National Republican., 1882-08-09
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
IMPORTANT TRUSTEES MEETING.
The Business Transacted-Plan OF Organization
for the Next Sch ool sFear-New Buildings
Named the 'Amidon,' "Analos-
TAM" and "Baneker."

The regular meeting OF the Board OF Trustees of
Public Schools of the District was held III Frank
lin building yesterday afternoon. There were
present Mr.. William Birney, president, and Messrs.
Lovejoy, Clark, Baum, Warner. Wormley, Brooks,
and johnson, and Mr.. c. D. Rhcem, secretary.
Applications for teachers positions were received
from Patte Brown, salvadora L. Smith, Susan
McFrye Rose Browning, j. NJ. Brown, ]. L. Pearl,
J. Warren Chapman, and Henry Whithall, and
for jantor's position at large from X, j. Danson.
Fo + the information of the bonrd the president
submitted a letter from the District Commission
ers, inclosing copies of communications received
by them from the First Comptroller OF the Treas
ury Department. relative to the duration of such
contracts aud leases as had been effected under
the. recommendation Of the beard, and reciting
that under the ruling of that official 1t was neces
sary chat alI such contracts and leases should
TERMINATE WITH THE FISCAL YEAR
for which the appropriations covering them are
made Some discussion followed i'll regard to
certain buildings occupied for school purposes
which were affected by this decision, and MIR.
Lovejoy offered the following resYlution, which
was adopted: Resolved. That the matter of the
Riggs building be referred to the local commite &c
OF The second district with instructions TO rent the
same for the ensuing school year upon the same
or other available terms; that the same instruo
tons be given to the local committees of the first,
fifth, and eighth divisions in reference TO thu
Cameron and Dixon leases, and the Third Baptist
Church trustees, and that said local boards be
empowered to act" The resignation of Francs
s. Fairly as teacher in the sixth division was re-
ceived aud accepted, and petition from the pa
trous of the white schools in the vicinity of BEN
| nings' Station that J. II. Voorhees, be placed in
charge Of these schools was read and referred,
Mr.. Lovejoy, from the committee on teachers, re-
ported the Nominations of teachers from the sew
enth and eighth divisions, which were confirmed,
except
THE FOLLOWING WHO WERE DRoPPED
| Rosina Budd, Edith Collins Mary L. Thomas,
| Sarah A. Tyler, Helen Simmons Juinna Wilson,
NJ. Adele .Lawtln, and Ida Iwlne. John Stroebel
was nominated and confirmed Tor n jantor's posi-
ton, and John Storum was nominated as Il
teacner; The. following resolutions were then
building in the first division the Annlostan build.
ing; by MIR. Baum, to call the new bui ding in the
fourth division the Amidon; and by Mr.. John
son, to call the new building In the eighth
| dis rict the Baneker building. Nominations
| for teachers positions were then reported and
confirmed as follows: Erctta Bozeman, Mrs.
| from tie committee on buildings, repairs, and
| flu niture f lowed, in which it stated that au-
| thonty had been granted by the District Commis-
| S oners TO 20 with the preparation of the lab
| ura ory for demonstrations in chemistry and
phi! sizes and for the construction of cloak; rooms
| lot of furniture for the Webster School build ng
would he delivered By September and the re :
| mainder between that date and October l.. A de-
cided preference was expressed for the Shattuck
school furniture, which had been thoroughly
tested, and It was stated that it would be recon.
| mcnded in all future put uichases. The minor re-
pairs the various school buildings were reported
q, rapidly progressing. Upon motion of Mr.;
Fourth aud streets for school purposes at $40 per
| month was authorized.
ORGANIZATIONS OF THE SCHOOLS FOR NEXT YEAR
The following resolution, offered by Mr.. Lovejoy
Resolved, That the organization of the public
| schools for the year commencing September IL
1892 shall be conducted in the following manner
| l. Tickets Of admission shall be issued by the
supervising principals of the several school divis.
ions at their offices from to 10 o'clock a. m. and
from to p. m. the 4th, 9Th, 9th, 7th, Sth and
9th days Of September, of which fact the report Of
these proceedings in the daily papers shall lie due
| Q. No tickets shall be issued ON Monday septem
| Der IL.
8. On Monday September II, each teacher shall
receive only those pupils actually on the roll al
the close OF the lasl school year, and shall make
the transfers and organize the SCHOOLS.
a. Each teacher shall report in person to the
supervising principal at his office on Monday, by
| o'clock, the number of VACANCIES in his or heI
school, OF which record shall be kept by the prn
| s. On Tuesday, September 10, teachers shall ad.
nit pupils presenting tickets. The number o.
mediately on the adjournment of the school, bt
reported without fail by each teacher to the super
| visng principal at his office.
of admission shall be issued to applicants on each
| school day by the supervising principal, at such
| hour as he may designate
| !. on Saturday, September O. the teachers of the
| public schools are required TO meet the trustees
snperintendenls, and supervising principals, as
| follows:
THB TEACHERS OF THE WHITE SCHOOLS
| of Georgetown, at the Curtis building at 80 a.
Of the White schools OF the first division of Wash
| ington ut franklin building at 10 u, M. of tn,
county schools at the franklin building at 1890 a
| m; OF the white schools of the second division o
| Washington at Seaton building at 12 m; of tn,
| white schools of the third division Of Washington
at the Wallach building at 130 p. m. of the white
| schools of the fourth division at the Jefferson
| building at p. NJ. of the colored schools of thu
seventh division at the Sumner building at p. IN.
OF the coored schools of the eighth division at thu
| John +. Cook building at p. m.
| Bills aggregating S4ll.9O were reported and or
| dered paid. after Which the bonrd ndiourned.