The Washington bee., 1898-03-12
SCHOOL TRUSTEES MEET.
A SCHOOL BOY ASSAULTED BY AN OF
FIcER.-THE BOARDS ACTIoN.-AP-
PoINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.

A SCHOOL BOY ASSAULTED BY AN OF
FIcER.-THE BOARDS ACTIoN.-AP-
PoINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS.
A regular meeting of the board of
trustees of the public schools was held
ar the Franklin building last Tuesday
evening, at which were present Messrs.
Whelpley, Barnard, -Harrles, Hazen,
Wilson, Spear, Brown, Wright and
Richardson, Mrs. Tulloch and Mrs
Terrell.
Notice was received from the Dis
trict Commissioners that the new
school building in course of erection
on 9th street east had been named the
Peabody Annex.
Letters were received from B. H
Warner & Co. and w. H. Saunders &
Co., complaining of the inadequacy Of
the school facilities at Petworth, and
offering suitable buildings for school
purposes. The communication were
referred to the committee on school
buildings.
AT the instance of Mrs. Terrell the
board adopted resolution requesting
the District commissioners to investi-
gate the case of assault on William
Gardner, sixteen-year-old pupil IN
the ZONES school, alleged to have been
committed by Officer Gouldman of
the second precinct, with view to the
dismissal Of the officer in case he shall
be shown to be guilty of the offense
charged against him.
On motion of Mr.. Barnard commit
tee of three, consisting OF Messrs.
Barnard, Wright and Spear, was ap-
pointed to consider the advisability of
arranging a course of free lectures for
the benefit of the children of the pub
lie schools, TO continue until the sum-
mer vacation. 1t is expected that the
committee will report a plan OF lee
lures at the next meeting of the board.
CHANGES ORDERED.
Changes in the schools were report
ed and approved as follows;
| High and Normal schools-Promote
Allen Davis from 81, 400 to 81 500; Mr..
w. P. Hay, 900 to director of science
| at 81 400; Mr.. L. E. c. Colliere, $3.50 10
81 900; DR.. A. c. Bryan, 5000 to $3.50;
Miss Lewanna Wilkins, $500 to 5000;
Miss Guillaume, 500 to $500; Miss T..
NJ. Compton, 500 to $3.50; DIR. c. E.
Yount, $3.50 to 500; and Miss H M
Johnson, $500 to $3.50. Appoint Miss
E. c. Mann at $500. Accepted reSlg-
nation of L. NJ Prindle
First division-Appoint Frank Nor
ris to be janItor of the Thompson
school, vice Spencer Greene to take
effect March Sth.
Seventh divIsion-Appoint Frank J
Costin to be janitor of the Mott schoo
vice Edward Grice. to take effect
March I.
Eighth division-Promote Miss Ada
A. Greene from salary of $3.50 pc
March 7.
Tenth division-Accept resignation
of Mary ]. Hill, teacher Of fourth
grade, at $3.50 per annum, to take ef
feet February IS 1898.
Promate Estelle G.. Louis, teacher
of the fourth grade, from S575 to S65c
per annum, vice Mary J.. Hill resigned
u Promote Josephine Ashton, teacher
of the fourth grade, from $3.50 to S57:
per annum, vice Estelle @. Lewis, re
=. signed.
Promote Anna J. Gary. from third
to fourth grade, at present salary o.
$3.50 per annum.
Promote Emma J. Clarke from sec
ond to third grade and from salary OF
$500 to $3.50 per annum, vice Josephine
| Ashton.
Appoint Lima E. Jean teacher ot
second grade at salary of $500 per
annum, vice Emma R. Clarke. :.
| Leave of abSence-To Margarite
Lasier, additional leave for three
months on account of illness; to Mary
E. Mulllgan, leave for three months
on account of illness; both to take eff
feet and date from March 1.