National Republican., 1883-05-09
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Interesting Meeting Of tho Board Of Trustees
Last Night
RESOLUTIONS offered and Discussions and
Other Important Business Transacted,

Inc DOaTu OF SCHOOL JIubJscS mob ihs' hishe
at o'clock, B. II. Warner in the chair, G, b.
Rheem secretary. There we're present Messrs
Lovejoy. Birney, Warner, Clark, Curtis,
Baum, johnson, and Brooks.
Applications for teacherships were received
from S. Rodgers, Florence p. Williams, John
i. Freeman, and Carlisle 4. Mason. For jsni-
tors positions, from Charles 7. Moore, High
land Maddox, and w. J. Webb.
A communication was received from Henry
r. Miles, general superintendent of tho tele-
graph and telephone service, in which he
notified the board that the commissioners
contemplated the connection Of such Of Che
school buildings with the district telephone
service as might seem advisable in lieu Of the
service now afforded by the National Capital
Telephone company. He therefore requested
the board to designate twenty schools for the
proposed service, and ten additional enes IL il
should be found that tho finances admitted it.
The communication was properly referred.
A communication was received from John
B. Larner, attorney for N. ID. Larner, calling
attention TO the damage that had been done
TO the Larner school building and appending
an itemized statement Of the damage done,
$128.75 In amount.
The communication was referred to COM
mittee ON buildings and repairs.
Mr.. Brooks submitted resolution direct
ing that the reports Of the local committees,
submitted by order Of the board, recommend
ing what repairs shall be done in the respect
i've divisions during the next vacation, be,
and the same are hereby, referred to the
committee on buildings and repairs. And 1t
shall be the duty Of said committee to report
to the district commissioners such repairs as
should be promptly made !" 10 also recon-
mend that one-fourth Of the whole appropria-
tion for repairs as contingent repair fund,
to be apportioned equally between the several
achool diviaiopa aud 'aach divieinn,a lharp
not TO be used out of its district, except on
recommendation Of the committee on build
ing and approved by the board.
The committee on buildings and repairs Is
empowered TO act for tho board Of trustees,
and 1t or any member thereof who shall be
designated shall have authority to make In
the name of the board, requisitions for the
necessary supplies, labor, &c.; all bills accru-
ing therefor to be approved by tho committee Of
building and repairs or any member thereof.
The committee is directed to report to tho
board of trustees its action under the au-
thority so conferred In October next at
which time the special authority hereby
granted shall cease.
A long discussion ensued upon tho resolu-
tion, and ii was finally laid over until the
next meeting. The Importance Of the subject
and the necessity for prompt action were
recognized by all.
Mr. Lovejoy, from the committee on teach
referred to them at the last meeting, rcciting
the law which limits for selecting of teachers
from the high school classes, and recommend
ing that vacancies over and above the num-
Der Of graduates from the high school be
filed by appointing to the normal school
members of the next lower class of the high
school.
Mr.. Lovejoy then offered resolution as n
substitute for the one offered at the last meet
ing to the effect that tho number of pupils in
the normal school shall be limited to twenty
five, to be selected from female graduates of
the high school on o street, provided that IL
there be not graduates sufficient to fill all
the vacancies in the normal school they may be
filled by other competent persons who shall
pass tho usual test examination.
Gen. Birncy made a minority report pro-
testing against admitting pupils Of the Sec
ond year high school class to the normal
school, because IL would be injurious to such
pupils; because IL would be violation OF o
former rule of the board; because it would
injure the high school by demoralizing the
lower classes; because 1t would lower the
standard of qualification for admission to tho
normal school; because 1t would injure the
normal school class and because the bad ef-
fects of the step would be felt for many years.
Gen. Birney then offered resolution as n
substitute for Mr.. LoYejoys, that the number
of pupils IN the normal school shall be limited
TO twenty-five female graduates Of the Wash
ington high school, on street provided that
IL the vacancies DO moro than the number of
graduates, they may be Allied by the appoint
mept Of other competent persons,
Gen. Brney also offered q resolution that
the subject Of admission 10 the normal school
be postponed until June.
He also offered another resolution calling
upon the principals of the high and normal
schools to give their opinion by the next
meeting of tho board as to the desirablity of
ad IN ha nj ha,s1 ~
the present second year class OF the high
school. This was adopted, the effect Of which
was to postpone all the resolutions and reports
on the subject to the next meeting,
Bills to the amount of S2046.35 were ap-
proved and ordered to be paid.
The condition of the appropriation for the
fiscal year 1883, up to April 80, 1889, was then
announced: Amount expended, $495, ,202 .03
total appropriation, S626, 6,56S.49; balance on
hand, $131, ,36646.
Mr.. johnson offered resolution, which was
adopted, closing the public schools on the
thirtieth of May.
Gen. Curtis offered q resolution that from
aud after the beginning of the next school
year the normal school for white pupils be
added to the high school, and be under the
superintendenee Of the principal of said high
school. That said normal school shall here
after be designated as tho normal class Of the
high school, and shall be open to all pupils OF
general course Of study in said high school
Adopted.
Mr.. Loveloy offered resolution that the
request Of tho normal class that the gradual
ing exercises take place at the Congregational
church be allowed, which was adopted, the
class pledgipg themselves to pay the expenses
attending the change.
Gen. Birney offered q resolution, which was
adopted, that no durther acquisitions be
drawn on the $4,000 fund for the apparatus OF
the high school, or bills against the same be
honored until the refusal or allowance of the
claim of Messrs. Haywood & Hutchinson
against that fund, provided that bilH already
approved by the board shall not be affected
thereby.
The monthly report Of the superintendent
for April was handed in. The whole mum.
Der of pupils enrolled was 23,l77-white
15,l59i colored, S,0l6. Average number In
daily attendance, 2I,096--white, l3,92s; col.
ored, 7,lGs. Number Of teachers, 505-white
3e3; colored l72, Cases of tardiness, l,785-
white, 1,514 oolored, 271 Cases of corporal
punishment, 40-white o; colored, 40. Pupils
dismissed, 7--white, 8; colored, l. The board
then adjourned. .,.s