Evening star., 1895-08-20
THE coLoRED SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Mr. Bruce, 1t is Said, Will Decline Re-
appointment.

N"~Ns -
appointment.
The term of service of the trustees Of the
public schools of this city will expire the
18th Of September. The final meeting of
the present board will be held the 10th.
There are three colored members of the
board Of trustees besides Mrs. Mary Church
Terrell, the colored woman trustee. AL
ready there has begun an active canvass
among the colored people for the selection
Of three suitable persons to represent them
on the new board. The general opinion
among the colored people is that none of
the incumbents will be reappoin ted, ex-
ceptinS, perhaps, Mrs. Terrell who was ap-
pointed recently. when the women trustees
were provided for by act of Congress-
Ex-senator B. K. Bruce, who is one of
the present members of the board of
trustees, paid visit to Commissioner Ross
yesterday, and in this connection it was
currently rumored among the colorei citi-
Zens that the ex-senator had notified the
Commissioner that it was useless for him
to give himself any trouble as to his selec-
uon, as ne would not be a candidate for the
place again. when the time came for the
selection Of the new trustees
representative of The Star called upon
Mr.. Bruce at his residence. 201O R street
ncrthwest, this morning, and inquired of
MIN the significance of his visit to the Com
missioner on yesterday, so far as the trus-
teeship was concerned. Mr.. Bruce said that
II was true that he had visited Commits
sioner Boss. but that the subject of the
selection of the new trustees was not dis
cussed by either one of them. He said that
he had no idea as to what action the Com
E,1ss1oners would take relative to the Sc
lection of the trustees, and that he was in
such position that he could not discuss
the subject with any of the members.
He said that while he had not addressed
the Commissioners upon the subject, it
was true that he was not a candidate for
the place. and that he was not interesting
himself in the question either one way or
the other.
When questioned as to why he was not a
candidate, Mr.. Bruce would not express
himself. A friend of the ex-senator said
that he would not be candidate because
his business interests In the south would not
permit him to give time in the future to
school matters.
Why" said he. Il know that the Senator
ought to be at his home in Mississippi now,
as it is contemplating time there, but he
has delayed his trip in order to be present
at the final meeting of the board Of the
10th. He will leave here Immediately upon
the adjournment of the board. and will
Tne other colored members Of the trustee
board are DR.. F. D. Shadd and Mr.. Cor
nish. Mr.. Cornish's friends will apply to
the Commissioners for his reappointment
on the board. DR.. Shadd, since he has dis
solved his connection with the staf of
Freedman's Hospital, will be enabled to de-
vote more of his time to the school work,
and 1t is for this reason that his friends
will petition for his reappointment. Mrs.
Terrell. the colored woman trustee, has
only served about five or six months, and
1t is believed she will be reappointed. While
the friends Of the incumbents are making
efforts to have them retained, there are
other candidates in the field. and some per-
sons advocate appointing an entirely new
board. Among the candidates named is
Rev. George w. Lee, the pastor Of the
Vermont Avenue Baptist Church.