Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1879-08-19
School Matters in Fails Church.

correspondence Of tho Alexandria Gazstte.l
FALLS CnURca, Angus. Is. l979-Our an.
nusl agitation concerning school matters COM
menced OF call RAD in tho various churches
last Sunday for meeting on Wednesday even
Ing, the 18th instant, 20 devise ways and means
OF providing ~ tChool house and providing
school facilities for the coming year.
The lease OF tho building occupied heretofore
for school purposes is aboa! expiring, with no
certainty of its renewal, apd 10 tho question Of
hsving schoo! Wa have tho added question Of
where Tho school will be held.
Pursuant 10 csll, G number OF the citizens in.
terested in tho subject met at Jefferson Institute
b. F. Shreve, esq. was called TO the chair, with
j. Z. DePu!ron rs secretary
After announcing the object Of the meeting, 9
general discussion q the suffice. was entered On
and participated in BY Rev. B. w Pond, JOS
\. Birch, Ben. +. Shreve George W. Msnkin,
&. a. L. Merrifald, j. g. DoPutron and others
In which tho manner Of conducting schools I'm.
der Cur present system, the general public sys.
tom and Dy general taxation. were compared
experiences recounted, and suggestions thrown
out TOR future consideration. The discussion
developed the TACT that our school districts had
on tho faith IF tho bass Of n.titutional taxa
ton, tcan running ahead, and fad through tba
transportation Of the State funds thstthey ara
badly IN debt, with prospect of the total failure
OF cur public schools for the current school YEAR
or until tho school indebtedness is cancelled by
future sceumulations. Tho district owns four
school houses in other parts Of tho district
Falls Church having thus far relinuuished her
share OF the building funds in favor of other poy
lions vi tho district. and now she finds herself
without school house and tho district out of
| iunos and IN deb, so that there is G very poor
NM n sstn,N
We have in Nj. b. r. Shreve's hands abont
S4uO. tho accuu1u!a:ions of a number of wears OF
& local school fund, contributed for the purpos.
OF school house, which we hsve boon saving IA
q sort otnucleus. hoping to eventually be sbe to
| swell it to q sufficient aucUn. 10 enable ia to
| build house.
Mr. Mankin thought tho question of tho schoo!
house was no. so Important ~ whether We are to
have any school At ell.
| Mr. DePatron, while admitting that the gan.
| ersl discussion Was entertaining SIS elucdatlng
the questions il Interest, though. il useless TO
discuss the question of building school house
without tho means OF doing so. We are now on.
| IN the cold. Wo havo 70 prospect OF q public
school, no authority TO raise funds by taxation
| end must go on for the present, if at ALL in the
Ola subscription plan, which has failed only to
| tue extent 1t has failed in being carried on.
strictly according to agreement. We have no
school and no school house; VIC must determine
| irst whether we intend 10 have q school, and,
second, where we cs Il obtsn tho necessary room
! for the accommodation OF il. The school trus-
| tees have offered tho public school buildings 10
the other portions of tho district to the people 10
hold private schools in, and justice would
| require that they furnish US q house and tina
| loan of tho school furniture for = subscription
school for ourselves.
Mr b. f. Snrevc promised to bring that ques
ton betoro the district school board, of which no
| is chairman, AID try to give sn answer at tho
| next school meeting, and report whether the
lease OF the building now occupied by tho school
can BIO renewed a. decent figure.
Alter motion Was adopted that when the
| meeting adjourned il would DO to meet on Wed
| ne:dsy evening, tho 18th instant, tho meeting
adjourned.