The Evening critic., 1883-02-14
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Proceedings at the Regular Meet.
ing lmst Nigllt.

ing Last Night.
The regular monthly meeting of the
School Board was held yesterday afternoon
at the Franklin Building Mr.. B. II. War.
ner in the chair. The appointment of Gen
eral Curtis to succeed DR., Oragin was an
nounced, and the former took his seat.
Applications for teacberships were re-
ceived from w. b. Patterson, Carrie A.
Braselman, Eta G.. Cutler and S. Eliza
Nolan, and for ianitorships of o. X. She'll
and Joseph NJ. Kelly. Referred to appro.
pirate committees.
Complaints were filed against the ianitor
Of the Force Building,
The committee on teachers submitted
the following report sixth Division, as
sign Miss Florence w. Layton, graduate of
the Washington Normal School, to a school
of the third grade, vice Miss Cline, trans
ferred to the Second Division and pro-
NOTED. to take effect February II, 1888.
General Birney presented request that
the name of Miss Layton be withdrawn
from the list of substitutes of the Second
Division, she having been appointed acting
teacher of tho Sixth Division and nomi-
mated as additional substitutes Mary L..
Longfellow, Ann w. Hubbs and Frances
Hoover, the last to date from February |,
1888. Approved.
Mr.. John II. Brooks was designate by
the president as chairman of the Commit
tee on Ways and Means.
On motion, the board agreed to approve
the bills reported by the acting chairman
of the Committee on Ways aud Means
when they were found to be correct.
Mr.. Clark, from the Committee on
Prizes, made report that the Kendall
scholarship for six years in Columbian Uni
versity aud the King scholarship in Dick
inson College for four years be adjudged to
those male pupils of the High Schools
whose record for attendance, department
and scholarship during the course
shall be adjudged the best
The principal of the High School shall sub
NIT the records of the pupils to the COM
mittee on Teachers, Text Books and Course
Of Study, and said committee shall make a
report, with recommendation, to the Board
of Trustees, by whom the scholarships
shall be awarded. Adopted
A resolution was adopted that the pro-
ceeds of the sale of the Holmead property
and of the Berret schoolbouse should be
combined and used for the erection of q
suitable schoolhouse in the section where
the property was located.
The board extended to the members of
the Natural History Society of the High
School the use of the school hall on the oc-
casion of DR.. Elliot Coues lecture of
L uC DSulOn Vi ldIWlh VII ucAI hOuuhy
night.
Mr. I.oveioy offered resolution that
| there be placed on the list of permanent
scientific apparatus, for the benefit of the
schools, the large astronomical maps and
charts published by cribner & Co.
The president asked permission to re-
tire from the Committee on Bills, and to
nominate Mr.. w. II. Baum in his place.
| Agreed to.
Mr.. Lovejoy here offered resolution,
similar to the one already presented, that
the Committee on Legislation be requested
to endeavor to obtain authority of Con-
| gress to sell the Berrct School property
with the view of dedicatin the proceeds
to the purchase of ground and erection of q
more commodious building. Adopted.
Mr.. Baum moved to lay over his resolu-
tion reassigning trustees until the next
meeting.
The monthly report of the superintend-
ents for January show that the whole
number of pupils enrolled was 2i,557, of
whom 1924 were white and S,6l6 colorcd.
Average number in daily attendance, whitc,
14,315; colored, 7,705. White teachers
employed, 1888; colored, 172; total, sos.
| Cases of corporal punishment, %, of whom
| were white and % colored. Number dis
missed, white and l colored.