Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-09


At the meeting Of the school board last even.
ing the letter Of Charlotte Smith, president
"oman's National League, respecting the
smoking of cigarettes and the sale Of opium
cigarettes by Cinnamon was read and referred
70 the committee on rules, which has under con-
sioeration the resolutions on the same subject
offered by Dr. Purvis.
1T strikes me-" said Mr.. Curtis, "that that
snouid go to the chief Of police II there are any
Cinnamon here engaged In that business"
me designations Of Helen Kicks and Arabela
ta .. tacSa6e teachers In the eighth division. to
JAKE euect January LIST next, were accepted.
communication, signed by the superin-
!t zen .hs and supervising principals, urg-
oral examination to the present writer,
examination for teachers, was read and
f ;a to the committee on teachers. A petit
uOn from cltizens of the county, urging the
purchase OF o site and erection OF a four-room
SCHOOL SCHOOL building near the Soldiers Home, was
power to act. A secOnd-class certificate was
granted Miss Emma B. Smith, of the county
schools, who has taught for six years under =
nrSt-class certificate.
THE CASE OF JAS1roR.w1L1s.
Mr.. Smith, Of the Sth division, made a report
on the case Of Janitor Wills, OF the Randall
building, who was suspended by Mr. Smith be-
cause he had been arrested on a charge of lar
| ceny; Mr. Smith said that the charge had been
dismissed by the court, but the court took occa-
sion to remark that Mr.. Wills had evidently
lnagnfied the Importance of his Office. Mr..
been commissioned as u special police officer to
preserve order about the building. The allega-
cation against him, which Mr.. Wills denied
ing two shawls at his house by displaying his
badge, stating that he was an officer. and ask
Ing the peddler about his license; Mr. Smith
pal, stating In substance that Mr.. Wills infli-
ence for good among the children, with whom
should be- ab~Ss The
board dropped Mr.. Wills from the rolls. Lewis
II. wayne was appointed to succeed Mr.. Wills
rarily to succeed his father, lately deceased, as
janitor OF the Banneker building.
| HOW THE BOARD GOES INTO EXECUTIVE SEES
SION.
The committee on teachers being ready to
report the results of the recent teachers exam
| ination President Lovejoy looked at the report
ers and called attention to the fact that the
rules required the board to pass upon the ex-
animation in executive session.
Mr.. Brooks offered q motion that the word
| Executive" should not be construed to exclude
| the reporters of the press.
DIR. Purvis suggested that the motion be
amended that 1.-THE reporters be allowed to re-
| main unless otherwise ordered" He thought
occasions might arise when they might like to
Mr.. Brooks motion was carried and the board
went into executive session without turning
out the reporters.
Mr.. Brooks offered a resolution to fix the
sixty.five for second class and fifty-five tor
first class certificates, and providing that certi-
hcates should be issued to teachers obtaining q
marking a fraction below the standard. This
provision. he thought, might prevent injustice
to good teachers who Jailed to reach the stan
dard by less than one per cent.
Mr.. Baum and others thought that 1t amounted
to the same thing as fixing the standard at the
same point.
DR.. Purvis thought the standard ought to be
high.
pretty tough.
DR.. Purvis thought the questions should not
be SO tough that good scholar could not an
swer more than half OF them.
After some discussion the standard proposed
by Mr.. Brooks was adopted without the pro-
vision regarding the fraction below the stand
ard.
Mr. Lovejoy then opened the sealed envelopes
last Saturday.
After the papers had been examined the COM
mittee on teachers was directed to issue certif-
Gates as the results OF the examination as
follows:
Third class-Mary Elizabeth Tindle Harry
Wilbur Price, Frances Sarah Farley, Ellis
Washington Brown.
Second clasS-Effie Claudia Weaver Eleanor
LASER, Fredrika B. Nimmo.
First cass-Martha r. McCauslin. Evelyn A.
Chase, Emma l.. Hopkins, Minnie HOdgkinS,
AntOinette NJ. Getchefl, Alice c. McDade, Re-
becca StOnerOOd, Bandina D. Dietz, Alice An
gel Winans, Lulie Seaton Chase, Francis Henry
stephens. Annie F. Loomis Mary E. Wood.
Bessie English, kath. 8. Proctor, Anna NJ. At
Lee, Emily NJ. Roth, Adelaide I. Wilton, John
T. Mcintosh, Anna s. Gilbert, Gertrude G. Jo-
chum, Jennie E. Davis, Ellen Lawton, Jennie
Nj. Spears, Minnie NJ Purman, Francis j. Car
dozO.