Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-30
City School Board.

beaeu' auu hciAeuL'e, Trustees, ana Superln-
tendent Carne. The minutes of the last meet
ing having been read and approved. Henry B.
Wilmington, esq, OF the Ind Ward and
kosclusko kemper, esq, of the 5rd Ward, re-
elected Trustees of Public Schools by the City
Council. and DR.. VIM. B. Gregory, appointed
by the Board of Education of Virginia, IA Trus.
tee for the 3rd Ward, in place of VIM. L.
Carne, esq who had changed his residence,
took and subscribed the oath OF office before
the Superintendent Of Schools, aud took thcir
seats as members Of the Board
MIR. Mckenzie, from the Committee on FL
nance and Accounts, reported as correct the
following bills, which were ordered to be paid
viz: Il. }. Collins, services as Clerk, S37 50 ;
VIM. L. Vincent, work on Peabody Buliding
1875; Thomas Hoy, work AID material Tor all
the buildings, $4949.
Mr. kemper, from the Special Committee
to examine Blackburn aud Holiness tliso-
ries, stated that in consequence OF the absence
of the Chairman from the city, the Committee
was not ready to report, aud further time was
granted
The Superintendent then made the following
Washington Schoo-7th and 6 h grades, IN
der Mr. Flckliu, Is pupils; 5rh, MIR Harper, II;
4th, Miss Yates, 81; Bird, Miss Wilson, 55;
Pad, Mrs. Blggctt, 70; lst. Mrs Young, As
Alphabet pupils 10 Peabody Schools, Is; total
white boys 81 Waiting admission to h
grade, y.
Lee School-7th grade, 8; 9Th 5; 9Th, u.s. in
all 81, uuder Miss Law; 4th grade, 40; part OF
3rd, II, 10 all SO, under Miss CIarkSuu; rest OF
5rd grade, Is; 2ud 10, in all SIS, under Miss
Mills; lst grade So, under Miss Walsh in y "a
body School, 50 girls 10 the alphabet; total, 23U
white girls. Waiting adms>ou: 4h grade, g.
3rd grade, l.; 2ud grade, =; lst grade, g. il
all IL
Snowdeu Schoo-Gth grade, 5; 4th, -; Srd
l6; in all IS under the charge OF Mr. Parker
3!d grade, 49, Pod, L.; lst, 2j 10 all 80, under
J the charge Of Miss CIaggett; in GUSTS School
Is boys lu the alphabet; total c)lored boys l43
Waiting admission to 3rd grade, 9
H4oweIl School--Tth grade, 10; oh grade
20; 5th grade, 20; 10 AL 55 under Miss Grey;
grade, Al part OF 3rd grade, II; in all SO
uoder Miss Crouch, rest of 3rd grade, 10; par
OF End grade, 25; in all A., under Mis- Morris
part of 2ud grade, 3D. lst grade. Is; in all IL
under Miss Nolen; III GUSTS School, is girls
total colored girls, 25n Waiting admission
uo0e.
He stated that he had, in obedience to the
: orders of the Board. established mixec
school for white children, under Miss Mag.
gle W. Price, highly qualified aud ex
perlenced teacher, and thluking the stores
too dark had placed it 10 the Assem-
: by Rooms. There were So pupils. This
, school he has named Peabody. La this con
nexion he requested the Clerk to read Il letter
from Miss Price, requesting that furniIure b,
provided, as the beuches W re too high Tor the
children, aud making other Suggestions ans
stated hat he Thought >oms OF the old furui
ture could be converted into suitable beuchrs
80. lie, also, stated that there were 50 man,
pupils in the colored schools that one addition
al school would not suffice, aud that, there.
fore, he had allowed Miss Nolen to continue ir
F charge OF regular school, aud had empIoyed
Catharlne Hall, pupil of llallowel School, &c
take charge of the smaller colored boys and
girls, now amounting to gu or 81, for there was
discrepancy 10 the reports he had received
She was willing to serve for $l5 mouth, but
he had DOT contracted to pay her anything uu-
less the Board should sanction the organic lton
OF the new school, whloh he had called Gusts
1t would be seen from the report that there
were 952 children in tbs schools at this time;
81 more than the whole entered last year, aud
as Lotto permits had been ISSUED it Was
probable thar more than the IL children re-
ported as waiting admission would require it,
though some had doubtless gone to private
schools.
On motion of Mr. Mckenzie the action Of
the Superintendent IN tue matter Of the new
schools, was approved by the Board the Com.
mlttee 90 SchuolhouSes and Furniture was di
rccted to have suitable furniture for Peabody
| Spbnnl puIa ar ~
Bile, and the salary Of Catharuc Hail. the sub.
stltute teacher in charge of Gusts School, was
fixed at SIS a month, from Oct 18Th, and the
amount necessary to pay II ln the proper install
ments, was appropriated
On motion OF the Superintendent, the sun
OF $50 month, to pay the salaries OF Miss
| Maggie w. Price. frsn the list of October, and
Miss Carrie NJ. Noien, from tho lsl of Scptcm
Der, was appropriated, and the salary of the
janitor of the Seaton Building was fixed at ST
month.
The Superintendent said that there were
now five rooms used 10 the Ice School Build
ing, and that according to the rates heretofore
paid, the janltor should receive SIS mouth,
whereas onIy $40 had been appropriated
Mr. k"mper moved to fix the pay of the
iaultor of hat building at $l2
MIR. Mckenzie moved to substitute $l2d
"hieil uolloh was carried, ana alr. hemper )
motion, as amended by the substitute, adopt
ed, and
On motioo Of the Superintendent, the money
to pay hlm was appropriated.
The Superintendent, also, stated that the
janitor of the Peabody Building had now auoth-
er room to take care of, aud thought he should
have 40 increase Of pay.
1t was suggested by member that he was
already paid at a higher rate than the other
Janltors, besides having house, rent and fuel
The Superintendent said that ID, ght be So,
but he had been employed to do ceriain work
and il it was aided to, additional compensation
was, in his opinion, due
! The Board, however, decided that the salary
should not be increased
An application from Edgar +. Harper, vice
Principal OF Washngio School, for an incr ease
Of salary from $500 to 500, was received and
| read.
| The Chairman said that several ladies' had
requested him to make application for them to
the same effect, but Knowing that 20 money
was available, he had decIiued doing so.