Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-06-14

The board Of school trustees held q meeting
yesterday afternoon.
The following changes were approved:
Eighth division B-Aceept resignation Of B. s.
Brooks, teacher, to take effect June 80. Second
division-Appoint Robert Boyle jauitor Of the
Twining School. vice H. Cross, resigned. Ap-
point Fred Conley janitor Of the Twining Man
ual Training School, vice F. Cross resigned
Appoint Edward Grice janitor at Wilson
School, vice Daniel varler, deceased. Appoint
A. NJ. FURNACE temporary teacher in place Of
Miss NJ. o. z. Towner. The resignation Of
Vim. Hood as teacher Of chemistry in the Gen.
trail High School, Miss Adela L. Webster to be
substitute teacher.
Extension of leave Of absence to Annie Will
son,C. B. Mayse, R. r. seiffert and Belle Gorham.
Application was received from Charlotte E. Hun
ter for the position of teacher Of German in the
High School, and also an application for Robert
White as janitor referred to the proper COM
mittee.
Mr. Bruce, to whom was referred the COM
plant in regard to the location Of saloon less
than 400 feet from the Stevens building stated
that be had found the complaint well founded
and had called the attention Of Commissioner
Ross to the matter and informed by him
that the case would be attended to. The report
was accepted.
CHANCES IN TEXT BOOKS.
report from the committee on text books
was read and adopted favoring the adoption Of
the books used in the schools during the past
year for the coming year, with the exception
OF the following: The books on music ana the
substitution Of Crooks & Cropsey's Arithmetic
In place Of Barnes. the adoption Of Shale's
Geology and'the dropping out of the. copy books
In the seventh and eighth grades.
The following letter was read from Joseph
II. Daniel, the teacher of music:
Il respectfully recommend q change in the
music readers FOR the seventh and eighth grades.
The reason change is deemed advisable is that
the numbers in the readers used in the past
have become familiar to the pupils By hearing
them sung in the school buildings in the higher
grade before the pupils reach such grades. As
suitable books, beg to recommend the second
part of the Second Reader for the seventh grade
and the Third Reader for the eighth grade, such
readers being those Of John ". Tufts 4 Holt
II the publishers will divide the Second Reader
on the lines indicated by the parts therein, the
first part would suit the fourth, fifth and sixth
grades, while the second part would answer for
the seventh grade, as above suggested"
Referred to the committee on text books with
power to act.
The program for the closing Of the schools
as printed In The STAR was adopted.
PERMANENT SCHOOL EXHIBITION
Before the board adjourned Superintendent
Powell announced that an exhibit OF the work
Of the schools would be opened in the hall of
the Franklin building tomorrow evening. and
would remain open during each evening and
day until the close Of school, 1t is intended
that 1T shall be u permanent exhibition Of the
skill and progress of the school children. The
articles exhibited show the work in the schools
and also the progress in manual training.
TO CELEBRATE THE FOURTH
A communication was read which was signed
by Lewis J. Davis. vice president of the Sons
OF Revolution; Geo. ii. Shields. chairman COM
mittee on meetings Sons of the American Revo-
luton; Mary Virginia Ellet CabelI, president
presiding Daughters Of the American Revolu-
ton.
1t was as follows: ''We the undersigned. Off
GERS Of the three patriotic societies Of this city
and country, most earnestly petition you to CO.
operate with our societies i'll celebrating the
Fourth of July at the Washington monument,
believing that such an outpouring and mani
festation of the Sons and Daughters Of the
Revolution and the citizens and their children
ltal Is calculated to advance the purest love of
country and permanent stability of govern
ment
such a recognition of the flag OF our country
and the event to be compemorated must
cement and strengthen an already indissoluble
union and promote love for our American
institutions"
The object of this invitation was approved
by the board and it was then referred to Supt
Powell with power to act in his discretion. 1t
was stated that as the schools would not be in
session at that time the board had no power to
direct the pupils.