The Evening critic., 1884-11-12
A NEW soHooL:BoARp PRESIDENT.
Oral Examinations or Teachers Dis
pensed with and Other Changes


Oral Examinations or Teachers Dis
pensed with and Other Changes
Ordered.
The School Board held the regular monthly
meeting last night, all the members being
present. and Mr.. II. A. driswold presiding.
The Committee on Teachers submitted the
following report; Accept the resignation OF
Miss Enle Rodier, teacher, frat divisions: as
Sign Niles NJ. O. o. Lazonoy, ilrst division, -
school OF n fourth grade, at hor own request;
transfer Miss Ida NJ. DAILY from the NTH 70 the
nrtt and promote her TO tho sixth grade, vlco
rom he rst 10 the nth dIyision' vice SS Miss
DAILY, transferred; Issue q nret class tenn.
porary certificate TO Miss Marion g. +. Antisell
and appoint her acting teacher first division,
ali to take eject November /, 1884; appoint
Miss Susie q. Dletz sub-asslstant teacher In
the seventh division. ordered, that the
schedule OF salaries OF teachers OF 1rst aud
second grade schools In the sixth division
shall be uniform and tho same Rs that OF
teachers OF the same grades In all other
divisions. The committee also reports that In
Joint meeting with the COMMITTEES on Jauitors
IL has designated Mr.. A. II. sherman to DO
Ianitor Of the High School building, vice Mr.
November 1, 1854. The report was adopted.
The applications OF J. Thomas Kidwell, j. u.
stephens and Elizabeth Clifford for teachers
and Hugh McQueeny as janitor woro received
Mr.. CLARK, from the Committee on Build
inge, Repairs and Furniture, submitted the
following report;
'mncreaB inc properly,
belonging to the schools OF the District of Co
lumbia, is either not now In use or not adapted
to school purposes; therefore,
"RtsoiUed, That tho board recommend TO
the honorable Commissioners that the same
be sold, and the proceeds be applied to the
purchase OF suitable sites aud the erection OF
buildings for the use Of said schools: Brick
house and lot, corner OF Fourteenth aui @
streets northwest; square 2OO, sublot 30;
1O0S, sublot 10; same, subiot II; square 025,
part OF sublot q; one lot near the Junction OF
Chain Rrfdra hOrnuUh raada- nj
north line OF Pickrelis land; frame house and
onc-half acre OF land on Grant Road, between
TeDnallytown and Drightwood; frame house
and one acre OF land on Queen % Chapel Road"
The report was adopted.
The following resolution was introduced by
Mr.. Baum and unanimously adopted:
"That the Board OF Trustees OF Public
President u. II. Warner, trustee, and that In
losing his valuable services tho schools OF
the District OF Columbia are deprived of n
good friend, an earnest worker and an honor
able and upright man."
The election for president OF tho board fol-
lowed, and Messre. Baum and driSwold were
placed In nomination. Mr.. Baum was elected
by vote OF nve to three, and on motion the
election was made unanimous. Mr.. Baum
said:
"The ONCE OF president OF the Board OF School
| Trustees is not OF my seeking. l will try &c
| make my acts as president agreeable to the
board at all times and endeavor to do my duty
1 faithfully and we'll"
1t was decided to have two meetings each
1 month hereafter, on the first and second Tues
| day. The oral examinations OF applicants fol
teacherships were dispensed with by unani
nous vote and general revision OF rules or
Il dprpd.