Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-07-03

Board was held last night; present, Edgar
Suowdeu, jr., esq, Chairman ADD Messrs J.
S. Beach, Hopkins, Keuper, Mckenzie, Neale,
and Whittlesey, Trustees, and R. L. Carne,
Superinte1dentf ! ;<; =
The minutes Of the last two regular and two
subsequent called meetings were read and ap.
proved. 49, ,!..ss's
The Chairman laid before the meeting, the
resignation of Bepoui Wheat, esq, as a Trus
tee of Public Schools, from Snowden School
District, which was accepted, and on motion of
Mr.. Mckenzie, the Clerk was directed 10 in
form the City Council of the occurrence of the
vacancy, aud, also, that the terms of Office cf
Messrs. John W. Burke, Henry B. Whiting
too, Koscuisko Kemper. and S. Chapman
NeaIe. will expire on the Goth of October uext
The Chairman presented the resolution
of the Board of Trustees holding the
school houses for colored children, with letter
explanatory of the same, stating, however, that
Ge~. L. Seaton, late Presid,ut Of that B,ard, !
had informed him that the Board had not seen
the explanatory letter.
Mr.. Mckenzie, from the special committee
on the SUBJECT reported that he considered
the arrangement proposed perfectly satisrac-
tory aud, on motion of the Superintendent, the
report was accepted, with the express under
standing that all rents paid By this Board we're
to be used for insurance, repairs, and improve
ment of buildings
Mr.. Mckenzie, from the Committee on Fl.
nance aud Accounts, reported, as correct, the
following bills which were ordered to be
paid, viz: 4-.s,
Geo. + Freuch, books aud stationery, 500 SO;
T. j. Mehaffey, coal, $44 So; Joseph Hopkins,
suudries for schools, SIS 70; Thomas L. Mon
roe, painting aud glazing, S3S. 80; do. glazing,
1925; John Fields. extra services as Jauitor,
$40; Richard j. Collins Clerk, taking triannual
school census. 1888 49, Gazette Job Office,
printing certificates, $3.50. = - - j. L.
| The Chairman presented uoe from G. K.
Wilmer as agent Tor furniture purchased,
which had been paid, and was ordered to be can-
celled and Il ed.
Mr.. Neale, from the Committee on Wash.
ington School, reported that he had duly cx-
aunued all The divisions of that school,. In Miss
Yates's be found marked Improvement, espe-
pecla!ly IN arithmetic; tie copy books were
very neat and the order good Mr. Harper S
order was not good; he did not seem able to
control his school, but the spelling, grammar,
arithmetic, &c, were good OI Mr.. FlckIin S
school he could not say too much 10 praise; the
discipline was perfect, and, indeed, he never
! saw SO good school. He had given it very
rigid examination, yet bat TWO boys missed any,
thing. lu algebra and arithmetic they dii as
we'll as they could have done; their drawing
was subject IF general remark, aud their copy
books we're pertect. La history, he examined
them outside of the books, and was astouiShed
at their knowledge of matter that he had not
expected them to know TO Miss Wilson 5,
Mrs. Baggott's and Mrs. Youug's divisions,
he had givrp less SEARCHING examination, as
he was overcome with fatigue, out they all did
| exceedingly well, and gave him entire satistac-
| ton. The Chairman and Mr. Mckenzie, who
attended the examination Of Mr.. F,ckiiL boys,
added their testimony as to the superior char.
acter of the school.
MIR Snowdeo said that he bad examined
| Miss ClaggeIt's vision, in Suowdeu School
AID The improvement there was perceptble
He bad 10 complain, however, of the Very
small attendance OF the pupils, gu examination
! day. MIR. Parker's division had bcau cxamin-
ed by MIR. W. +. Carur, and he understood it
| to have passed IN very satisfactory trial; he
saw but little Of Mr.. Powes. but what be
! did see gave him the certainly that it had been
! we'll taught. MIR. Mckenzie, the examiner
said that he had been very uuch struck with
the >uarineSs Of the boys there.
Mr. Wh,ttlesey reported that Hallowe
School was admirably conducted. The Chair
man said the reading there, be had scarcely
ever heard excred
MIR. j. S. Beach, from the COMMITTEE or
Lee School, reported, that with the assistance
of MIR. Hopkins, he had examined Mis- Mills
division which was kept 10 good order aud die
well. The spelIiog and reading were very good
Miss CIarksou's pupils were we'll posted auc
did we'll 10 everything except reading n which
they did not let out their Voices H. supposed
they were embarrassed from some cause, as ht
had several tunes examined them before, auG
never noticed lha, fault. Miss Laws schoo
was everything that could be desired, aud the
reading, particularly was very fuc. Mis-:
Walsh pupils were very little girls, but die
well.
The Chairman then gave an account of the
public distributions
On motion of the Superintendent, the Com
miltee 90 Schoolhouses aud Furoiture, were
authorized 10 have the back room in The store
occupied by Dr.. Gibson, rIastercd, &C., il il
their Judgment it was judcious
On motion Of the Superintendent, that por
ton of the 9th Bylaw. which prohibits The
issuing OF permits after May LIST, was repealed
He explained that, though there was such q
rule in many Northern aud Western cities, il
had been adopted 10 Alexandria ocIy in view
of trouble, anticipated from the Civil Rights
bill, when the school clause was 10 it, ard tina,
it was causing much dissatisfaction now, among
| the people.
% motion of Mr.. Hopkins, the Board de.
cided to elect teachers for the ensuing year.
| % motion OF the Superintendent, all the
salaries OF teachers and jauitors We're fixed as
last year, except the salary Of the Isl assistant
in Snowden School, which was raised to $3.50
in consideration of his serving as teacher of 70.
Cal music to the colored schools; aud the sun
Of IS, 100, appropriated for the salaries of the
teachers and jauitors, to be paid 10 the prop:E
instruments
| All he teachers were then unanimously re.
| elected,
| On motion Of Mr.. Mckenzie, the sum of 500
was voted to Carrie Nuian AID Ca;harine Hall
pupils of Hallowell School No. |, for their ser
vices in assistiog Miss Morrss with the reduu-
dant children of No 3
% motion the election of ianitors was PASSED
over, the Superintendent being authorized to
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