Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-11-02
LOCAL ITEMS.

LOCAL ITEMS.
CITY School BoARD.-Thc Board met by
adjournment, at $50 last night, present John
W. Burke, esq, Chairman, the City Supcrin-
tenlent, and McsSrs. Addison, W. I. Carnc,
Evans, Hopkins, Snowden, Wheat and Whit
lington.
The minutes Of the last meeting were read
and approved.
Mr. Hopkins, from the Committee on School
Houses and Furniture, reported various small
bills paid out of the contingent fund, to the
amount of $y9.ll, with vouchers therefor aud
that there remained balance Of 81 cents;
whereupon, on motion Of Mr.. ". L. Carne,
fifty dollars was appropriated in favor of the
Committee on School Houses and Furniture
for the contingent fund.
Mr. Wheat, from the Finance Committee,
reported as correct the following bills, which
were ordered to be paid, viz: Thomas Hoy
stoves, &C., 5000 Wilmer 4 Slaymaker
material for curtains, $50 Is; Alexandria Ga
zettc, advertising, $2.25 Harlow 4 Bro, rent
sos 81 r. j. Collins, services as clerk
$3.50: also, the bill of the Gazette job office
Tor printing the Superintendent annual re-
port, amounting to $l2. which was referred to
the Superintendent with power to settle.
On motion of Mr. Hopkins, the Committee
on School Houses and Furniture was directed
to have the new Office of the Board, in the
market building, suitably furnished, as soon as
it shall be ready for occupancy
On motion of Mr.. Wilmington, it was or
dcred, that the Superintendent may appoint
substitutes for teachers when necessity requires
until the Board shall elect substitutes
The Superintendent laid before the Board
his annual report, printed copies being tur-
uished to the members, and offered the follow.
lug resolution, which was unanimously adopt
ed, viz
Rrso'rea, That Messrs. Hopkins and j. S,
Beach be a committee to urge upon the City
Council the importance OF obtaining, it pos
sible, the sale OF the present Court House, and
the transfer of the city interest therein to this
Board, that it may be converted into public
school house.
On motion OF Mr.. Evans the Committee on
Studies and Discipline was directed to provide
curtains for the rooms occupied by the lst, I'd,
On motion Of Mr. Hopkins, it was ordered,
that the clerk inform the City Council that the
terms for which MesSrs }. W. Burke, Il. &.
Wilmington, i. I. Wilmer, and f. }. Evans
were appointed trustees, has expired, and that
they have the right of filling the vacancies with
in sixty days from the 29th ult.
The Superintendent stated that he had care
fully examined into the supposed necessity tor
the opening OF another male school, and had
found that the female schools of the 4th and
5th grades were not quite full, so that it was
probable that lew, if any, girls were waiting
admission, but that nine boys OF the nth, and
twenty-five of the sixth grades, appeared to
have been refused for want OF ROOM. His opinion
was, that as these boys were mostly very young,
and vacancies were constantly occurring Tor
II, x,r., cnhn
pedicnt, as it would cost 800 or $500 the iiEt
year, and it was very doubtful whether there
would be funds to support it. Hc,also, offered
the following preamble and resolutions, which,
on his molten, were laid over until the next
meeting, to give the members an opportunity
demonstrating them carefully before acting, viz:
Whereas, in the Judgment of this Board, the
State scholarships at the University of Virginia,
and other State institutions, ought to be open
to all Young men qualified for admission, and
whereas, at present, those whose parents are
unable to pay their board, are practically ex-
Guided, therefore,
Rcso1rod, That we respectfully petition the
General Assembly to lessen, if necessary, the
number Of State scholarships, make the board
as we'll as the tuition, free, and cause the APP
noiptments to them to be made by competitive
examination.
Rcso1ce1, That copies of the foregoing pre-
amble and resolution be forwarded to our Sena-
tors and Delegates with the request that they
be laid before their respective Houses.
The Superintendent then laid before the
Board the action of the County School Board
relative to the two State scholarships in the
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
belonging to this city and county, appointing a
committee of three, in conjunction with the
City Superintendent, to examine applicants,
any members attending to be quorum, and
the two young men passing the best examlna-
ton, whether from the city or county, to be ap-
pointed
The Board concurred in the action of the
County Board, and Messrs. Addison, }. 5.
Beach, and W. I. Carne were appointed ex-
aminers on the part of this Board.
On motion of Mr.. Snowden, the Board ad-
iourned at $50.