Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-03-24

THE NEW RULES NOT READY-DR. PuRvm
OPPOSED TO SENATOR BLAIR's PLAN OF TEN.
PERANCE INsTRUcTIoNs-THE EQUALIZATION
OF TEACHERS PAY.
When the school board met last evening. Mr..
Curtis was elected to Ill the chair until the
board effects q permanent organization. Mr..
Brooks, from the committee on accounts, re.
ported as approved O number OF bills "AIl
these things" said Mr.. Brooks explaining the
| items of the accounts fare on the order Of tho
Commissioners, except the hauling of ashes.
believe We take the liberty Of having ashes
hauled away" He further said that certain
purchasers made for fitting up mechanical de.
partment at the High school were made by the
Commissioners who had sent the acquisitions
to the board for approval The accounts were
Il would like to ASK said Mr.. CurtiS
whether while we are in the transition state
from the old method of doing business TO the
new method prescribed by the Commissioners
we viii still have to sign acquisitions and APP
II understand" said Mr.. Brooks, eve will de
SO until the new rules are formulated"
THE NEW RULES NOT READY.
Mr.. Brooks stated that the special COMMITTEES
appointed at the last meeting, with MIR. Birney,
who has since resigned his place trustee, as
chairman, To consider the Commissioners let
ter, defining the duties and relations OF the
board and recommend necessary changes in
the rules OF the board, had not had a meeting.
Commissioner Webb, he said, had asked the
committee 10 delay its report for the present.
II was not a pressing matter, before the board
was niled. The committee was granted FUR.
ther time.
Mr.. Brooks said the Commissioners desired TO
ill the vacant places on the board. The com.
mittee had consulted with the u mmissoners
and would be ready at an early day TO report
Upon motion of Prof Gregory Mr. Curtis was
appointed TO take Mr.. Birney's place on the
committee.
OPPOSED TO THE BLAIR BILL.
H. d., - ~
the words Resolved that In the opinion OF this
board" then stopped and said 81 believe that
is permissible" Several members nodded an
If asserting TO the view that the board could
still assume To express an opinion, and DIR. Pur.
Wis went on. The resolution declared "That in
the opinion of this board there is no need OF
law requiring the physiological effects Of alco-
hol upon the human system 10 be taught In the
public schools Of the District"
DIR. Purvis spoke of the bill offered by Mr..
Blair and passed by the senate requiring that
the hygienic effects of alcohol be taught In the
schools here, and furthermore that teachers
was an assumption, he said in introducing such
a bill that those who make the laws know bet
ter what should be taught than those who have
special charge of the schools The bill rested
upon the idea that the child was TO be taught
the I'LL effects OF alcohol that its eyes should
be open TO great evils of its use. As a matter OF
fact physiology said very little about It. Moth
ing could be produced by the use OF alcohol
that were not and could not be produced by
other agents. He took this view OF IL, not that
he was opposed TO the temperance idea, for he
was q teetotaler ana believed In prohibition,
but because IL was useless law. II worse
than useless TO require a teacher who was en-
ployed TO teach a b c's to children 10 pass an
ence to the use OF alcohol. He Thought the bill
also great reflection on the trustees and
superntendents.
"Has not some one q text book to sell2"
inquired Mr.. Curtis.
Dr. Purvs thought that one result would be
that they would be flooded with text books. Ii
would take the entire time of a pupil in
upper grade during a year 10 get anything like
a ah tnofSugn knowledge OF physiology, and even
OF alcohol at length as a specially.
DIR. Purvis also offered a resolution providing
That after April LIST no school be permitted 10
give a concert without the consent N the board.
At his request the resolutions were laid over
until the next meeting.
THE EQUALIZATION OF TEACHERS PAT.
DIR. Purvis said, also, that he proposed to- offer
a resolution providing for the equalization Of
the pay of teachers. He referred TO teachers In
the same grades, among whom there was an
case, he said, especially between male and
female teachers.
sits question OF supply and demand"
'.Look out" said Or. Purvis, "the knights Of
Labor will sit down on YOU"
There are certain Schools" continued Mt.
Curtis, "where We have TO have male teacheS."
THE NIGHT SCHOOLS.
Superintendent Powell, upon being asked -
speeding the night schools, said those schools
were doing very well. They had organized
schools In the Sumner and Franklin buildings.
The schools had been carried on since the mid
die OF December. The attendance had been
full and the pupils and teachers had shown
commendable zeal. the teachers had been
promised pay. The schools had proved the
desirability, necessity and practicabfiity of such
institutions. There had been no more friction
than there would be In carrying ON the saxno
number OF day schools.
SHOT HIS swEETHkARr's BRorHER.-Richar6
Sanderson, young man, shot and killed
samuel kenton, his sweetheart's ten-year-oid
brother at Knoxville, Tenn, Monday night
The boy told his sister that he saw Sanderson
steal pocket-book out OF another young NAME
pocket The girl mentioned II 20 her lover, and
ne denied the charge. The boy was brought
before him and again made the accuaattoo,
Whoreupon 6anderson drew . revolver and shoe
the child dead. 6anderson MANAGED % 0ooana
inf n Altar ktm.