Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-06-15
COMMUNICATED.
Attack upoa the School system of The
State.

a. tho be- lining or the * mnati)n of
| Walker school, in tho county. % Friday las,
tac ,x:miuc!s cllled the spelling acd dictatioo
| class and PR ceeded TO give cut words from the
baok pre- ctibcd b. tho State to be used il tho
public schools, when Mr.. Horn who holds q
government position in Washington. bus who
has lately lees ID residerc, in the county, al
though no not only dslikos, but never fails TO
rldlcule the public institutions Of the old Com.
mOnHcath Interrupted tho examncls 10 very
lnpetuCus manner, by saying he would like 10
cxamiuo TINT class; he wished for the opportu-
| nifty TO show that tho iciool system IS mapped
out by the Superintendent Ct tho State. and
ptr;usd by the other officers was worthh 81,
and of no practical value to the pupils; ho co
i:ctCd to the cla:s being questioned from tho
book thcy had studied; of curse they koew
that. but outside OF The book they kuew noth-
lnR; he wished to read to tho class poem from
q pamphlet which he Ecld 10 his hand. and
have TIE eLtIre class write it as he read it, and
no would guarantee to show to ali pr, mt that
they. the scholars, had no lrActc Al knowledge
outside Of their school books, and such. s,ii
no, is the false ba'lj upon which all tho public
schools Of tho State are -.
| Here Mr.. Cltm,nts, tho teacher of the
school, Interrupted him by telling him to tako
his cat; said he did not propose to allow MIR.
I ll5rn or Mr.. A1y body ,lSo 10 sandwich a
speech IN the cximloation Of his school, mali
C ousy tt'ackiag the school officers under whom
ne served, or 10 any way ublustly cond,muicg
the school system under which he k,ught, with.
out htst, at least, hearing the pupils examined
to find out whether or not they were so utterly
dttlMcnt on prac Iical knowledge ss he claimed
| he could show. Tho tescher said ho had no
| objection TO the gentleman giving out Ills
poem but that ho did think that "Mr. II. 3
CRITICISMS wero made tao soon, wern without
any foutd itlon. impote and urj Just" and call.
Oh upo1 tho trustees TO sustain him..
! Trustee Adams HOPED that 20 i'll feeling
would arlst; thought that MIR. Horn: was speak
log OF sui cot be did not understa nd. and was
| Goes qlcItiy wrong. MIR. Adams heu txolsio
cd the school system Of the State and maid a
glowing tribute to d.: Rutfatr, Str.te Superia.
tsndcu. and to tho County Sup erintendent,
Il. u. Carnc, u1der whose admin nration, ssid
he, tho tchools If tho State and Of the county
were rapdy mlroVlog. aud would soon be *,
c"Ilsd ty tho schools Of tut few States in tho
| Uuloo. Trustee L:cry thought Mr.. lIoro's
r'q lest couli be very Justly ruled out, and said
| VIC arc here 20 'Ximlno tho scholars as to their
prehciancy 10 what they have E cen taught in
school, end cot upon tho worldly application Of
| that knowledge, but he was PERFECTLY willing.
ii Others we're. that Mr.. Iloru's pocm should
| be read and Copied by tho ass. The members
I'll The ISIS werc then placed 10 lff,rcnt paris of
| the room aud the poem read by one of tho tx.
| anlccrs, and wi;ten BY The GLASS; Tho writings
wtro tEc1 Inspected by tho examiners, and
very much to The dlsap pointment and chagrin of
Mr.. llorn, 10 The very first COPY examined not
| 9 tioelo error occurred. who The majority of
the class miss;d but two or three words. This
clmpl tcly silcnccd tho would-bo RECONSTRUCTION
| OF cur school sys!om, and although no remaiu-
Cd durlo: the entire Ic:Ses, tie mado no moro
Criticisms, and lett, wo think. with muca
higher 5ppr citation OF the public schools of the
5 ate. SPECTATOR
lie pUELINu CASE The Eam Smith duel.
log case was bciJrc tho grand Jury of IIourico
County Court yesterday. Owing to the refusal
to testify Of DR.. Hugh Taylor. who is supposed
to have acted IS Mr.. Elam surgeon 10 the duel,
thouP h LOT on the field, Mr.. j. B. Walters,
S'cooa 10 tEat gentleman, aud others supposed
TO have knowledge Of the affair, 20 indictment
vas loud. The case was coutioued until TO-
day. when the court will decide ns to the
ligat OF these witnesses to refuse to piyo evi-
dorc1. Mr. Elan il not all, to DO in attend.
anc'. Col Smith, tho other priocinal 10 tho
aiialr. and his Scc3ud Mr.. Bernard p. Green
arc not 10 Richmond. At present there is no d.
tecs cViicncs which clu be adduaed on trial Of
tas parties accused. 10 Lis charec to tho grand
laF7: III rH'c:rsag to this case, udgo Waddi
n"u &c! % inc nraosicl OF duclin. as a relic Of
oa,0i''S;'' " hicn ought TO 10 put dowo hy aa.
ctetg. Il would never DO rtc)rnizsG. ho ssi3
tut 70: the c'ass Of people who engage in i
COMMUNICATED
VIOLATION CT MUNICIPAL LAw.-It would
seem that fer como TINA past there arc soyersI
parties on King st:oet wio possess an entire i'm
| muni.Y from the provisions and penalties of tho
ordinance passed las. summer by the City Uou1.
Gil With 1o2ard 10 ohstructlng III ain thruu b.
faro, while Ctder parties are required TO remove
secundem srter, their packing boxes from the
| slda walk or across the CUTTERS. l am led 10
writo This communication from the fact that on |
last Sn:nrd y during the heavy storm two bt as
which hao been across the gutter for nearly one |
month IN front Of 4 stGro sGOve mine We're drv- |
on by the t)rce OF tie wind nearly half the |
bloch, enc OF which cam, within 81 acc of Ge. |
mol!snilg my front window. Now if those |
boxes xcfe an ornament to the street or moro
evidences OF the Increasing numerical prosper.
ity Of the city, there would De some tx.use for
The vic at 90 Of law but they are not they are
.QoIOly IOhCNk Censle5 lOt tQo OBSTRUCTION OF
th, sidewalks on Sundays and in The evenings. |
and where matters are discussed not OF the most
reGrcI rhsrscter. E5RRvER
SENTENCE TO be PASSED On WEDNEsDAY.-l
The court in bare having denied Joseph Never.
son, alias Eabe Bedfo-i, Sandy Pinn. and Ed
ward Queensn, convicte! OF The murder Of
George Z. Hirtb, new trial. hey wc'e yester-
day brought out Tor sentence Safore Justice
James Mr.. Thomas r. Miller, Of the c.u1tel
for the defense, asked delay in imposing the
sentence in order tnht Tbs counsel might have
an opportunity for CONSULTATION and - SEQ if |
they could take any further steps. His honor |
gr.ltsd the rteuest, and directed that the prfs-
oners be brought into court next Wednesday
morning, when, unless soma other course was
lurs lea, a"utence would ba passed. upon them. |
-WGsh. RI, Of to day.
Small pox has broken Gu. with severity in |
Antwerp.