National Republican., 1883-01-31


vened in pursuance of the following call:
GgN. WILLIAM BmNrY. PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD
OF SCHOOL rnusrEES.-DCw &r: Non are requested |
70 cnll n special meeting Of the board of school
trustees on Tue'day, the thirticth instant, nt
O'clock; to consider The nnyrolls Of the teachers of
the second school division for January, and for
other purposes. Very respectfully
" ii. BST
On this President Birncy indor5E Ia as fol-
lows;
Secretary Rhccm will pense issue tpc call speci.
ns tho rs st. bqsnss ] Of the mSSg to elect aS ia
term Of the present incumbent
When the board was called A. order, upon
motion OF Mr.. Lovcloy, M Warner was
called to the chair and the SCI kretary read the
call for the special meeting. Roll call and tn
reading of the journal wcN dispensed with.
The secretary then read rs follows
10 THE TrrsrrEs or rlIE MnLlc SCHOOLS, DIS.
TRicr OF COLrNmA-GtW, IA! ! resign the Of
hce ofpre'dcn' fihe OoaH wIS;Es Ee,pScttmy tiD4t
Washington, Jan. 30, I'll "'"'1"'' -
Upon motion of Nj. Lovcjoy,
MIR. D.. II. wARNER{wAs NOMINATED FOR
PRMDENT
of the board, aud inM Mconding the nomination
Mr. Johnson moyM that it be made unani-
nous. In assumbk the chair as president,
Mr.. Warner tha/kcd his colleagues for this
mark Of their c,ffhdcnce and said that when
ever hc found Mmself in decided minority
in such policYfns he should adopt he would
follow the example, of his predecessor and
promptly tciGer his resignation.
Application for teachers positions were
received aiA referred as follows: j. III Dun
bar, MaryfCB. Cameron, Gertrude G. Skeel,
Adelaide H. Davis Harriet Foster, Alberta X.
WilliamI and Clara H. Ellis. From the COM
mittec N janitor5 Mr. Brooks reported the
furnacB of the Miner, John f, Cook and
RandaU school buildingsin in avery dclapidatel
cOndi0on, and action was had looking to
cithCH repairing or replacing them in the
cp> il should be determined they would
no(last until spring.
COMMITTEE on TEACHERS REPORT.
lfhe following report from the committee
On teachers was submitted and adopted Tenn
Horary third class certificate issued to Miss
fAdeaide j. Davis. Nominations reported
tfavorably as follows Adelaide j. Davis TO be
netting teacher second division, to be assigned
yto sixth grade, pay to commence from date of
commencement Of service, vice Miss Longfe-
low, retired The committee report iavora-
bly, the recommendation of Supt. Wilson that
the children of the public schools be allowed
to contribute to the Longfellow memorial
fund. The second quarterly examination Of
the Washington normal school will take place
III the Franklin building on Friday next,
Feb 2, ut $3.50 n. III. to 1890 p. nj. Miss
Martha II. McCauslin teacher in the second
division, to be assigned to the second grade,
to date from Sept %, 1852; for principal of
the building on Sixth street, between B
and G northeast, Miss Isabella Wheeler.
Some discussion was had as to the propriety
of the approval of the pay roll bearing the
name of Miss Nj. j.. LongtellOw as temporary
teacher in the second division, and at its con-
cusion the following resolution offered by
MIR. Lovejoy was adopted:
That the employment OF Miss NJ. f. Longellow
as II Temporary teachcn ailer having ucted under II
temporary certificate, and declining to appear
thereby became neligibl le to teachership Uf any
character, aud her employment was i'll advised |;
AMI that without intending TO make this action u
precedent, but on the contrary, condemning the
action Of the local committee we vote to pay Miss
LOngiellow because she actually performed the
services required Of her MS Il teacher.
Miss Susie A. Merrick was nominated as
teacher under the grades covered by second
class certificates by Gen. Birney, and tie NOM
ination confirmed.
A communication was read embodying the
formal vote of thanks Of the GRIND Division
of the Sons Of Temperance to the board for its
action III recommending that no licenses be
granted to sell liquor within one square. of
any school house; alsC, one from III. G. Irving,
stating that in Consequence of losses incurred
in cartng aSnes at fifteen and twenty-five
ceats per load, he was compelled to cancel his
contract.
AS TO GEN. BIRNEY's CHARGES.
The special committee designated to invcsti-
cute certain charges which were embodied in
a minority report from the committee on
teachers, presented by Gen. Birncy at the last
meeting of the board, submitted the following
report, which was adopted:
Your committee, to whom was referred the
minority report OF the committee on teachers as
MAZE by Trustee Birney at the Inst meeting of the
board submit the following report:
Satisfactory evidence has been presented to us
OF the physical inability of Miss Chadwick to un-
dergo the last examination Of the teachers. We
recommend her employment until the next semi
annual examination OF teachers, aud that she
participate therein, Your committee conferred
with, superinIendenls Wilson and Cook, 9. NJ,
Matthews, esq, late president of the board, and
the supervising principals, who were heretofore
members OF committees on examinations Of teach
ers, aud also examined the records of former
b ards. to ascertain whether the rules had been
strictly enforced as TO those acting teachers who
failed to pass examinations. Our Investigations
convince lis that heretofore the rules governing
examination of teachers have been strictly en-
forced and not departed from except in cases OF
phyical disability certified to by physician. We
cannot, therefore, verify the statements contained
in said minority report r" that there are numerou,
have not appeared at the examination and failed
TO pass IT," The records OF the board show a con.
trRry state of facts. Trustee Blrncy may have
been led to make such statement from cxamn
ing the records Of examination of persons who
were employed under certificates granted by
former boards, who, haying applied iorpromolion
as provided Tor under the rules failed to pass aIId
resumed their places under their old certificates
III tho case Of Miss oliphant, which
ind that she is stl employed ms II
teacher under certificate issued To- her In 1870
before the rules were adopted by which she wa,
granted temporary first class certificate In Janu.
nry, 1879 failed in the next semi annual exam.
inntion, and was retired from the position she
held under said certificate.
In the case of Miss g. A. Plnckney Supt Coob
states as follows;
"Niiss O. A. Plnckney was first appointed to
through successful examination u permanent
certificate. IN December, 1879, she was granted
temporary second class certificate, unde
which she taught fourth grade school dur.
Ing the remainder Of the school year lS79-'s0
Having iaieG to procure permanent sec
and class certificate IN the next examination
after the granting Of suid temporary certificate
school, which She has since held under her frs
permanent certificate. Very respectfully,
&c Il. T. Cook, Supt"
The result OF the semi annual examinations II
May are not announced until the middle of June
hence acting teachers who fail tO pass Mt such eN
animation are borne upon the pay roll for the lat
ter month.
Che three acting teachers referred to as having
lailed 10 pass in the May examination OF 1879, an(
Us being subsequently employed, were excused
frlm being present because Of physical disability
duly certified by medical officer.
We think the rules are so clear regarding en-
plUymCnt and examination of teachers that thel
ought not 10 be misunderstood, and from the fnc
that no complication has arisen elsewhere thar
iu'the second district we think their application
and observance has been generally COmprehendeC
by trustees and teachers alike.
We annex 70 lhis report superintendens' report.
IN. nft nj gIugn gnFtnnV a flaH a