National Republican., 1883-03-14
Regular Monthly Meeting Of the Board Of
Trustees Yesterday.
The Question Of Absenteeism Of Teach
ers to be Inquired Into.
Some Pertinent Sanitary Inquiries Made and an
Investigating Committee Appointed.
A Cornell University scholorship-Pro-
gramme OF Examinations for the Year.

Applications for teachers positions were re.
ceived from Arthur L. Jacobs, Edward l..
Gulick, and Rachel d. Carlack, and from N.
e. Page for ianitor's position
The report of the superintendent shows the
average number of pupils in daily attend
ance to be-white, 1A,72i colored, 7719; total,
22,4i3 Number of white teachers, 1888 col
ored, 172; total, sos. Cases of tardiness-
among whites 1,49i colored pa. Corporal
punishment-among whites, 8; colored, Is;
total, %. Pupils dismissed-whitc, o; colored
/; total, 10.
GOING FOR ABSENT TEACHERS.
Gen. Brney offered resolution that the
supcrintendents are hereby requested to
inclose with monthly abstract Of reports the
number of teachers absent from duty; the
aggregate number of days during which
they shall have been absent; the number of
substitutes employed, and the number of
schools temporarily suspended, with the
cause of suspension. Referred to the COM
mittee ON rules.
A communication from T. J.. Williams,
secretary of Cornell university, was received,
saying: AT the request of. President An
drew ID. White | have the pleasure to inclose
an abstract from the minutes of the executive
committee of the board of trustees of Cornell
university setting forth the action taken by
said committee respecting the matter of es-
tablishng n scholarship at the high school,
Washington, ID. c." The secretary was di-
rected to return the thanks of the board of
trustees to the faculty of Cornell university.
ANNUAL EXAMINATIoN OF PUPILS.
Mr.. Cook offered n resolution, which was
adopted, that the questions for the annual eN
animation of pupils SHALL as far as practica-
BILE, be uniform throughout the district for
schools of the same grade.
The committee on teachers submitted re-
port recommending that the request of Miss
Mary W. Burchard, a teacher in the sixth
grade, first division, for leave of absence on
account of i'll health from the first instant to
the end of the present school year. without
pay, be granted,
Gen Birney nominated Miss Miranda Steele,
acting teacher under third class certificate, to
serve in the second division.
The report was approved.
The auditor Of the district, in communi-
cation to, the board, calls its attention to the
condition of the appropriations from July !,
1882, to March G 1888, showing the amount
Appropriated S566,520, and the amount ex-
pended S3i2, ,7570i. Of this amount there was
appropriated for compensation of teachers and
janitOrs S367 ,S25, and expended 500, 1851.
The committee on ways and means reported
bills to the amount Of Si,TS3.71, which were
approved.
A resolution written by Mr.. Baum, and
offered by Mr.. Warner in the absence of the
author, was then taken up discussed, and
adopted. The resolution is as follows:
ROsoiltd, That tho committee on ways and
means is hereby requested 10 obtain from the dis
ttict comm ss.Oners and report at the next meet
Ing OF the DOnfd, ~ what manner and for what
pnrpo Is the cOutinE cnt fluid has been expended,
Aving the aggregate items of each class OF eXpen.
Gturv IT. each division.
Gen Brncy offered resolution which, be-
ing in the nature OF an amendment to the
rules, WIS referred:
RcSoird, That the committee on rules is hereby
directed " report iOr the action of the board II
form ., rule Exhibiting ats lutely all pubic
school officials from sugges ing, encouraging, or
tikmg NJ IN the schools subscriptions or collec-
uohs For any purpose whatever.
Mr.. Brooks offered resolution that the
several local committees of this board be,
and hereby are, instructed to prepare and
submit ut the regular meeting OF this board
i'll May what repairs, in the Judgment of the
committees, are necessary"
SOME PERTINENT SANITARY INQUIRIES.
Gen. Birney offered resolution, which
was adopted that it be ordered that Il
special committee of three be appointed,
whose duty it shall he to make thorough
investigation and report to the board, first,
whether in the practical work OF the public
schools there rcany causes of bad health
among the teachers or pupils; second,
whether any reduction in the number OF
studies is desirable, and, if so, what studies
should be discontinued; third, whether any
change in the organization of the machinery
of instruction would promote more etleCtually
the object for which public schools are insti-
tuted. Ordered also, that it shall be the
duty of all school officials to aid said COM
mttee with information and advice rs they
may be requested by said committee or any
member thereof"
The charappointed Gen. Birney, Mr.. John
son, and Mr.. LOyejoy as the committee.
Cen Birney then offered the following reso-
1ptin th Il tod. llnt
intendcnts are requested to report to this
board at its next monthly meeting each for
his own jurisdiction, us follows:
l. The name of each saher absent from
duty from the beginning OF the current school
year to the end OF February, with date, dura
tion, and cause Of each absence
2 The manner in which the supervising
principals have performed the duty imposed
upon them in clause 3 of rule I3 Il. G., to de-
vote not less than two hours in teaching every
day whom not otherwise engaged), in what
grades Of schools and in how many schools
they have taught us required, and the num-
Der of schools under the charge Of each super
intendent.
g. Whether since the beginning of the cur
rent school year any holidays or partial holi-
days have been given other than those pre-
scribcd by the rules whether they were
general or confined to the pupils of particular
divisions, buildings, or schools; the dates of
such holidays or partial holidays, by whose
authority they were given, and for what
cause.
The board then adjourned.
A CORNELL UNIVERSITY SCHOLARSHIP.
The action Of Cornell university, as men
toned by the secretary, is as iOllOws
AT meeting of the executive committee
of the board Of trustees Of Cornell university
held at Ithaca, N. Y, ON the fourteenth day
of December, 1852, n special committee was
appointed to report on the subject of estab-
fishing q free scholarship at the high school
at Washington, ID. C., and at a meeting of tho
executive committee of the board of trustees
as aforesaid held on the twenty-tifth day of
January, A. ID. lSS3 ut Ithaca, n. y, the said
special committee made the following report,
which was accepted aud adopted;
The committee to whom was referred the mat.
ter of estu Dllshng scholarship ut the high school
OF Washington, ID. c., respectfully report as fol-
lows: Resolved That u scholarship of the same
nature, anu comprising the same privileges as a
state scholarship, DO assigned TO that scnool the
same TO be bestowed upon competitive eXamina-
tion IN such manner as the school authorities may
determine; aud that the said scholarship be call ud
the Birney scholarship in honor of the late James
q. Birney.
THE PROGRAMME OF EXAMINATIONS
for the current year has been formed, and is
as follows:
March.-Oral examination OF fnh, sixth, and
seventh grades OF city schools Examiners: SUI
perintendent and supervising principals.
March 80, $50 u. m,-phird quarterly examna-
tion OF the Washington Normal sChOol-EXHminers
Committee un teachers aud superintendent.
April,-Oral examination OF the county schools
Examiners: superintendent and supervising
AnriI % to 3O.-Examnauon in spelling-Aprll
20 ihird grade April ~ iourlh Craze April 20