Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-06-27

The Letter from the COmmSssiomers
Observation-Disclosures OF n Supervise
ing Principal-COlicge Influence q,
the High School. &c.

tne hlG0 SCnOOIs &C.
At the meeting of the board o, school trustees
last night the letter from the Commissioners TO
the president OF the board. defining the powers OF
the board In the matter or expenditures and
which was published In The STAR OF last evening,
was read, and, upon motion OF Mr.. Brooks, the
parts OF the letter relating repairs was referred
to the committee on repairs and the remain Ger
was referred to the committee on accounts
ing, in behalf OF herself and sisters portrait OF
her father, Prof. Joseph Henry, which she re-
queSted to have hung in the Henry building as
marx OF their appreciation OF the honor done their
1ather'S memory In giving his name to the build
ing. Upon motion OF Mr.. Birney the Donation was
ply with the reauess 70 from fU
Augustus Watson asking that a temperance pledge
be introduced into the schools referred 70 the
committee on teachers.
PETITION IN BEHALF OF MISS LANk
petition which originated from q number OF
young ladies formerly pupils OF the girls high
school was signed by large number OF ex-trus-
tees and others, and. accompanied by letter OF
MT. II. A. Hodgson, president OF the high school
alumni association, asking the retention OF Miss
Georgia Lane as q member OF the high school ia
Guilty, was laid over for future consideration.
ceived from Eleanor Larrison, Theodore Burgess,
Hawkesworth.
Applications for Janitors' positions were received
from Ezekiel A. Somerv!le and Charles T. Moore.
RESIGNATION OF SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL
Mr. LoveJoy presented the resignation OF Mr..
Henry N. Copp. supervising principal, who, in his
letter OF resignation said Financial reasons com.
pei me to resign the position OF supervising princi
pal of the first division OF public schools. Thank
Ing you for your unvarytng courteses and con-
s1ans snR,p0 reman &C. Mr. Loveloy Offered
"this board acknowledges his long AM faithful
services, andregrets his retirement from his leld
OF public usefulness, and assure him that he car
r1es with him the lasting respects and sincere
good wishes for his welfare" Several members OF
the the board spose In praise OF Mr. Copp's services.
The resignation OF Miss Nina Brooks, teacher
seventh division, was accepted, and Miss Cordeia
Syphax was nominated and confirmed in her
accepted.
THE COMMISSIONERS LETTER.
Mr. Brooks, chairman Of the committee on ac-
counts; prefaced his regular report OF bills ap-
proved by making statement regarding the let
ter from the Commissioners prescribing the powers
that the only object OF auditing the bills was to
AFFORD protection to the revenues OF the District
he characterized the action Of the Commissioners
as another step towards GENERALIZATION OF power
which was to be regretted. The talk about abol-
ishing the board was nonsense, as 1t could not be
of visit to the Philadelphia schools and the work.
ngs OF the school board which had entire control
school matters Mr. LoveJoy recalled the opinion
prepared Dy Mr. Matthews when president OF the
board, and also the action OF the first controller
declining to pass school accounts until they were
approved app BY the board ana expressed the opinion
sdoped ressorng We6sters Desonary as
oook OF reference A resolution by Mr.. Birney,
providing for the removal Of the Normal school
from the Franklin to the high school building,
and resolution by Mr.. Love1oy, providing that
salary OF the regular teachers, were laid over. A
great part OF the evening was taken up In con-
siderlng the report of the committee on teachers
nominating teachers for the ensuing year.
Mr. Curtis, In discussing the report, said that
the petition asking the retention or Miss Lane as
teacher In the High school, and whose name did
not appear In the nominations, demanded some
action. he stated that Miss Lane had been
granted years leave OF absence, and was now
returned ready to resume her duties Mr. Love-
Joy having remarked that the standard OF teach.
ing In the High school had improved, Mr. Birney
made quite long speech. warning the board that
there was danger OF college cliques and fraterni-
marked that Dartmouth college had three grad
yates and Boston University four graduates among
the teachers Of the High school He regarded IL
as unW1Se to leave the selection of teachers to the
principal He moved to adopt the report OF the
committee on teachers, except as to Mr.. Quinby,
and Misses Selee and Jennings, the newly nonii.
mated assistants in the High school This motion
was carried, and their nominations together with
tne petltion concerning Miss Lane, were referred
10 the committee ON teachers.
RECOMMENDATIONS APPROVED.
tanned the following recommendations, which were
approved: That leaves OF absence, without pay,
for one year be granted to Miss Mary L Burchard
1st division and Miss E. NJ. Mccartney, 4th divi-
sion That the following designations be ac-
cepted: Misses E. L. Bond, 2l division; l. P. Mat
thews 9th division; N. A. Hutton, Sth division; N
D. Browne, high school, 1st division; n. Brooks,
9TH division; Emeline C. Weightman, 2i division;
Chas. II. Ourand, I'd division. That a commercial
course be established in the high school OF
ee Tn annoasd T ana Sn IN DIVISIONS and that teacher
OF salaries assistant teachers 10 the high school,
pals and the principal OF the high school, first six
divisions, be fxed at 1000, to take effect after
July 1884, that all graduates Of the washington
occur, their pay to begin with actual assignment
Re wasnnsson s norman sshoo
W who vhsN,o have taught In ,.. the public schools
Marion Anderson, Lizzie P. brown, Estelie N.
Fisher, Lucy Q: Fishbaek, Lillian F. Hershey,
McSantz, Mary Moo Moore, Annie S Il Navin. sn.a Mary
a. Paul. Edith n. Pitts, Louise N. Rowe, Selma
b Rynex, Eliza B. Smith, Jane e Tompson, Sarah
ferred upon the following named graduates OF the
Miner normal school who have taught in the
Mbbs, Martha A. shelton, Minnie j. Scott Rachel
C. Wheeler, Anna l. C0stin, Annie l. Hamer.
Sarah A. Harrison. Ellen L Wayne, Roberta Page,
Bessie A. johnson, Mary v. Fletcher, Lydia c.
Powell
Anairs I'm West WashfngtOn.
A SCANDAL IN COLoRED CIRCLRs.-A young col.
ored woman named Ida jackson o few days ago
swore out a warrant against q welLknown colored
man OF this place named Joseph Peasants for the
support OF her child by him He was to have been
married Tuesday, and the young woman, It is said,
intended to object to the ceremony. Peasants to
avoid this unpleasantness was quietly married
n fpht iC fol NM orHo D,o
fore Justice Barclay, and he put In the plea that
he was married man and q child could not be