Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-01-04
LOCAL NEWS.

consolidated Boards of District School Trustees
for tn. city, met at the County Superintendent
Office last evening present that officer and al
the trustees
The minutes having been read by the clerk
the Superintendent stated that but ttco rooms
in the Alfred street school house having been
rented by the city authorities, and but one OF
these being available without an unpleasant col
lison with the occupants, he had authorize d
the opening of all the colored schools in the
Pitt street building, subject to the orders Of the
Board whereupon his action was approved,
and he was requested to ask the city author
ties either to obtain these rooms in the Alfred
street house, or rent others in that vicinity as
soon as practicable the distance from the up
per end of town to the Bridge Pump being
thought too great for small children
MIR. Whittlesey then called attention to a
dispute between the two janitors, but the merits
of the case not being clear, the Superintendent
was authorized to suspend any janitor who
might neglect his duty, and fill the vacancy
until the board could act on the subject.
The clerk then read, by request, the regula-
tons for pupils in the Richmond public schools
and they were slightly amended and adopted as
follows:
Pupils shall be regular and punctual in at
tendance
Pupils shall provide themselves with the ne
cessary books states, &c,
Pupils who shall be absent from school, in
any week, for space of time equal to two days
or in any month for space Of time equal to
four days. except such absence be occasioned
by sickness, will not be permitted to return
without u note from the Superintendent of
Schools
Any pupil in whose possession may be found
pistol or any other dangerous weapon. shall
be suspended by the teacher, and the Superin-
tendent notified of the fact.
All collections of pupils more than half al
hood Of the School houses is prohibited
Trusnt playing is considered high misde
meanor, and no pupil shall be received after
playing truant, without note from the Super
ntendent
The names of pupils who have often been re-
proved for non-attendance, careessness, obsti-
macy, quarrelling, disorderly conduct in the
streets NC. without amendment or who shall,
in or about school premises, Use or write any
profane or unchaste language, or shall, by cut
ting, marking, or in any other manner, deface
or injure any school furniture or building, or
other school property, shall be given to the SUI
perintendent of Schools, and such pupils may
be expelled
No Teacher or Pupil shall be permitted to
use tobacco in any form, during school hours,
Pupils will be considered under the govern
ment Of these rules going to and returning from
school
The Board then proceeded to the election of
Principals, when Messrs. Theodore II. Fcklin,
Edgar E. Harper and S. Henry Cox were pro-
posed for the male schools, and the two former
were elected the first named unanimously.
For female Principals, Mrs. Castleman, Mrs.
Fisher, Miss Lena Shay, Miss Clarkson Miss
Mills Miss Yates, Miss Allen, Mrs. Olive Miss
Gregory, and Miss Walsh were nominated, and
Miss lena X. Shay was elected on the first
ballot, The second and third ballots were in
etfectual, but on the fourth, Miss Margaretta
Law was chosen.
For Assistant Teachers Messrs. S. II. Cox,
VIM r. Bushby, and James j. Doherty, and
Mrs Fisher, Mrs Olive, Mrs. Padgett and
Misses Sophie Allen Salie Yates, Fannie L.
Mills Mary IT, Walsh, Emma Gregory, Fir-
ginia E. Clarkson, Maggie Hartley, Phoebe
Littlefeld, A. V. X Shay, Alice G. Thomas,
Kate Stoutenburgh, Emma Greenaway, Mary
Evans, NJ Ellen Price and Florence H. Veitch
We're put in nomination.
On the first ballot, Misses Phoebe Littlefeld,
Sallie Yates and A. " X. Shay were elected,
and after several other ballots, resulting in tie
between Misses NJ Ellen Price and Mary p.
Walsh, the former was chosen.
The Superintendent was then authorized, if
tho schools were opened before janitors could be
elected, to make temporary arrangements for
cleaning and warming the rooms; and the board
adjourned.
Immediately afterwards, the several District
Boards met, and passed the necessary orders to
pay their clerks for taking the census In the
Snowden District Board, John w. Burke Esq,
WAS elected Chairman, uce Col. Geo. W.
Brent, removed from the Ward
The LATE Mr. HARTLEY-At a meeting
Of the members of the Alexandria Corn and
Produce Exchange, held at the rooms of the
association on Tuesday morning, Capt. NJ.
Eldridge, President was in the chair, and
Geo. r. Shinn was Secretary.
The President stated that the meeting had
been called to express the feelings of the asso
citation upon the death of Samuel Hartley, esq.,,
late fellow member
On motion of Capt. P. B. Hooc commit
tee consisting of P. B. Hooe, Geo Y. Worth
ington, Geo. H. Robinson, c. G. Brown and
B. H. Lambert were appointed to draft suitable
resolutions
the meeting adjourned until this morning at
10 O'Clock to hear the report of the committee
At ten o'clock this morning the committee
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