The evening times., 1895-10-21
FOR CONTROL OF SCHOOLS
Revival Of Interest in Coming
Appointments Of Trustees.
NINE KNOWN CANDIDATES
Others Are to He Named Before the
Campaign CIoscs-NOrtheast and
Southeast Each wants Representa-
tiOn--Three Of Present board he
lieved to He Sure of Reappoins ment.

No new applicants for appointment as
school trustees have made known their cx
pectations since the appointments We're de-
ferred, though ii is learned to-day that the
names OF several are to be presented before
the campaign closes. The Northeast Cit
izens' Association, it is expected, will
agree upon "a man To fill the requirements
1t has slready prescribed, and the South
east VIII have candidate, not yet named.
The East Washington Citizens Associa-
tlon has Il proposition before the Com
missioncrs for Encouragement of the
District upon IA plan that will give two
trustees To the section east OF North Capi-
tol street.
Objection is made 10 the present distribu-
tion, upon The ground that the suburbs, from
Mount Pleasant east tward. have been usually
allotted TO one member, and that growing
East Washington has had but one, which is
In sense q disfranchsement OF Il large
constituency.
Ii is argued by an advocate of this prop
| ositioD tina IL isonly by the adoptiono some
such measure that partial reorganization
of the board can be made without subject
ing the Commissioners To- the charge OF
discriminat ton. To reJppoint Il part and
substitute new material for the remainder,
he contended, would present a tingc OF
favoritism.
NEW CANDIDATES NAMED.
The list of applicants. not counting the
members of the present board, numbers
nine. one-third coming from the southwest.
There has been in the past few days a re-
vival OF interest in the coming appoint
ments: enough, at least, to remind the Com
niissioners that the subject is not forgotten.
The selection of these officials, which, it
was supposed, would take place fmi.sedi-
ately upon the return of President Ross
from the West, was postponed for a season.
though not before a number Of delegations
! obtained hearing In behalf OF favorites.
The postponeInent WAS ordered TO enable
the old board To complete the report due the
Commissioners for the past fiscal year. and
to submit estimates for 1897. II was ar
guc,i that the old organization could better
discharge the duties than one newly COLI
stituted.
The official terms Of the eleven members
expired on the same date. September 13.
To Iegalize the acts OF the hold the
Commissioners passed an order prior to the
date given To tie effect that a previous
order fixing the term of service Of each
member at four years should be amended
by the addition of the words: ''Or until
their SUCCESSORS shall he chosen and quail
ificd."
THREE WILL BE RETAINED.
The desire of the Commissioners to have
the report OF the past fiscal year made up
by the old board for the reason assigned has
been accepted by some as an Indication of
several changes If not q total displacement
Of the present membership. but on the other
hand it i confidently expected and may be
banked "n As a fact, that at the very least
three of the old members will be reap
pointed.
These are the two lady members and Mai
Harries. none of them having served a full
term. Maj. Harries was appointed to sue
coed Mr.. Paul I. Bowen, and the two
ladies We're given the places created by
Congress at its recent session.