The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1890-09-11
CITY SCHOOL BOARD,
PROF. ]. ROGERS MADE PRINCIPAL
OF THE WEST AUSTIN SCHOOL.
Schools to Open Next Monday -Assignment
,of Teachers or the Term.

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with the following mombers presents:
DR.. R. NJ. Swearingen, presidents
Walter Graham, secretary; Mayor
Mcdonald, DR.. I4itten, Walter Tips,
DR.. Matthews and Judge Smith.
Minutes of last meeting read and
adopted.
Report OF the board of examiners
was read, showing that out OF some
dozen applicants to teach in the col
ored schools only one passed, Annie
Grinage, and she was appointed
teacher.
Laura Evans, an experienced teacher
who comes highly recommended, was
also appointed to teach in the colored
schools.
The resignation of Prof. w. R
Leonard, principal of the West Aus
tin public schools, was accepted, the
members of the board publicly ex-
pressing regret that the professor was
determined to resign.
Prof. Leonard is an accomplished
gentleman and teacher of marked
ability and the board was 10th to give
him up.
The following applications to fill
the vacancy caused by Prof. Leonard's
resignation were then read:
Constance Pestles, ]. B. Rogers,
Neil Macarthur, ]. A. Brook of George
town, w. S. Dunston of North Caro-
| lima and James A. Niedermei.
Each of the applications was ac-
companied with strong endorsements
and recommendations.
DR.. Litten nominated Prof. Rogers
and he was elected without opposi
ton.
| An application from Miss Courtney
for use of the school rooms in the city
after school hours was read.
The application seemed to call for
all the school rooms in the city, and
the board refused to grant their use.
A petition from the patrons of the
Tenth ward school asking that Miss
Brooke be appointed to teach the
fourth and fifth grades was read and
referred to Superintendent VIM.
1t was ordered that the school open
Monday, September 10.
Some other business was attended
to and the board adjourned.
THE TEACHERS.
The faculty of the Austin public
schools is as follows:
Prof. Jno. B. VIM, superintendent
HIGH SCHOOL.
I. HI. Bryant, principals; S. M.
Borwn, assistant principal; Miss E.
Lewright, N. Dawson.
CENTRAL PRIMARY.
Misses H. A. McCrillis, principal
Lutte Mclean, Lula Bewley, Licile
James, jamie Maxwell.
FIRST WARD (MEXIoAN).
Mrs. E. M. E. Garland.
WEST AUSTIN.
]. B. Rogers, principal; Misses w.
R. Smith, M. l.. Sloss, Jessie Sayers,
Lille Sayers, Lille Rimassa, Bessie
Willard, Mrs. G. M. Ruthrauff, Misses
Elenora Erkel, Anna Shapard, Mary
Horton, Lille Steele, Emily G. Num-
bers.
NORTH AUSTIN.
Misses o. Clifton principal, M. F.
Brown, Kate Carlisle, M. Dozier, Pearl
Cashell, Jennie Baker, Mamie, Kelley,
Fannie Goggin.
EAST AUSTIN.
l.. Taft principal, Misses s. r.
Cooke, a. P. Ellis, Annie Blanton,
Mary Downie, Maggie Riley, Annie
Newton, Florence Worthy, Minnie G.
Dill, y. J. Caswell, Emma Pickett.
ARNEsAL BLOCK.
Misses F. r. Brooke prln cipal,
Blanche Wilson, Eliza j. Mitchell.
Miss A. B. Numbers supervisoress Of
allprimary 6 rades.
CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
H. T. Healing, principal and super
intendent.
CENTRAL GRAMMER.
H. B. Fay, principal. Miss Cora L.
Smith.
ROBERTSON HILL.
E. L. Blackshear, principal, Miss
Laura Evans, Mrs. M. F. Phillips, Miss
Lee Ann Persons, Annie E. Grinage.
THIRD WARD.
R. E. L. Holland, principal, Mrs. ].
E. Lampkins.
MAS0NToWN.
w. G. Wilson, principal.
FIRST WARD (RIvERsIDE.)
P. H. Hubbard.
ALDERMANIC EDECTI0N.
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