National Republican., 1883-09-07
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Business Transacted at the Special Meeting Of
the Trustees Last Night
Mr. Brooks Objects to the Commission
ers Naming the Schools.
Estimates Of the Requirements for Ground and School
Buildings for Next Year.
RESOLUTIONS offered and the Usual Sharp
Discussion Over Their Adoption.

trustees was held yesterday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock in the franklin building There
were present Messrs. Warner, president;
Clark, Brooks, Curtis, Birncy, Purvis, and
Smith, and c. b. Rheem secretary; absent,
Messrs. Lovejoy and Baum.
The reading of the journal was dispensed
with.
Tho call for the special meeting was read,
as signed by Messrs Curtis, Brney, Purvis,
and Smith.
A communication from the commissioners
was read announcing that the school building
on K street, between New Jersey avenue and
Fifth street northwest, was named the Morse
building the building on Third, between o
and N streets, is named the Twining school,
and the one OH Third and ID streets southeast
is named the Brent school,
Mr.. Brown asked il the buildings had al
ready been formally named by the board.
The president said they had been so named,
but the commissioners had come TO the con-
clusion that they, not the board had the
power to name them, and accordingly exer-
cised that power
Mr.. Brooks said then, according to the in
terpertation of the commissioners, they had
the power to change tho names of all the
school buildings in the district.
Mr.. Warner said that 1T was not n matter of
law, simply one of courtesy, and the commits
sioners had the power to do as they pleased.
Mr.. Birney said it was matter of law.
The law specifically gave the commissioners
the power TO do so.
Mr.. Brooks questioned the accuracy of the
statement of Mr. Birney, and thought at any
rate it was dscourteous to change the names
already imposed by the board, which had eX-
ercised that right from the beginning
After some further d scussion the commu-
nication was referred.
Applications for teacherships were received
from Misses Consuelo Heilpn, Edith G. Searle,
Lulu C.. Osborn, Edith j. Ayres. Anna Ban
croft, and Mr.. G.. w. Schwartz, Mr.. L. S.
Johnson. Lulu Nichols Mary L. M. Thomas,
and Mr.. George II. Cardozo.
designations were received from Prof Jas.
Storum, Misses Lsetta NJ. Gasch, NJ. Emma
Reed, Mary a. Ward, NJ L. Pryor, Lillian c.
Camp, Catherine f. johnson, and Mr.. Lucien
II. Smith.
Mr.. Brooks offered resolution compliment
tary to Miss Emma Reed, whom he euogzed
for her extraordinary excellence as a teacher
and q lady, she having been connected with
the schools from the beginning, fifteen years
ago.
Gen. Birney didn't approve of such resolu-
tions. 1t would be enough for the supervis-
ing principal, he thought, to send her COM
plimentary letter.
The resolution was however, passed.
Mr.. Curtis asked for years leave Of alb
sence for Miss Hadassah Beall, which was
granted
DIR. Purvs nominated Miss NJ. B. Stevens
to succeed Miss Adeline Walcott at the Pres
colt building, Miss Walcott to go to Mount
Pleasant; Miss Helen Simmons and Mr.
Henry w. Hewlett to Benning's; Mr.. Quincy
r. Kendall to succeed Mrs. York at Mount
Pleasant; Mr.. Arthur z. Greedy to succeed
Mr.. Lucian IL. Smith, resigned. Referred to
committee on teachers.
Mr.. Smith called the attention of the board
to the condition of certain hues in the An
thony Bowen building.
Dr. Purvis offered resolutions that the sal
ary OF teachers of same grade shall be equal
in all the divisions. In county school the
salary shall be that of the highest grade in
which there shall be six pupils, and for which
tho teacher shall hold the proper certificate; /;
and that it be recommended to the district
commissioners that the following items shall
DO placed in the estimates for appropriations
ior the next fiscal year:
/. The purchase Of site ut Mount Pleasant
for an eight room brick school house.
.. The addition of o story to the school
house at Tennallytown.
). The purchase at Brightwood for site
for four room school building.
4. The finishing of tho sixth room III the
school building ut Uniontown; and
5. The addition of a second story to the
Columbia building, on the Bladensburg
pike
the curriculum of the coored schools, includ-
ing the high school, be the same as that Of the
white schools.
A desultory discussion here followed. The
chair held that under the rules the resolution
must go to the committee on teachers.
Dr. Purvis, Gen. Birney, and Mr.. Curtis
held thut the chair had no power to make
such ruling. Considerable discussion was
had on this subjcc Which was finally referred
to the appropriate committee.
Dr. Puivis offered II resolution that the
study of German be added To the course OF
the colorcd schools. Referred.
Gen Birney offered resolution that " in
the opinion of the board the leading course
of studies at the high schools should be one
especially adapted for the use of students
preparing themselves for the profession OF
teachers or desiring TO acquire II good Eng
lish education. This course should be as
thorough iIs practicable in mathematics and
physics, the natural sciences, the English
language, and literature, and drawing"
Referred TO the appropriate committee.
Gen. Birney then said that some of the
teachers were making book pcddlers of them
selves and violating the law oil the district
by selling, without license, books and sta
tiunery to the pupils. He therefore offered Q
resolution that the teachers shall be prohib
tied from selling to the children.
Mr. Brooks demanded that Gen. Birney
mention the names of the culprts who hat
sold books to the children Mt profit. Ht
would vote for tho expulsion of such one
but he did not think it right to cast an i'm
putation on all the corps. He demanded the
names.
Gen. Birney said he would not mention tn,
names, nor would he vote for the expulsion
of those who sold books, &C., to children
The teachers had a right TO sell. He wanted
to prohibit them.
MIessrs. Warner and Brooks said it wa
we'll known that many teachers had bough
books at their own expense and sold them a
cost to the INDECENT pupils, and had don
great good thereby.
Gen. Birney insisted on his resolution
which was amended by Mr. Clarke by insert
ing the words 'at profit" The resolution
as amended reads "That teachers are hereb
prohibited from selling at a profit, either a
owners or agents books or stationery in tn
school buildings"
The resolution as amended was passed.
Gen. Birney and Gen. Curtis then calle
up their resolutions to send the norml
school to the high school building whic
were referred some time ago to the commit
tee on teachers, but az some of that commit
tee were absent, and it was represented
Messrs. Birney and Curtis that this was
special meeting only, they didn't press tn
matter.
The board then adjourned.
NEW BERN. N, C.--ReV. G., w. Ofiiey saws