Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-17
LOCAL NEWS.

THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL BUILD
INas OF THE CRY. The reports Of the various
examining committees Of the City School Board
demonstrate that there has been very marked
Improvement 10 the public schools OF the city
during the past year. This very gratifying re-
suit is brought about 10 great measure by TO-
creased accommodations provided by the Board,
especially for rhe female schools. The Pea
body School Bulldog, corner of King and Al
fred streets, which was purchased about year
ago and fitted up for school purposes, will CON-
pare iavorably with any school house in the
State. Four girls and three schools for small
boys are kept 10 this building, and so admirably
arranged are they that, although they are kept
10 the same building, the sexes are as isolated
~ IT the schools were 10 separate localities
The school rooms for girls are 10 the main or
corner building, and are reached by spacious
and substantial geometrical stairway, which
would of itself afford ample means of escape in
case Of fire or other accident, but 10 addi-
too to this stairway there are iron doors
upon each floor opening into the back build.
Ing which could ia case of emergency
be used as certain means of escape, and after
some improvements, now going Oh, such as
hanging all doors to open outwards, &c., are
completed, the building will be, in every re-
spect, No. | School House. The school
rooms are fitted up with the latest improved
furniture aud are thoroughly ventilated. The
three schools for small boys are kept 10 the
back building, aud are reached by 40 ample
stairway, dischargiug on Alfred street, and
communicated With by substantial iron steps
from the outside. The private Office Of the
Superintendent and the off sers of the Board
are in this building There is also large as
sembly room, 10 which the schools are brought
together whenever desirable for exhibitions.
The Washington School for boys, under the
charge Of Major Flcklin, is kept in the old
Washington Lancasterian school-house, on
Washington street. The three school rooms in
this building are on the first or ground floor,
and are absolutely safe against all accidents
likely to occur The TWO coored school houses,
one for boys, on south Pitt street, aud the
other for girls, on north Alfred, are large, airy
and commodious and ample in their accommo-
datOns. These buildings are rented by the
School Board from trustees who hold them
under deed from commissioners of the Freed
:neu's Bureau at w ashington, by whom they
We're erected. Altogether, our city can con-
graduate itself 90 It's progress 10 education,
which, In course Of time, under the direction
OF our able Superintendent, r. l.. Carno, esq,
seconded by go efficient corps OF teachers, will,
We hope, take rank with the most favored in
the State.
CORPORATION COURT Judge E. IT. Lone
presiding. --AIeXandria Savings Institute VS..
Ashby and HERBERT case; jury appeared in per
Suance OF adjournment; argument heard. and
verdict for defendant.
The Court appoioted Charles 0 Supple,
constable of 3rd Ward; who gave bond aud
qualified
Won Hoffman vs.. Russell; chaocery; decree
confirming sale Of the Pioneer Mills, and Or
deriug Commissioner to pay ground rent and
taxes; and convey the property to the pur-
chaser.
Henderson's executor vs. HENDERSON; debt;
plea oil debit payment, and set of entered,
and account of SET off fled aud continues for
debt.
Smoo. vs.. Cogswcll & Co.; case; certi fed ac
count; pleas withdrawn.
Babcock vs.. StabIer; case; certified account;
demurrer to declaration; demurrer overruled;
replication to plea and issue; jury sworn AID
Case in OF ogress