Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-16

cent Cn0fHeo Against Hfm-T0e Re0F.
ganination ~ the Beard ana IN Ere
Of Peace.
When . STAR reporter called on Gen. Biruey
the other day to interview him on the letter Of
Messrs. Lambert, Hart and others, addressed to
the District Commissioners, the general said he
had not read the letter, and asked for time
To-day, when STAR reporter asked him about
the letter, Gen. Birney said: 81 read Il In The
STAR, but the Commissioners have not yet in
formed me Of its reception by them. Ifthey IT,
more 1t can do So None Of the signsrs state that
they have children in the schools under my
charge. The letter can hardly be the ex.
preston OF any real interest In the subject
expected renesval in the newspapsrs Of
season for visitors had closed, and when
heard that Charles e. Hovey was busily bus
shs pro what IS viii DO % sof
the parents Of children In the schools
have been thinking for themselves and are
time. Many who have heretofore petronised
private schools are now sending to the public
ones in the second division. You might mon
letter Is discredited by mes was selooted with
her knowledge and assent tor o principalship
snd probable o promotion o. the hisnsst grade
better entitled 70 honors than any other one q
all the teachers Of her grade, ana that was
na. very high Gould ps1 s.s a: sSss
now confined to her room by . severe Injury, Il
was cruel to lug her name into an intsnded
change Of arrangements, as It is not impro6abie
she will, because Of her present state OF health,
It will be time for me to consiaer IL Long be-
fore hearing of the letter / had sent to the lady
my assurances Of sympathy and Of my desire
to consult her wishes In regard to arrangements
to be made when she shall have recovered her
health and returned to the District. Ii q lady g
professional standing had not been brought up
In the letter 1 should have passed 1t without
notice; The post OF trustee would be intolerabls
sQuib published in the newspapers. In this case,
don't even know that the letter was sent TO
the Commissioners. So that must do for the
letter."
Everybody was surprised" saio the reporter.
at the election OF Mr. Lovejoy as president Of
four gentlemen who differed from hmm so often
last year. Will you explain?"
Yes. Smith nominated him, Curtis seconded
unanimous, aud Purvis withdrew motion, Of Of
which he had given notice to place the ap-
pointment Of the standing committees i'm the
other members did not expect to nomi-
nate Mr.. Lovejoy, but they accepted
the overture in the spirit In which it was
nority to the fact that last years differences
had been disposed of; that the cause of them no
longer exists; that 1t was worse than Jolly to
to dispose of SO much important business, and
that the best evidence we could give of our ap-
probation of the situation was to take the pre-
siding officer from the ranks OF former OppO-
nents. The choice naturally fell upon Mr..
Lovejoy, because of his acquaintance with the
routine business and knowledge of parliament
tary law"
WAS the choice distasteful to your
"You can judge for yourself" answered the
general Nobody knew of the matter before
did, and voted for 1t as the best thing to be
done Tor the future. 1t had no reference TO the
past, one way or the other. 1t was the sensible
thing for sensible men, charged with serious
responsibilities, to do. The large number OF
matters to be disposed of in the board makes
party divisions bad and factious divisions In.
tolerable. Even ii had cherished the 'inveter.
ate enmity to Mr.. L., charged on me by news
paper reporter, should have given it up In the
interest of the public schools. But cherish no
grudges. cannot live on hate. When q dght
is over I am done with II. The passions OF II
leave no more traces on my feelings than rep
tiles do on the ocean when they swim through
it. am satisfied that all good and true men
will approve what was done"