Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-09-26
FOR SCHOOL TRUSTEES
Commissioners Hear Arguments in Behalf
Of Various Gentleman.
Sections of the City, Represented
East Washington Asks for Re-
districtins-OtherN Names.

The Commissioners set aside today to
hear the arguments OF citizens in the in
terest of certain applicants for the posi-
ton of school trustees. sp'l5
The board met at half-past. II, and first
heard Mr.. Ellis Dalrympie, who appeared
as the representative of the Northeast
Washington Citizens Association With
Maj. Burke, he had been appointed a men,
Der of a special committee to draft suit
able resolutions upon the school question,
which he read. In addition. he said the
association, representing between 10000
and $1,000 citizens, thought resident
trustee should be appointed. one who
would take interest in the schools. That
was not being done now, he said.
Mai Burke supplemented what Mr.. Dali
management of the schools was looked
after by the teachers, and he believed
they We're deficient in this regard. The
children were crowded with their studies.
A new trustee, he thought, would remedy
this. The association had refraned from
naming a man because there was such a
large amount of valuable material in the
northeast.
Mr.. Altgate suggested the names of Maj.
J. B: Burke, Evan H. Tucker and Jacob
Frech. The name of Mr.. Ellis Dalrymple
was also mentioned.
The German Interest.
Mr.. A. H. T. Holstein presented the case
of Prof. Hugo kuerschner for trustee. He
was an able man, he said, and had been
engaged in teaching for a number of years.
Prof. kuerschner was scholar. All of the
Germans in the city favored trustee of
that nationality on the school board. A
large percentage of the pupils of the
schools are Germans. Again, the German
language is taught in the schools, and he
thought
trustees should have thorough knowledge
of the language.
Commissioner Ross added that there were
a number of letters on file fayoring the ap-
pointment of Pref. kuerschner.
For Colored Trustee.
William D. Jarvis presented the name of
DR.. c. w. Childs as the colored trustee in
the southwest. He was eminently fitted
for the position and close to the people in
that section.
East Washington.
Messrs NJ. 1. Weller and Tracy L. JEFF
fords presented the following declaration,
adopted by the executive committee of the
East Washington Citizens Association:
1.-The executive committee of the East
Washington Citizens Association upon
careful consideration believe that the time
has arrived for the redivision of the Dis
trict of Columbia into school districts, so
that the representation on the board of
trustees may be more fairly proportional
to the present population; and we there
fore respectfully request the Commissioners
of the district of Columbia to make such
reoistrcting, so that that portion of the
city known as East Washington may have
two trustees, one of them an actual resi-
dent of the northeast, and the other of the
southeast quarter of the city,
Mount Pleasant.
A delegation from the Mossnt Pleasant
Citizens Association called and presented
the narae of W. L. Cole for the position of
school trustee. He was, they said, a man
fully capable, and, If appointed, would be
credit to the city. The committee con-
sisted Of Messrs. F. L. Campbell, B. P.
Davis, j. b. Sleeman, L. IS. Emery and G.
w. Woodward.