The Washington bee., 1897-10-16
, OUR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
INTERESTING BOARD MEETING THIS
WEEK.


The board of school trustees of the
District of Columbia met in monthly
session at the Franklin School build
ing Tuesday afternoon. The meeting
was called to order at o'clock by
President Whelpley. The following
named trustees were present at the roll
call Messrs. Barnard, Harries, Ha-
zen, Wilson, Whelpley, Mrs. StoWell,
Messrs Spear, Bruce, Mrs. Terrell and
Mr. Richardson. The only newly ap-
pointed trustees present were MessrS.
Spear and Richardson. Superintend-
ent Cook was present also. The busi-
ness transacted was for the most part
only of a routine character.
Mrs. StoWell requested the board of
trustees to take some action in the
matter of having the public school
building at the corner of Fifth and G
streets southeast, named. Mrs. Stow
ell informed the members OF the board
that she lad spoken to Commissioner
Ross with regard to the matter, and
that he had suggested that the name
of Hayes be used, in honor of the for
mer President. The board indorsed
the suggestion.
The committee on sanitation, con-
sisting of Mrs. Stowell and Dr. Hazen,
submitted a report of their iuvestiga-
ton into the sanitary conditions of the
schools of the city. The report stated
that the schools Of Washington can
compare favorably with those Of other
cities.
The use of basement study rooms
has been entirely abandoned. Among
the several recommendations was one
looking toward the changing of the
free book system so that each scholar
NAV be given at the end of the year all
free books that were furnished him for
study. This would entail one-third
increase of the annual free-book ap-
preparation but ii would prevent the
spread of germs of disease through the
continued handling of books by sue
Cessive classes of scholars. If the
books were given to the children the
committee thought that much good
could be done by home study after the
closing of the school terms. The re-
commentators of the committee will
be considered at future board meet
ing.
President Whelpley announced that
the board of trustees deeply regretted
Mrs. Stowell's resignation from that
BODY. The board approved the fol-
lowing changes in the different schools:
Several changes were made in the
white schools, and the following in the
colored schools:
Ninth Division-Transferred: +. l..
Cardoza, teacher, to prlnCipalShlp OF
the Briggs school building; K: n. Al
eXander. teacher, to prinClpalshlp OF
the Garrison sCho ol building.
Tenth Divisicn-TeaChers promoted:
S. c. Lewis, from seventh to eighth
grade, and from salary of SS25 to 81, 900
per annum; K. c. Lewis, from seventh
to eighth grade, at salary CT SS75; ID.
n. Coleman, from sixth to seventh
grade, and from salary of $775 to SS25,
vice ). c. Lewis; c. II. Thomas, from
fifth to sixth grade, at salary of $775;
L. S. Chase, from fifth to sixth grade,
and from salary of 800 to $775, vice ID.
N. Coleman; F. M. Costin and NJ. w
Lewis, ,.from fifth to sixth grade, at SAL
aries of 500; H. H. Beason, fifth grade,
from salary Of $3.50 to 500, vice l.. ,:
Chase; X. H. Slade, Nj. Liggons and
M. l.. Tancil, from fourth to NTH
grade, at salaries of $3.50; Nj. A. Mad
re, fourth grade, from salary OF S575 to
to $3.50, vice H. H. Beason; Z. G
Lewis, from third to fourth grade, and
from salary of $3.50 to $575 per annum,
vice NJ. A. Madre; J. Ashton and L. G.
Arnold, from third to fourth grade, at
salaries of $3.50; L. Coleman, from sec
ond to third grade, and from salary of
$500 to $3.50, vice E. G.. Lewis: E l.
NJ. Hawkins, from first to third grade,
and from salary of S475 to $525. APP
pointed: Bessie L. Fletcher, teacher,
at salary of $500, vice L. Coleman;
Ophelia Johnson, teacher, at salary OF
$475, vice NJ. OH. Williamson; lsa
bella Sidney, teacher, at salary of $3.50,
vice E. |. M. Hawkins.
The changes to take effect October
II, 1897.
Transferred-A. E. Bush, teacher,
at salary of $475, to first division, to
take effect October L, 1897.
Promoted-E. E. Contee, teacher,
from salary of $425 to -475 per annum,
to take effect September /, 1897; A. R.
Jackson, teacher, from salary of $500
to $500 per annum, to take effect Sep
tember I, 1897; Z. F. G. Merritt, to po-
sition as director of primary work, at
salary of 81, 100; n. T. Jackson, to po-
sition as assistant to director of pri-
mary work, at salary of $3.50, to take
effect October II, 1897.
Eleventh DiviSion-TranSferre ).
&. Johnson, teacher, at salary OF $500
per annum, to the eleventh division, to
take effect October I, 1897.