Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-24
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Board of Trustees Consider Mat
tiers OF Interest.

tiers OF Interest.
PROPOSITION MADE To ESTABLISH BANDS OF MERCY
N THE sCH0OIS-THE LIST OF SUCCESSFUL CANDI-
DA-Es FOR TIE ,CHERS' POsITIoNS-sALE OF USELESS
SCHOOL PROPERTY RECOMMESDED-THE Use OF
SOFT COAL N SCHOOL FURNACES.
y special meeting of the school board was held
yesterday afternoon. The president Of the board.
Nh %. Ii. Warner, asked permission to Introduce
MT. GEO. /. hHgell OF Boston. distinguished gen.
tleInan. he added, who has spent large portion OF
his life ana fortune in benefiting others Mr.
Angel then addressed the board In favor OF intro
Gucing in the schools the organization known as
the american Band OF Mercy the object ofwhich
TO eduCdie the youth in the protection OF
dumb creatures. He said that these bands had
been organized very extensively throughout the
coUn;ry. and there were now about 700
The prdgc required was. Il will try TO be kind to
all hiIln!eSs living creatures and will try to pro-
tes them from cruel ysa.s.s He presented badge
and card Of membership TO each trustee. The
board adopted resolution inviting the teachers to
listen to address by Mr. Angel, at the Congre-
gationll church. next sunday evening.
ON motion OF MIR. Bum. 4 committee, to include
make arrangements for the reception OF the school
sUPeTlnteadents ia February. The names OF the
committee viii be announced.
NEW TEACHERS.
Mr.. LOvciOv. from the committee on teachers,
submitted the following report: A scIni-annual
examination Of candidates for teachers positions
aud promotions was held on the 18th and a2d OF
December last. in accordance with the rules OF the
board. ami ~ candidates were present The com
mittee recommends that certificates be granted as
follows:
First-class cprtfhcates-Annie NJ Hobbs, Dora E.
Rogers. Mary L. stevens. Helen A. simmons, Laura
l. itaWkcSwCrth. Mary Davis. Helen 4. OTcutt-
Secon,tcldSS certificates John W. douglass,
WALKER '
Third-class certiiicates-wm Quinby. John T.
FIeeman, Arthur ii. Greeley.
t0unh-class ceriiiicateS-Ephra1m G. klmbaIi
Kent, Joseph +. More Quincy Z. C. Kendall, Jas.
H. y. Ntriny. and Miranda steele.
\ Cept the resignation Of Mr. Chas Fl. Butler,
teacher. second division. and Mss Lillian +. Hart.
teacher. nth division. both totahe effect December
31Sl. 1888
Grant leave. Of absence without pay until the
end Of The school year, Miss Laura e. Strder, at
her own request.
Promote Miss Mona C. Thomas, sub-assistant. to
h. acting teacher. second grade. fourth DIVISION
vice Miss Emma y. UoTle, retired. Promote Miss
Agnes t. Macarthur from The third to sixth grade
i.iti division. vice ,ii,s Lillian 7. Hart, resigned
IromOT" Miss l. l.. Gray from the second 10 the
thirt grade. fifth division, vice Miss Agnes L.
Macarthur. promoted
Appoint Mss Emma A. DOYLE sub-assistant fourth
division. vice Miss Monaco Thomas. promoted. APP
point Miss Kate Proctor be acting teacher first
grade. fifth division. Appoint Miss Helen A. Or
crtt Ia be acting teacher itch grade, fifth DIVISION
Vice Mis-, Laura c. StriGier. leave. Appoint Jas
d. Butler 10 be acting teacher sixth division, vice
sir. George II. Cartl0zO retired. Appoint Ellis W.
Brown 10 DE acting teacher, siXtE division. vice
Henry W. Hewlett. retired Appoint Miss Marion
Thatcher 10 be acting teacher sixth division, vice
Miss Alice &. Reed. retired. Designate Miss F. NJ.
Harmon principal Of the Morse budding. Promote
Miss l. W Curtis. Vice Mrs. Y. \. Bowen deceased;
Miss Bessie Burns. vice Miss Curtis, promoted
The fol owing applications Tor teachers positions
We're received ami appropriately referred: Miss
Frances Haldem3n. Miss Martha B. Wayman.
