National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-01-24
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
An Important Special Meeting Of the Trustees
Yesterday.
Changes and Promotions in the List of
Teachers.

A special meeting of the school board was
held at the Franklin building yesterday af-
ternoon There were present President War
ner and Trustees Lovcjoy, Clark, Baum, Cur
tbs, Griswald, and Brooks, aud Secretary
Rheem. After the roll call President Warner
introduced Mr.. George T. Angel, of Boston.
tho president of tho Band of Mercy, an or
ganization for the protection of dumb ami
mails. Mr.. Angel gavo short sketch of the
organization and its workings throughout the
country. He presented each of the trustees
with badge of the society and made them
honorary members. IIo asked that the sub
ject Of organizing branch society in the
schools be considered, and to be given leave
TO address the school teachers on the subject.
Mr.. Curtis offered resolution inviting the
teachers to be present at a lecture by Mr..
Angel OH Sunday at Congregational church
on the subject Of humane treatment of AMI
mails. The resolution was adopted. The
question of introducing the subject in the
schools was laid over. The minutes of the
last meeting were approved. Applications
were received from Miss Lucy Chisholm, Miss
Martha b. Wayman, Miss Francis Haldeman.
Alfred Chum, Miss Blanche Washington, and
Olive Hayes for dictatorship, and from George
Il. +. Hart for janitorship.
The resignation of Miss Lucy s. Martin
was accepted.
A communication from Superintendent
Wilson was read, asking that select COM
mittee be appoin ted to assist in making ar
rangements for the meeting of tho depart.
mont of superintendence Of the National
Educational association, to be held here in
February
Mr. Baum moved that committee Of three
be appointed, which was adopted. The pres
ident will appoint the committee in the fu-
ture.
An application was received from Miss
Lima Jean for leave of one month, without
without pay, which was granted.
The superintendent monthly report
showed that 25,ll4 children were enrolled
during the month, the average number being
23,979; in daily attendance, 220i7; number
of teachers, 525; number of pupils dismissod, ..
Mr.. Clark, from the committee on bull d.
ings and repairs, offered the following:
Whereas the following described property be.
longing to tho public schools Of the district, is
either not now in use or not adapted to school
purposes: therefore
Resotred, That the board recommend TO the com,
proceeds applied TO the purchase Of
suitable sizes and the erection of buildings for
the use of said schools Brick house and lot coz
ner Fourteenth and q streets northwest square
300, lot 80, 300 feet square lO9s, lot IT, ll,ssS
feet lot ~ II SS3square feet square l0o known as
Of the Chain bridge, on north line Of Pckroii's
line plot ~ frame house and ono.half acre OF
Ground on Gran. street, between TIennaNytown
pilot ~; frame house and one acre on Queens
Chapel road, adJoininglan of q. w. Utcrmehle.
Mr.. Loveioy offered an amendment that
the Thompson building be sold, which he ex-
planned was not fit for school purposes
Mr.. Warner stated that a delegate of the Fed
Grafton of Labor had suggested that it be used
for night school, and that congress be asked
for permission.
Mr.. Lovojoy then withdrew his amend
ment, and Mr.. Clark's resolution was
adopted.
,Tba co,,,r,ittoa nm toacbars ranortad os
follows: "a semi-annual examination of can
didates for teachers positions was held on the
fifteenth and Jwenty-second of December last,
in accordance with the rules, and fifty-nine
candidates were present The committee
recommends that certificates be granted as
follows: First class certificates to Annie
II. Hobbs, Dora Edwards Rogers Mary
b. Stevens, Helen A. Simmons, Laura
l. Hawkesworth, Mary Davis and Helen II.
circuit. Second class certificates to John w.
Douglass, Parker, N Bailey, Charles II. But
Ter, aud Hattie Il. Walker. Third class
certificates to William Quimby, John 7.
Freeman and A. p. Greeley. Fourth class
certificates to Ephroim G.. Kimball, w. Il.
Patterson, Nellie NJ. Mack, Sophie b. Kent,
Joseph p. Moore, Quincy L. Kendall, James
II. n. Warning, and Miranda Steele.
The committee recommended the accept
ance of the designations of @. III. Blu tier,
teacher second division, and Miss Lillian =.
Hart teacher fifth division, both to take ef-
feet Dec. 81. 1888. They also recommended
the granting of leave of absence, without pay,
to Miss Laura q. Strider until end of school
year.
Further recommendations were to promote
Miss Mona q. Thomas, subassistant, to be
acting teacher, second grade, fourth division,
vice Miss Emma A. Doyle retired promote
Miss Agnes l.. Macarthur from the third to
the sixth grade, fifth division, vico Miss
Lillian p. Hart, resigned promote Miss l.,
-, al. i'll 4.
fifth division, vice Miss Agnes l.. Macarthur,
promoted.
Appoint Miss Emma A. Doyle subassistant
fourth division, vice Miss Mona G.. Thomas
promoted; appoint Miss Kate S. Proctor to be
acting teacher first grade, fifth division; ap.
point Miss Helen A. circuit to be acting
teacher fifth grade, fifth division, vice Miss
Laura G. Strider, on leave; appoint James d.
Butler to be acting teacher sixth grade, vice
MIR. George II. CordoZa retired; appoint Mr..
Ellis w. Brown to be acting teacher sixth
division, vice Mr.. IL. w. Hewlett. retired
appoint Miss Maria Thatcher to DO acting
teacher sixth division, vice Miss Alice G. Reed
retired; designate Miss f. NJ. Hartman, prin-
cipal of the Morse building. Tho report was
adopted. The following was added to the
report: Promote Miss L. w. Custis vice Mrs.
NJ. A. Bowen, deceased promote Miss Bessie
Burns, vice Miss Custis, promoted; promote
Mrs A. NJ. Hobbs, vice Miss Burns promoted
offered by Mr.. Curtis to give an applicant
who had been examined another chance
Mr.. Brooks, from the committee on &C
counts, submitted the report of expenditures
during December, showing the total to be
S3579,75.
Mr. Brooks, from the committee of way
and means of which he is chairman, with
w. II. Baum and A. p. Clark, the other
members, to whom was referred tho resolu.
ton of Mr.. Smith, reported that all law.
bearing on the subject had been examined
and it was found that rs tho secretary and
first comptroller Of the treasury are the high
est executive and administrative authority
in the fiscal affairs of tho United States ant
of the District of Columbia, and us these oil
GERS have rendered their decision that the law
referred to are now in force and binding
upon local executive authority, and required
to he conlormGd to by the commissioners, Il.
the discussing officers of the District of Co
lumbia, it would seem inappropriate for this
committee to express any opinion on the sub
ject or submit any Recommendation for the
action Of this board, Especially ~ this bOart
has not been granted any Judicial or eXecu
tive power which would enable 1t TO review
tho acts of the commissioners or tho officer
of the treasury department Under tho re
quirement of the bylaws, article D, section 3
first paragraph, the committee sees no reason
for IL to dfior from the opinion expressed BY
the board ANA commissioners in rclGrenco u
the laws apportioning the school fund in thei