Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-06-25
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS J
Cnnnges in Tcacherships for vhc Com.
Ing near.fhc Tcachers, EHamsna.

The mai meeting OF the board OF srhoo, trus,es,
Tor the current nscal year was held las, or.r,n,
resolution adopted by the GOOD Teronl.-s ,.xo,.
ing tie INTRODUCTION OF temperance ple,Ves into
the schools, was referred 10 the comm,ttee on
teachers Application for teachers, ccS,ttorx .xo-.
received from Irving q. stanton X Frsnc,. cs.
l. Muasr. A. : kainey, Agnes u. Lathe N n \
Byrnes Mt Frank Angell OF the h,sh s sau Susehe
OF teachers, was granted leave for one war ~ ,t
70 go 70 Europe TO complete his studies '~''
THE LIST or TEACHERS
The committee on teachers reported tho ,o,,,D.
tons for the following year, which were ar,r,r.,
The corps OF teachers In the Normal school a., an.
High school for the next year are cousiI,u,aa =.
follows: Normal school - PRINCIPAL Ipc,ns .
Smith; assistants f. NJ. Pit;es, Margaret Nsher
Frank Angel, r. X Lane, h. = Rurg-sS y W'
Bernhardt, q. K Israel, =. 4. Lamhert, F,iv,ns
princlpap, j. r jennings, r. NJ Crane, +. 1rS,n
son, s. h. Woodman. Agnes NJ. Lathe sarah A
Rainey, Clara X. Goodwin, Mary ID. Eliot; sub
assistant. Mary 4. Mckinney. The special teach
ers In the white schools will he follows Director
OF music, r. II. Butterneld assistant, !. H. DnnsI
Director OF drawing, S. T. Fuller; assistant, A. M.
In the colored schools the corps OF High schcol
teachers ana special Instructors is constituted "A
Miss NJ. t. Patterson; Robert N. Terrell. laura y
Barney. Caroline L. Parke. Music. Henry r. co.
rant, John l. Layton Drawing, Thomas ". Hen-
designations TO take effect at the end Of ths
present month, were reported as follows: high
school, Miss Mary r. Roberts; third division Ni,a
X J. Day; sixth division q. f. c. Kendall
No changes were made In the list OF teachers ia
the nrst division. Changes In other divisions were
Second diyision-Sue-ass,stant, Hattie Plat. VICE
Florence !. Williams Normal school graduates ap-
pointed, susan II. Svpes, Fannie r. TowneT Leila
X. Nowln and Estalla &. Drane
Third diysion-Robert l. johnson. vice Miss
Day, resigned. Normal school graduates appointed.
Mary {. Kelly. Magdalen {. Rock aud Lyda Dalton
Fourth dlslsion-Miss Caroline Ranncy rcfn-
stated after years leave OF absence: Normal school
graduate appointed, Maggie NJ Hines
Firth diyislOu-Nounal school graduates ar-
pointed, M9gsie Mould NJ. & Hilton, Ella Chase
ana Hannah Brechc sub-asslstant, Mary T.. Hatch
sixth divsiOn-Alfred Clum, William T. Bruce
Carrie E.Wilder and Grace T. shimm appointed vice
Mary T. Edwards, Mary T. BENJAMIN. Helen A.
bella Wall
Seventh dlyIsion-Julia A. Pierre. Normal school
graduate appointed, vice Molllc a. Palmer
Eight DIVISION. W. Merrirnan and George
Botiey, appointed, vice Anna X. over and Susie A.
Nichols.
THE EXAMINATION OF TEACHERS
twas ordered that all graduates from the Wash
ington and Miner normal schools be- appointed TO
teachefshps as vacancies occur. An acrimonious
debate was provoked 10y report made ny the COM
mittce on teachers In the case of Miss NJ A. Brewer
VINO nad tailed 10 pass the recent teachers eNam-
nation Mr. LoveJoy, Chairman ~ the committee
on teachers, submitted a letter from Supcriniend-
ents Wilson and Cook and Principal Gage consti-
futng the examining board, IN which they stated
Ia regard 10 Miss Brewer: ain the oral examination
crelltS, neCul-e IN the Judgment
The examiners she had no appreciate knowledge OF
THE science ana the art OF teaching and no SPECIAL
aptness To teach There were eight other eaIdl-
dates In Ike condition In the same eNaIninatiun.
ana they were all marked alike. The salur cuurse
mas been pursued IN all previous eNaiuinations.
To allow those who have failed In an
examination for admission 10 the normal school 10
obtain teachers certificate ot qualification
through lower standard of examination, and
then AT once, without any knowledge uf the science
and the art OF teaching or any special aItnrS. 10
teach, TO enter upon the duties ANA receive ins
salaries OF teachers, would be In effect the OIIcrln..
OF very attractive premium to unskilicd labor IL
friends, but would IL not bc detrimental 10 the
schools The committee on teachers endorsed
the conclusions OF the examining board
DIR. Puryis made appeal In behalf OF Miss
Brewer. saying that he WAS informed the only
thing asked her by the examiners was, "What do
you Know about psychology and didactics?n Mr.
Smith spoke sarcastlcally OF the examination saw.
Ing he considered five minutes too short time 10
form an accurate idea III what person knows.
MT. Love1oy Thought that II Miss R.sNer had an
other chance the other seven should. n they were
going TO admit teachers by popular suffrage they
should change the rules. Mr.. Curtis liilalsd that
there had been cases where Mr. Low, Boz had not
been such stickler for the rules. MI. amer sgid
the examining board was composed Uf Intelligent
and Jealous men, and he did not believe they
would conduct farce He referred 10 the agiii-
ton OF Miss Brewers case as an instance OF log
rolling with trustees and declared his unalterabs
determination 10 abide 10y the rules. The report "
the committee Was finally adopted by vote OF s
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