Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-03-14


The Public school Tsussssa
A GIT on SCHOLARSHIP PROM coRxrIl upuvuA
snN-Ihs HkALrH or SCHOLARS And TEAcHERs
| BOARD.
At the regular monthly ,-.~ting Of the Board Of
Public School Trustees yesterday aftsi aon. appl.
cations fer teachersi positions were received frpm
Arthur f. Jacobs. Edward l. Quick ana Rachel
D. Carlock, and an application for janitors posi-.
Mr.. Birbey offered resolution directing thu
superntendents 10 report With the abstract OF re-
humber OF substitutes empioyed the namfcr 'n ~
| schools closed on account or such absence, &C.
| Referred 10 the committee on rules
| THE BIRSEY SCHOLARSHIP.
MI Birney submitted a letter OF e. L williams
| secretary OF the trustees OF Cornell University
| Ithaca, N. Y, enclosing an abstract or the pro.
ceedings OF the executive committee stating that
| a resolution had been adopted January aSth last
| ASSIGNING scholarship, comprising the same
school OF this city, to be bestowed upon oompeti-
tive examination, the said scholarship 20 be called
Sne slrney scholarshp IN honor OF the late James
| university was passed.
Mr.: Clark offered a resolution. which was adopt.
cd, that the questions for the annual examiria.
tons OF pupils shall, as far practicable be uni
| form throughout the District
| Upon Recommendation or the committee on
teachers, the request OF Miss Mary ". Burchard.
| sixth grade, FIRST DIVISION for leave OF absence on
account OF Ill health from the list inst 20 the end
OF The school year was granted. The nomination. OF
MISS Miranda Steele as acting teacher under third
| class certificate In the second division was con-
| flrmed. ' N'A-
| The monthly statement OF the auditor as 10 the
condlton OF the funds on The LIST inst was pre-
So: for rents sssI IL fuel S. Cd. rspa ac,
| $ssoS %: contingent EXPENSES 81 sos 90 &C. OF the
IS5s, pr s'6e there has been
Mr.. Blrney offered a resolution directing the
| committee on rules TO report rule prohibiting ab-
| solutely any school Official from suggesting en-
eouraglng taking up In the schools subscriptions
t tp sa Tor any purpose whatever Referred
A resolution offered by MT Brooks, directing the
committees TO report In May what REPAIRS In their
judgment, are necessary, was adopted
THR HEALTH or TEACHERS AND rurua
| MI. Birney offered a resolution, which was
| ADOPTED, that special committee OF three be an
pointed, whose duty It shall be to make thorough
investigation and report TO the board nrst whether
In the practical work OF the public schools there
are any causes OF bad health among the teachers
| or pupils; second, whether any reduction In the
number OF studies is desirable and, n 40, what
studies should be discontinued; third, whether
OF instruction would promote more efYectually the
OBJECT for which public schools are Instituted Or
officials to aid said committee with information
and advice as they may be requested by said com.
M 4s or any member thereof Messrs. Blrney,
johnson and Lovejoy were appointed as the com.
mittet.
| ABSENT TEACHERS &C.
Mr. Birney offered a series OF resolutions, which
wee adopted, requesting the superintendent to
report to the board the names OF teachers absent
| from cuty from the beginning OF the current
school Year TO the end or February with cause OF
each abs nce. &C.; the manner In whichthe SUI
perViSlnB principals have performed the duty OF
teaching Imposed upon them, and the number OF
schools under the charge OF each superintendent;
year, any holidays or partial HOLIDAYS have been
given other than those prescribed by the rules.
and by whose authority they were given
The abstracts or the reports OF SuperIntendents
| wilson and Cook for February showed the numbef
OF ss pupils enrolled TO be: White l6oss; colored
schools, 1888: colored schools, l72; total, 5Os.
The RIVER TRADE-Harbormaster Sutton re.
portS arrivals at the river front follows Scbr
Robert Healy, Brooks, 100000 shingles W. W.
