Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-10-01
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Meeting OF the Trustees Last Night.
4 SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL REsIGNs-THB COST OF
MAINTAINING THE SCHOOLS, ETC

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special meeting OF the school hoard was held
last evening for the purpose OF enecting the
changes In teacherships, incident to the beginning
OF the new school year. Applications for teachers
positions were received from John r. Kidwell
Laura Given, AN. Coyle, Martha Z. Thompson.
Chas A. Castle, Alice A. wfnans and for janitors
place from George W. Brown.
communication was read from j. W. Cromwell
honorary commissioner for the District OF Columbia
department OF colored exhibits OF the New Orleans
exposition, requesting the representation OF the
coiored SchooiS at the exposition. The communi-
cation was rererred to the trustees from the
seventh and eighth divisions.
EXPENSES OF THE SCHOOLS
MI. Brooks. from the committee on ways and
means, presented statement OF expenditures
made by the District on account OF public schools
during the fiscal year ending June 3Oth. 1884
showing that the salaries OF teachers and superin-
tendents amounted 10 S352 6a2 l6: tanttors as
supplies, s9,0l205; repairs. SEQ AGO 49, heating APP
paratuS, $l2 l49 22 fuel $l7e0s35: rent, SIS lI2 50
Insurance, s7O25 81 printing 81 35 miscellaneous
1886 64: furniture, Sl5l555 sites and buildings
$Sg; 1887 Increasing lire escapes, $S5 sc; total,
$559,6y 1hfS total was divided as follows:
CITY schools, s342, 329 H.. Georgetown schools
$as county schools. SIS .76l 6 colored schools
washington and Georgetown. $i33.0s06l.
Mr.. Brooks also submitted the letter sent nv the
committee TO the District Commissioners contain.
ing the estimates for the expenses or the public
follows: ' ~o
snperntendents and clerks, $3.50; teachers,
s4UOOO antors and care OF buildings s33 900: rent
or school rooms SO 0OO; fuel $40 OO0 repairs and
improvements TO buildings and grounds, $4,000;
contingent expenses, $4,000; sites and buildings
for schools, $245 500; total. {7.6 ,05O.
The buildings recommended above are: An addi
uon 10 nigh school, to cost ss0000 new I2-room
building IN second division, $50 o0O0 new sroom
$4,000 new Broom building In third division East
washington, 900; new Broom building on site
OF Stevens building, $4,000 additional story on
hlfI0inr TaniaVfnUp
Inc designations OF Miss Mary A. s. Carv and
Miss A. l. Hamer were presented and accepted.
SUPERVISING PRINCIPAL RESIGNS.
After the board had been in session some time
Mr. Baum, OF the fourth division, came in and at
his request the board took recess so that the
committee on teachers could consider a ma,ter he
had TO present to them. The committee held a
Orle1 consultation, and when the board reconyened
MI sfo4ks @ as member OF the committee. pre-
supervising PRINCIPAL OF the fourth division and
reeommended It's acceptance. The resignation was
nation was dated yesterday, and simply stated: 81
respectfully resign my position as supervising prtn
elpai OF division No or the public schools OF b. c.
resolution OfIere1 by Mr.. Clarke. requesting
the secretary 70 correspond with the school author
Chicago and Baltimore, Ior Information as 70 the
cost OF maintaining the public school system, In
ciuning s. also the high school, was adopted.
adopted, requesting the committee on WAYS.
means and supplies to report whether any mors
Desirable system can be devised for issuing supplies
THE CHANGE IN TEXT BOOKS
Mr.. Smith called attention TO the changes made
In text books, stating that the board as body had
taken no action on the subject although the rules
required that such changes be made by the full
board.
Mr. Warner stated that the superintendents had
recommended the change In the Franklin readers
ne read letter from the publishers, stating their
reasons for publishing new editions Of the readers
Mr. BROOKS, from the committee on teachers
said that the committee did not consider that they
made change In. the text books when simply
and t dcas to eope Gsa gone
NOT CAUGHT BIZ THE DErEcTTvEs-The arrest OF
81 he
STAR, was made by Mr. Collin z E. Father, and
not BY MessrS Edelin and Mattingly, detectives
parties over to Msssrs Edenn and Mattingiy after
he had captured chem and receiyed the reward
RoBBsRIss REpoRrEp.-Bentamin Cant OF South
Washington, reports a bride and reins stolen
from his stable last night; value, ss-Dr Brad
house blue overcoat valued atss@Mary IN Rgers ms
= Grant Place, reports stolen from her trunk yes
ter tay gold watch and chain and jewelry; value,
$50 Alice Douglass, No Cox's alley, reports
stolen quantity OF clothes valued at S.
DID He XIII AEyBoDYs- John Pearce was
charged In the Police Court this morning with be-
ing drunk and disorderly. "Did KIN anybody? 70
Inquired az s John holding his hands 70 his head I
judge, s'you are not sober yet" John was fined s.
Nolan, who keeps the grocery store, corner OF ID
and q streets southwest, was arrested last night
for abusing his wife, who testified In the Police
Court this morning that on Sunday night last, he
threw lighted lamp at her head. and that he had |
assaulted her several times Judge Smell sentenced
him 60 give $500 bonds to keep the peaces In
default OF which SIX months In jail. |
S1RIou9 ASSAULT ON WoMAN-A colored man |
named Jo2 Wallace White engaged In an alterca- |
ton with Julia Robinson, c0l0red woman, IN |
shepherds alley northwest, last evening, and /
struck her on the head with heavy stick in11ict-
ing seEious wound d., Purvis was called and |
rendered the necessary medical atd. Wallace eS-
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