Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-28

II .ying heard that il Was 10 contemplation
to supersads The Teachers Institutes Dow helC
in each county, - moro extended ones 70,
larger districts, we Inquired Of a gentleman wht
We were sarc knew all abou: the matter, 90 hi!
return from Warr3nton last week. lie decliucd
ut that ula, giving apy Information for publ
ca!io0. on the ground that though the matter
had been spoken Of, aud the Superintendent o
Public Instruction had consulted tie eight
ccuoiy surcTI1cndeuts present without re
qu!stiog them to say nothia2 abou. II, yet a. i,
WIS ooiy rts:lble thing the plan of which
was moi yet determioed, there Has r,sly roth
Ing worth Iub sllug. Since that time, how
ever, several other pap. rs have given the mat
ter TO their readers, sud We, therefore, give
ours ali the iutor Uatloo We have about it.
The Peabody FIud, which from the unset
tied coodlton OF The exTame South vas oLot
dIsbursed 10 Virginia to he exteu. Of $50, O0O
annually, will, prJbsbiy give Us ouIy 81 OuO or
$4,000 this year, and with tie coudlti II iha,
about bali OF that sum Is to be devoted 10 the
Instruction of teacher. The Couu!y Institutes,
though u>tiui 10 their way. cinDo, all bay com
petent Instructors or retain tn; III without pay,
and, besides, they are 100 short to do great
deal CT coed; they mIrsly give few ideas to
the teachers, aud leave Tho application to their
after thought. Ii il, therefore. 10 contenpIa
ton BY the Superintendent of Public lnstruc
ton to hold normal Institutes or schools for
tes:hcls. Of about six weeks duration each
year, ct eligible points in the Safe, where
board may be had very low. 1t was as to the
details Of such plan thai he consulted the
superintcndents present nc Warreuton. Thcy
all agreed that 10 get g sufficient rumber OF
teacher5in this section, it was necessary TO add
more c;u1ties to those embraced 10 the Ios,i-
tuta then 10 session, and those Of the Lower
Valley and those of The Northern Neck ware
spoken Of. Tie addition OF Northumberland,
Lancaster, RchmcDd, Westmoreand and King
George. and perhaps Ct Spotsylvania and
Caroline was jlig3d mys: ,x2cdient, as the
fare to ALEXANDRIA By Water ia very low. Front
Royal, Manassas ard Brentsvil!c, ware then
spoken OF as suitable locations; the first named
being, perhaps, most favored on account of its
nesrncss 10 the mountains, but was objected to
as too far from the centre. 1t was understood
that the superintendent # Prince Viii.
liam and Warteo would ascertain and report to
the Superintendent Ct Public Instruction, the
price at which board could be obtained in each
of the three PLACES. and what accommodations
c5ud be had for the lcaooI. The question of
similar instruction for colored teachers was then
raised by oDo Of tao superioepdens Some
thought it might be given in the samo place
with tina, to the white teachers. nc instructors
going first TO one school and then to the other,
but others we're Of opinion that this would it
voIve too great labor on their part, aud it vas
foalIy agreed that if board could be had low
enough 10 AlIxasdIia, that would, probably,
be the best place. Tho State Superintendent
vas then advised, almost unanimously, 10 Sc
cure. il possible, cortaio gentlemen as insruc.
tors,