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OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

MUSIC TEACHER, MRS. DAVIS, CON-
FIRMED--BAsE BALLlN THE SCHOOLS
THE PROTEST THAT WAS NOT RE-
cEIvED. JUST AS THE BEE PREDICTED.
The Board of School Trustees met
Tuesday afternoon at the Franklin
building, and among other important
subjects football came in for a share
OF attention. There were present
Messrs. Barnard, Harries, Wilson,
Brown and DR.. Hazen and DIR. Rich
ardson, Gen. Spear, Mrs. Tulloch,
Mrs. Terrell and President Whelpley,
the full board. Letters were read to
the board, one from the District Com
missioners appraising them that the
school building situated at the corner
OF Fifth and Quincy streets. northeast,
has been named the lexington school,
and others submitting the designations
OF Miss ). b. McNance, teacher in the
seventh grade. third division, and Mr..
]. II. Stlckney, teacher in the Western
High School. Both designations were
accepted. Additional leave of absence
for three months, to date from January
Ist. was granted to Miss Marguerite
Lasier.
A communication was received
from committee of Northeast Wash
ington Citizens Association, asking
the cooperation of the school trustees
in plan to have composition written
by the school children of the North
east on the subject of grade crossings
and the danger incident thereto. 1t
was proposed that these essays should
be submitted to competent commit
tee for appraisement, and that sui
table gold metal shall be given to the
author of the one tha. seemed to that
committee most meritoriuS. MANY
objections were urged against this
proposition, and the whole plan was
neJected by a unanimous vote. DIR.
Richardson made the principal objec-
tions. Secretary Falck read petitions
from all the eighth grade teachers of
the District asking for an adjustment
of their salaries on equitable basis and
from the teachers in physics in the
colored high schools praying for an
increase of salary. Both were referred
to the committee on ways and means
CHANGES AMONG TEACHERS.
The following list of changes in the
staff of teachers was submitted and
approved:
Third division-Promote A. l.. AM
brose from sixth to seventh grade, and
from $775 to $825 per annum, vice S.
B. McNantz, resignation accepted; l..
V. Snowden, from fifth to sixth grade,
and from 500 $775, vice A. l.. Am
brose; M. A. Kuhnel, from fourth to
fifth grade, and from $3.50 to 500 per
annum, vice l.. V. Snowden; M. M.
Gardner, from third to fourth grade,
and from $3.50 to $3.50 per annum; F.
w. Potter, from first to-third grade,
and from $500 to $3.50 per annum, vice
NJ. NJ. Gardner. Appoint Grace Cauld-
we'll teacher of first grade al $500 per
annum, vice F. NJ. Potter. The above
changes to take effect December 1st,
1897.
Sixth division-Appoint E. Schlos.
sor janitor Langdon school, at SIes
per annum, to take effect December
j, 1897, vice E. ID. Smoot, resigned.
Eighth olvision-Assign F. NJ. Costin,
teacher, transferred from tenth divis.
ion TO seventh grade, and promote
from $775 10 SS75 per annum, vice
Emma Patterson, transferred to tenth
division.
High schools-Central-B M, King,
teacher, promoted from $3.50 to f7oe
per annum, vice ]. H. Stickney, re-
signed. BuSineSs-Promote A. S
Hazelton, teacher, from $500 to $3.50
per annum, vice B M. King, promoted
Western-Appolnt Julia L. Pearson
teacher at $500 per annum, vice |. H
Stickney.
Tenth division-Transfer F. NJ. Cos
tin, teacher of sixth grade, to eighth
division, in place of Emma Patterson
at 500 per annum.
Eleventh division-Appoin Frances
+. Payne, teacher OF first grade, Al
$500 per annum; appoint Sarah Z. len
kinS teacher of first grade at $500.
Cooking-Appoint Janey I. Free
man temporary teacher OF cooking al
$425 per annum.
Night schools-Appoint Louise P
Kelly teacher at $3.50 per night. vice
II. X. Pannell, resigned; appoint I. E,
Anderson teacher at 81 so per night
vice r. K. Payne, resigned.
The committee on teachers and i,ni.
tors recommended that certificates be
granted as follows: Third class, les.
sic NJ. Peck and Lillard Gooden; Sec.
ond class, Harvey E. Hanes; frs,
class, Eliza E. Crommiller, John A.
Russell, Rose l.. Hardy, William R,
Eastman, Julia L. Langiile, Annie E.
Douglass. Grace E. Palmer. Pauline
Mueden, Emma ]. Maloney, Clara NJ,
Upton, Virginia Bukey, Bessie |. Yo.
der, Alice F. Mitchell and Mary A.
Turhorst.
MUSIC TEACHER SELECTED.
DIR. Brown, chairman of the COM
mlttee on music, announced the close
OF the selection of music teacher for