Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-12
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
CHANGES IN TEACHERsHIPs-THR STEVENS, school,.
BUILDING NOW 'sAFE, But UNsUIrABLEn-THE d.
VISION OF THE SCHOOL FUND AND THE MANNER OF
MAKING APPROPRIATIONS

When the school board met last evening DR..
Henry AGriswold, the new trustee, appointed In the
pace OF MI VIM. Brney, resigned, was introduced
oIhe BOARD and took his seat letter from Mr.. A.
haistfom. GW.C.T. OF the Independent Order of
NoOd 1emplarS, was read, requesting leave to dis
tribute temperance pledge cards In the schools of
the District. The request was granted. Mr.. War
ner observed that in the schools In his division they
had rolls OF slgners who pledged themselves to alb
stain from cigarettes, and he thought that much
benefit had resulted from 1t.
petition from J. E. Rankin Jno F. Cook. Fred
erlck Douglass and others, asking that the second
CLASS certlcate OF Helen A Simmons be restored to
ner, was referred to the committee On teachers
Inc report OF Building Inspector Entwisle and
the supplemental report of Trustee Brooks regard
Ing the condition OF the Stevens school building
was received from the District Commissioners and
re1efTed 10 the committee buildings and repairs.
"A a communication, written by DR.. Purvis to the
District commissioners, relating to the employment
OF an assistant teacher at the Miner school, re-
1tfrcd 10 the committee on teachers.
TOO MUCH PHYSIOLOGY.
A communication from II. G. Collins criticisipg
the school curriculum which provided the study OF
physiology for children from 9 to 12 years OF age
was read and referred to the committee on teachers
Mr.. Curtis remarked that teachers had spoken to
him about this study, and the difficulty Of making
young children understand the hard names He
thought 1t should be introduced In more advanced
grades.
Notice was given that the semi-annrl examina-
.ol Oh caholuates Tor teachers positions and pro-
motions would be held in the Franklin building,
COMMENCING saturday, the 10TH inst, at am.
SCHOOL STATISTICS
The abstract Of the superintendent reports for
the month OF November showed that the number
OF pupils enrolled was e62i3: average number of
pupils in daily attendance 236i5; number OF teach
erS employed 525. The resignation OF Miss Cecilia
Doughty, teacher third division, to take effect De-
fen5oer LIST was accepted Harry Maddox was con-
AIlltti as JalltOr or the Cranch school building.
CHANGES IN TEACHERsHIPs.
The report OF the committee on teachers, recon-
mendng the following changes, was adopted: First
dlviSlon-Grant leave OF absence, without pay, to
Miss T. Bartlett, teacher in the seventh grade from
November to the end OF the present school year. on
account OF ill-heaith. Promote Miss 4. E. Speake
from the sixth to the seventh grade take effect No
VeanDtr l. 1883, vice Miss Bartlett, on leave. Pro-
mote Miss NJ. Z. o. Lazenby from the fifth to the
sixth grade, to take effect November 1, 1888. vice
Miss Speake, promoted Transfer Miss n. f. PUN
phrey, assistant in the Normal school, to fifth
grade school. to take effect November l. 1888, vice
Miss LaZenby, promoted. Assign Miss Margaret
Manner, graduate from the Normal school,
school, TO take effect November l. 1888 vice
MISS humphrey. transferred. Transfer Miss G.
L. Garrison, assistant teacher in the Normal school,
TO fifth grade school, vice Miss Pitts, promoted
ana promote Miss f. NJ Pitts teacher in the fifth
TO take effect October ], 1888.
Observation-Disclosures Miss Grace Thompson,
teacher in the second grade from the second to the
fourth DIVISION to take effect November l. 1889,
Promote Miss Mole Nee. Wylip Sub-aSSiStant
thrd DIVISION to the position OF teacher In the first
grade OF The second division, vice Miss Thompson,
transferred, TO take effect November /. 1888. AS
sign Miss Daisy W. Boyd. graduate of the Normal
school, TO the position OF sub-assiStant third dvi-
sion, vice Miss Wyiie, promoted to take effect No
venber 1. 1889. Designate Miss L. w Hollister as
principal OF the school building corner 22d and
streets northwest vice Miss l. L. Snyder, to take
eject November /, 1888. Transfer Miss Daisy w.
Boyd Subaos5tant third DIVISION to the first grade
fourth division, vice Miss Emma j. Rose, retired to
take effect December l. 1888.
Applications for teachers positions were received
from Robin Fletcher, Cora Clements, Ella s. Ep-
pert, l. 5. Brown and f. B. Dadmum. An applica-
W. Donaldson.
ME-. BROOKS STATEMENTS ABOUT THE STEVENS
BUILDING ENDORSED.
MI Baum, from the committee on buildings and
repairs, presented report In relation to the Ste
VenS building. in which the committee stated that
they found the report OF the local board in relation
TO the condition was correct, and that the repairs
recommended had been made by the Commission
ers. The present building, the report says, cannot
be relnodeled to render 1t lrstclass, healthy and
weil-planned school house, at a cost less than 20
per cent of what eight room school building
would cost, and that it would be unwiSe To go to
the expense OF making extensive alterations to the
present building unless it was feasible to make the
building a strong, convenient and permanent
schG0i mousse, relnodeled upon approved plans and
condition favorable to the health OF pupils and
teachers 1t IS recommended that as soon as an
appropriation for the purpose can be secured that
the present building be removed and an eight room
building erected in its place With the repairs al
ready made the building is safe for use as school
house. but Is unsuitable The report was adopted.
TIE DIVISION OF THE SCHOOL FUND.
Mr.. Clark, from the committee on buildings and
repairs, In response to resolution adopted at the
last meeting requesting the committee to furnish
the board the amount expended in each school di-
vision during the year ending June 30, 1883, re-
ported that the committee was informed that the
funds expended for the support OF the public
schools were not designated upon the books OF the
slons excepting the expenditures for repairs to
buildings, which are as follows: First division,
s2Sla0s; second division, s2,5lo17; third division,
las; sixth division, s1,47iS7; seventh division,
ST. 5eOi; eighth division, 1856. TO supply shop
with materials, sl4i. Amount paid foreman,
s4.2. Total amount for repairs for the year.
Sl4,yH. From the official report OF the auditor OF
general taxes expended for the public schools for
the past three years in Washington, Georgetown
and the county TO have been:
1 1ssI Washington Georgetown County.
1 1sSS .'.''.-.9 % 4 a23 gig
Mr.. Brooks, when the report was read. COM
planned against the system OF expenditures
adopted by the Commissioners, which left the
trustees in ignorance OF their dOings.
HOW THE APPROPRIATIONS SHOULD BE MADE
Mr.. Smith read from the EVENING STAR the re-
marks OF the Secretary OF the Treasury in his shook
OF estimates" as to the manner in which the appro-
priations for the public schools should be made
He offered resolutions 'that in the opinion OF this
board the views of the Secretary OF the Treasury as
expressed In his report to the manner the appro
priationS for the public schools of this District
should be made, is the manner in which said appro-
priation should be made to wit: That so long sec
lions PSI and 3 Revised Statutes of the District OF
Columbia, remain unrepeaed, which provides in
substance that the money appropriated each year
for school purposes shall be divided between the
white and colOred schools in the proportion that
the number OF white children between the ages Of
six and seventeen years Of age bears the number
OF colored children between these ages" and fur
ther, "that this board urge upon Congress the
practicabil1ty OF making said appropriation in pur-
stlance OF the statute above cited" After some
discussion the resolutions were referred to the
committee on ways and means An amendment
to the bylaws offered by Mr.. Smith, giving the
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