Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-08-18

City School B0ARD.-A called meeting {
the City Sc5oo Board was hold last night; pl es
ont, Mcssra. Beach, Carae. Herbert, Leadbcater
Mclean, Marbury. SooWden and Wbitltsey
aud the Superintendent Of schools.
The chairman being absent. Mr.. Snogder
was olcotcd chairman pro tenn, and tho minute:
Of the last regular meeting were rcsd apd an
proved.
The chair laid before tho meeting c,u-
munlcatl0n from the University Publishing Co.
complaining OF the action CT the board 10 adont
ing other Biographies 10 plao9 of Maury's 5. and
maklDg certhla propositions; also. commuaica.
iioo from Mr.. &. j. Smith. agent for j. II
Butler " &C.; also. the Resignation OF Gcoreo
WASHINGTON, c:Q., % trustee from SncWdon
di5ttlc!, which was accepted and the eek d.
rao!ed to ro:IiS the City Council of tic va
canc7.
Sups. Clrac defended tho c)mDiricc and
himself trOm the lmputation of havin. broken
az implied esretm2nt with the Uoiverstg PM
lIshpg 20, rcIaiVa 10 tho retention Of Nj an
rvs biographies. The committee hyd sprnrd
to recommend their retention If ss,isFlc.o-v
maps were placed in time for the coming session
but the books |cro not even yet readg and
surely, there must be time 10 examine and do.
cid upon the!: merits before re adop,ioo A
book only ready August 18Th, was rot rc,dc
10! tho session 10 say proper sense. He thcn
brlcly explained the regulations about ndon,i,o
and the effect OF q reconsideration OF tho v,,r
b7 which GlHchell was substituted for Maur2
Mr. Herbert moved to reconsider the voto nv
which the report Of the committee az amended
was adopted. bus the mo.ou was lost,
"a motion tho Superintendent was au,har.
Iz!d to purchase saVen cots of hlitchePs Dat
limo Maps and $l05 was appropriated to nav f1r
them.
The Superintendent then mo7ld to 20 i,to
an election ter teachers OF llai.owcIl and Cus,is
SCHOOLS, aai SAID tina; sn agreement haqiug been
made among them Tor exchange Of PLACES, i,
could 90 made s1ti,1o org to al parties. IIo
therefore moved that Ida f. Morris be clscfni
principal OF II ,oWo.i school. JHanic + Arnold |
Is, assistant, iaac 4. CEoGoh II do. aud Sarah
a. Gray, teacher 0! Gusts school. Miss Gray's |
health was much impaired aad her amiabIe djs
DoslIioo, which had led Der t. Indulge her older
pupils 100 much. would qualify her espcciaIlv
tor the charge OF the beginners, who needed An
able teacher, such az sho was.
Mr.. Snowd5n (Msi. Herbert 10 the chair)
orqulrcd Whnrh"r '1i>r Gra;'4 consent to tbe
aTrarg 4mcnt had 10. beco obtained bv an idoo |
that she would be superseded ALTOGETHER
Supt. Carpe replied that sho had baen in |
formed. that such result was quite possible in |
consequence. Of ho poo! txsuination pas.el hv
hrr s(ho)l.
Mr. SnoWdeu then movod AZ substitute that
all the te;cIors to re cl ctcd to their rres,nt
pcsti2rs. lie thought the old teachers shouli
be retained, and rad heard that Miss Grsy was I,
the yicHm Of persecution from her own race.
The Superintendent withdrew his motion, in
order to aI'OR Mr.. Saowdobs to be the original
lie kre1. he s'd, how Miss Gray had been per
secuted; ne had always been. snd still IVES, her
IrIcud and i the board would 70 cleo. her
p'itclDal. he would be gEatified personally; bu.
tticaliy lie had found deftc in her teaching
AID let bound 10 recommend the change
Mr.. Beach renewed the Superintendent $
motion as substitute for Mr. Snowicns He
thought that officer tho best Judge, aud. bt,
sides, lie hsd himself iii examining, noticed
The faults spoken Of.
The substitute was adopted, end the teachers
elected as suggested ty the Superintendent.
Oa motion Of Mr.. Bach. the communication
Of Mr.. G. }. Smith was referred to tho Com
Dtee OF Studies and Discipline, with power to
make q contract with ). II. Butler e. Go. 90
tho basis thereof.
Ga motion of Superintendent Caruc. the
Committee on Sch0oIhouies and Furniture was
horiz,d to purchase Jsi for the schools.
The beard then took short recess TO ors5le
'hc committee appointed to ipvesigste The
charges against the clerk, TO consult, snd, oD
Resembling. that committ0e asked aud ob
tanned farther time 10 make thci1 report 40
the beard adjourned.
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