Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-07-03
City School, Board.

Lean, MarSu-y, Saowdsn, Whittiagton and
Whi;'esey. AID tho Superintendent OF Schools.
10 The absetco ofthc chairman from The city,
NJ. ShoS3cn WAS elected chairman pro tenn.
aad ho minutes CT Tic Inst two meeting wero
| re,d sod approved.
Tbs Superintendent! asked permission TO have
hls euuua report ptioted 10 advance Of It's FRA
sentatiou. which was granted. -,-7a---,--
| lie then gsVo an account of bis reoant eX.
| animation. lie had, he said, thoroughly ex.
suiucd livery boy and girl 10 the highest divi-
s onl ana tho Principals had done tho Same 10
the lover. They bad not yet reported, nor had
be had tine 20 abuste the results, but az itRould
b, d!ficl 10 tiad tho highest division of school
10 'xo:lleGt cjadtion. whilst the l,wer, which
supplied 1t, waic cot we'll taught. no though.
himself ias,lhed 10 saying that Washington aud
SncW1eu were Ia The highest c,ndi'ion OF
ethcleuo7, Tbs boSsin them compa1iug we'll with
these OF any school BIO bad ever seen, Leo
| School had !e.n most faithfully taught, erd
| tho gl1l5 were dcrc very we'll, bus Tiers had
becu go oV;rcHo"dipg, which ought 10 be reno
cleo IL ii Nc, especially WIS il desirable TO re.
leVc the Psluul3al OF tho teaching Of three
grades, which must, Of c)uiss. dosrao. IRON her
ability 10 &c !ch as ". IS ste c:ud otherwise.
| 10 t1ano"eil Scnoo. SIM, change 7sss ua.
| dGabtediy needed. lis was ZOE prepared 10
say IEloiiy whose fault it was. bit the sirs Ger.
| tain5 did badly. Tie Plia,ipal Was we'll uu ali.
neu IS to i erer3 attriaments, srd it would be
ucJus!, without further light, to cicr,c tho
| en'!re deficiency upon her. Her assistants
might not have brought Up the pupils to tho
ersdes as well as they might, or there might b.,
other reasons equally satisfactory to cx,uss her.
SUI, he feared that her very auiable and
yielding disposition bad bacn worked upon by
parents Ter the promotion of their daughters
| beyond their proper grades add her health had
been preclrlous duripG tho gear. Ho hoped
some arrangement for exchange Of places might
| Do rnnde among the teachers the selves, which
would obvIa!e tho reoessi for aoy ohsrg, by
Tho Board
With as follows AL the re elections being unan-
imous:
WASHINGTON School: Plidcipsl, Theodore II,
Fcklio, M; Woe. prit cipal, John s, Bach:
Isl assistant, Miss Fanny A. Wilson; 81 ass st.
au', Mrs. Virginia Ba2gotl; 81 aasislsn., Miss
il He PtilIp'; iii assistant, Mrs S. Aooio
5chofsd.
Teacher Of Peabody Schoo': Mi Magic
". Pfioe. N''
lie Sohool: Principal, Mis-, Vireioia f.
Cial ksot; lat Assistant. Miss S,llia Yates; 81
Assistant, Miss Mary L. Walsh. Tho election
nt tend assistant was laid over to keep the
place open for Miss Fanpi. l.. Mills, tho present
Incumbent (Gho has not been oil |, to teach at
all fora ycsr rast) 10 case bho should b, abla
to rtslm, her duties in September.
Snowdca SOhnol: Prirc:pal, John Il. PAX.
CT; Assistant, VIM. p. Bnks.
The election Of tetcAtrs for Ilallowe O; ID
CGs.ia Schools wss laid over fer tho present.
The election CT jsaitors vas then procet ded
with az! jain Ctl, was UNANIMOUSLY re el, c;rd
Tor The Peabody bnildiug and Mrs. Martha J.
