Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-17
COLORED SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.

COLORED SCHOOL ASSOCIATION.
The Sumocr Tribune publishes the follow
ins account of the late meeting Of the Colorcd
School House Building Association of this city:
"Oa las, Monday right pursuant to call III n
Bartist Ava Church was filled with the pa
tous Of education TO hear report from the
Trustees OF colorcd school property. At i
. clock Mr..G. l.. Seaton, 'he President Of the
Board, called the meeting to order and said
that persons Interested had asked him 10 call
public meeting OF the people and submit to
them report OF the doings Of the Board for
the last eigh years. Mr. Soaton further said
that he could make report from the organi
zat!on Of tie Board up unii within few
months past, aud Tor that report they would
have to cal ou the other Pres dent Of the
Board who WAS III. Rv. S. W. Madden. At
this pcin. nuuierouS qairies were made as 10
who elected M. Ma !teu the president? anu
by what authority was he elected? when Rob
iusou, that audaciorS blackguard OF preacher,
arose 70 lis feet, looking like one o: our mouu-
tam rabbits that has been shot at aud missed,
and said fer the edlticatlon OF those present
that Mr.. Madden was president BY The rglt OF
usurpatiun aud 90 other that Ac kueW Ut winch
Of course satisfied him 10 veut a little OF his
bad Engiish ou .ome one, even though 1T be Il
.eliow-laborer il the Cause OF Christ. Ga mo-
,iou, Nlr. SeatoD, after some debate, proceed
ed with bis report. He started out by saying
that, after the organization Of the Board and
the accumulation oi debt OF twelve hundred
dollars or more, the Trustees decided 10 give
an excursion to Fredericksburg tor the purpose
Of ralsiug funds to lIqnidatc tha; d:bt; tnat the
excursion proved failure aud brought them III
debt one hundred and forty dollars more. From,
thls time uut within the last year the whole
Board forsvok the property lntrnsted to them by
the people aud sad to him to set Gu with 1t as
best he could (!hs excursion was given SIX years
aeo), and after he had succeeded la getting the
plopcrty oui OF debt and 10 good condition, he
,h9nght that he would pay himself something
for his Diue years trouble bpt before even getting
the money back which he had advanced these
stupid trustees stepped 10, elected aputhcr ulaa
President OF the board and refused to pay him
,he SUNS advanced by himself. tie then read
the uames oil these coutributGg to the fund in
the outset; AMI said that tAc trustees had his
bills, vouchers, &c. Here a l0ug and continued
dscussoa tjok place Mr.. McR. Ware said
tha; the rcnscG this ueCt!ug was called was that
Mr. Session had bill for little upward OF
thousand dollars for service rendered which tie
BOARD ha refused to pay; and 1t WAS at the
bottom of this meeting. Mr.. Seatn replied by
saying that uader the new regime the collectors
had been paid five percent. tUrali money "hlch
had passed through his hands; this, too, before
any OF the bills were met. This line Of charges
was stopped by Mr.. Beckley offeritg the fol.
lowing resolution, that committee OF five be
appointed to ask for tuI! examination aud
elaborate report from the Trustee Board and
Al. Il W. tr,-
night Mr. Ware thought that the President
sbcuid not appoint he committee. Mr.. Beck
ley here made Que ct his humorous but pointed
speeches, saying, anong other things, that 1t
was II most remarkable thing that the first orc
to attack the resolution was a trustee. lie
thought that the objection came with very poor
taste. The committee was theo appointed as
follows: r. D. Bccklcy, K. B. Clarke, Samuel
Lee, II. {. Robinson, RObcrt Smith.
y number Of ladies and some ofthe Dest clti
zeuS OF Alexandria attended this meeting.