Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-03-13

PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE CoUNTY.-The
County Superintendent of Public Schools made
an official inspection on Friday last of all the
schools 10 the county, except the two situated
nearest the city, Ruffner. opposite the Aims
House. taught by Miss Nj. Angela Nevett, and
Scott, colored, near the Canal Basin, taught by
Miss Mary D. Lane.
The first visited was Kemper, No. 4, Ar.
liugtop District, new colored school, located
at Camp Convaescent, and taught by Miss
HtrmoLie Aston. There are about forty pu-
pills, half Of whom, probably, attended the
school at Freedmeu's Village last year, the
other half having had no chance for an educa
ton before 90 account of their distance from
a school, The school house is church, but
neither prepossessing nor very comfortable one,
but the teacher is a very we'll Quallhed aud
skiiful person.
The next visit was to Walker school, No. s,
of the same District, at Balston. This has a
tolerably good 70 m over wheelright's shoop,
and, probably, forty pupils, under the charge
Of Mr.. James E. Clements young man who
is held in much esteem 10 that neighborhood,
and an exc.llent teacher, and the pupils are
making good progress.
Sumner School, No. 2, of Washington Dis
trict, is colored school a. Halls Hill, taught
by Miss Jennie +. Arnold, very good in-
sructress indeed. 1t has lately, by the care
OF Geo. OFT Wunder, esq.,, one of the trustees,
been removed across the road to much more
commodous aud comfortable house, 10 ODD
Fellows Hall, and fifty or sixty children seem
ed to be doing we'll 10 their studies.
The tartGest from the city and these 10 the
county, is Carue School, No. l, Washington
District Here were some fifty pupils, some Of
them quite young, under the charge OF that
veteran teacher, Mr.. Samuel F. Stalcup. With
iD the last FIVE years. marvellous change 10
the intellectual status OF that part Of the couo-
ty has been made by the skill and perseverance,
Of Mr.. Stalcup, whom the trustees have had
the wisdom to retain al a cost somewhat above
that Of employing raw teachers, whose services
would probably have been dear at half the
price. The school house, recently built by the
District, is comfortable and commodlous, and
the boys promised the Superintendent to plant
the lot with trees, while tho girls engaged to
have flowers growing about the house by bis
next visit.
Columbia School, No. l, Arlington District,
has the haudsomes. and best furnished school
house 10 the county, comparing tavorably IN
this regard with the best arranged of our city
schoois lis interests have suffered greatly
from q continual change OF teachers, of whom
there have been eight since February, 1871.
1t is now, however, under the charge OF Miss
Alberta V. Sissiou, resident Of the ueigh-
borhood, and v, terau teacher, under whom
it seems to be making up for lost time There
are about forty pupils, aud they have made
some progress n planting trees, and laying
off their grounds.
Arlington School, No. 2, Arlington Dis
trct is s-colorcd school OF upwards of hun
dred pupils They made au excellent show
in Arithmetic aud Grammar, for which they
are largely indebted to the ability OF their
teacher Miss L4vinia Lane. The school house
is large and comfortable one, and belongs to
the District.
Jefferson School, No. l. Jefferson District.
10 Fort Albany, has eighty colored pupils. and
is under the charge of Calvin h. Richard
SOD, man OF much ability and experience.
1t exhibited very marked improvement since
the last examination. The school house is
comfortable, but far too small for the pumbsr
attending.
On the whole, the Superintendent was very
much pleased With the result of his iospec-
ton land thinks that few couuties 10 the State,
if any, can vie with Alexandria in the uni
form excellence of all their schools.