Alfred Clum. Miss Blanche G.. Washington. Miss
Olive II. Hayes Miss Lucy Chisholm. The resigna-
ton OF Miss Josie = Martin was accepted, and Miss
q Loo al, ono
month on account OF sickness. G. K. E. Hunter
applied Tor laniJOrS position
SELLING SCHOOL PROPERTY.
Mr.. Clark. from the committee on buildings.
offered report. which was adopted. recommend
ing that the following property not now in use or
not adapted for school purposes be sold. and the
proceeds be applied TO the purchase OF suitable
sites a1d the erection OF buildings for said schools
square as. sub-lot 30: 5000 So. ft Square 1855 lot
TO- n.s3 So. it. Square do. lot Il; II .ss5 81. It,
square 100. known as iolmead's cemetery one
acre near the junction of Chain Bride, iunaw. and
LGngboro' roads, on north line OF Fickrells land
Frame house ami one-hali acre on Grant road. be-
tween Teneyiown ard Brightwood, adjoining
land OF John NOOnan. Frame house and one acre
on Queens Chapel road
SALE OF THE THOMSON BUILDING.
Mr.. Loyejoy offered a resolution which recon-
mended that Congress authorize the District Com
miseonerS TO sell the property 12th street. near
X. known a. the Thomson building. providing that
the receipts OF such a sale be- devoted to the cree
ton Of 12-TOOin school building in the first dis
trict He said that this building was not originally
erected for such purpose, and that 1t Was now
unit Tor school purposes.
Mr.. Warner said that representative of the
Federation OF Labor had called on him and said
tGit tney desired To eStabiish night school, and
spoke OF trying TO get the Of TIL, building.
Nj. Lovejoy s'id that If there was any chance OF
the bl! ling being used for such purpose he would
Withdraw lis resolution. as he did not wish TO In
terfere with such comnendaple project.
POWERS OF THE BOARD.
Mr.. Brooks, from the committee to which the
resolution OF Nr. Smith was referred relative to
the division Of the money between the coored and
the white schools. reported that the board had no
power rs 10 the division OF this money. as 1t was
regulated by laws which had been construed by
the. secretary OF the Treasury and the first
lroIt.r. and there was no judicial power in the
board TO review their action. The report was ac-
cepted and ordered 10 be printed
resolution OF respect TO the memory OF the late
M Mary 4. Bowen. "hO had been teacher in the
public schools Tor twenty-five years, was adopted
SCHOOL STATISTICS.
The report OF the superintendent for the month
of December showed that the whole number OF pu-
pi:s enrolled in the schools p ia and the aver
age daily attendance 22,ui1. The number of
teachers employed was 10. Tie number OF cases
OF corporal punishment was IL and the pupils dis
Missed D.
TIE Use OF SOFT COAL
Mr.. Warner offered q resolution ssThat the COM
ttee on buildings and repairs report to the board
the relative cost or heating the school buildings by
the tSutn heaters by the OF soft coal. and as to
the cleanliness and hcditnulnaSS OF said heaters -
tir- Brooks said That Ii he had understood that it
was necessary u Use soft coal IN these heaters ne
wUuln nave opposed titir adoption
Ny Warner sti THAT tin" Use 81 srCh coal had be-
con-" great Nuisance In ether pieces and he was
opposed! rs Introduction here. lie thought that
the matter ought To De locked into. The report
WAS adopted
''PrENCF METHUsALEM. 1.-THE Queens Lace Hand
Ierohef, which has been very well received at the
National his week VIII give way this evening 20
prince Merhoaisln. 2nOther recent musical sue
COS Tie [D"i singing. goO1 acting and elegant
costumes Insure its success here beyond ,:Oubr. 1t
VIII b. repeated tomorrow night Al the Satur-
DAY matinee 1.-The Queens Lace Handkerchief will
tc again presented, and in the evening 1.-The
Princess OF Irtb1ZUnie" VIII De given
TIE WHITE SLAvE--Of the many melo-draInas
that nave been seen here within the past year OF two
Lot one i purcr IL sentiment contains a more
healthy moral than does BARLEY Campbeirs "White
Slave" IL was successfully presented here last
season and Will again LO.t the boards at the
National theaIer next week. The drama is skill
fully constructed and illustrates Il story that
touchingiy appeals TO the sympathy OF the audi
tors Ii IS rapid in movement and interesting
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