Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1872-08-31

OF gthe Board was heiQ last night, present, the
Superintendent and Messrs Addison, j. S.
Beach, w. T., Carne," Hopkins Wheat, Whit
tington, and Whittlesey. Messrs. Burke, Snow
den, and Wilmer came in at different times at
forwards. ..,
-. At $40, quorum being present, on motion
Of Mr.. W. L. Carne, Mr.. Wheat was elected
chairman pro TEN, and the minutes Of the last
meeting were read aud approved.
Mr. Wheat, from the Finance Committee,
reported as correct, the following bills viz ::
Wm 4. Smoot coal, $40; Treasurer OF Female
Orphan Asylum of Alexandria, rent 81 81;
| $40; j. 4 ". j. Entwislc, school registers,
sal. IS.
Mr. Hopkins, from the Committee on School
houses and Furniture, reported that he had
had all the school-houses whitewashed, but had
| not yet received the bills; also, that in conse-
Queuce Of notice FROM the owner OF the build
| lug in which GUSTS School No 3 had u room,
that his tenant having left it, he would require
the possession of the whole house, the third
story Of Harlow building had been rented at
| 81 80 year, conditional Oh the approval OF the
| Board and that that room had been Included
| in the embarrassing. The report was accepted
| and the room ordered to be rented.
On motion of Mr. Hopkins, the committee
was authorized to procure clocks for the colored
schools and on motion of Mr.. w. +. Carnc,
they were directed to have curtains placed at
such of the windows as might need them.
The Superintendent, FROM the saluc commit.
tee, reported that the colored school rooms had
been repaired and painted, at a cost OF about
$500, and that $50 was needed to pay insur-
ance on the houses in which they were, where,
upon, on motion of Mr. Snowdeu, a sum not
tnI RI tnr
the same, in favor of the committee, with in-
structons to take receipts for rent, in advance,
sufficient to cover the amount paid, and to ar
range that the insurance be SO fixed as to pro-
tect the Board from the loss Of its advance pay
ments in case Of fire.
The Superintendent then laid before the
Board 90 application from George L.. Scaton,
on behalf Of the trustees OF colored school
houses, for an advance of 800 to make the
first payment on a lot north of Hallowell School
house which they desired to purchase for the
use of the school. On motion of Mr.. W. T.
Carne, it was referred to the Committee on
School houses and Furniture
The Board then proceeded to fix the salaries
Of the teachers for the ensuing year, when 1T
was
Ordered, That the Principal of Washington
School be paid $40 month, the Vice Prlncl-
pal $50 a month, the first Assistant S45 a
mouth, and all the others $50 a month each;
thar the Principal OF Lee School receive $50 a
month, the Vice Principal $50 a month, and
the Assistants s35 a month each; that the
Principal of Snowden School be paid $50 Il
month, and the Assistants S35 mouth each;
aud that the Principal of Hallowell School re-
ceive $50 month, and the Assistants $50 a
month each; that the Janitors having charge
OF three rooms be paid SlOa month each those
having two rooms 81! il month each, and those
having one room IS a month each; and that
the amount necessary to pay sad salaries be
now appropriated, the Board rcserving to itself,
| however, the right to dismiss any teacher with
out cause, if the number Of pupils should be-
come so reduced as to render the employment
of so many teachers unnecessary
| The teachers and janitors were then unani-
mously elected, as follows:
Washington School Theodore II. Fickiin,
A. NJ, Principal; Edgar (. Harper, Vice Prn
cipal; Miss Saie Yates, First Assistant; Miss
Fannie A. Wilson, Second do; Miss Mary j.
Walsh, Third do; Miss Virginia Baggot, Fourth
do; Mrs. Martha Clemeuts and Mrs j ula A.
Jennings, mattresses.
Lee School Miss Margaretta Law, Princpal;
Miss Virginia f. Clarkson, Vice Princpai;
Miss Phoebe a. Litteield, First Assistant;
Miss Jennie X. Shay Second do; Mrs Olivia
j. Love, Mrs. Mary Shuman, Mrs. Annie Gar
rett, mattresses
Snowden School-Wm. 7. Powell Princpa;
| John +. Parker, First Assistant; Miss Carrie
Claggett, Second do; Mrs Helen Sims, Third
do. Alexander Conway, Janltor Ou the cleo
tiou of the First Assistant to this school, the
only contest took place, Mr.. Hopkins nominal
ed J. /. Parker, Mr.. Snowden Helen Sims,
and Mr. Whittlesey Carrie Claggett. The first
ballot resulted Parker, +; Claggett, +; Sims,
| |, and the second, Parker, ); Sims, +.
| Hallowell School-Miss Sarah a. Gray,
| Prncipal; Mrs. Jane A. Crouch, First Assist
ant: Miss Harriet B. Douglas, Second do; Miss
Annie NJ. Arnold, Third do;
| Prior to the election of coored teachers, the
Superintendent stated that the number Of col
ored children who had obtained permits so tar
did not Indicate that more than two teachers
would he needed in each school, for the pres
ent, and asked instructions, in case the Board
| should elect more, which to employ first, where
upon, it was
Ordered, That the Superintendent employ,
for the colored schools, only so many OF the
teachers as may be needed, pretcrring those
elected to the highest grade and that no teach
er be entitled to pay until he or she shall have
been so employed.
| Dir. Hopkins then offered the following re-
solution, which was unanimously adopted, VIZ ::
Resolced, That the thanks of this Board be
aud are hereby rendered to r. l.. Carne, ESQ.,,
Superintendent. and Mr.. RI Collins, Click, for
the very satisfactory and able manner in which
they have discharged their respective duties
during the past scholastic year.
Mr.. Burke offered the following:
Resoiced, That the superintendent be re-
ouested to invest the money from the Peabody
Fund, held by him for building purposes, and
now on deposit in the Farmers andNlechauics
Savings Bank, in the stock Of the Corporation
of Alexandria,
On motion of Mr.. ". f. Carue, the resoIu-
ton was referred to the Finance Committee,
i and, about $50, the Board adjourned.
Ey Green a. Wise.
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