Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-11
The Board Of school Trustees,

| BUILDINGS TO BIZ NAMED AFTER BRYANT, LoNaFEI-
| Low AND CooPER-THK EXPENSES OF THE
Schools SCHOLARSHIP FROM THE BOSTON UNI
yERSITY.
The Board OF Public School Trustees met yester-
day afternoon at the Franklin building.
communication was received from the Com
| mlssloners requesting the board to suggest names
for the new school buildings which are authorized
| to be erected.
Mr.. Birney offered a resolution designating tho
| street building as the Bryant the 3D. street the
Whittier, and the Providence square as the
Cooper-the last In honor OF the late Peter Cooper
Attention having been called to a resolution OF
the board not to name buildings after living per-
o,x so r, thn III Sne name OF Longlel
| ana the resolution was adopted.
superintendent Wilson submitted report
statlng that ), ~ pupils had participated in the
Longfellow memorial exercises, February 27th,
ana subscriptions for the monument had been re-
ccived as follows: First DIVISION s7420; second,
sll43o: third, $50; fourth, $3.50: fifth. i10.1o:
sixth, $780, seventh and eighth. $500: and high
school, 50 20-total, s371-7o This amount has
been transmitted TO the association.
HOLIDAY FOR THE coLoREb SCHOOLS.
A letter was laid before the board from W. Cal
vim Chase, secretary of the committee OF arrange
| ment5 for the emancipation celebration. asking
that the coored schools be closed on Monday next
that the pupils may participate In the celebration
resolution was adopted complying with the re-
quest
The applications of VIM Quinby, Henry L.
| WEBB, +. VI. Doring and NJ. Airgie Brewer for
pt
Superintendent Wilson reported, under resolu-
ton OF the board, the statements of the principals
as to how they performed their duties. The re-
ports show that since the beginning OF tn year no
holidays or partial holidays had been given In the
LIST, 3D. 4th, 9Th and 9th divisions. and In the Cd
the schools had been closed % days, by order OF
the local committee.
The monthly abstract of teachers reports was
presented, showing the number OF pupils enrolled
to lie: White, 1904 coOred, e,2i2; total. "a 233.
Average daily attendance-white, ATS; colored,
1886; total, 2l,761. Number OF teacherS-Whito
schools, 333; cOlOred schools, 172; total, sos.
EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOLS.
The committee OF ways and means reported a
statement OF expenditures during the present
school year, to the 3st of March, showing that for
teachers salaries there has been expended S237 $50
SO; jantors, s14, 49, 49, supplies 1886 49, repairs,
92; heating apparatus, ST. 954. O3: fuel, s14-
1854 rents, $40 O63 80; printing, 81 58372 miscel-
laneOuS. s2,539.SS; furniture, new buildings So
1904: Jefferson building, s5,359Ol.
A leave or absence was granted Mary z. Prior,
and Miss Quonn was nominated a teacher.
the High School building was placed under the
control OF the committee on teachers.
The nomination OF o. K. Shedd as 1anitor OF the
AnacoStla building was reported and confirmed.
THB NORMAL SCHOOL
Mr.. BrDey offered resolution, limiting the
number of pupils In the normal school to twenty.
five, to be selected from the graduates OF the
girls high school, with proviso that should there
not be twenty-five graduates. vacancies may DO
hAieu ny oIhtT competent PERSONS WHO snail pass
examination. Adopted
MIR. LoEejoy offered resolution directing that
notice be given of the intention of the board to
vacate the premises, now used for school purposes,
on ST. between nth and 18th Streets 18th street.
between G and II streets, and Pennsylvania ave-
Hue anu I'D street alter June 3Oth next Adopted
ANOTHER SCHOLARSHIP.
MI Iovejoy stated that the Boston university
had presented the board a scholarship, to be
aw arded on competitive examination, and he Of
fered a resolution OF thanks to the university for
the gift OF a scholarship and to Miss L. M. Dame
OF the high school, for her services in securing the
gift, " hlch were adopted.