The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1872-09-19
LOCAL MATTERS,
CITY SCHOOLS.

CITY SCHOOLS.
Preparations for the Opening on the LIST of
October-Boundaries OF the Districts " here
scholars Belong-The new schoolhouse-
New School to be Opened In Rocketts-Re.
pairs and Enlargements. 900
rE WHITE SCHOOLS. aga riss
{ First Decentralization School, corner
of Cary and Madison streets, commencing
at the corporation line at the western end
of Broad street, thence along centre
line of Broad street to Fourth street; along
centre line of Fourth to Cary street;
along centre line of Cary street to Sixth
street: thence south to the corporation
line. ! sF-@ ri.'A ssnsa sal I'D q Ed
Second District. Leigh School, corner
First and Leigh streets-Brook Avenue
School, corner Brook Avenue and Clay
street-Clay School, Clay, between First
and Foushee streets, commencing at the
western line of the corporation; thence along
centre line of Broad street to Fourth street !;
thence south along centre line of Fourth
street to Cary street; thence east along
centre line of Cary street to Sixth street;
thence north on the centre line of Sixth
street to the corporation line. ea ,t.g
= Third District. &C Central School, Twelfth
and Clay streets, commencing on the cor
poration line north at Sixth street thence
south along the centre line of Sixth street to
the corporation line; thence east along the
corporation line to Fifteenth street; thence
north along the centre line of Fifteenth
street to Main street; thence west embrace
ing both sides of Main street to Mayo street;
thence north embracing both sides of Mayo
street to Broad street thence west embrace
ing both sides of Broad street to Fourteenth
or College street; thence north embracing
both sides of College street to the line of
the Chesapeake and Ohio railroad; thence
along the line of the Chesapeake and Ohio
railroad to the corporation line.
Fourth District.-Bethel School, Twen-
tieth between Main and Cary streets,
commencing on the south. corporation
line at Fifteenth street thence north
on the cenIre line of Fifteenth street
to the line of the Chesapeake and
Ohio railroad thence northwest along the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad to the cor
poration line; thence east along the cor
poration line to Nineteenth street thence
south along centre line of Nineteenth street
to Main street /; thence east embracing both
sides of Main street, to Twenty-seventh
street thence south along the line of
Twenty-seyenth street to the corporation
line. 49, j
Fifth Observation-Disclosures School, corner
Twenty-second and Broad streets-Masonic
Hall School, Twenty-tifth street, between
M and N, commencing at the north east
corner OF Main ana Nineteenth streets; along
the centre line of Nineteeth street north to
the corporation line, and embracing all of
Union and Church hills within the corporate
limits.
SAITH District. Nicholson School, Nick
olson street, Rockets, embracing all that
portion of the corporation limits east of
Twenty-seventh street, and not embraced
in Union and Church hills. s
CoLoRED SCHOOLS.
First District. Baker School, corner
Baker and St. Paul streets, embracing all
the corporate limits west of the centre line
of Fourth street. us4at 90 ezlJ
Second District. Navy Hill School,
Sixth and Duval streets, Twelfth and Leigh
street School, embracing all the corporate
limits between the centre line of Fourth and
Fourteenth streets. So.
Third District. VALLEY School, Marshall
and Fourteenth streets, New street School,
New street, Springfield Hall School, corner
Twcnty-sixth and Nj streets, embracing all
the corporate limits east of the centre line OF
Fourteenth street. gas. ysga
MADISON STREET SCHOOL, HOUSE.
1t is proper to state that the Madison
street school-house will not be ready for
occupancy when the schools open, but will
be completed, we are informed, about the
LIST of November. In the meantime the
scholars of the district in which it is stu
ated will be accommodated in the Cherry
street group of four schools, in two schools
on Grace street, between Second and
Third, and tworat the corner Of Main and
First. The principal will have his head
quarters at the latter place, where scholars
will report on the morning of the 1st Of
October. e t1sa s
SCHOOL IN ROCKETS.
About three weeks ago the Board pur-
chased valuable house and lot of Hiram
w. Tyler, in Rockets, which will be de-
voted to school purposes during the ap-
preaching year.
The lot is fifty by two hundred feet III
size. The building is a substantial two.
story brick, erected and used as dwelling
1t has been remodeled, and will now &C
commodate agroup of four schools Of fifty
scholars each. This building will be ready
and opened on the LIST of October, and will
be known as the Nicholson school.
OTHER IMPROVEMENTS.
| During the vacation an addition has beer
built to the Valley school-house, which will
accommodate fifty additional scholars.
In the Baker street school-house foul
additional schools will be opened, if such Q
course is found necessary.
THE HIGH SCHOOL.
The School Board having purchased tn,
apparatus and furniture of the Richmond
| Norp,oI school onnd,ctad for snyaral wears