Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-07-08
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,.J,.l last night, the Board was called to or
~ ,~cscpt Edgar Snowden, jr., ESQ.,, Chair
,n and Mcssrs. Addison, S. +. Beach, j. S.
I Burke, w. F. Carne, Neale, Wheat,
Warrington aud Wilmer and the City Super
intcndcnt. 49,,
and approved
H., status of the old Court House property, re-
nortcd progress. !, =.
,., and Accounts, reported as correct the bill
OF lla AT" ii and said bill was passed.
1S' H. + 5. Beach MIR. s. f. Beach not hav-
w. VT come n) reported that he had, with
M,'r. 5 T. Beach and Burke, conducted the
u.'n of Washington School, as a sub
. ,.;,,,.r for Mr. Hopkins, who was absent from
t,, .;ty and that the school had passed very
cralltabIc examination.
Tn, Chairman, from the Committe on Snow
liam school, made similar report, stating that
sam. deficiencies were observed, but that the
termination was pronounced very creditablc
one by the experts present.
The SUPERINTENDENT then laid before the
Ro,rd the result of the examination Of teach
nrs held On Friday last, reading the questions
aslr1 and making some explanations as to the
manner Of fixing the grades, &c. He, also,
stated that as the number of girls attending
,he public schools last year was smaller than 1t
b,1 h,cp, he would recommend the election of
assistant teachers for all the schools provision
aIIy with authority TO himself or some commit
tee or officer Of the Board to employ and pay
only as many as might be needed.
lie then offered the following:
Rewlred, That the salaries of the teachers
OF public schools in this city, be fixed, as fol-
lows:
Principals shall receive yearly salary Of five
hundred dollars each and fifty dollars addition
al for each division exceeding three in their re-
spcctlvc schools.
Vice Principals shall receive yearly salary
of four hundred dollars each.
Assistant Teachers shall receive a yearly
salary of three hundred dollars each.
There shall be added each year to the salary
of each Principal, Vice Principal and Assistant
teacher, who shall have made an average OF
IS per cent, on examination, the further SUN OF
twenty live dollars for each year he or she may
have been continuously in the service OF the
Board provided that no principal shall receive
more than twelve hundred dollars, no vice prn-
tipal more than eight hundred dollars, and no
assistant teacher more than five hundred dol
lars: and provided further, that the salary of
no teacher now in the schools shall DC reduced
during his OF her incumbency.
lie explained that his object was to effect
gradual increase of salaries, to avoid losing our
hest teachers, their pay here being less than that
IN any city IN the Unlon. The resolution had
been carefully worded so as to avoid any gen.
cral increase for the present year, which he
knew could not be afforded; its present effect
would be only to divide fifty dollars 10 be saved
on the salary of a new teacher to be elected to-
night, between two of the principals.
MIR. Wheat thought the salaries had better
be fixed from year to year, as heretofore.
The Superintendent said the plan he pro-
poposed had been adopted almost everywhere
else; under it teachers could make some reason
able calculations for the fu'ure, and would be
encouraged to remain at their posts. He was
not tenacious OF the amounts named IN his reso-
luton; he only aimed at the accomplishment of
two things; the retention of faithful teachers,
and a gradual increase of their salaries to re-
ward long service He had no objection to the
reference Of the resolution to a committee.
Mr.. Wheat moved its reference to select
committee OF three, which was carried on d.
vision, and MesSrs. Wheat, Wilmer and Burke
were appointed said committee.
The Superintendent moved that the salaries
of teachers and janitors be fixed as last year,
except that 20 teacher newly elected should re-
ccivc more than three hundred dollars, without
the order Of the Board, and that the money
Necessary to pay them be now appropriated,
which motion was carried after some opposl-
ton from MIR. Wheat, who was opposed to the
proviso.
On motion of Mr. Wheat, the Board then
proceeded to the election OF principals and vice
principals for white schools with the following
result: Washington School, Theodore H. Flick
n \. NJ, Principal, Edgar f. Harper, Vice
principol Lee School, Miss Margaretta Law,
Principal, Miss Virginia 4. Clarkson, Vice
Principal.
The Superintendent here renewed his sug-
gestion about the conditional election of assis-
tant teachers but the Board proceeded imme-
diatcly to elect, with the following result:
ashington-lst, Miss Sallic Yates; %, Miss
Fannie A. Wilson; Sd, Miss Mary J. Walsh;
.lth, Mrs. Virginia Baggott
Mr. Wheat then moved that the I'd assistant
teacher of Lee School be elected coDditionalIy,
to be employed only if the Superintendent
should think her services needed, but the chair
ruled the motion out of order at that stage OF
the proceedings and the election proceeded.
Mrs. Maukin having decllned reelection as
LIST assistant 10 Lee School,
Mr. Wheat nominated Miss Fannie l. Mills,
now teacher of Ruffucr School, in the county,
who was teacher of very high grade, and
would be u great acquisition to our teaching
force
Mr. VIM. F. Carne nominated Miss Jennie
H. Shay; she had been public school
teacher in the city for more consecutive years
than any other having como into the system
with the old Washington School. He would
not have pressed her promotion had he not
perceived an intention to drop her, which he
thought both impolitic and unjust. No teacher
would feel safe if, after years of faithful SER
vice, she was liable to be dropped whenever a
trustee had a friend he desired to get in. The
precedent would be bad one.
MIR, Wheat said he was acuated only by a
desire for the public interest; did Miss Shay
stand as high as Miss Mills on examination he
would not press the latter for the place.
Mr. Wilmer favored Miss Mills election.
Ib, &c