Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-27
The Public Schools.

| Mr.. LovEJoY INDIGNANT AT THE CHARGES MADE By
| THE FIRST coNTRoILER-PRoHoTIoNso OF TEACH
| ERs-THE COLOR QUESTION REFERRED TO A SUB
| CoMNITTEE-THE APPoKTIoShENT OF THE school
| FUND.
| At meeting OF the board of school trustees las
| evening communication received from the Com
missioners, enclosing the letter of Controller Law
! renee In regard to the apportionment OF the
| money for school purposes between the white and
colored schools, and asking an expression OF opin
lon on the subject, was referred to special com
| mttee (Messrs- Birney, Lovejoy and Johnson) to
| report at a special meeting.
| THE ALLEGED CLASSIFICATION" OF VOUCHERS.
The letter Of Controller Lawrence, alleging that
vouchers were fasified by representing that SER
vice was performed by teachers who. in reality,
employed substitutes to do their work, was COM
municated by the Commissioners to the board.
Mr.. Lovejoy read paper which he had prepared
In reply to this letter. The statement said: The
gratutous and unjust charge OF Justification of
vouchers brought against the honora BILE men who
have heretofore managed the school affairs of this
District we feel called upon to repel out of respect
for the living and the dead whose successors we
are. The term 'fal5f1catiC n necessarily implies
wllful deceit and intent to cheat defraud, and
the letter OF the first controller contains para
graph which contradictS this inSinuation and con-
dennis the use OF such language in the premises.
We allude to his reference to rule AZ OF the Rules
OF the School Board which is printed in the re-
ports puDllSned during the last decade, so that
there has been no concealment, and no ground or
excuse Afforded for the use OF the Objectionable
language OF the first controller"
The paper held that the school board Is not sub
ect TO the interference OF the first controller III the
exercise OF their Judgment touching the matter
ana manner or the employment OF teachers pro-
yded that they do not exceed the appropriations
Congress THAT the rules allowing substitutes case
OF absence enforced by illness or other cause,
made to the end OF securing good teachers, and he
believed that the harsh rule proposed by the first
controller would be inhuman, and would diScOur-
age professional teachers from accepting places:
that luxurious absenteeiSm was permitted in the
government departments, and when the pay-rOlls
are signed it IS not regarded classification.
,nf
the subject belongs exclusively to the school
board In the exercise OF the quasi judicial power
conferred by the law. The subject was referred to
the committee on teachers.
A communication was received from Mrs. Mary
/. Neale, charging teacher with il-treating her
child.
Applications were received for teachers posi-
| tion5 from Mary L. Batch, c. Ginesi, Luther B.
Little, George W: Melford, Kate S. Phelps, Cora
Stfckney and Marion Thatcher; referred. For
jantors' positions, Willard Cooper and Winfield S.
Martin; filed.
PROMOTIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS OF TEACHERS.
The committee on teachers made report, which
| was adopted, as fellows:
Transfer.-E. r. Lane from 1st division and Geo.
r. Israel 2d division, TO the high school, and ap-
pointing Emma S. Atkinson and Frederick w.
Bernhard to the high school.
First dviS!on-PrOmOte from seventh to eight
| grade, Helene |. Schemmeifenning: from sixth TO
seventh grade, Florence NJ. b ,rtlett and Mary S.
Shields; from nth to sixth grade, Mary W. Bu;ch-
from fourth to 18th grade Florence Pike and Ju-
lie f. L. Moore; from second to fifth grade, 18th
Nj. Pitts; from third to fourth grade, Sarah V. a.
| Shields, Fanny L. Reeves and Mary Z. Chase;
f1om second TO third grade, Annie III. Marin, Mary
A Paul, Helen ID. Robinson and Ida W. Holli5ter.
second dlyiSiOn-PrOmOte from sixth to seventh
grade, Flora L. Hendey from fifth to sixth grade,
Emma |. Bond; from fourth to sixth grade,
Emma X. Scott from fourth to fifth grade, Susan
/ B. Brown, Is Ibel M. Carroll, Mary x. Garst and
| Stella E. Wheel0ck: from third to fifth grade,
Florence Ball and Maggie E. Mitchell; from third
to fourth grade, Nellie Ii. McCauslen, Sarah E.
White, Mary Il. Stewart, Anna A. Chesney and
| Isabel '. HelmSen: from second to fourth grade,
Lizzie T. Brown; from first to fourth grade, Jennie
h. Thompson; from second to third grade, LSetta
NJ. GaSch, Cora H0dgkinS, Harriet j. Drury and
! Florence NJ. Collins; from first to third grade,
| DuTy-all to date from July 1, 1882.
| Third divisiOn-FromOte from fourth to fifth
grade, Ira Walker; from second to fourth grade,
amanda l. Grant; from second to fourth grade,
Fourth Division-Promote from third to fifth
| grade. Isabella Halliday; from second to third
| grade Mary p Wilson.
grade, K. A Wilson; from fourth to sixth grade,
Mary E. Mckinney; from first to fourth grade,
Adel1a L. Davis.
| Seventh Division - Promote fourth to sixth
grade, Annie E. Geary, Clio A. Jones and Nina
Brooks; from first to fourth grade, Julia w. Ma
son; third to fourth grade, Annie E. Holmes; first
/ 0nd grade, Mary c. Washington, Anna NJ Savoy,
| Dora F: Barker and Mary B. Palmer.
E ghth Dlvision-PromOte second to fifth grade,
Helen C. Kicks; first to third grade, Martha n.
| Matthew's; first to second grade, Margaret w.
| Lewis, Catherine r. Martin, Jane w. Chopper,
and Virginia F: Herbert:
The resignation OF Miss Susie E. Porter, second
| division, was accepted.
| THE COLOR QUESTION.
motion made by Mr.. Baum to refer the matter
OF the admission Of cOlored child to the Prescott
| school to the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Warner
| and Wormley-was carried.