The Washington times., 1894-12-12
TEACHERS EXTRAS CUT OFF
TrG ;tees Stop the Practice of Giving
Outside Instruction to Pupils.
PROHIBITORY RULE ADOPTED
Many Will Be Pecuniarily Affected by the
Change-Qualifcation of Candidates for
Admission to the Normal Schools s-Recom-
mendations for Promotions Approved.

Public school teachers must hereafter con-
fine their labor to the instruction of pupils in
the classrooms and during regular school
hours, and are prohibited from giving private
or extra instructions for anything of value
other than their regular salaries.
This was the unanimous decision of the
board of school trustees at their meeting yes
terday afternoon and the school rules were
accordingly amended.
The subject was brought before the trustees
in the form of a report of the committee on
rules At the last meeting of the board. Mr..
Bowen stated that he had been informed that
there were number Of teachers, especially
in the high schools, who informed some Of
their pupils that in order to be successful in
the examinations considerable extra or pri-
yatc instructions would be necessary, which
the teachers would give at small compensa-
ton. Mr.. Bowen said he was opposed to
such practice and asked that the committee
on rules be instructed TO report prohibitory
rule on this subject. These instructions were
given. and the committee yesterday submitted
the following rule, under the head of teachers
Teachers shall not give private or other in
struction to pupils for money or any thing
of value other than their regular salaries or
wages"
The rule was adopted without discussion
anu w ia SO luIO 6IieCL y,
large number OF teachers in the high and
graded schools of the compensation derived
from the source referred to and compelling
them TO devote all their attention to the work
for which they are paid.
The committee on rules, by DIR. A. H. Wit
mer, to whom was referred the proposed
amendment to the rule fixing the qualiflca-
tions of candidates for admission to the nor
nal schools recommended that section ., of
rule 48, be amended so as to read as follows:
Each candidate must be not less than
eighteen years OF age, and before being ad-
mltted must pass an examination 10 be con-
Quoted by the committee on normal and high
schools, equivalent to that upon which teach
ers' third-class certificates are issued; pro-
vided that candidates who will reach the age
Of eighteen years before the end Vf December
following the beginning of the school year
shall be admitted if otherwise qualified"
The amendment was unanimously adopted
Mr.. Paul L. Bowen from the committee on
buildings and repairs, 10 whom was referred
the proposition OF the corporators of the In
stitution for the Education of Colored Youth
to sell their property on Seventeenth street to
the District for $50, 900, reported that the
property by reason OF its location will not be
OF permanent use to the District for school
purposes and its purchase was not recon-
mended. In a memorandum accompanying
the report the committee gave at length their
reasons Tor rendering an adverse report. In
the opinion of the committee the price asked
for the ground-$2.5O per square foot-was
higher than the value Of surrounding prop
erty.
The following recommendations Of the
several trustees were approved:
Fourth district CDR. HaZen). Reduce j. p
McCauley teacher of third grade at $3.50 per
annum 10 second grade at $475 at ller re-
quest. Promote Minnie Harper, teacher
second grade at S475, TO third grade at $3.50
per annum, vice J. P. McCauley reduced.
Six division DIR. Witmer). Appoint Miss
Julia P. Fernald teacher first grade at S40O
per annum. vice Miss Annie k Roller .re5igna-
tion accepted 10 take effect December /. Pro-
mote E. r. Beckley, jr., teacher, from 1926 to
$3.50 per annum.
First division (Mr Bowen) Promote Miss
G. II. Hall, teacher, from $3.50 to S475 per
annum. to lake effect December l..
Third division Mr.. Whelpley). Promote
Miss Antoinette Clements. teacher. from S4OO
TO E425 per annum, to take effect Decem-
Der !.
Eighth division Or. Schadd). Appoint
r. G. Thomas, janitor. at 81 per room, vice
]. Thomas, jr.. resigned.
Second division A. Extend Miss S. B.
Kent's leave of absence one month from
December /.