Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-28
Public school Intere.s..

BUILDINGS REORGANIZATION INTOXICATING
LIoUoRs-UNsATIsFAcroRYr PLANS OF NEW SCHOOL
HOUSES, ETC.
A special meeting OF the school board was held
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. VIM. Fl. Baum, who was
appointed in place OF Mr.. Pearson, was present A
communication was read from the Engineer Com
| missioner, asking for the submission of revised
project fixing the appointments In each school
district OF the amount to be expended for
THE REPAIR SCHOOL BUILDINGS
for the current fiscal year, and stating that the
project OF the Old board to the greater part OF
the deficiency appropriation for 1882 as sum
available for expenditures during the fiscal year
ending June Goth, 1883, was Illegal and that such
transfer could not be made.
In this connection the president Mr. Birney, from
the committee on buildings and repairs, submitted
the following report, which was adopted: That no
more than $780,, exclusive of charges for supern-
tendence, and exclusive OF expenditures already
made for repairs be used for Incidental and cur
reut repairs made before 10th of September next
| That this sum be apportionei among the several
districts as foilaws: First division, 81 500: second
$1,000 third, 800: fourth, $500: fifth, s72o: SIXTH
s50J; seventh, $3.50. That the Commissioners be
requested to give instructions that accounts may
be kept with each division so that the amount
mittee also call attention OF several local commit
tees To the provision OF the act OF Congress which
provides that ali minor repairs shall be made by
tie janitorS.
TEACHERsHIPs.
The following applications for positions as
teachers were f1led:-Mlss Florence Freeman, II.
w. Hewlett, E. G. Kimball, Miss NJ. T. Smith, Miss
| NJ: Thorndike. and applications for janitors' po-
sitions from John A. Muscormia and George w.
Francis, jr. The resignation OF Mabel X. Lewis,
teacher IN the fifth division, to take effect June
30. 1882, was received AMI accepted. Mr.. Worm
ley, from the sixth division, nominated f. B. BoZe-
man, s. A. Shlnn and X. Peters as teachers In that
| division. Referred to the committee on rules.
Mr.. LovejOy, from the committee on teachers,
| offered a report which recommended that Messrs.
| School Trustees On the joint committee with the
| trustees OF the Miner normal school in tue man
agement OF that school,
| UNIFORM SYSTEM OF ORGANIZATION.
In reference to the adoption OF a uniform system
| OF organization for all the public schools OF the
District OF Columbia, 1t ordered, first, that the
city colorei schools lie organized in September
next on the same basis as the city white schools
are organized; second, that for this purpose the
present seventh school division be divided into two
| parts, to be known. as the seventh and eighth
school divisions, respectively, and male supervis-
ing principal be assigned to each; third. that the
seventh school division Shall comprise all the
schools In the Stevens, Sumner, Miner, Garnet,
and Chamberlain buildings, and other coiored
| pubic schools i'll their immediate vicinity, and
the eighth division comprise all the schools in the
John F. Cook, Lincoln Lovejoy, Randall, and
schools in their immediate nciyhborhoot; fourth,
that the appointments ana assignment, OF teach
| erS OF the late seventh division be recommended
by the local committees of the seventh and eighth
divisions for revision and report to the committee
| on teachers, provided that the autonomy OF the
cOlored schools all purposes OF general super
| intendence be preserved and not in any manner
| affected by this division.
II. T. Montgomery for supervising principal of
| the seventh division, and w. s. Montgomery for
the same position In the eighth division, We're con-
| firmed. 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 absenteeisn OF teachers then
taken up. and report read showing that such alb
sences aggregated upward of 10, 900 days within
past ten years resolution was adopted instruct
Ing the committee Oh rules to devise some rule to
cover this matter, and also to modify rule AZ,
n for RI law
certain conditions.
INTOXICATING LIQUORS, ETC.
Mr.. Warner offered a series OF resolutions, which
were adopted, providing that the habitual use OF
intoxicating liquors by any teacher Or the fire.
quenting places where liquor is sold VIII be con-
Sdtrei sufficient cause for removal, and that 1t
Is the sense OF this board that no licenses should
be granted for the sale OF intoX!catin, liquors
within one square OF any school bulding..l'l5 -
A resolution was offered by Mr.. Brooks 10 aScer-
tain what moneys had been received for the rent
OF the Curtis building hall, and to secure the
transfer OF 81 .019H derived from this source and
band OF Georgetown, to the credit of the District
commissioners.
THE PLANS FOR THE NEW school,. BUILDINGS
The president then called the attention OF the
board to the plans submitted for new school
buildings by the inspector of buildings, which he
stated had been carefully examined by the COM
mittee on buildings and found to be 5slJ g.
DEFECTIVE VARIOUS POINTS "ff7 hIa i
| 1t was decided that the plans presented were
defective and therefore, could not receive the APP
prevail OF the board, and the District Commission
ers we're requested to employ John B. Brady. the
struction OF the Jefferson school building to pre-
pare the plans for the three new school buildings
oe during the present fiscal year
under the direction and control OF the supcrin-
tendent OF repairs until September l. after which
the board adjourned.