National Republican., 1883-06-12
SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS

meeting yesterday afternoon at the Franklin
building. There were present Messrs. b. IL.
Warner, president; Gen. Curtis, Gen. Birney,
and Messrs. Clark, Baum, Brooks, and John
son, and Mr.. G. b. Rheem, secretary.
The special object for which the meeting
was called was to award the scholarships in
the Columbian university in Washington, ID.
G.. and the Bo ston university, Boston, Mass
Mr.. johnson, from the committee on teach
ers, submitted the following report:
Accept the designations of Grace Cald-
we'll and Consuelo Heilprin, teachers first
division, on leave, without pay, to take effect
juno 30, 1888
Award the X endall scholarship in Column
bian university to George Hamilton Ayres,
and the Boston university scholarship to
Clement Moore Lacey Sites"
The regular semiannual examination of
candidates for teachers positions and promo
tions was held on the nineteenth and twen-
tieth Of May last and forty y-fve candidates
were present. The committee recommended
that certificates be granted as follows:
First class certificates to Marian Thatcher,
Harry Archibald Lewis, and Marion Chad
wick.
Second class certificates to Mary Virginia
Osburn, James Richard Phillips, Harry
Buckmaster Deale and Ellen Frances Good
win.
Third class certificates to Adelaide Jo
sephine Davis
Mr.. Clark from the committee on prizes
scholarships, &C., reported the following,
which was adopted:
ship shall be awarded in the high school in the
same manner as provided for the King and Ken
dali scholarships.
Mr.. Clark, from the same committee, Of
fered the following report:
Reso ped Tint the Birney scholarship in the
Cornell university be awarded TO the pupil rank
ing first in competitive examination among ad-
vanced pupils Of both high schools of the city of
Washington said pupils TO be selected by the
principal OF each high school respectively. The
mon TO both schools, and marked on a scale Of
from one to 100; ono being the lowest and 100 the
highest mark. The examination to take place
June IL, 1883, IN the franklin school building,
commencing at o a. IN.
This resolution called forth a great deal Of
discussion. Mr.. Brooks declared that every
one knew that the colored high schools could
not compete with tho white, because the
studies of the two were unequal. When,
said he, you have high school, as you will
have some day, as you ought to have, where
whites and colored are admitted together,
pursuing the same studies side by side then
there would besome fairness in a competitive
examination for both races to participate.
The studies in the white high school were
more advanced than in the colored. The re-
suit of this competitive examination would,
of course, be in favor of tho whites, and would
prejudice the colored people abroad-would
hold them up to ridicule. He thought it
would be fair to allow the whites alone to
compete .or the colored pupils alone to COM
pete The time was coming when the two
schools would be united. The high schools
would be the first to be mixed. Then il would
be time for such an examination.
Mr.. Brooks was followed by Mr.. johnson,
who claimed that the award should be made
by the board or by the committee on teachers,
inst n q the (Olurn han and Rnatnn N N los
scholarships had been awarded.
Gen. Curtis and Gen. Birney asserted that
the condition of the scholarships was COM
petitive examination open to all the schools.
Mr.. johnson moved that the resolution be
referred to a committee.
Gen. Curtis moved to lay ON the table.
Mr.. johnson agreed to that, as to lay on
the table would postpone the whole thing.
The motion to lay on the table was carried.
Gen. Curtis then called for the original
motion, and although Messrs. Johnson and
Brooks claimed that the motion to lay on the
table had disposed of the whole matter, the
chair ruled otherwise and put the motion.
Mr. johnson again offered an amendment
TO refer to q committee.
Gen. Birney said that the matter must be
attended to at once, for Monday was the day
on which examinations of candidates for ad-
mission to Cornell would be held.
Gen. Curtis further amended that the COM
mittee report to-day. Carried.
After some informal discussion the chair
said his ruling might be somewhat unpar-
liamentary, but he would rule against what
was clearly intended to defeat the object of
the meeting.
The committee then made their report
which was identical with the one previously
offered. 1t was amended by striking out the
words " common to both schools and insert
ing necessary to qualifications for admission
to u course at said university"
The amendment was carried by the casting
vote of the chair Then Mr. Brooks said he
would vote for the resolution in order not to
be captious, but would enter his protest, as
the resolution simply kept out the seventh
and eighth divisions from competing. The
report was accepted.
A resolution was offered "that we have
learned with regret of the resignation of Mr..
W. IL. A. Wormley, au associate who has
been long and efficiently connected with this
board"
There were no candidates for the King
scholarship at Dickinson college, no reason
being assigned for such lack ofinterest.
The board then verbally agreed TO be ab-
sent, each member, at the regular session to-
night, and then adjourned.
As some Misrepresentation seemed to exist
about the terms of the proposition conveying
the Cornell university scholarship the letter
OF that institution Is here inserted in full
THE CORNELL UNIvEsITY, TREAsURER's OFFICE,
Ithaca, n, Y, March l, lsS3-Gen. WILLIAM Bm'
EEY, president OF school board, Washington, ID. q.
-Dedr Sir: At the request of President Andrew
ID. White, have the pleasure IN inclose an ab-
stract from the minutes of the executive commit
tee OF the board Of trustees of Cornell university
setting forth the uclon taken by said committee
respecting the matter OF Establishing u scholarship
at the high school, Washington, d. q. have the
honor TO remain, yours respectfully,
Z. l.. WILLIAMS Secretary.
:[lnclosoure
Alta meeting of the executive committee of the
board OF trustees Of Cornell university held at
Ithaca New YORK, OH the fourteenth uay of De.
cembeT, A. d., 1882, special committee was ap-
pointed 70 report upon the subject of establishing
free scholarship at the high school AZ Washing
ton ID. O.; and ut meeting OF the executive COM
mittee OF the board of trustees aforesaid held on
the twenty fifth day of January, A. d. 1885, at
Ithaca, New York, the said special committee
made the following report, which was accepted
and adopted
" The committee to whom was referred the mat
ter OF establishing scholarship ut the high school
at Washington, D. O., respectfully report as follows
ResOlUed That scholarship of the same nature,
and comprising the same privileges as a state
scholarship be assigned TO that school-the same
TO he bestowed upon competitive examination in
such manner rs the school authoritlves may de-
termine; and that the said scholarship be called
the Birney scholarship in honor Of the late james
q. Biruey."
From the minutes Il. l.. WILLIAMS,
Secretary,
THE MINER NORMAL SCHOOL.