The morning times., 1896-01-10
NO TEACHING IN PRIVATE
Trustees Extend the PrOhibitory
Rule to Vacations.
MORE TEACHERS NEEDED
One to Forty Scholars Is the Ratio
Fixed-New. Rules Adopted at u
Special Meeting and Other Busi-
ness Trnnsacted-Leaves of Alb
sence and Promotions.

A special meeting of the board of trus-
tees of the public schools of the District OF
Columbia was held yesterday afternoon
IN the Franklin school building.
The meeting was called to discuss several
important questions that have arisen CT
late, and lumber OF changes in the rules
which govern the schools OF the District
were ordered.
Those present were: President Whelpley.
Major Harries, Mrs. Stowell, Mrs. Farrell,
Mr. Cornish, Mr.. Darlington, DR.. Sbadd.
MIR. Bruce, Supt. Powell, and Secretary
Falk.
Among the important changes that were
considered by the board was an amendmeD.
to rule .. which was Offered by Mrs.
Stowell. Heretofore 1t has been customary
to assign one teacher to every fifty pupils,
butunder this arrangementmanydIf ydIfficuiiies
have arisen, and in some instances it has
been found almost impossible for one
teacher to properly instruct SO many chi,'
dren, aud at the same time give individual
attention to each.
ONE TO FORTY.
With the end in view OF Increasing the
number of teachers that each scholar
may receive the instruction due him, Mrs.
Stoweil offered a resolution which provided
every thirty-five pupils. The motion, how
ever, met with some opposition, but after
considerable debate it was amended to read
one instructor for every forty pupils, and
in this form was passed.
Another matter which was brought to the
attention of the board and voted upon was
a resolution prohibiting the teachers III the
public schools from giving private instruc
tion to their pupils.
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provides that no instructor in the public
schools of Washington shall give private
lessons to any pupil OF the public schools
during the term such schools are in session.
The new order, however, includes the sum
mer vacation and viii probably meet with
considerable opposition from many of the
teachers who have been accustomed to add
to their slender income by giving private
lessons during the summer months to those
OF the pupils VINO had failed a the spring
examination, or gotten behing in their work
through sickness or from other causes.
No PRIVATE TEACHING.
The motion was passed after consider
able discussion and whether they like it
or not, the teachers will have to abide
by it now. The board then took up
some minor business and the following
appointments We're ordered:
In sixth division A-Thomas +. Tucker
was appointed janitor OF the Bright wood
school, vice Peter BraDson- Edward l.
Sanlinger was appointed janitor of j Johnson
school, vice William Smith.
In second division B-Leave of absence
was granted to L. 6. Nash, and the fol
lowing promotions were authorized: II. d.
A. Duffy. from the sixth to seventh grade,
o. 4. Ebert, from the fifth TO sixth: Susie
Purscll, from the fourth TO fifth; W. Z.
Barton, from the third to fourth; n. Z.
Wood, from the second to third and
Marguerite Williamson, from the first 10
second.
Alice Howley, a graduate of the Normal
school, was appointed as teacher in the
first grade, and II. G. Paddon was given
the place Of janitor at the Pierce annex.
In eighth division A a three months
leave Of absence, dating from December
1, was granted NJ. E. Benjaman. and
also three months leave, from January 1
to S. C.. Lewis.
In the fifth division leave was also
granted NJ. C. o. Lazente and f. L. Duyall.