Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-03-13


VISITATION OF COUNTY SCHOOLS. Su'
p:rn,eodcrt Of Public Schools made, yesterday,
SO official VISIT to the public achoo!s o. Al; Kan
iris county. The fret school visited vas Scalt,
No. 5. of Jefferson district, a colored school
atder the charge Of Miss maly D. Laue, kept
10 spacious new house, recently erected tor 1t
~ Mr.. John Slater, near 81. Asap5 Jucctloo.
There Was full etterdaacs and tie adTaGc:-
meet OF the pupils was fourt to be very good
indeed. NIX. Ruffocr, No. ,. Of the same
district. located opposite the city aims house; a
white school, taught by MIR. Frank A. BStrly.
was visited then kemper. Ne. 5, of Arlington
district, at the old Couvalescent Camp, eel
ored school 10 charge Of Miss Ada s. Gray, was
iosrec'ed. Csrrc, No. l, ofWashir gton disttic:,
on Halls Hill, was NIX. visited. Ii Is whl!e
school, 10 charge OF that excellent and veteran
teacher, Samuel L. Stalcrp. Owing 10 :hc
pre;ence of scarlet fever 10 the families ct soms
pupils, tie entire first class vas ab cut, bui The
others showed c3retul training and dl!icent
STUDY. The school hou:e here has tecn nuch in
proved by wsiosco,icg the loSe. :,0r'iop o. The
walls. Near by is Sumner, No. 9, Of the same
district co!ored school taught by Robert w.
Whi,iog. The proficiency ct one ofttc pupils,
ayoung negro bog, Of pure blood. IL gcosraphy,
was remarkable. Walker, Ne. >. Ct Ar'icgtGo
district, white schoo! reer Ba!sto7, wa3 next
visited. Its taught by James Il. tie0enis,
aud has the finest school house in tie! couo:y,
aud probably, for country school, IL the State.
The number of pupils Is too large lnr occ teach
or, but they did well. Arlioetoo, Nc. . OF The
same district, is co'orcd school o; fEcedmeo 5
Village, taught by George ". Smith. Il bed
100 pupils 10 actual attendance yesterday, aud
its highest GLASS, the oaly one examined. was
found 10 be very proficient 10 both geography
aud grammar. Ga the way To the Village,
CoIumbis, No. |, Of the same distIic., white
school at Arlington. tsusht by Miss Alice 5.
Buell. had beea visited. There were, however,
hu. few pupils 10 attendance. as the school Is
very small one, and s1mo Of tho c:ii!drcn. had
alresdy been dismissed. Tie las: Inspected wss
JtfE.rsor, No. /. # the district Of the sane
ns me-, colored school, at Fort Albany, taught
hv Washington G. Reeves. The plumber of pu.
pills is largo and of them did vcrv well.
At each CT the co!pred schools the Superin-
tcpdent inside a brief address to the pupils.
ur,ibg them, when school should close. to avoid
dcucss It'd cudeavor 10 fiI themselves, By
learning TO work. for luurc usefulness. The
schools OF Alexandria coua,v had already beea
run logger than tho5c OF aoy other county 10
lbs State AID would BE- open month or tTo
longer. They should show the gratitude Ter the
chance Ct education thus offered them by trying
TO help their rarcuts, aad growog up gocd eli,
iz,os. That could ots DC done by bard work
and saving He hoped to see thcm sll living 10
houses and lots OF their Owe. 8hich they could
10 if they would be careful and Industrious.
The next meaacst thiag to stealing Vas to be
willing 10 live upon the product Of her peoples
abor AID he hoped ncre oftkcu, Eeuid ever he
guilty of.
Upon the whcle the co'otea schools compared
very favorsbly With ITO white ores, II Trey cid
not excel them, the asking Of the same set OF
uues,iousi 10 geography aad grammar iurDishlcr
an excellent method OF tcsing Inc comparative
advancement Of each.