The Washington critic., 1890-03-12
The School Board Considers that and
Other Important Matters.


Other Important Matters.
AT full meeting of the Public
School Board last evening the question
of establishing marine schools was dis
cussed at some length on a resolution
offered by DR.. Wilmer, providing for
the appointment of committee of
three TO call the attention of the Com
missioners to the advantage to be de.
rived by the public school system from
the benefits of the act of Congress of
June go, 1874, TO provide for the estab-
lishment of public marine schools, and
also to urge the Importance and ncces-
sity of petitioning Congress to accord
to this city the same rights other cities
named in the act were given, and also
to ask for an appropriation to establish
and conduct school in this city.
Captain Pythian of the Naval OBJ
servatory addressed the board at some
length on the advantages to be derived
from such schools, and the resolution
passed. The following committee were
appointed: Messrs, Ross. Wilmer and
Grimke.
Mr.. Whelpley, from the special COM
mittee to consider the equalization of
the duties of the several supervising
principals, submitted a report, which
was adopted, suggesting certain trans
fers. The number of schools in each
division are as follows: First, 85;
second, 103; third, 9S; fourth, So; fifth,
3S; sixth, SO; seventh, 90; eighth, 104.
The committee recommended the fol-
lowing transfers: Weightman (nine
schoole) and Grant fourteen schools)
schools from first to fifth division; Web
ster Twelve schools) and Phelps mine
schools) schools from the second to the
first division, and the McCormic five
schools) and Lenox (eight schools)
schools from third to fourth division.
This would make the number of schools
in each division as follows: First SO;
second, So; third, So; fourth, Sc; fifth,
81; sixth. SO.
Messrs. Ross, Grimke and Whelpley
were appointed committee to investi-
gate the question of inadequate appro.
priations for new buildings.
The Board then adjourned after
making the following appointments and
transfers:
Appoint Thomas Paxton janitor of
The Tennallytown school, vice Lewis
Odell, resigned; appoint Mrs Elizabeth
school, vice Adolph Hunziker, resigned;
appoint John Howard ianitor of Mon
roe Building, to take effect March /;
make appointment of Henry L. Bailey
teacher in Washington High School,
10 take effect from March /. instead of
February 12.
Second division--Accept resignation
of Miss J. L. Thompson, to take effect
February 10; appoint Miss A. X. Keyser
permanent teacher fifth grade; appoint
Miss M. r. Lyddane temporary teacher
at $400 per annum; grant leave of alb.
sence without pay to Miss Theta
Phillips for an indefinite time appoint
Miss j. II. Spies temporary teacher at
$400; appoint Miss Eta B. johnson
and Miss Sallie Mott substitute teachers.
Appoint Miss Jane NJ. Taylor to first
grade, at salary of $400; extend leave
of absence to Miss S. f. Robinson from
March ID to April I appoint Laura
Arnold temporary teacher, third grade,
from March to April 1, at salary of
$500; grant leave to Miss NJ. L. Beckett
from March 1 to April without pay;
appoint Miss Sarah jackson temporary
teacher. at salary of 500, to take effect
March I.
That salary of f. G. Lawyer of the
Washington High School be made
$400. from March 1, 1890; transfer NJ.
A. Downing from third division tc
High School, at $425; appoint Miss
Zue NJ Brockett teacher, vice Miss
DOWNING