Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-10-30
EDUCATIONAL.
CITY SCHOOL BOARD,

CITY SCHOOL BOARD.
The Board nat promptly at 1870 last night,
and vas called to order ty the clerk-present,
Nlessrs. Beach. CarDa. Gregory, Lesdbeaters
MeLssu, hlarbury Wbittipgton, Whlttlesey,
end Sncwden, trustees, AID tho superintendent
CT Schco!s.
10 the absarco Of tho chairman Mr.. SaoE-
| den WAS elected chairman pro tenn, and Inc
| minutes Of tbs last meeting we're read and ap'
proved.
| Mr.. Beach, from tho Committee on Com.
plalats and Grievances, reported that nc nae
mado several attempts to got meeting OF tnat
committee to consider the appes! OF Il. /. Fits
| from toe sctioo Of the teacher OF Washington
Schccl No. 3, but bad failed to 90 Sc; as the
| time for whioh his sou YES Suspended would ex'
pire CD Monday, there was now no iced Tor
| decision AID he asked that the committee %
relieved from further consideration OF tho mat
| ter. which YES coae.
h;r. hlarbury, irGm the CoGmiiiee OF
E,nsrc, erd Accounts, reported as correct lie
1915, and G:Z;t:e ofice, foT ndEcllisog, s. 5O,
ahich wero ordered to be paid. -
Also communication fion II. 3. usElo7,
City Treasury, asking additional compensation
for csre Of disbur:enent Of scaccl iulc5. With
.CtttIc E-ShiSS ot'-.AS' W
othoT city trsssurcTs, &c
Some CONGREGATIONAL debate followed. and the
! Communication vas finally rcconn:ittcd TO GLOW
tho Committee CD oppgrtdGiiy to oiq9lre i-so
the Legality OF granting the application. i: 6elog
admitted 90 ell sides thai Tho Treasurer was net
|a5fqG.tty compensated.
4 COMMUNICATION from John s. Batca,
teacher of Washiegton Scaool No. ,, asking
ior three more desks 10 n6ioh ttoso Ii BIS
roor was read, aud on lloi!oa OF Mr. ScoTdcc,
the Committee ca Scll:0 !A0usc5 AID turnl-
ture was directed to prna::a tacm and tee nc
ccssary appropriation Disac. -.
Ga motion ct tie Superintendent blis5as
Nelia Hubson erd Bridget /. Gfcero we're
elcc:ed substitutes fer white schools.
The Superintendent laid before Tic Bosrd
tho PROSPECTUS of the Virginia Agricultural aHd
Mechanical Colego, aad. on noioo, was 90
thorizad 10 receive applications ter state scholar
ships therein.
Tie Superintendent ssked tLo ildsmsut Of
tie Beard up0a tho Interpretation OF section )
; Of the regus!i3Es. With reference to the duty
Of principals to irl:cs oop0rpofsi punishment
fer LADY teachers and the Bord appearing til DO
vcry mach divided On tho sui jet. 1t vas, Gu
motion ct Mi. S10wicn. referred to tho Ga'a
, nitteo on Studies sud Discipline.
The Superintendent stated that HsliOscll
School yea greatly CVcioEoWd:d and On El1
molten, Mrs. Co1staros G. Carrl1gtcn was
unanimously elected en- additional teacher there
for and the onoGipg OF g Go| division b;;Scca
. and authorized.
Tho o5nlplaiss Of George Il. Preston against
WIN. =. Burke. LeGchtr Of Saowien School M.
J. >, for improper punishment OF bis SEQ end
hebitual improper PUNISHMENT, was refeEfta 70
he Superintendent.
Ga moiicn OF NJ CaElc, hlcssrs. SnoTden
Marbu:y aad Gragory were appointed special
committee 10 negotiate The Baio Of the los corner
Of Cameron end Columbus O!r:cts.
And, OF S:ij, tho board cd 1urn@d
a crsyo erfGr having b:ea made ln publishing
tho p,ccacdlgs OF The last regular meeting, BY
tho omission OF sheet Ct tho manuscript, con-
tsinirr tho appropriations. &c., i. repubIlshed
for tho Information OF the pnbl:o.
Ths meeting WAS held September :fth, pI5-
sal.: S. e. Il salo o:q. Chairman, and AeSsrs
Csrno, Gregory. Lesd52a:er, Mclean. We'll
tipgton and WhiII!csey ard Tho Supsrihtoa1cit
| Of Schools.
The minutes of tho last meeting having boon
Rad AID arptoyod, tho bills Of George e.
French, S5l.05 and Thomas Hoy, S3l o. Thorn
ION Sheppard, IS go ard Alfred Lane, SID Hcre
received and ordered to be .phld, tho rule Ee'
|
leo on Finance and Accounts Being Suspended
| On account Of tho absence OF tho ccmnlttco
Mr.. Carne, from the Committee on Studios
F end Discipline, reported that the new geogsaph'
les wero being supplied by J. d. Butter y 20;
in satisfactory manner, snd :has i! WAS not
deemed necessary 10 mako contract at taiS
time.
On motion Of The Superintendent the follow.
ing appropriations 10 cover con.7sc-s for the
present year, wero made, viz:
Salaries OF tcs chers. '..."."..?i! 5o
- )2nitOrs, ....... ..'''.".''' w
. 1" " cers,",.. ~ }
| I,curs-.a ......,,,,,,. 100
Jn+o-oet .. amman. 81
Jato- ren, ., 50
On his further motion the clerk Wss au.hcriz'
cd 10 grant permits to Frank Walker, Robert
Cline and David Downey. pupils under suspen'
sion, under the usual conditions.
An appeal Ct Robert Pitts from tho tu;pen,
SIGN of his son from Washington School No. 3
was received and referred to the CoGaitteo on
Studies and Discipline.
On the motion of the Superintendent, he was
authorized to purchase ink wells for Washing
ton Schools Nos, and 2.
! He, also, reported ell the schools aS working