Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-04-26

NdS OpLdluCu, plCsCul LuSdT OuOWuCU, IT..
esq.,, President, aud Messrs. Addison, j. S.
Beach, w. F. Carne, Wheat, Wilmington,
Whittlesey, aud Wilmer.
The minutes of the last regular meeting were
read and approved.
MIR. Wilmer, from the Committee on Fl.
nance and Accounts, reported as corret the fol-
lowing bills, viz Richard j. Collins, services
as clerk, $3.50 Alexander Conway, putting
away coal at schools $ll0; VIM. A. Smoot,
ton of coal for Office, So 81; VIM. Cogan,
gas fixtures, &C., for office. $3l 90. They were
all passed except the last, which was referred
| to the Finance Committee with power to pay,
after torch for lighting the reflector should
have been provided.
The Superintendent laid before the Board
the application of Richard g. White tor new
permits Tor his sons, Jerry and Augustine, who
| had been withdrawn from school on account of
domestic afiction, and on his motion, the clerk
was authorized to grant new permits to them,
moved to Washington and returned.
On his further motion, the application Of
Martha Brown, who had left school for fear Of
the smallpox, (of which there was no danger,
| whatever, there, was laid on the table.
| The Superintendent stated that he had pre-
sumed the consent of the Board to the use of
the offices by the County School Board, at its
last meeting, aud asked its consent to its tu-
ture use for that purpose, which, on motion Of
| Mr.. Whiting on, was unanimously granted.
| On motion of Mr. Addison, the use of the
office was rendered to the Local Committee of
| Arrangements Of the Educational Association
of Virginia, for their headquarters during the
meeting Of that body 10 July next
The Superintendent laid before the Boa rd
set OF Bartholow' 5 Drawing Books with which
he had been furnished. and moved their refer
ence to the Committee on Studies and Dlscl-
pliue, with view to the Introduction OF draw
ing into the course of study, If practicable
which motion was carried.
| On his further motion, the Committee 90
Books and Printing was directed to have suita-
BILE certificates prepared for the pupils Of the
public schools who would be entitled to them
at the eud Of the session.
Mr.. J. S. Beach called the attention Of the
Board to the fact that in Richmond no cXaml-
nation of teachers was held after their first cleo
| ton. whereas, here the teachers were annoyed
aad prevented from enjoying their holidays by
the necessity of preparing Tor one, every vaca-
ton. He had spoken with the Superintendent
of Public Instruction on the subject, and that
officer had declared his intention OF advising
the Board of Education to exempt cities OF the
first class from the operation OF the law, re-
curing annual examinations.
The Superintendent said that he fully con-
Cured with Mr. Beach as to the higher grade
of teachers, but he knew the lower needed I'M,
movement. and would never have licensed
them. had he not known that they could be
melted to study by annual examinations There
had been great Improvement IN some OF the
teachers from year to year. On hearing. that
there were no yearly examinations IN Rlch-
mopd, he had written TO the Superintendent Of
Public Instruction asking whether he could
not omit them also, and that officer had re-
piled that he could not. Immediately on being
Informed by Mr. Beach of his recent conrersa-
ton with the Superintendent, he had at once.
written, urging that the whole subject should
be left to the City School Board, and he thought
it would not be inadvisablc for the Board to
petition the Board of Education to that effect.
Mr.. J. S. Beach made motion to that effect.
Mr.. Wheat was inclined to doubt the Wis
dom of aholishiug annual examinations; the
salaries of the teachers would, he presumed, be
raised from year to year, and it was but reason
able to expect that they would make cores
bonding advances in ability to teach Besides,
how could the Board Judge between them and
new applicants except by EXAMINATION.
| The Superintendent said that he presumed they
would be rated according to their last examlna-
ton, and he presumed none OF them would
ever be superseded except for misconduct. In
L tno ~ ~ ~ o~.no;n,t;on nf c1urse
hase 70 oe dn .hat rouna anneants bv few
week 8 crammlng, could possibly pass oci'ct
examination than some CT 'nG .eac' ens Gu
they would NOT DC, e'cicio.e' 1911 am ~
to teach; hAauital'n vi tmta iI,, u
the teachers, wS .ne uo 'eht VI ,,,rl.
Mr. Auuson . . t ,uro', ,n mI'0 tbnref,rc
learning as 1hey usn c a n"t no"s,
f wlleh onoe iDu an % r'''''
oy pec Wh;.. tss 49, oonorrrod with Mr. Wheat
in ,h;nL;nn ANNUAL examinations very desirable.
Mr. W + Carne was of the same opinion :;
the ANXIETY Of teachers which prevented the
eIJIy ueno ~ .not - r or, anrl,, ~ Ill,
co Ny eAau'iuius I"'u Wi I"s Al O poaa,,,,
va no,oi ~ ui n;a' W. w. :" ~ ,ontnc