National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1884-02-20
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
The Action of the Commissioners in Sus-
pending JanitorS Discussed
A Shiny Attended md Not Very Im-
pOrtant Meeting.

Tho adjourned monthly meeting of the
school board took place at the Franklin
building yesterday. The trustees present
were Messrs Loveioy Clark, Purvis, Baum,
Smith, and Curtis. Mr. Loveioy occupied
the chair in the absence of President Warner,
with c. b. Rheem secretary. The reports Of
the superintendents showed that 90, 1914
pupils attended during the month of Jan.
uary, with an average daily attendance OF
81 69. The number of teachers employed
were 525. Bills amounting to $5,45473 were
approved.
Mr. Baum, from tho committee on teachers,
submitted the following report: Accepted
designations of Miss S. A. Cooms as teacher
in first grade. fifth division, and of Miss
Marion Thatcher as teacher in the third
grade, fifth division, to take effect
Jan. 81; promoted Miss Annie b. Now
meyer from first to third grade, fourth
division, vice Miss Ranney, on leave; APP
pointed Miss Emma Ranney, to be acting
teacher, first grade. fourth division vice
Miss Newmeyer promoted; appointed Miss NJ.
b. Stevens to third grade, sixth division,
vice Miss Thatcher, resigned; appointed +. A.
Poase to be acting teacher in seventh grade,
second division, vice Mr.. G. ii. Butler, re-
signed appointed Miss NJ. Augie Brewer to be
acting teacher in first grade, fifth division.
Applications were received from Miss Fannie
A. Barrier, for leave of absence for the rest
of the year, which was granted; from Miss
Lydia Hiniman, for position rs teacher. A
communication was received from James
Walsh, complaining of teacher in the fifth
division, who sent his boy home for miscon-
duct. The communication was referred.
Mr.. Griswold was assigned to that portion
of the sixth division formerly in charge of
Mr.. Birney.
A communication was received from r. w.
Gurley, asking that the high school be
opened at 10 a. m. and closed at 3 p. m, and
referred to the high school committee.
Mr.. Baum moved that the board adopt the
standard time as official time for the regula-
ton of school hours. The motion was
adopted.
MIR. Purvis, from tho committee appointed
to investigate the recent accident to the heat
ing apparatus of the Bannecker, Garnet, and
Gales school buildings, and the suspension of
the janitors of those buildings, stated that
the inspector of buildings had made thor
ough examination of the premises and OK
onerated the janitors of the charges of care
lessness.
In speaking of the report Mr.. Smith said
that the recent action of the commissioners in
suspending the janitors was not iustifiable.
and that he was under the impression that
the board had control of the janitors in tho
schools and not the commissioners, as would
appear from their action. There was consid-
cradle discussion on the subject, which termi.
mated in the adoption of the report. Mr..
Smith offered an amendment to the bylaws
providing that section 5 should read, that
all candidates for positions be examined on
the same questions. The amendment was
referred to the committee on rules.
Mr.. Curtin offered the following resolution
Resolved, That the honorable commissioners be
requested to ray to the jantors Of the Gales, Gar
net and Baum cker school buildings their salaries
for the month of January, heretofore withheld.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Smith offered resolution calling at.
tention to the report of the building inspector
as TO the dangerous character Of the stairwayE
and means of ingress and egress Of the Lin.
coin school building, and urging them tC
take some action toward putting the building
in a safe condition by carrying out the rec
concentrations of the inspector.
A copy of letter sent to the commission
ers by the committee on accounts calling at
tention to the deficiency of $500 as pay o
persons employed in smaller school building
was read, and the board adjourned.