Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-13
PUBLIC SCHOOL, INTERESTS
Action Of the Board Of Trustees 1t Their
Meeting Last Evening.

Action Of the Board Of Trustees 1t Their
Meeting Last Evening.
INCREASED NUMBER OF PUPILS IN THE NORMAL
scHooI@-srAxprxo COMMITTEE APPOINTED
cHANeEs IN THE TEAcHKRsHIPs-INpUsrRI
EDUCATION, ETC.
The board Of public school trustees, BY its
action last evening, increased the number of
pupils in the Washington Normal School to
forty-fve. The former limit was forty, but this
year the graduates will number forty-five. Mr..
Thayer, from the committee on high and nor
NAL schools, made a report in favor Of this
change. He said that all the graduates Of last
year had been assigned to teachers positions,
and that in order to meet the demand for
teachers appointments had been made Of per-
sons not graduates Of the school. 1t was ex-
pected that the demand next year would equal
that of the present year, and the committee
had therefore deemed il advisable to increase
the number of pupils in the Normal School.
The Ave additional scholars had been selected
from the five names on tho list next below the
forty who had been selected for the Normal
School This course met with the approval
of the board and, the action Of the committee
was approved.
THE STANDING coMMITTERa
President Mitchell announced the standing
committees for the year as follows:
Rules-Messrs. Mitchell, Wood and Bruce.
Supplies and accounts-Messrs Whelpley,
Hazen and Cornish.
Buildings, repairs and furniture-Messrs.
Wood, Wilmer and Cornish.
Normal and high schools and scholarships-
Messrs. Thayer Mitchell aud Gregory.
Teachers and janitors-Messrs. Gregory,
Wilmer and whelpley.
Text books. studies, examinations and pro-
motions Of pupils-Messrs. Hazen, Mitchell
and Bruce.
Penmsnship, music and discipline-Mess
Bruce, Whelpley and Hazen.
Drawing and night schools-Messrs. Cornish,
Thayer and Wood.
Library and reports-Messrs. Wilmer, Thayer
and Bruce.
cHANa1s N TEAcHKRsHIPs.
The committee on teachers reported favor
ably the following changes which were ap-
proved:
Appoint as substitute teachers, Miss N.
ton of DIR. J. W. Chappell the principal Of the
Tenleytown school.
Promote NJ. E. Bruce from third to fourth
grade and increase salary from $3.50 to ESQ;
II. II. Beason from second to third grade and
increase salary from $500 to $3.50; d. E. Smith
from second to third grade and increase salary
from $500 to $3.50; NJ. G. Lucas from $400 to
$500; NJ A. Madry from $425 to $500; H.
George, assistant health teacher, from S400 to
$500.
Appoint E. G. Lewis at salary of s4OO, vice
NJ. E. Beckett, deceased. Appoint James Lucas
janitor Of building at the corner Of 9Th and
streets northeast
Promote g. E. Carter from fourth to fifth
grade and increase salary from $3.50 to s75O;
NJ. 1. Scott from fourth to fifth grade and in
crease salary from $3.50 to 600; F. M. Costin
from third to fourth grade and increase salary
from $500 to $500; s. f. Ratcllff from second
to third grade and increase salary from $500 to
$3.50; N. A. West from S425 to $500; s. j. Dick
erson from $425 to $500; J. M. Fraction from
800 to $500.
Leave of absence for one year was granted
to ii. A. Brewer.
Appoint as substitute teachers the following:
Carrie Toner, Ellen +. Burden and - Holtz-
man.
A higher class teachers certificate granted to
N. Z. Bruce and Fannie NJ. Costin.
Appoint substitute teachers in the eighth di-
vision, as follows: Emma +. Blackwell, Dora B.
HOpson, Sarah Z. Jenkins Eleanor b May,
Sarah J. Neal, Helen S. Parker, Frances L.
Payne, J. Letitia Pierce, Annie F. Smith, Sarah
E. Smoot, Mary A. Allen and Emma Smith.
l.. W. Hobson was appointed substitute
teacher in the High School
Leave Of absence for school year was re-
quested by Miss S. Ella Mcmahon.
The resignation Of Miss Mary A. Paul as
teacher in the first division was received.
Applications for teachers positions were re-
ceivei from Mrs. A. b. White and Miss Eva
TORI. For positions as teachers Of music from
Edmund I. Sawyer, W. N. Cutter and Mrs.
Gertrude Mauross
INDUSTRIAL EDUCATION.
A communication was received from Mr. B.
T. Upper, the chairman Of the committee in
industrial education in the Industrial Home
School, inquiring whether arrangements cannot
be made to give instruction in manual training
in the public schools located on the property
OF that institution. Referred to the committee
on industrial education.
FOR SCHOOL BUILDINGS.
Offers Of land for school sites were received
from o. c. Green. who tenders o lot ON Dun
barton street between 9th and 28th streets,
Georgetown, and from T. ]. Stanton, who ten
ders a lot on 32d street, Georgetown. Referred
to the committee on buildinga
A communication was read from George G..
Markham and other residents of Rosedale ask
ing that school building be erected in the
vicinity of northeast Washington. Referred to
the committee on buildings.