I'll 'meois for tho Washioetau. When the %
roln.meuts fer lie cclored schools ,mc Ut, 90
nleElons from Isaac TaLc.l. Oliver E. " ebstcr,
William BulEc and JcsaDh Williams, 10 case
there thau'd be vacaicits. wore either read tr
uaie by members 90 their behalf Mr.. CARGO
e'q l!Tcd wharhcr thrrc were any charges or
coap!;'"'s Hs'lts' rho n,.snat j.nitors. Han
| nihnl s. kiaG and } am Fields. The Superin
tcndent replied that no ksew Cf ncae. cxc ut.
ptrhap' that klog had used rather moro c,r
'hau Il C average OF tho schools; the only OBJ,
plA'at 10 had h,ard against Fields WIS that no
YES rather too 'c'uomc,l wit the o3al and til
90. aW:Ls have the rooms vry warm
y! J.. Herbert rno0rd 70 postpone the 81, c w.
Nj. SroEdoS Uni. lltrb.r. 10 The clsir) al.
Vaeatci Ms .ntt,ou. lii, PRESENT j.uiIo:s hsd
npriad TO the OF: ;urt AID hocn EXEMPTED
from T. X ,toa On tsr arauod Of ego and i.tifmi.
Il:S. 1t Their statements wiro t.u, tho Beard
IVES not a. i'4 ia ',u!y It il retained irclmoc-
tent rn"n ~ runpliyoef; Tthey wr,e not tue.
ta"y h I'd cn'nE.rttro prijaryto tvnid tic pa9-
mens ct dollar fnr support If the Schools. n
rllihr Q $50 :h> should nat be re elected.
Er' vi llscl Il. Ch1Te .nadn an oalnoet and
Hn!cated speech il favsr of their retention.
That they took these poor positions Was proof
he thought that thoy could not Gil better ones
They got only SI5 ard $I25 respectively, and
would tho Board deprive old snd crippled lnsn
OF That small piltar ;, becsuae they had acted as
Lac law said they might TO saves dollar There
Wss no telling what changes might come, and
be Tor one. Was unaltersbly opposed TO intro.
dIcing politics into The action Of the Board.
lh're should DO no question of politics, religion,
raco or casio III selt ing tho en- ployees; efficient
strVco, only, should bs tho test for cfIice in
| scaools. The administration of the c,lored
schools hnd been entrusted TO white men it was
their duty TO act towards the coored people with
me utmost kindness and frbearsncs consulting
thtir Wishes and it plainly appeared, even from
people did not desire change
Mr. Snowdon briefly replied. lie had no de.
gro Whatever to Introduce politics into tho &C.
lion OF the Board; he neger had done SO. His
friend opposite (Mr. Whttlesey) who differed |
most widely from him in politics; had almost al. |
ways voted with him on every question, and for |
no man had he higher respect than for the late |
temporary chairman (hr. Besca) also politi.
cal opponent. All the members had known the |
politics OF King and Fields for years, and they |
had net been interfared with. and he expected !
TO vote for men of the same politics 10 succeed
them; he would ask no questions about that !;
but the incumbents had shirked the plain duty |
OF ci!izens; they had refused to contribute one |
dollar towards paying themselves and educating !
The children Of their own race. and he could not
| 9lRCt0O Ha ,hoJ
at tho warmth Of his friend, Mr. Carne, on tho |
subject; ne was very retiring man and did not |
mix enough with the people. or he would see
that thoy demanded change.
Mr. Herberrs motion was carried withou, d.
vision. "a
:, On motion Of the Superintendent he was Az
thorized 10 procure tho ntcssry books and |
blanks Tor the NIX. school session, which was |
of1efeo to oolia on the lst Monday of Sep!r.
n On - moIion hsssrf. Marbury, Gregory, and !
Mclean were appointed special committee to |
confer with the Committee on Light of the Civ
Council relative to tho gas bills charged against