Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-13
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Board of Trustees ReOrganized-
The Program for the Opening Of the
SCh0Ols-Ehe Girard Bust. &c.

The board of school trustees held its first meet
ing for the year yesterday afternoon and organized
by reelecing Mr. b. II. Warner president: Mr.. b.
Rheem secretary and Mr.. c. y. AtLee, clerk to the
committee on accounts An amendment TO the
rules was adopted, liking the date for opening Tn"
schools each year, as the Monday falling between
september 10th and september 10th. Under this
new rule resolution was adopted fixing the date
for opening the schools as Monday. the 18th OF Sep
TENDER.
THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS.
A program. to be followed at the opening Of the
schools. Was adopted as follows:
The organization or the Public Schools for the
year commencing september 10 1884. shall be con-
iucted in the following manner. To Wit:
l. Tickets OF admission shall be issued by the
Supervising Principals OF the several School Divi-
siJs at their Offices. from TO 10 O'Clock i. H.. and
from 10 p. H.. the Sth. 9 h. 10th. Ill IL Ii
ami 18th days OF september, OF which fact the re-
port Of these proceedings III the daily press shall
Ue due notice.
. No tickets shall be issued on Monday, the 18th
day OF September.
3 On Monday. september Is. each teacher shall
receive only to,e pupils actually On the roll at the
close OF the last school year. and shall make the
transfers and org anize the scnooL
A. Zach teacher snail report in person to the Su-
perviSing Principal. at his Office on Monday by
O'Clock p. m, the number of incies his or ner
school, OF Which record snail be kept Dy the Pri-
cipal
5. ON Tuesday. September 10. teachers shall ad-
init pupil, presenting tickets The III nber OF ap-
.iittely on the Adjournment of the school, be
reported. without lail by e CHI teacher TO the
Supervising Principal at Ills office.
q. Oh ana after tuesday,, September It, tickets OF
admission shall De issued to applicants on each
school day by the supervising Principal at such
nOur as he may designate.
Z. On saturday. september b. the teachers of the
Public schools are required 10 meet the Trustees,
superintendent, and supervising Principals, as
IOilOWS:
The teachers of the White Schools OF George
town, at the Curtis Building, at $50 Il. H.
OF the White Schools Oh the First Division OF
w Washington at the Franklin Building. at 10 il. m.
OI the County SCHOOLS, ut the Franklin Building,
At 1J.30 l. Ili.
Oi the White schools OF the Second Division Of
Washington, at the Seaton Building. at IL IN.
Oh tiie Miite SCHOOLS of tn. Third Division OF
Washington at the ,.liacA Building, AT 100 p. III.
Of tine waite schools OF the Fuurin Division OF
Washington at The Jefferson BuiiIins, at y. III.
% the Colored Schools oil the Seventh DIVISION, at
the SuInner Building, at p. III.
Oh t.lt tUlOrtd Schools vi the Eighth Division, at
the joan +. COOK Building at p.
CHANGES u TEACHERSH!PS
The resignation of Miss Mary $ Thomas, Of the
third division. was accepted. Miss Susie Nichols
WAS substituted in the list sub-a5sistant teacn-
er, in the eighth division in place Of Miss Georgia
bitty- Hiss Cora Ferry was granted certificate
ao acting teacher In tEe sixth division. Leave Of
ah5eIce for one year vas granite 10 airs. Sdran f.
Haley, or tie fourth division.
TIE CoLJRED HIGH SCHOOL
Mr.. PurviS Offered resolution TO go into effect
July lSt 1885, fixing the salary Of the principal Of
the iirn school Of the seventh aad eight divisions
icoiore1 School>) al $500. providing TINT said
Scnool be arranged in odr,!ep.rtln snt. follows
language, science. maj le.nJt!cS AMI Dusin SIS, a
fr.pcipi tea her or eptl dep irtlntnL To b.. ap-
pointed at an annual salary of $500. that the
salaries OF the female assistant teachers in
crease annually $50, uatli a maximum Of $1,000 Is
reached that director OF drawing De aoDo.:i :eI
for the seventh and eighth divisions at an annual
salary uf $1,000. and that WHEN necessary the
teacher OF G-r.uin for the Hgn school OF the first
St.uDDlSj w,
struction in German TO the High schoOl of the
seventh and eighth divisions. This referred to
the committee un teachers.
NEW RULES PROPOSED.
resOlut lon by Mr. Griswold to reduce the num-
Der OF the committee on teachers to three members
was referred TO the committee on rules. Mr. Smith
proposed an amendment TO the bylaws requiring
the second section of thr board OF examiners TO give
at least eight credits in the oral examination to
any candidates receiving the recommendations OF
the supervising principal and local trustee and it
was referred To the committee on rules
DR.. Pury1S offered amendment to the rules,
which was referred TO the committee on
raAs. providln: for the division Of the
District into nine school divisions so that
the sixth division may be diviied into two parts.
THE GIRARD BUST.
During pause in the proceedings OF the board,
Mr.. Curtis rose and remdrhei:- see some gen.
tlemen OF the press have been end"avoring to per-
petrate joke on the school trustees by puDIiShng
articles to the effect that the bard had been i'm
pootd upon by accepting & plaster OF paris bust
from an Insurance company. / was not present
when this bust was accepted. but heard OF the
emonies and was surprised 10 reat these articles.
To which tn dignity Of the board demanded some
rcply. should Ike to ask the gentlemen who We're
present. II TIL, bust Is not bronze, II IL Is OF plaster
OF PARIS
After moment OF silence, Mr. Warner said, 81
think not
why might not cigar store man with wooden
Indian send II here aud say ii WAS Powhat an ~
askei Mr.. Curtis.
This question elected no reply Mr. Warner was
anxious 10 proceed with the regular business but
MI Curtis persisted In bis inquiries. Finally Mr.
Warner remarked =" On!T a reporter with a bras,
cheek would have the right To gu StiOn the COM
position OF th2t bronze statue This remark Gre
ated diversion. during W .lcl the president intro
duced other business, and thereby csc ,ped Il sub
Ject which seemed unpleasant to several OF the
members.