Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-30
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
The Appointment OF Teachers Post
pOned ON Account OF the Delay In
the ApprOpriati0ns.

Attic meeting Of the school board last night
certificate to teach the fourth grade was
granted Miss Ellen E. Halliday, of the fourth
division, who has taught the requisite number
OF years in the third grade. Upon motion of
MI. Fish, the committee on ways and means,
Mr.. Brooks chairman, was directed to confer
with the superintendents with relation to ad-
Justing and equalzing salaries under the new
appropriation when made. Upon Mr.. Curtis
suggestion the communication from the super
vising principal of the sixth division, proposing
that the pay Of eighth grade teachers in the
county be placed on a par with teachers of the
same grade in the city schools, was referred to
the committee on ways and means. Mr.. Brooks
remarked that it appeared to him that to in
crease the pay OF eighth grade teachers In the
pay OF others there, for considering the number
of pupils taught the average pay was greater in
the county than in other divisions.
The resignation OF Emma j. Young, teacher
OF the third division, was accepted.
Certificates of the next higher class to the
rule regarding length OF service to Amanda K.
Bowen, Julia c. Grant and Ida q. Nutter, teach
erS In the colOred schools.
There was considerable discussion as to
the discretion the board could exercise in
rh Normal Ss svs a
was Ve9s inaeniss t fsns.aH Mr. S SS
appointments should be mace from those
graduates as vacancies occurred in the first
referred to the committee on teachers.
NEXT YEARS LIST OF TEACHERS.
Mr.. Fish reported the nominations of teachers
for the coming year for the fourth division,
remarking that he desired it to be considered as
final, subject only to death. absence from the
the appropriations. He desired the teachers of
ms division to go away easy In mind and to
MIR. Brooks. Of the seventh division. aud Dr..
wilmer, OF the sixth, had lists of nominations
ready: There was some discussion as TO whether
these lists might not need considerable revision
alter the appropriations were made, and be mis-
leading if published now. Mr.. Curtis suggested
that what the teachers desired most to know
was whether any of the old ones were dropped.
Mr.. Darlington, of the first division, reported
that no teachers had been dropped in the first
division. In the fourth division Mr.. Fish said
there were two vacancies to I'LL. Mr.. Curtis
said that there were no changes in the fifth
division except In the case Of Miss w ilson,
transferred at her own request TO the first divi-
sion. He expected to have places for two of
the Normal school graduates. DIR. Wilmer
said that there would be five vacancies in the
sixth division, and he would like to ill them
with Normal school graduates, IL he can get
| them. Mr. Brooks said that there would be no
one dropped in the seventh division. Two new
teachers would be asked Tor the colored High
school. Prof Gregory reported that there would
be no changes i'll the eight division, except i'll
the cases of two teachers without certificates.
This division would probably have tive new
schools and seven new teachers Mr.. Brooks
| said the seventh and eighth divisions would
probably take fourteen of the twenty Miner
school graduates, and the colored schools in the
county one or two, leaving only Jour or five
without appointments.
1t was decided that the reports SO far as made
by trustees OF nominations of teachers be re-
ferred TO the committee on teachers, and not
made public at present.
Mr.. Fish, referring to the embarrassment that
| might follow in case the appropriations did not
provide all the money needed TO pay teachers
under the present schedule, proposed resoiu-
| ton, which was referred TO the committee on
| ways and means, providing that ali teachers
|
pay, regardless OF grade, unless otherwise Or
0ered 10y two-thirds vote of the board.
1t was expected that the committee on text
| books would report last evening" and its report
| was awaited with much interest, as it had to
propose the means OF carrying into effect the
new law requiring that a study OF the effects of
| alcohol and narcotics on the human system De
included in the course OF study.
| MIR. Clark stated that the committee had been
| unable yet 10 prepare q report, ana the commit-
| tee was given until the next meeting night to
| make its report.