Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-02-07
LOCAL NEWS.

REPORT OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
ScHooLs.-The County Superintendent of Pub
lie Schools furnishes for publication the follow
ing report which he has just sent to Richmond,
viz:
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Feb. i, 1871.
Ia the Superintendent Of Public Instructions
Sir, in compliance with your request of the
10th ultimo. have the honor to report as
follows
In the city Of Alexandria: there were opened,
at different times during the month of January,
the following schools, viz:
4Sno,oden School-colored f. Powell,
Principal, in charge of first grade boys SO on
the roll. Sarah A. Gray, Assistant, in charge
Of second grade boys IL on the roll. Caroline
Claggett, Assistant, in charge of third grade
boys; Sc on the roll Total colored boys, l9l.
Custis 4Schook-white Edgar f. Harper,
Principal, in charge Of boys Of first grade SO
boys on the roll. Sallie Yates, Assistant, in
charge Of boys Of the second grade 50 boys on
the roll Total Male Department, 100
Margretta Law, Principal, in charge Of girls
Of the first grade ~ on the roll. Phoebe A.
l4ittlefeld, Assistant, in charge Of girls of the
second grade; 40 On the roll. Total Female
Department. 10
Hallo,reV School, colored Matilda A. Mad
oA,S11
grade So on the roll. Jane A. Crouch, As
Sistant, in charge Of girls Of the second grade
rs on the roll. Harriet b. Douglass Assist
ant, in charge of girls of the third grade; IS
IN the roll Total colorei girls: LIS.
Washington School, white Established by
George Washington Dec l6, 1885 Theo-
iore H. Mcklin. A. NJ Principal, in charge Of
boys of the the first grade At on the roll NJ.
Ellen Price, Assistant in charge OF boys Of
second grade 81 on the roll. Total boys lOl.
Lena X. Shay. Principal, in charge Of girls
Of the first grade 30 Oh the roll. Jennie X.
Shay Assistant in charge OF girls OF the second
Grade. Total girls 100
In the city schools, there are POI white boys,
and 10 white girls Total, $50 white; lel
coored boys, and It's colored girls. Total, 56''
colored In all ~ children. Over 100 more
have been already refused for want of room.
The City Boards of Trustees have adopted
the following books viz :-McGufey's Speller
and Readers Davies Arithmetics Harveys
Glammars Maury's Biographies Duntonian
Peumanship. These have been proc ured by
nearly all the. children, leaving very few, in
deed. to be supplied at the public expense.
In the County Of Alexandria, the following
my schools have been opened, viz
lDiun,bia .School-white. Near George
town. James J. Doherty, Teacher; y boys
aHu HlTlS HIS Scllooi II SuPPoileu paitlJ ~
private subscrlption.)
arlington SclooH-colored.- Celinda d. An
derson, Teacher; tt boys and girls. (Of the
:.37 colored persons between 5 and p in Ar
lington District, 100 live on this and the ad-
Joining farm, and there is no other place where
~ children of color can be gathered into
school,
Walker ISchool-white Ball Cross Roads,
James F. Green, Teacher; az boys and girls
In Jefferson District no schools have yet
been opened, the Chairman of the Board hay
ing been dangerously ill for the last month
The other two members are however, working,
and will establish white school near the Aims
House, and colored school at Camp Conva-
lescent, besides giving $50 to Columbia School
The people in the county appear to be very
well pleased with the working of the new
school system, and have assurances from
Washington Township, in which the district
appropriation was defeated BY an almost unanl.
NOUS vote in November, that it will be carried
by al equally unanimous one in May. In the
city, the only fault found is that there is not
money enough to educate all the children who
wish to attend the schools.
Respectfully RICHARD L. CARNE
County SUPERINTENDENT.