Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-09-10


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The first meeting. of the school board since
the summer vacation begun vas held last even
ing. An immense basket of blushing pink roses
adorned the desk OF President Ross and wal
one mode which the board adopted of express
ing their qualification that the President haC
| nominated Mr.. Ross as District Commissioner
| When Mr.. Ross entered the room and saw the
| flowers he blushed modestly. After calling tho
board to order he made graceful little speech
in which he expressed his appreciation of this
| testimonial of the good will of his associates
| He said that there was no set Of men whose
good opinion he valued more highly than
that of the friends with whom he had work ed
in the administration of the affairs of the pub
lie schools. lie regarded the interests of the
| schools rs second to none that could engage the
| attention of citizens In no field OF work. with
the exception of the church, were there greater
opportunities for doing good. In the event
that he was confirmed he hoped that he would
be able to advance the interests and tho
efficiency OF the public schools. Those senti-
| ments elected the hearty applause of the
members.
TEMPERANCE INSTRUCTION IN THE SCHOOLS.
communication signed by Mrs La Fetra
and other officers of the Wet Union Sem
ators Frye. Blair and Plumb. Representatives
Morse and DinSlcy. ex-Mayor Emery and
others was read. 1t commended what had
already been done in the schools in enforcing
the law OF 1856 relative to temperance instruc-
tion IN he public schools. AS means of q
better execution of the law the petitioners
recommended that three lessons q week for
fourteen weeks lii all grades below the second
year OF the High School be given in physio-
logical temperance instead of one lesson per
week for forty weeks and that for the following
hn do How
for this study. 1t was further asked that the
book Byglenic Physiology be used by pupils
in the irst year of the High School. The petit
TONERS state that they ask no more than il
required by the law, and that they desire that
the execution of the law be perfected, now that
the study is no longer a novelty in the school
course.
The petition was referred to the committee
on rules
APPLICATIONS FOE TEACHERS POSITIONS
were received as follows from Mrs. NJ. A.
Daniels, A. NJ. Doyle, j. Praise Richards. Mary
A. Powell. Miss Ii. E. Osborne, Henry Hardy
and Miss Helen Parker. Sewing teachers posi-
tons from Miss Milkerson, Mrs. Kate Seaton.
Mary j. Miller, Mrs. Alicia V. Ferguson, Miss
l.. A. Hamet, Fanny Stannell and Helen S.
Parker.
ADMISSIONS TO THE NORMAL SCHOOL.
A petition signed by a number of colored
citizens was read asking that a change in the
rules be adopted governing the admissions to
the normal school. SO as to allow an increase of
ten or more in the number to be admitted.
The petltoners state that a change as far as the
limit of the number of pupils to be admitted
would be Wise one, as III their opinion the
exclusion of any High School graduates from
the benefits received by the training of the
Normal School is unjust to the pupils and
injurious to the interests of the schools. The
signatures of William Beckett. John A. Gray,
William ii. Wilkes, John :. Brent, &. I. S.
Brent, John A. Simms and others arc attached
to the petition, 1t was referred to the commit
tee on High and Normal Schools.
TEACuERsHIP NOTES.
A years leave of absence without pay was
granted to the following named teachers: Miss
Charlotte Smith, Miss S. Breckenridge. Miss
Maud Moore, Lucy o. Fishback, Miss ]. II.
Stickney, Annie L. LOomis, Miss l.. E. En-
thoffer.
The designations of the following-named
teachers were accepted: Z. II. Butterfeld.
teacher of music, Mary +. Rowe, Jennie Z.
Davis, Elizabeth &. Boude. Louise NJ Rowe,
Nellie F. Humphrey. Agnes L. Macarthur, T.. d.
Leech. Ronald r. Gleason, Ada o. ODER, c. A.
Dulin and Annie Farrise.
The lists of appointments of teachers for the
coming school year were approved by the
board and are printed elsewhere.
MIR. White offered the following resolution
which was adopted: ''rha. the rolls of all
teachers approved by this board be and are
hereby referred TO the committee on teachers
and that the committee is instructed to equal
ize and adjust all salaries TO conform to exist
ing laws pertaining to the public schools of the
District"
FEMALE TEACHERS WHO MARRY
Mr.. Mitchell, from the committee on rules,
submitted the following resolutions, which were
adopted:
acha hall o. h,r A.
year report in writing to the secretary of the
school board and the supervising principal OF
the division in which they are employed their
residence and any change of residence during
the year shall be reported, and the secretary of
the board and the supervising principals shall
keep record of tho same in his office.
Should a female teacher marry her place
shall thereupon become vacant. but such mar
riage shall not operate as n bar to her re-
appointment, with the approval of this board"
In regard TO the latter resolution 3lr Mitchell
read letters from the school superintendent in
several cities relative to the policy pursued
when female teachers married. In Columbus,
Ohio, and Richmond. Va. according to a we'll
defined understanding" marriage is equivalent
to resignation. In Chicago there are no
rules on the subject and marriage is not con-
sidered equivalent to a resignation. But in
Baltimore the school rules state a resignation
must follow a marriage.
The resolution WIS adopted without debate
and there Is now rule on this subject. which
the board last winter discovered was necessary
IN order to legally compel two teachers to re-
sign who had married and had refused to resign
ASSISTANT SUPERVISING PRINCIPALS.
Prof Gregory, from the committee on teachers
and janitors. made report, which was adopted,
Oh the resolution instructing the committee to
report upon the advisabiiity o. charging the
supervising force of the first six divisions of
the public school system by the assignment OF
three teachers, two males and one female as
assistant supervising principals, and to submit
the names OF teachers to be thus assigned
The committee reported favorably the resolu-
ton and recommended the following teachers
to be so assigned: c. 3. Clark salary a, 500; J.
L. Freeman. ?l,4OO, Miss l.. A. Denney 81, 200.
Prof Gregory, from the same committee, sub
mltted the following order, which was adopted:
That the local committees be instructed to
report the names OF janitors in ;heir respective
divisions for appointment for the current
school year" He said that as teachers wore
appointed each year it was thought bestwise
to apply the same rule to ianitors.
THE OPENING OF THE SCHOOLS
The following announcement in regard to
the opening of the schools was made by Presi
dent Ross.
The schools will open on Monday the ODD
instant On Friday and Saturday the 18th and
10th. the principals will be at their respective
school buildings to issue tickets OF admission.
Parents and guardians should apply at the
nearest school building for tickets The
teachers viii meet In their respective divisions
as specified below on Saturday, the goth
instant:
First division, Franklin School, HOO
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