairs shall BIO made by the janitors."
MAJ a as
II. W. Hewlett, l.. G. Kimball, Miss NJ. +. Smith,
Miss NJ. Thorndike, and applications for jani
tors positions from John A. Muscormia and
George W. Francis, jr. Tho resignation OF
Mabel II. Lewis, teacher in the fifth division,
10 take effect June 80, 1882, was received and
ion, nominated +. d. Bozeman, $. A. shinn and
Il. Peters as teachers In that division. Refer.
red TO the committee OH rules. Bills to tho
amount OF S702.30 were approved.
In reference TO tho adoption OF a uniform
system OF organization for all tho public
schools Of the District OF Columbia, II was or.
dered, first, that the city c0iored schools be or.
ganized In September next on the same bases
as the city white schools are organized; sec.
ond, that for this purpose tho present seventh
school division be divided into two parts TO bo
visions respectively, and O malo supervising
principal be assigned to each; third, that the
schools in tho Stevens, Sumner, Minor, Gar
net and Chamberlain buildings and other
colored public schools In their imme-
Prise ali The Schools in The John +. COOK SS
Lincoln, LovoIoy, Randall and Bowen School
buildings, and other colored public schools in
their immediate neighborhood; fourth, that
tho appointments and assignments of teach.
ors Of the late seventh division DO recon-
mended by the local committees OF the seventh
and eighth divisions for revision and report to
autonomy Of the colored schools for all pur-
poses of general superintendent be preserved
and not in any manner affected by this divi-
sion.
On motion OF Mr.. Warner resolutions wero
adopted declaring incompetence or the fire.
| quenting of liquor saloons to be sufficient
cause for the removal OF any teacher or en-
ploye, and that no licenses should be granted
10 bar.rooms within one square OF school
house.
A resolution by Mr.. Brooks was adopted to
| ascertain what moneys had been received for
| the rent OF the Curtis building hail. and to So
| cure the transfer OF S1,019.27 derived from
this source. and now deposited in the Farm.
| ers and Mechanics Bank, of Georgetown, to
| the credit of the District Commissioners.
| A resolution was offered by Mr.. Johnson and
| adopted, repeating the rule requiring pupils
| In the public schools TO furnish their own Ink
| The question OF absenteeism Of teachers was
| then taken up and report read showing thai
| such absences aggregated 900 days within
| the past ten years. resolution was adopted
| instructlng the Committee on Rules to devise
| some rule TO cover this matter, and also L
| modify rule ~, which permits schools to bC
| closed for q day under certain conditions
| Mr.. LoveIoy, from the Committee OF
| teachers then reported the following nomina
| lions, which were confirmed: ii. p. Mont
| gomery, supervising principal OF the seventh
| division, and w. s. Montgomery, for the same
| position In the eighth division. The president
| then called the attention OF the board to thu
| plans submitted for new school buildings by
the Inspector Of Buildings, which he stated
had been carefully examined by the commit
| tee on buildings and found 10 be defective II
i various points. 1t was decided that the plan
| presented were defective, and therefore coult
| not receive the approval OF the Board, and tn
| District Commissioners wore requested to EN-
| ploy John Il. Brady, the architect who pre-
| pared the plans for the reconstruction OF thu
| Jefferson School building, to prepare the plan
for the three new school buildings to be con
structed during the present fiscal year. Al
order was then adopted placing the Janitor
| under the direction and control of the super
intendent OF repairs until September 1, ate
which the board adjourned.