Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-02-28

pest them, and asked whether it would not be
better to change the committees on the differ
EFT ,chooi- Mc>>rs j. S Beach and Burke,
and the Sup rinlendenr, thought not; they
could not So well see the progress OF the
schools.
On motion OF Mr. HOPKINS the Superintend
ent wa requested to have hundred copies OF
the by laws as amended, with the names OF the
committees for the present. year, printed for
the use Of the Board.
The chairman laid bct,r. the B ara notice
Of attac" ment of the rent Of the house oG
Prince str Ell, used by Wa>IiuEt3n School, for
State taxes S335 10, which. after sDme debate
as to the proper disposition of it, Was accepted.
Viz. }. ): Beach, from tie Committee on
Stu lies aad Dl,cpllue, recommended The adIp
lion Of Ha;t's First Lessons n Composition and
Harris C,mposiion and Rhetoric for the use
Of The Schools which report was adopted
Mr.. Burke, from the Committee on Finance
aud Accounts, reported the bill OF j. S. Rose,
for klud'lng wood, So ~, which bill was
| passed.
Mr.. Hopkins, from the Cumrulttee Oh School
HOUSES aud Furniture, reported the utter un-
sulta Drac,s Of the house used by the ID, 81
| aud j;h grades Of Washington School, aud re
colnmcnied al application 10 the City Councll
| iDI AID lu building a new house, which report
was adopted.
Mr. Addison, from the Committee on Com
plants aud Grievances, submitted the follow
Ing report, which, on motion Ut MIR. kemper,
Was unanimously adopted, VIZ:
To tie City School Boarl Of -4ienandrtu, IA :
"lne subscribers, your cummlttee on Com
plants aud Grievances, beg leave to report that
they have heard the statements and testimony
Of the parties TO the complaint against " u. +.
Powell, Principal OF Suowucu School, in the
matter Of the pupil Harry D9!au.
Your committee regret to be compelled to
report, as the result OF the hearing, their COO
vlc;lou that the complaint made 10 this case
WAS not without foundation. Under all the
circumstances Of the case, the COMMITTEE THINKS
20 further action Is necessary hey nd furulsn,
ing copy Of this report 10 Mr. Powell, and
they recommended that this be done by order
Of the Board. \. II. ADDISON,
5. FERGUSON BEACH,
II. B WulTri>GrpN
The Superintendent laid before tJe b1aId
the case Of Joseph Taylor, boy OF 9: J :,
suii CT to tit, whom he had autho:K q lne
teacher OF Washington Schoo'. M. ), tor
quest 10 be Withdrawn, as his atttctlon DISTURB
I'd the schoo, so mu:h that it was lmpo>sloie
to carry il On with HIN in it. He had Thought
geutvnau might manage to bear With MIN
a. he hal himself ouce kept a boy similarly
atfl cted ID u very large school, and hal su1
ges,ud that the Vice Principal take him utc
his room, which he, however, preferred 40
to 30.
Mr.. Soowdeu said that 10 similar case
within lis kuowlrdg e -tineuce from all study
had bccu eujoined by the physicians.
Mr. }. 5. Beach thought il would create too
!. much disorder in any school.
Uu motiou ni Mr. neat, the refusal of tine
Vice PllDcpa 10 receive hlm was approved.
The Superintendent asked the direction o
the 3 ,ard as to the pronunciation of words IL
schools for which the dictionaries prescribed
an entirely different sound 10 that glven:by al
most the cntire community; Tor example 'ht
sound # u in such words a. CAIN. aunt 4,
wncrcupou it was ordered tl:at lhe teacii~l
may, in such cases, conform to the uict!onarle:
or NOT, as they thiuk best. -. ~,
4 general 3nrcrSatlon then tJio8ei ahou
the erection of the proposed new SchoJ. h u.s.
which upon the an adopted ~ Tue b ,ari
viii Cost some SIS. 900; the purchase ~ Bad
eys building, which is offered at thrt price
the feasibility Of obtaining the Old court hous"
Sc aud, after half past ulne, the Board al
! .urnp,