Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-10
PUBLIC SCHOOL MATTERS.
Subjects Considered by the School Board
Last Evening.

FOkT Of THE RECEIPTS AND EXPENDITURES
FUND FOR LlBRARIEs-A NOTION 10 RKCoNsIDER
TIE ACTION WHICH ABOLISHED ORAL HANNA
TiONS-THE SCRJECT OF EDUSTKIAL EDUCATION RE-
FERRED 70 A SPECIAL CoAAITTEE
The regular meeting of the school board was held
last evening, but owing lack OF quorum Messrs
Lovetoy, Baum, BROOKS and Clark only being pres
ent, routine business was referred without action
The committee On teIchers made the following
report: Leave Of absence, without pay from De-
cember 81, 1884, to the end OF the school year. to
Mrs Clara C. Smith, teacher In the second divsion
appoint Miss Sophia B. Kent teacher in second d.
vision to be assigned to the eight grade, vice Mrs
c. e. Smith, absent on leave, to take effect January
,1sS5; appoint Miss Annie NJ Cooling acting teacher
IN the second division, to be assigned to The sixth
grade, vice Miss Florence Ball, absent on leave to
take effect December IS 1884: accept the resigna-
ton or Miss E W. Somervilie teacher seventh d.
vision, to take effect December 81 1884; transfer at
her own request Miss H. E. Riggs. teacher seventh
DIVISION TO the seventh grade, vice Miss Somervilie
resigned; transfer Mr.. j. Fl. n. War1ng from the
sixth TO the seventh DIVISION and assign him to the
seventh grade principal OF the Garrett school
buiiding), vice Miss Riggs, transferred.
1t was announced that the first semi-annual ex-
for promotions will take place In The Franklin
building Saturday, the 18th instant commencing at
O'CLOCK a. IN.
THE BOARDS LETTER BOX.
The following communications were received:
Mir. l. S. Slack, the secretary of the committee
on education OF b. A. 66, Knights OF Labor wrote
requesting an interview with the board for the pur-
pose OF discussing the ACCESSIBILITY of establishing
night schools in the District OF Columbia. Referred
the grand worthy chief templar OF the Good Tenn
plars, asks permission to introduce the temperance
pledges into the schools pending action by the
board ON the report OF the committee on teachers
touching the subject made ON April 9Th last.
Action was deferred until the next meeting.
Miss Sophia A. Brodie asks that a diploma OF
the Miner Normal school be granted her under
similar conditions as those governing the case OF
Miss Nj. f. Mckinney. Referred to the committee
on teachers
A communication was read from Superinten-
dent Wilson, In which it stated that the manual
training 4 the young was OF great Importance in
the system OF education and that the results from
the adoption OF this feature In education in other
cities have been good Something has been done
IN small way in this District, and in the school at
ton Of this character. II is recommended that the
board have inserted in the bylaws which are now
being amended provision for the appointment Of
new standing committee, to be known as the
committee on manual labor. Referred.
m, MI b, Brooks, from The committee appointed to re-
which stated that very few changes were found
necessary. In accordance with the action of the
board reducing all the committees to three, the re-
duction in the committee OF teachers they pro-
posed to take effect at the beginning OF the next
school year. The report was ordered to be printed
RECEIPTS FROM CONCERTS.
Mr. Baum, from the committee on library, sub
mitted the following report OF the receipts from
concerts and other sources of expenditures on ac-
count OF the same up to the fiscal year ended June
Both, 'si High school-Net receipts, ss56G3 ex-
pendltnres for books, apparatus &C, s7sos1; bal
30; expenditures for piano, books, &c, 1878 go
no balance. Second d1v1sion-Ner receipts, $315 Isl
expenditures for books, &C, S3i274; balance, g o.
Third division-Net receipts S456.75; expenditures
for piano, books. &C.. $446Os balance, 1907
Fourth division-Net receipts, S500s5; expenditures
for piano, &C., s500.S5; balance none. Summary
Total net receipts, go 500 %; total expenditures
s24157S total balance, $780,
The total receipts In the seventh division were,
s2S17 in the eighth division, 1892 o. in the John
f. Cook building, $1,000. Total receipts, SS746S.
AS there was no account OF the expenditures In the
above divisions this portion OF the report was re-
committed.
=, a carefully prepared account Of the history Of
the library Of the Washington High school. which
had been prepared by the librarian, Mr. F. R. Lane,
at lne request OF Mr.. Baum was read and referred.
Mr.. CT TX offered resolution. which was
adopted, indorSlng the movement in Congress to
establish night schools In the District. Hr. Love-
JOY made motion, which was cprie1 that a
special committee, consisting OF the two supertn-
tendents, the president and three members of the
board be appointed TO take under consideration the
entire subject Of Industrial education.
ORAL = LIMITATIONS FOR TEACHERS.
MI. LoveJoy stated that he was feeling too un-
we'll at the last meeting to offer any opposition to
the action OF the board In abolishing oral exami-
nations for teachers. He had voted with the ma
jorty OF the board but he thought that the action
was not in the direction of logical reform. He
cited some OF the advantages. which he claimed
Tor oral examinations, among which he mentioned
the insight which competent examiners could OBJ
tain by being brought into personal contact with
the candidates. He moved a reconsideration Of
the vote, by which these examinations were abol-
fShed, In order TO bring the matter again before
the board Pend Dg action upon this motion, Mr.
Brooks moved an adjournment in order, as he said
th.t 1t would come up as unfinished business at
the next meeting. The board then adjourned.
The Jackson Democracy.