Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-09-13
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS,
Meeting fthe Board of Trustees Yesterday
Afternoon.
Arrangements for the BEGINNING of
pieted-NOrmal Admissions.

terday afternoon, and completed arrange
ments for the reopening of the schools next
Tuesday. even going so far as to provide
that all the furnaces should be started to-
morrow, and kept up until the schools were
opened.
An application for the establishment of a
public school at Ivy City was referred, and
the designations of the following named
teachers were accepted: Miss Sarabella
Baytss of the fifth grade; Miss Sarah B.
Gorham of the seventh grade; Miss Blanche
Smith of the fourth grade. Miss E. NJ.
Sewali was granted leave of absence for
three months.
Mr.. l.. J. Smith was appointed teacher of
manual training at s775. vice Mr.. A. A. Pei
ton. resigned, and Miss Amy Law was ap-
pointed assistant teacher of music at 800
The board passed an order naming the
new school building at 18th and @ streets
the Price building.
Teachers Meeting.
The following announcements were made:
Annual teachers meetings to be held
Saturday, September t. as follows: Fifth
division, at the Curtis School, a. NJ; first
division. at the Franklin School. 10 a. IN. !;
sixth division a, at the Franklin School,
1880 a. m: second division A. at the Sea-
ton School. II a. m; second division b. at
the Gales School. II 80 a. m: third division.
at the Wallach School. l 80 p. m; sixth divi-
sion Bat the Tyler School.2 .. m fourth divi-
sion. at the Jefferson School, p. M; sew
enth division, at the Sumner School, D. IN,
and eighth division "a and b, at the High
School, 4.30 d. m
Cards of admission to grades below the
High School will be issued at all the school
buildings Friday. Saturday, and Monday,
september 10, 10. and is. from to 10 A m.
and from to p. each day. The prin-
cipals of the high schools may be found in
their respective schools at the time named
above. Parents or guardians are requested
to apply at the nearest school building for
tickets or for information.
Changes Announced.
The following changes were announced:
Eastern High SchooI-Miss Larman. $500;
resigned.
Miss Margarita Spaulding appointed. at
500.
Mr.. G, b. Pfeiffer and Miss Lewanna
Wilkins, promoted from s750 to $500
Central High School-Miss Jochum and
Mrs j. c. Butler. promoted from 500 TO
SI50. Miss LiebSchutz. appointed, at $3.50.
Business High School-Miss Garriques, at
$500. resigned. Miss Throckmorton. ap-
pointed. at 500. vice ID. l.. Smith. resigned.
Appointments-Mr s. W. Robertson, at
$3.50; l.. W. Haskell. at $3.50; Jno D. Stearus,
at s675. Promoted-Miss Helen Offley. from
$3.50 to $1,000, and Miss NJ. Z. Merger. from
$3.50 to s., 900.
The Normal school Admfssfons.
Mr.. Darlington, from the committee on
high and normal schools, to whom was re-
ferred the question whether members Of
the late graduating class of the Washing
ton High School should be admitted to the
Normal School upon their rating, regardless
of the branches of the High School from
which they come or according to a pro rata
distribution of admissions among the sew
To ri
tendance at each" made a long report, con-
Guiding as follows:
NO rule having been perhaps authorita-
lively fixed during the currency OF the las,
school year the committee are inclined to
recommend, to prevent the possibility of
unfdlrneSS or injustice to any, that for the
hext ensuing school year all per-
sons shall be admitted to the Nor
NAL School who would be entitl-
ed TO such admission, either under
rule of pro rata distribution among the
several branch schools or under a rule of
admission according to rating, without ref
erence to the school from which the pupil
comes. This. we understand, would in
crease the number Of pupils in the Normal
school for the ensuing year to fifty-two in
stead OF fifty; but under the circumstances
tirely just TO all. For future years We pro-
pose the following as an amendment to the
rules:
a Proposed Amendment
The pupils for the Washington Normal
School for each year shall be selected from
the graduates of the Washington High
School for the preceding year. the Central
High School, the Eastern High School and
the Western High School being each en-
Titled 10 such pro rata proportion of the ad-
missions to the Normal School as the num-
Der Of graduates from each shall bear To
the total number of graduates for the year
In question.
out of a possible 100 as the standard
for admission to the Normal School Il e,.
cent shall be determined by the record Of
the pupil throughout his course through the
High School, and the remaining Is per cent
shall he determined by an annual exaInina-
ton OF candidates, which shall be conducted
under the direction Of the committee on
high and normal schools in the month of
June in each year.
After the 30th of June 1886, no person
shall be eligible for admission to the Nor
NAL School who shall not have completed
the fun four years course of study in the
Washington High School or the full equiv
alent thereof. accompanied by at least two
years attendance at the High School,"
In Case of Sickness.
The committee also expressed the opinion
that where failure 10 graduate results from
protracted sickness, the pupil might upon
the recommendation of the normal faculty
approved by the board, be admitted the
following year. and permitted to gradua te
then. Where a failure to graduate results
from intellectual .nferiority, want Of appli-
cation. or any cause other than sickness
We are OF the opinion that a second year 8
trial should not be accorded the pupil To
do SO would be to exclude from the Normal
School for such second year CORES
ponding number of the graduates from the
High School, unless the number should be
Increased for the purpose of accommodat ting
such delinquent members of the preceding
year. This in turn would subject the new
or first year students of the Normal School
TO unfair competition with persons possess
ing The advantage of one years prior train
ing and study"
The report was adopted with the under
standing that the amendments be considered
at a future meeting.
Manual Trimming schools.
Mr.. Mitchell read report from the spe-
cial committee TO consider the ACCESSIBILITY
and feasibility Of extending the manual
training in the public schools Of the District
OF Columbia" The report stated that the
board of trustees had for several years
known there was a need for something 10
be done TO widen and extend their usefulness
and prepare the pupils of the schools the
sooner TO place them 10 position to obtain
compensation for services rendered 1t was
20 the less favored class that the boa I'd
wished TO extend helping hand. refer
ence was made to the great usefulness of
the High School. which the committee was
sure would be felt for years to come
a large number OF pupils, however for