Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1878-02-23
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS.
CHURCH SERVICES, 40, To-MoRRoW.-
CHRIST CHURCH-Service at II a. m Dy rev.
Mr.. Dame, and at 80 p. m. confirmation SER ser;
vices by Bishop Whittle. when co1Iection wlll
be taken up for the benefit OF Vlrg. no. eociety
ST.. PAUL's CHURcu-Service at II a. m and
4p: NJ. by Rev. DR.. Norton: -. :, snd
GRACE CuURCH-SerVlce at IL 8. m. anu
7.S0p. m.
Vespers at 4 p. M.
Service in the morning and at night by Rev.
DR.. Bullock.
SECOND PREsBYT'N. CHURcH-Servicem MORN
ing and night by by Rev. Wm Dnwiddie.
METH. EPIs. CHURCH-Service at IL 81 III:
and 100 p. NJ. by Rev. w. q: Webb: Saoject
poses J" and at night, 1.-THE great cloud OF W.
nesses" Temperance meeting at p M, ~nsh
addresses will be delivered by Kew. mr.; heTu.
rick of New York, and others Young reop'e
Nesting at 6.30 p. m.
METH. EpIs. CHURCH SoUTH-Service at II
a. m. ard 80 p. m. by Rev. W: K. Boyle.
METH. Prot. CHURCH-SerVce morning anu
night by Rev Mr. King.
BAPTIST CHURcu-Servce morning ana at
night by Rev. Mr.. Penick.
GERMAN LUTHERAN-No service.
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION
Prayer meeting in tho Methodist Prot. Church
at D. M Aims House at q p. m. d all at 50 p H..
WEATHER PROBABILITIES Wr Depart
a,ent, Office of the Chief Signal Officer, Wash
ngton d. C.. FsJy. %, 1S7S-lO:3o q. II. -
In the Middle States rising barometer, west 10
north winds, colder partly cloudy weather anu
possibly occasional light rains.
CITY School BoARD.--A very snort session
was held last night. tho Board being called to
order at 7:45 and adjournng at I:55. There
were present: NIessrs Addison. Gregory
Kemper, Marbury, Mckenzie, Wilmington.
and Whittaesey, and tho Superintendent.
The Chairman being absent, lion. Lewis
Mcketz,e was elected chairman pro tem., aoh
the Clerk read the moutes OF the Last meellug,
which were approved.
MIR. kemper, from the Committee on School
houses and Furniture, reported certain repairs
TO the Washington building, and presented bills
therefor, which were referred to the Commit
ice on Finance and Accounts. Also that Inc
coal for all che buildings but Peabody oeiug ex'
hausted, contract for what might b. u"edad
for the rest of the winter had been maae at
$4.75 ton. -.
Mr.. Addison, from the COMMITTEES "u Fi'
nance and Accounts. reported. as correct. the
following bills, which were ordered to bs paid,
viz e. Francis, brick. TO-, for Lee building,
1925; Charles T.. Glover, rebuilding coal house
at Washington building, $l725; GsZ,tte Joo
Office, printing $4S; A. S. Perpener. wood Tor
Washington building. So 50.
The Clerk, having presented a statement nf
his expenditures Of the con,Iogent fund, with
vouchers, approved by the COMMITTEES "n IT.
nance aud Accounts.
On motion of Mr. Kemper. $25 Was appro.
priated for that fund.
On motion of Mr. Wilmington, the Com-
Soboo all nd ENrn ~
structed to provide whatever additional black
boards NAV be wanted for the Washington
building.
Printed copies of tho Superintendent an
nual report for 1877 were laid upon the desks
of the members. From this We learn that the
total enrolment OF pupils tor 1876 - was
l,lS3, and the average attendance Sl2. being
gain of about FIVE per cent. over the year pre-
oeding, which was greater than that OF any
previous year. Only two cities in the State.
Richmond and Staunton, had better atten.
dance, 10 proportion. of white children, aud
only Petersburg. Richmond. Fredericksburg.
fourth of all the white persons and nearly one
third of all the colored persons in the oily bc'
tween the ages Of five and twenty obc, were
pupils in the public schools during the year
So far as the prescott session has progressed q
still further increase is noticeable. The run
ming expenses of the schools last session w.re
$lO.S95.55, which, after adding interest 90
investment in real estate, &c, Is Sll.46 far
each child 10 average attendance, Al cents c1ch
less than the gear preceding. The average OF
eleven other cities in the State is $13.lS. The
ANIMAL cost in Washington and Georgetown is,
for white children, So 90 each; for coIored,
Sl7.63. All the school buildings are reported
ia good order except the Washington, which Is
becoming too old to make repairs econoslcai,
and the Board is urged to agitate the question
of tho use of the old court house for school
,nurposes The Superintendent advocates the
ruso OF the readers as spelling book for the
loser grades, and the right and duty OF the
xebcrs 10 use corporal punishment for the
" ACTION of deIuqucnts. He thinks the rcd
~ .bo hands of tho sohoo'mastar may prevent
"rowl; Y 81 jails and penltentlarles hereafter
H. nrsfe ~r. however. detention after soho' Tor
imperfect .>essons. anu thinks the roo IS resort
III - too FREQ uently ia some schools; the nnin
I ~ w of c,scs Of corporal punishment varying
ouormouslv. o3e division reporting 554 and
o.har bnt three, 20 shows. conclusivey,
.bet hiph school il unnecessary, aud would
ho too extensive for the city.
THE GRAFTON LAST NIGHT. Peabody Hall
was filled with large and highly appreo'a',ve
audience, last night. the occasion being me
celebration of Wasbiugton's birthday by The
Patrick Henry Society of st. Johns Academy;;
The stage and hall wero beautifully decorated
with flags by the young gentlemen OF the society,"
the words Pater Patriao enciIeled with divers
annearipe over the former. 10 tho absence OF
the president. who has returned to bis home IN
Louisians, the principal was requested to pro
side, and he FIRST introduced Cadet Samuel
Mouutioy. Of the class ct 1873, who reao ap
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