McCulloch; schr George & Martha, Weston, g
cords wood, II. L. Biscoe; schr. Mary Ella Under.
wood. IS cords, j. O. Carter; schr Cora Smith.
Miillams. 90 cords wood, j. .. Carter; stmr Kate.
Ellis i,ooo punches FISH, r. A. Golden; schr. b. r.
Marsh. Eskridge, 300 bushels oysters, market:
schr. Vanname, Lawrence. 400 bushels do do
schr Minnie Gaskins, Gaskins, 300 bushels do, do.
THE CONTRACT for erecting the marine hospital
buildings at Memphis, Tenn. has been awarded to
Jno Reid, OF that city, for $s u.s. the contract for
turing and lathing OF the Topeka, Kan. court
house. IS 70 aough, Ketcham Coz of Indianapolis,
Philadelphia court house to Hopkins and Dickfn-
son; OF Newark, Nj. for s., SssA The contract
win be awarded to snead Co, Of Louisville h aI Ky
News Briefs.
The Dickey house and building on Saltwater
stros near hogan road Bangor, Me-, were de-
The American Base Ball Association resumed
vs SESSION In 81 Louis yesterday The morning
Ing were elected regular umpfrps: Charles =
Daniels. Hartford; ". Il. Brepnon. New 'I YORK:
Masnor, OF ST. Louis and John 4. Bass BROOKLYN.
Inc pennsylvania house OF representative
passed Mr. Nlcholson's bill TO prevent delay or
discrimination by railroad or transportation com,
In the third contest in the series of clay pigeon
SNORING between Carver and Bogardus at Kansas
City yesterday, Carver shot ninety-one birds win.
ming an additional premium; Bogardus shot sixty.
In the suit for $4,000 damages brought nv
EDWARD Schnell against his uncle, Frederic Blohm.
damages P'A s'o's
An ANALYSIS Of the stomachs Of the poisoned
PauenCS at the Insane asylum at Stanton Va.
disclose that the poison used was aconite This
serves 10 deepen the mystery surrounding these
large sperm whale was ashore yesterday on
Smiths point, Chesapeake bay, south side the en-.
Baltimore house painter, Andrew Thomson.
fell yesterday, head first, from the third story OF
nouse on the Tagged sidewalk, and was dashed TO
. Testimony In the Dukes-Nutt murder trial. a
Harrisburg, Pa. was closed yesterday.
OPPOSED FROM THE MINISTRY FOR IMMORAL
rRACTIsEs lebanon Pa, Chassis OF the Reformed
church Of the United states, in the case Of Rev.
Alexander s Keiser, OF Pottsv1lle, against whom
young Lady, Elizabeth X. Miller, preferred
charges OF q serious nature, have found him
guilty OF unlawful intimacy, breach OF promise OF
ministry. At the trial Miss Miller was accom-.
panied by her I'VE year old boy, and testlfed that
Mr. ke1ser was the father OF the child; that after
he had promised TO marry they became TOO in
innate; that he. by urging her, obtained q written
release from the support OF the child, and paid
her $500 but always promised 70 marry her "a
soon as ne was ordained. This promise he failed
70 keep, and married another.
BLAIR; On Monday, March 10Th, 1888 1t the resd-
dence OF her son in-laW. Thomas E. shoemsksr $40
street southwest Mrs. SUSAN BLAIR, widow Of the
late VIM. Blair. OF 81. Mary's county, Md In ths
seyenty eighth year Of her age.
May she rest In peaoe. Amen.
yAAE6. On March 18th, 1883 at e.ls a. M MIL
ION IRWIN, only child Of q. Clayton and Rehecoa A.
Funeral on Thursday. 18th instant at O'Clock q M.
Friends OF the family are invited TO sttsnd.
ROBkY. On Tuesday. March 18TH lses nrusyv