Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-01-20

WHAT THE COMMITTEE OF Ex-TRUSTEES SAID TO
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.

THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS.
1--WE won't put you out said member of
the committee of ex-school trustees that waited
upon the Commissioners yesterday afternoon
to group of reporters, waiting at the Commits
sioners' door. The member laid great stress
upon the Eve" The committee was the one
appointed by DIR. Reyburn, in pursuance of a
resolution adopted at a meeting OF ex-school
to present to the Commissioners the bill APP
proved at that meeting to create school board
of twenTy-four members and define its powers.
The gentlemen present were DIR. Robert Rey-
burn, NJ. G.. Emery, Geo. White, Simon Wolf
a. c. Richards. c. VI. Matthews, c. f. Hoyey. j.
f. y. Wiki nsou, Thomas Somerville, Robert
Fenwick Chaplin Brown, Rev. C. c. Meador,
W. Ii. Browne, Il. b. Ferguson, j. Sullivan
Brown and DIR. c. p Culver. The committee
was received at o'clock by the iull board of
Com issioners.
DIR. Reyburn presented a copy of the bill as
prepared. briefly stating its history.
Major Richards said he desired to assure the
Commissioners that this committees purpose
was to cooperate and not to antagonize the
Commissioners He thought it plain that the
condition Oh affairs in the public schools arose
partly from the fact that there was but one
trustee in each district. He urged also the ad-
Visibility of having the superintendeut an
pointed by tie school board.
Mr.. simon Wolf said they had not come there
in the interest OF any one person, or of any
special in terest but in the interest of the whole
people. He thought the schools wer never
better managed than wnen there were three
school trustees. When there was one man only
he might he arbitrary cranky. They be-
lieved that civil service methods should be APP
piled to the appointment of q superintendent;
that a teacher of experience In our schools was
better fitted for the post than an entire stranger
however intelligent he might be, brought here
from distant city. He believed the school
management had received entirely too much
attention on fhe part of the press OF the city. \
school board that had received so many cuffs
and kicks as the present one had should be done
away with altogether, The school board should
be above reprOach.
Mr. Matthews made remarks endorsing the
provisions OF the bill. He asked that the Conn
mssioners should communicate to the'commit-
tee what action they would take, as the com.
mittee desired tc cooperate with the Commits
siOnerS-
al possible" interjected Mr. Wolf
The committee then delivered written copy
of the bill TO the Commissioners and with
drew.
The Commissioners said nothing in reply to
the remarks made by members of the com nit
tee.
ELECTIONS OF OFFICERs.-The Anthropologi-
cal society last night elected officers as follows
President, j. w. Powell; vice presidents-sec-
sociology, Lester f. Ward, section c, phiiology,
philosophy and psychology, Garrick Mallory;
section d. ieehnoogE Otis T. Mason general
council, F. A Seeley; treasurer, j. Howard
Gore; curator, W; j. Hoffman; council, W. H;
Hutchinson. Cyrus Thomas, III. w. Henshaw;
auditing committee, ]. H. Blodgett, p. B.
Peirce and John Murdoch.
The Rochdale Cooperative society elected
officers for the year last night as follows: Joseph
NJ. Wilson. president; Benjamin F. Fuller, vice
president: John w. Her ha. secretary and treas.
urer. Executive committee--John Carson, l..
Nanderhoef E. l.. Mills, w. A. VI ilburn, A. y.
Meeker, A. 7. Longiey e. G. Fawcett, ]. NJ. An
drus, j. f. McCabe, L. III. Patterson.
The Washington City Dental society last
evening elected the following officers for the
ensuing year; President, DIR. j. Hall Lewis; vice
president, DIR. Garnet l.. Hills; recording secre-
tary, DIR. II. b. Noble, jr.; reporting secretary,
Dr. Fl. NJ Schooley; treasurer, DIR. r. B. Donald
son; librarian, DR.. r. Finley Hunt; curator of
rhe museum, DIR. c. NJ. n. Latimer. DIR. NJ. F.
Finley was chosen essayist for the next annual
meeting.
The new board of directors of the Mutual Pro-
lection Fire Insurance company last evening
elected officers follows: VIM. Ballantyne
president; John C. Hardness, vice president
JAS III. Saville, attorney, and JAS E. Fitch, Sec
rotary and treasurer.
MARRIAGE LICENSES.-Marrlage licenses have
beeen issued by the clerk of the court to ]. w.
Warfied and Annie Brewer; F. w. Moulton
and Catherine NJ. stewart; Edward Cephas and
Eliza Handy; j. W. Van Zant and Maggie T.
Wilson; VIM Queen and Lucinda Waller of
Lynchburg, Va; S. B. Shubley, of Rome, Ga,
and Clara Gaines; Arthur w. Grossly. of Boz
ton, Mass. and May E. Chandler; Thos. G.
McElvare, of Brookly n. Y, and Maggie A
Veihmeyer; James o. Marceron and Sarah s.
Daley: Peter Garrahan and Alice r. Maynard
both of Luray county, Va.