Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-01-09
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
LeDroit Park Added to the Second Di-
vfsion-The New Rules.

Inc school board spent most of its time last
| night in examining the revised rules prepared
by the committee having charge of the mat
| ter. The rules were so amended as practi-
cally to increase the percentage required to OBJ
tain the lowest grade of teachers certificate
from As to SIS per cent.
petition received from residents of LIE Droit
park, asking that the park, which is in the
county, be added to the second school division
was granted.
sUPT COOK AND THE TEACHERS MEETING.
Two resolutions offered by DR.. Francis were
adopted. One of them requested the superin-
tendent Of the colored schools for the purpose
OF special instruction and Improvement, to call
meetings of the teachers of schools under his
supervision; said meetings shall be held in
each grade of school at least during one-half
day in every four weeks.
The other resolution requested the superin-
tendents Of public schools ito furnish at the
next meeting of the board statement of the
number of meetings of teachers Commonly
known as grade meetings), held by him for
special instruction in school work during
the last three years. giving the charac
ter OF said meetings and an opinion of the
effect OF such meetings upon the improvement
in the teachers work" One of the grounds
for criticism of the work of Superintendent
Cook of the colored schools, by Trustee Fran
els in the recent controversy, was that Mr..
Cook failed to hold teachers meet
ings as were held in the white schools.
Superintendent Powell was requested to
frame resolution looking TO the representa-
ton of the Washington schools by an exhibit
at the Paris exhibition.
CHANGES AMONG TEACHERS.
The committee on teachers and janitors
made report approving certain changes re-
commended by the trustees of colored schools,
seventh and eighth divisions as follows: C. L.
Wilder, assistant principal Normal school. pro-
NOTED from class II to class 10; Mary r.
Thomas, promoted from class / to class 2; l. 1.
Saunders and A. U. Saunders, exchange
schools and salaries at their own request; Mary
L. Wilson, appointed substitute teacher; VIM
Taylor, appointed janitor of the Banneker
building. vice Richard II. Chase, resigned.
DIR. Francis, of the seventh division, with
drew the name of Miss NJ l.. Washington and
Mr.. Cornish. of the eighth division. withdrew
the name of L. +. Dyson. recommended for
promotion, it being held that their advance
ment would be contrary to rule. An applica-
ton for janitor's position was received from
Ezekiel Somerville.
Miss Mary Z. Wilson was appointed teacher
of drawing in the night school,
CHANGES RECOMMENDED.
Changes were recommended by Trustee Ross
in the second division as follows: Grant leave
of absence to Supervising Principal n P. Gage
until the end of the present school year.
Appoint MIR. c. S. Clark supervising princi-
pal vice Mr.. Gage.
Transfer Mr.. Roush from the principalship
of the Henry school to that of the Gales
Transfer Miss Steele from the Seaton to the
Henry, and appoint her principal of that build
ing and promote her to class Is. Transfer Mr..
E. T. Strong from the third division to the
second, promote him to class IA. and make
him principal of the Phelps school, Promote
Miss L. +. Goodwin to class 10. and assign her
to the eighth grade in the Seaton in place of
Miss Steele, transferred Promote Miss NJ A.
Tail to the seventh grade, i'll place of Miss
Goodwin. Promote Miss s. B. Sipe to class 10,
and assign her to sixth grade in the Abbott;
Miss L. G. Drane to class s. and assign her to
fourth grade in the Gales; Miss E. NJ Mott to
class 9, and assign her to the fifth grade in the
Gales; Miss T. Phillips to class 7. and assign
her to the third grade in the Webster; Miss A.
NJ. Cooling to class 16. Assign Miss Lillian
Lockhard, normal grade, to second grade in
the Webster.
MIR. Whelpley recommended the promotion
of Miss NJ. G.. Kelley, third division. from class
Is to class IA; DIR. Francis, the promotion of
JAS Storm. seventh division, from class to
class 8, and MIR. Cornish the promotion of Prof
j. L. Layton from class II to Is.
Mr.. Mitchell, of the fifth division. recon-
mended the following appointments: Miss L. L.
Smith to be principal of Dickson school; Miss
NJ. G. Hilton. principal Congress-street school;
Miss II. G. Nichols, principal Gardner school
MIR. Darlington reported by letter the resig-
appointment of Miss Nj. z. Weaver in her stead
These recommendations were all referred to
the committee on teachers.
The resignation of G. II. Perry as janitor of
the Industrial school, Bethel hall, was ac-
cepted.