Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-06-13
THE NATIONAL GUARD.
Gen. Ordway Issues an Order Announce
ing Arrangements for the Camp.

General Albert Ordway has issued general
orders No. IS. announcing that the annual en-
campment of the national guard will be made
at Fort Washington, beginning Oh Monday,
July q, and ending on Monday, July 49, He
also states that attention is called to section 40
of the act OF Congress- Ito provide for the Or
ganizatio o. the militia of the District OF Co
lumbia, which enacts: That any drill parade
encampment, or duty that is required ordered,
or authorized to be performed under the pro-
visions of this act shall be deemed to be a mill
tary duty
In pursuance to this the order announces
that commanding officers are authorized to ex-
cuse officers or enlisted men from any assembly
of the national guard that may be ordered
upon proper application and sufficient reasons
presented before the time for such assembly.
Such excuses shall be given III writing. and any
officer or enlisted man absent from any duly
ordered assembly of the national guard with
out such previously given written excuse will
be regarded as absent without leave. and, in
addition to such fines and penalties as may be
imposed on him under the bylaws of the or
ganizatiOn to which he belongs. will be subject
to trial by court-martial for disobedience of
orders.
The company of infantry known as the Pen
sion Office company has been assigned as COM
Pany II. fourth battalion. aud the company of
infantry known as the Light guards assigned
as company {, fourth battalion.
Rights of Normal school Graduates.
To tbs Editor Of THE EVENING STAR.
Tine question raised by ]. Ii. Smith. esq.,, as
to TIE appointment of graduates of the Wash
ingtOn normal school OF the seventh and eighth
divisions TO tracherships in the public schools
Of tne District OF Columbia is an important
one. and deserving of more than a superficial
es.-mlnation at tAe hands of the school board
The inv enacted 10y the legislative assembly OF
the District of Columbia June %. 1878. creating
a normal school for this District, contains the
following PrOylsO: That the graduates of this
school shall have preference in all cases when
appointment Of teachers for the public schools
are TO be made. The contract between the
Miner trustees and the District Commissioners
creating a normal school for cOlored youth
recognized the equity of sand law by incorpo-
rating the following, i'll their agreement: THAT
III the appointment of teachers in the colored
schools OF Washington and Georgetown prefer
ence shall be given to the female graduates of
said normal department of the High school for
cOlOred children Ill the same manner as IL now
provided by lar and the bylaws of this board
for the appointment of graduates Of the Wash
lngton normal school and teachers in the pub
lie schools Of the District OF Columbia The
rule discriminating against the graduates of
the colO-ed normal school is as unjust as uu-
wise. In the white normal school no such rule
as appointing the first twenty" exists Why
apply II to the eolOred normal SCHOOL, If it be
advantageous TO the white schools to employ
home talent before seeking elsewhere why not
TO the colOred schools! The rule adopted by
the board of trustees selecting the first twenty
out of forty graduates from the colored school
only went into effect in October. 1888. which
made it as affecting the graduates Of 1SS7r8S
retroactive. thereby working injustice to those
young ladies who before entering the normal
school, were required to subscribe to an obIi-
CATION requiring them to teach FOR period at
least two years" in the public schools OF Wash
lngton. The normal school is AN important adj
iunct TO our public school system. and parents
who have made sacrifices TO keep their chill
dren IN schools until they reach the goal of
their ambition and usefulness are in no mood
to see them set aside in order to favor some
other educational institution not connected
with but endeayoring TO control the public
colored schools of Washington.
HENRY JOHNSON.