Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-12-30
LOCAL NEWS.


ST. PAUL sCuuRcu-Scrvicc at II Il. IN. and
p m.
GRACE CmuRcu--Service in the morning and
al night.
ST. MARr's CHuRCu-MasS ut and II A. m.
NcSpcrS at b p. III.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHuRCH-Sermon IN
the morning and nj night by Rev Mr. McAtcc.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHuRCH--Scrlnon IN
the morning and at night, by Rev. Dr. Bullock.
NJ ETH. EPIS. CHURCH--Sermon in the morn
ing and ut night, by Rev Mr.. Ilcmenway.-
Watch Meeting will commence at half Fast nine
o'clock at night.
METlI. ErlS CHuEcn SoUTH-Scrvicc in the
morning and AT night by Rev Mr. Wilson, T. +.
METiI. PEoT. CUUECH-Scrvice in the morn
ing and at night by Rev. Mr.. Benson.
BAPTIST RCH--Scrviccs in the morning
and at night, by Rev. Mr. Ryland.
YOU'VE MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc N-Prayrr
meeting i'll the Baptist Church. at four p IN.
Jail services ut pm. Inns House services at =!
o'clock y. IN. During the week there will be
daily prayer meetings ia the rooms of ASsocia-
ton at p. III. Prayer meeting ut Fisht"wn on
Monday night ut {! o'clock
GERMAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. m"rnI,I.r and
night, by Rev. Mr. Rischoh.
Cry SCHOOL BuARp-The Board met at
the Superintendent Office last night but at I
O'Clock, the hour appointed. the trustees from
the I'd Ward, McSsrs. Wilmington, Hopkins
and Hell, with the Superintendent and Clerk,
were the only persons present. Mr.. W. +.
Carne from the LIST Ward, and MeSsrs. Addison
and Wilmer from the Sd, and Dr. VIM 6.
klipstciu, appointed by the Board Of Educa
rinn. trustee from The 4th Ward, in the place
Of j. s Blackburn, RESI- gned. came in SlhSc
qucntly, and at half past eight. Il quorum being
in attendance, Mr.. VIM. f. Carnc was elected
Chairman pro tcmporr. and the minutes Of
the last meeting, having been read, We're APP
II. ..,,l. u
Mr. Hell, from the Committee on Books and
Printing. made report concluding with the
following resolution. which. on motion Of Mr.
Wilmington, wcs unanimously adopted, viz:
R,~irc,i That Worcc>tcrS Dictionaries he
and are hereby adopted or.cxclusivc use in the
public schools of the city Of Alexandria, and
that Walton Table; and States, and Walton
and Cog>wcl : Charts may be used at the dis
erection of the Superintendent.
Mr. Wilmer. from the Finance COMMITTEES
reported as correct the following bids. which
we're ordered to DC paid, viz:
Albert Stuart, for rent of house Is; hin"
street, to January LIST. SO }. j. Creighton X
Son, for >undrics, $G.Sl VIM. \. Smoot, for
storage of coal, $3.50; Acxanler Conway,
for services and expenses in moving Lee school
and the 3d grade of Gusts school, -.
Mr.. Hopkins, from the Committee on School
Houses and Furniture, reported that,in accord
ancc with the directions Of the Board. Ice
school had been removed to Mr.. {. l.. Powell :
school house, on Queen street, near Columbus,
and that the house 1873 King street had been
given up; but that, after the adjournment Of
the Board last month. it had been found better
and somewhat cheaper to rent the Eue room in
the second story Of the old Slcci'anics' Bauk
at the rate Of $i4, 80 month, for six months.
Tires to be made and rnolu to be swept without
cost to the Board for the use of the Sd grade
of Gusts school, aud that that school had, ac-
ing. On motion of Mr. kcll, the report was
adopted, and letter Of Mr.. &. J.. Powell en-
closing draft of lease, was on motion of Mr.
Wilmington, referred 20 the Finance Com.
mittee.
Mr. WIN. T. Carnc. from the Committee en-
Suowdcn school, reported, as the result OF the
examination Just held there, that the boys were
very proficient in Geography, History and Ar
ithinctic but deficient in Grammar, and only
pasSatle in Spelling. The report was accepted.
The designations of Miss NJ. Ellen an asSis
tant teacher in Washington School, Mrs. Ma
ti!da A. Madden, principal Of HaIlowcilSchool,
and Mr<...Jane Fl. Sweeney, ia itress Of Ice
School, were presented by the Superintendent.
and on motion of Mr. kell. accepted.
Ga motion of the Superintendent, Miss
Sarah A. Gray was unanimously elected prln-
cipal Of Hallowell School, and the ID grade OF
Snowdcn School, formerly taught by her, was
ordered to be divided between the principal
and the teacher Of the sd grade the number
Of boys in the school being too few Tor three
,chcrs.
On motion of Mr. Hopkins, Miss Fanny
Wilson was unanimously elected a teacher,
and assigned to the Sd grade OF Washington
School.
On motion Of the Superintendent, Mrs.
Julia \. Jennings, ianitrcsS Of CuStls School,
was transferred to Lee School, and Mrs. Olivia
!. Love elected ianircsS ut Gusts School.
The superintendent laid before the Board a
letter from the principal Of lee School, de-
clining to regard advice from the Supcrntcn-
dent, by direction Of the Board, as an order;
whrrcupon. on motion OF MIR. Addison, it was
unanimously
OrIc,.,l, That The City Superintendent is
sue an order prohibiting corporal punishment
in Lee School.
On motion of Mr. Wilmington. the words Sin
any week for Il space of time equal to two days,
nr in any month for space OF time equal to
four days. were stricken from the DIST section
of the regulations making the regulation read
thus:
"pupils who shall be absent from school cx-
cept such absence be occaSioncd by sickness,
Will not be permitted to return without liotc
from the Superintendent of Schools
The Superintendent presented Il proposition
of Harlow l. Brother for the removal of Custls
School from the I'd to the Sd story OF their
building, they paying expenses Of removal,
&C., Which. on motion OF Mr.. Hopkins, WAS re
i;rred to the Committee on SchoolhouScs and
Furniture
The Superintendent presented an application
from boy who had been expelled from one
school, for admission to another, which on
motion of Mr. Hopkins, was referred to the
Committee on Studies aud Discipline.
Mr.. ". F. Carnc stated that he had been
requested by the Chairman TO ask the Board
to pass an order confirming his action i'll >Su
ing pay warrants before Christmas, instead Of
waiting until the eud Of the month, as usual.
The Superintendent thought that no contir-
uatiou was needed. as the Chairman had ac
.aa in nntira cumnlianc.. with hnih the law and