Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-11-25
LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH. SERVICES To-.uORx0

FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Sernon in
the morning and at night, by Rev. Mr.. Nc.
Atee
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH-Sermon 1T
the morning and at night by Rev. DR.. Bullock
METH. EPIS. CHURCH-Sermun in the morn
ing and at night, by Rev Mr.. Hemenway.
METH. EPls CHURCH SoUTH-Service in tine
morning and at night by Rev. DR.. Hough.
METH. PROT. CHURCH-Service in the morn
ing BY Rev Mr.. Sweet and at night by Rev.
Mr. Benson
BAPTIST CHURcH-Sermon in the morning
and ut night, by Rev. Mr. Ryland.
You've MEN CHRISTIAN Assoc N--Prayar
meeting in the Baptist Church, at D. m.
Jail SERVICES at p. m. Aims House services at .!
o'clock p. m. During the week there will be
daily prayer meetings in the rooms of Associa-
ton AT / p. m. Prayer meeting at Fishtown on
Monday night at "a o clock
GERMAN LUTHEgAS-Servces morning and
night, by Rev. Mr.. BiSchof.
City SCHOOL BoABD.-The Board met last
night at 7:45, no Quorum appearing unit! that
hour, though Was the appointed time.
The clerk having called the roll the follow
Ing members answered to their names, viz :
John ". Burke, esq. Chairman, the City Su-
perntendent. and MessrS. s. +. Beach, w. F.
Carne, Hopkins, Kcll, Wilmington and Whit.
tlesey Mr.. j. S. Beach came in few minutes
atterward. The minutes of the last meeting
being read the Superintendent laid before the
Board u decision OF the Superintendent of Pub
tic Instruction to the effect that it would always
require seven members, exclusive of the City
Superintendent, to constitute quorum, aud
stated that as there were but six present at the
last meeting. he had jud ged its proceedings to
be void and had directed the clerk not to Issue
warrants for the bills passed at it until again
passed; whereupop, on motion OF MIR. " hit
tingtou, the proceedings Of the meeting held
October 10Th, 1871, were confirmed
Mr. Burke, FROM the Finance Committee,
reported as correct the following bills, which
were ordered to be paid, viz
Trustees Of Public School Houses (colored)
for rent, to Nov. lst, $780, Thomas Hoy, for
stoves for Gusts No. 3, and Peabody No. |,
and work at Washington No. 3, S57.Oj; Geo.
+. Price, City Scavenger, for work at Wash
ington and Peabody, No. |, 1913; Charles E.
Churchman tor making desk and other work
for Washington, No. ,, S3.9S.
MIR. Hopkins. from the Committee on Stu
dies and Discipline made a report embracing
the following recommendations, viz:
l>t That Mr.. Charles l.. Powell's school
house. on Queen street. near Columbus, be
rented Tor Lee School, troul January LIST, at a
rent vi 5 % a year and that the third story OF
Aarlows building be engaged, from the same
date until July LIST for Gusts, at the rate OF
Sl2l Mouth, No. being placed in the ROOM
now occupied by No. land that Stewards build
Jag Tor which rent OF $500 Is now paid, be
given up.
md That if proper arrangements could be
made for repairs, &c, the old Relief Engine
louise be rented for Peabody School.
Bird. That the additional rocIls rented for
coored schools in expectation of an increase of
attendance had been given up from NV. lSt,
thus cifectiug Il saving Of $l2s Il month.
The report was adopted, and the execution
Of the recommendations left 10 the committee.
Mr. j. 5. Beach, from the Committee on
Studies and Discipline. made j report on the
letter OF ". +. Powell relative to attendance in
coored schools, stating that these schools were
how filing up pretty rapidly, and recommend
ing that no action looking to consolidation be
taken this year, but that regard should be had
TO the attendance this year i'll making estimates
COR the next. The report was adopted.
Reports from visiting committees OF schools
being called for Mr.. kell for Gusts, MIR. j. ).
Beach for Ice, aud Mr.. w. +. Carne for Snow
den, gave favorable accounts Ut the condition
and progress Of those schools.
The Superintendent laid before the Board a
letter from some pupils of Peabody School,
~ i,
ton in school to present their teacher with a
Christmas Gift; he said that the request
could be granted by the Board only, and
recommended that it should be refused:
Miss Law knew nothing Of the application,
and, he was sure, would disapprove it; he had,
in his own school, been obliged to stop things
Ut the sort, 10y refusing to accept q present or
any considerable value FROM the students, be-
cause he found the custom Of making them was
becoming an abuse.
Mr.. S. +. Beach concurred fully in the Sup
,rntcriient ) views.
Mr. W. T. Carnc said that great abuses
had arisen in other cities FROM such collections
being allowed, and they were now generally
prohibited by regulations; OF course, the girls
could present, aud the teacher receive, what
ever tokens of affection might be thought suit
able by Individual pupils. On his motion the
request WAS refused =,
i letter from the Principal of Hallowell
School, asking permission to dispense with re-
cess on stormy days and close at = o'clock, was
submitted by the Superintendent. and after
some discussion, on motion or VII g. .. Deach,
the permission WAS refused.
The Superintendent stated that he had re-
cclved 81 900 from the Peabody fund for build
ing purposes, and had deposited 1t In the First
National Bank, at 4 per ct interest until 1t
could be used. He would, if requested by the
Board, place it in their hands for any other dis
position. On motion of Mr. WhittleSey his
action in the matter was approved.
The Superintendent stated that: notwith-
standing the prohibition in the Bylaws,
against granting two permits for the same child
in the same year, he had found it necessary,
where permits had been granted for schools al
ready full, to direct the clerk to transfer them,
by endorsement, to other schools, but that an
application having been made by Mr.: 4. B.
Wreun for such transfer on a permit which
he had used, he had not felt at liberty to allow
it to be granted whereupou, on motion of Mr.
Wilmington. the action of the Superintendent
in granting transfers when schools were full was
declared to be in accordance with the intent of
the bylaw, and on motion of Mr.. W. 1. Carne,
the clerk was authorized to issue a second per-
nit to the daughter of Mr.. Wrenu, in conse-
been attending from her resi- deuce.
The Superintendent laid before the Board