Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-06-01
City School Board.

This Board held its regular meeting for May
at the Superintendent Office, last evening,
present: John W. Burke, esq.,, chairman, and
Messrs. Addison. J. S. Beach, S. I. Beach,
w. T. Carne, Wilmington, Whittlesey and
Wilmer, with the City Superintendent Benonl
Wheat, esq., elected by the City Council a
Trustee of Public Schools tor Snowden District,
vice h. Snowien, jr., not residing IN the dis
trict, having taken and subscribed the oath Ut
office before Justice WhittIesey, took his seat
as Il member of the Board es....-..;.
The minutes of the last meeting were read
and approved. -
The Chairman then appointed the following
standing committees: viz: - -.
On Finance Messrs. Burke Wilmer and
Wheat ..s1s.- ..s.---..-.
On Studies and Discipl ine-Messrs. J. S.
Beach, w. T. Carne and the Superintendent.
On Books and Printing-Messrs. Kell and
Evans and the Superintendent
On School Houses and Furniture
Hopkins aud Whittiesey, and the Supernteu-
dent
On Complaints and Grievances -Messrs Ad.
Olson, S. +. Beach and Wilmington.
On Washington School-Messrs.S F.Beach
and Evans
On Gusts School MesSrs. Hopkins and
Kell.
On Ice School Mcssrs. Wilmer and Wheat.
On Peabody School-MesSrs. Burke and j.
S. Beach. 5.
On Suowdeu School-Messrs. w. 1. Carne
and Whittlesey
On HaIlowell School-Messrs Addison and
Wilmington.
Mr. Burke, from the Finance Committee,
| then reported, as correct, the following bills,
which were passed, viz:
| Coored Free School Association, rent, SIS; j.
Green rent. $50; Harlow & Bro, rent, &C..
SOS. l6; j. & W. j. EutwisIe, blank book, So. 30;
Charles Churchmau, carpeutering, So so; j. T.
| Creighton & Son, hardware, &C., 1912. .-.s
The City Superintendent stated that he had
received, from the General Agent Of the Pea
body Fund, one thousand dollars for building
purposes, and deposited it in the lst National
! Bank, at four per cent interest, and that he
now desired to turn it over to the Board.
On motion of Mr.. w. I. Carne, it was
Ordered, That the Superintendent deposit
all the Peabody money in his care in the Farm
crs' and Mechanics Savings Bank, at SIX pei
cent interest.
| At the suggestion of the Superintendent, the
time for examining schools was fixed as follows
| Washington, Monday, June oath; GUSTS Tues.
day, June 25th; Lee Wednesday, June 10Th;
Peabody, Thursday, June 9th; Hallowell, Fri,
day, June 18th, and Snowden, Saturday, June
| 29th, or Monday, July LIST, at the option OF the
teachers; each school to be examined by It's
| committee.
The Superintendent next read decision OF
the Superintendent of Public Instruction to
the effect that cities were subject to the general
law as to the examination Of teachers. and that,
consequently. under existing regulations, all
teachers must be examined once year, where
upon, on motion of Mr. Whittlesey, it was
Ordered, That the Board will proceed to
elect teachers for the next year on Friday the
3Oth of August next.
The Superintendent offered the following:
! Ordered That the Committee on Studies
and Discipline consider the propriety Of con-
solidating the white schools in such a manner
as to give, if possible, but one grade to each
teacher, and that if they shall consider such
consolidation expedient, they report Il new course
of study at the next meeting.
He then briefly stated the views Of the Su-
perintendcnt Of Public Instruction on the sub
jcct and his own plans for grading.
| Messrs j. s. Beach and Wheat stated some
| difficulties which might be urged against the
plan and several members enquired whether
Dr. Ruffner's plan of mixing the sexes was in
Guided in the order, they being opposed to it,
The Superintendent said that he had not
meant to include that enquiry in the resolution
being himself opposed to that part of the plan
and knowing the community to be so, where.
upon the order was unanimously adopted
On motion of Mr. S. f. Beach, the sum Of
twenty five dollars was appropriated to pur
chase professional books for the use Of the
teachers, such books to be kept at the Superin-
tcndent's office, and loaned out to teachers on
such terms as he may prescribe.
The Board then adjourned.