Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-07-27
LOCAL NEWS.
CHURCH SERVICES, &C., TOMORROW

81. PAUL's CuURCH-Service at IL q. IN. in
,L. Lecture Room
GRACE CHURCH-Servlce at IL a. m.
ST MAKY's CuURCu-Mass vt and IL a. m.
Ie-rer> At p. m.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHUnCH-No service.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN CHURcH-Service IN
the morning and at night by Rev DR.. Bullock.
METH. EpIS. CnURcH-Sermon in the morn
iny and 4, night by Rev Mr.. Hemenway
METH EplS. CHURCH SoUTH-Sermon in the
u.prniug by Rev DR.. Little. No service at ight.
METH PROT CHURCH-Seraon IN the morn
inS md AT night, by Rev. DR.. killgore.
BAPTIST CHURCH-Sermon III the morning
hy Kew. John Hart, Of Staunton No service at
night.
IouHG MEMS CHRISTIAN Assoc S-Prayer
meeting in the lSt Presb Church. at four p IN
Jail services at , p. m Aims House services al ;
O'Clock y. m. During the week there will be
daily prayer meetings in the rooms of the Asso-
CATION ut p. IN. Open air Meeting at 81 pm,
the corner Of King and Fayete streets,
and at the Canal basin, at 1! p Bethel ser
vices ut ) p m foot of King street.
GERMAN LUTHERAN-Sermo IN Ill the morning
by Rev. II. Lieck, OF ST. Louis.
CITY School 30 >Rp The regular meeting
of the City School Board for July was held last
night, present. the Superintendent and Messrs.
Addison, j. s. Beach, w F. Carne, Wheat
aud Wilmington. Mr. Edward j. Evans, cleo
ted 10 May last trustee from the 4th Ward,
vice klips;ein, non resident, aud Mr.. h. Suow-
drn. jr.. on Wednesday night elected u trustee
from the I'd Ward, vice ke, changed resi-
druce, appeared, and both having previously
taken the oath of office before the Superintend-
cnt took their seats as members.
In the absence of the chairman and clerk
from the city. Mr. VIM. L. Carne was elected
chairman pro TEN, and the Superintendent was
requested to act as clerk aud the minutes Of
the last meeting were read aud approved.
MIR Beach, from the Committee on Studies
and Discipline, reported i'll favor of consoidat-
the white schools into two, one male and
one temale, with the following course OF study ::
Sixth Carbohydrates Spelling, Reading,
learning to make figures, Enumeration and Ad-
dlion.
Fifth Grade-First Reader, Addition and
Subtraction, with continued practice in Emu
lncratlon.
Fourth Grade Second Reader, Subtraction,
Multiplication, Division, and Spencelian Pen.
manShlp.
Third Grade-'Third Reader, Long Division
and Fractions, First Lessons in Geography,
Spcnceriau Peuman>hip.
Second Grade-Fourth Reader, Decmals
and Dcnuminate Numbers, World we live in,
Primary Grammar, aud Spenceriau Pcnmau-
ship.
First Grade-Eifth Reader, Manual of Gc
ography, Advanced course Of English Gram
mar, Simple Proportion to the end Of Davie' 5
Practical Arithmetic, and Speucerian Penman-
ship.
The Superintendent to have power To alter
this grading III particular cases, II necessary.
Ga motion of Mr. Whiting ton, the report
was adopted
The Superintendent, fom the Committee on
School-huuSes and Furniture, reported that
that committee had purchased Mr.. John 5.
Beach's school furniture for $l42. 80, which re-
port was accepted.
Mr. Wheat, from the Finance Committee
reported as correct the following bills. which
we're ordered to be paid, viz:
John s. Beach, furniture, SIP so; John
W. Campbell Commissioner of the Revenue,
taking school census, $S4 Is; Richard j. Col
lin> services as clerk to August LIST, S57 80 !;
Richard l.. Carne, balance due him on cash
advanced tor putting III coal aud wood aud
other small items tor schools, s. 90
letter from VIM. t. Powell, principal of Snow
colored schools, aud asking the Board to adopt
system OF certificates of merit.
On motion OF the Superintendent it was
Ordered, That the superintendent arrange
the course OF study in colored schools to accord
as nearly as may be with that adopted Tor white
schools. and that the use OF Davies Elementary
Arithmetic be discontinued.
On motion OF Mr. Wilmington, SO much of
the communication as refers to certificates Of
merit was referred to the Committee on Studies
aud Discipline.
The Superintendent reported the purchase
Of twenty five handsome volumes tor the nu-
ceus of teachers library, FROM \. s. Barnes
\ Co., at very reduced price, in accordance
Il I,.t,
port was accepted He, also, reported p IAN
t:,r school registers, and on motion OF Mr..
Wheat, he was authorized to procure such
registers on as reasonable terms as possible.
GA motion of the Superintendent Mr.. W heat
was appointed Il special committee TO contract
for not exceeding fifty tons OF coal, to be de-
livered to the schools during the wlnter.
On motion Of Mr.. Beach, the Committee on
School houses and Furniture was authorized
to have the furniture &C., in the cnlored school
houses painted, provided the trustees would
allow the cost to be deducted from the rent.
Mr.. Wheat, the special committee appointed
L. settle accounts with the Presldeut OF theCouuty
School Board, reported that instead of owing the
county four or five hundred dollars as had been
thought, the Superintendent had discovered
that the city had yet a claim on the Sheriff for
nearly $50 on account the special levy OF
qucucies being subject to some slight change,
,"rhaps on the presentation of the delinquent
list
City Assessment, lS7O-Rea Estate, So, 692,-
ga 90; Personality, LISP, 355. SO; Total ST.
So. 80 81 Tax at .OS amounted to $3,SI6.23;
from which, deducting dclinquences, $ l65.595,
and commissions $27S45, there was due the
city 80 asa %, of which the Sheriff has paid
over $3,0S4.S6, leaving 1919 81 yet IN his
hands
County Assessment 1870 Real Estate, SOL
Isl 90; Personally, sl771,4SS o. Total, 1919
o72tj! Tax at 0S amounts to S'o32o;
OF which, dcductirg deuquencles, s27.S04,
and commissions, $50.7l, there was due
the county 1923 80, of which $685. - has been
pad leaving $40. IS in the Sheriff hands.
The report was accepted, and at 9 p NJ
the Board adjourned.
H. A ofrs,n ut