The daily critic., 1890-12-12
OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS
The Trustees ravor the Introduction
of Tree 1ttndergartens

The Trustees ravor the Introduction
of Free Hindereartens
The Board of Trustees Of the Public
Schools held o special meeting last
night at the Franklin School Building.
Mr. John 4 Mitchell presided. The
meeting was in lieu Of the regular one,
which he'd been ASSIGNED for Tuesday
Lvcriu@ last
Communications from Leonard
Macksll. B Il Janney, c. w. Woolley
and +. p. Thompson and others, th
latter in reference TO an alleged null
sance Ia The noise made by the children
In going 90 and from the Garrison
School and az recess. were read aud
appropriately referred
Applications for positions as teachers
we're received from ID 3. McCasy,
Sarah T. Saunders aud f. N. Cotue.
For iariior from Richard A. Jackson.
Mr Bruce asked for the promotion Of
T. T.. Malen from the second to third
ciGde, leave Of absence FOR y. b Evans
and appointment Of Leouora IOyce az
temporary teacher, which were agree |
tc.
The resignation Of c. T. Barron was
accepted
The High and Normal School report
submitted by Professor Gregory, In
which the number Of graduates is in
creased from go to 26, was approved.
Professor Gregory submitted the re-
port Of the committee on teachers and
iauitcrs, hich showed that at the eX-
animation for candidates. November 81
and p, certificate in third class was
awarded 20 Elizabeth Barns; certificates
IN stcopd class 10 Minnie Hodgkins
and Hattie Il Bell; first class, Helen II.
Gilhs, Margaret A. McMonigle. Min
nie Rlegles. Clara NJ. T. Brandt. Mar
gartt c. Callahan, Clara Chapman.
Mr.. Thayer offered the following
Resplrsd. That this board renews It's
recommendation for the addition Of free
kiudergsrteus to our public school system.
That the recommendations made by SUI
uerintendcut Powell in his current report
i'm relation to the establishment OF free kin
dcraarteus be referred 20 the Honorable
Board Of Commissioners with the approval
of this board, and an urgent request that
they he sent 10 Congress Tor future action.
"Stronr efforts" MIR. Thayet said,
"are being made by the citizens Of the
District for the establishment Of free
Kindergarten. and, in Offering the reso.
lutions. IL was to show that the com
miitee had renewed their desirability
for the introduction Of kindergartens
in the public schools upon the recon
mcndailons made by Superintendent
Powell
Superintendent Powell read extracts
from his annual report submitted tn the
Commissioners, having especial refer
tnCU 10 The proposed kinlergarte1
scho Is The report saws that the
kinderuartcn schools would reach many
earlier In life, before they had driltcd,
in later wears, Toto aggressive wrong
dcgrs, aud who might be saved through
tie kind rrartCn system Of instruc
uon. Superintendent Powell asks for
an increase In the number of teachers
To twenty. including teachers In the
| kindergarten schools The apprnpri
alton asked for Is teachers, Sl3, 700,
/ school rooms and oullt, $50 600, total,
| 500 GOO The number Of scholars
| taught by the twenty teachers would
be tuity 10 each room.
Mr.. Thaycts resolutions were
| adop'td
Mr. rhaycr submitted the annual re.
| rutt at thu Superintendent ui Public
| Schools and his subordlnHles. Tue
n port was an exhibit of tue Dls.
iiicl school ~ stem In which there has
been no radical change during the past
ten YEAR, The rapid Increase ut stu
dents In the Washington Hlgh School
has hctn such as 20 call for II larger
building With proper accommodations
aud for which estimates will be sub
mitled 10 Congress The free kinder
cartcu schools, with an Increase oi
twenty teachers Is recommended
The cost for the supervisory system
IN tue schools Is only =, cents psl
pupil, while IN Boston Il is Siol, and
in Brooklyn s. per pupil. fuis, says
The report, reflects credit upln tn
high standard os the skin and zeal o
the supervisors Of the District schools
The report was accep'ed aud ordered &.
be pTiLted,
The holiday vacation Of the school
was ordered from December 20, 1899
| 10 January 8. 1891