Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-09-12

OUR PUBLIC SCHo0Ls.-Thc Clerk of tho
Cisy School Board wks busy ell last week in
granting permits tor entry into public schools,
and The number issued was greater than for any
PREVIOUS year, being 40 for white children and
~ for colored. So great is tho pressure that,
Notwithstanding the election of another teacher
10; Inc small boys attending Peabody school, tho
only practicable measure OF relief suggested ut q
lneellng OF the Superintendent and teachers Sat.
lay !" ornlng YVES TO mako Tho lowest division OF
Lee schooi hall day school only, placing il in
the charge of Miss Price of Peabody School,
VINO will teach it in tho morning and the girls OF
iesbodY Ia the afternoon, as heretofore Ninety
thToc little boys. unable TO read, have baen az.
-iGned to Miss Grl2g, iha new teacher Of Pea
body, who will divide them into morning and
evening" schoOls, The want of room for white
schools IS pressing, the Peabody and Washing.
Ton buildings being now crowded to their utmost
capacity. q new school building has becCm G
an absolute necessity, ard i: is understood that
ely superintendent Csrne IN bis annual report
no" IN pteSs, urges the erection OF on2 upon the
Oh Court House lU! Immediately, unless the
county will disposo OF its interest IN tho Court
House. The following is = lis. Of schools ana
Their teachers foS the session. Washington
fchCoi. i0r whito hOys-NO !, Theodore II.
FiCkilH, Il NJ, Principal, room NO ] Washing
Lon budding; No Z, John i Beach, Vce prin-
cpai, room No same building; N s. Miss
Fnnnie A. Wilson, room No 3 ssma building
20 a. Mrs Virginia BsRgoLt. room No ], Pea
b1dy building; No b, Nj is Lille Phillips room
no IL. same building; No e. Miss = Annie
Schohald. room No 10 SANS budding Lee
tcaool Tor white gr.s-No |, Miss Virginia Il.
C!afksoD, friLciEml, room No l9 Peabody
building; No., Miss Sslin I.tcs room No Is
same 0uMdInGi 40 ;, h!ias Fnnnia l.. Malls
room NO Il. same bu'lclaX; MOI Miss Mary
l. Walsh, room No | same building (mOrnlnr
sch"o!D No D. Miss Maggie W. Price, room No
=. shmo building Pcarody school, for wti!o
chlIdFeh--No |, Hiss M.Ggio ". priCa, U:.cr.
noon kchoo! tor girls. room RIO 8. Peabody
building; No 2 Mi:s Ada V. Gsigg, morning
rCh"oi ioe toys. room No II, s.iau building;
Zoo. miss Ada V. Grigg, Afternoon school tor
EIE!s, sano room Tho colorCt schools arc uui
iHItY organized, but Will DO by TO. morrow.
HE LATE DROUGHT AND TIE DAItYMEy
SHORT SurrLY or MlLK.- Tho dairsmcn
%! Fairfax county. W., After o conference
amongst Themselves hGvo cor;o 10 tho clnu!u.
non That they will b0 :nhb,c to sell milk a. tho
rric's OF tho past yoar, and rather than do st it
you'd be- better that thoy dispose of thoir COWS.
The price for tocd he's advanced about - per
cent and they do not see why greet decline on
iho3o figures should be exp: ct0A.
some OF tho milk dealers from Wgahinoton
have been trying to contract for supplies ri is,
Nhich Is only .n advance oil - on LA: ven
p'cos, but c@lr3mcD trn unwilling 10 con.rsc:
nj s"ch iiGures and Gle. to take ID per gallon
when, however, they contend Is no: in E iusl
proportion ior what they wou'd have to psV for
COW feed OF all kinds during the coming winter.
HowoVoI favorable the remainder O! tho season
may be their pastures will alord them but small
'uppy OF food, and many have already on.
cr"achoi largely on provoHder they intended
of th9ir winter supply. All kinds OF food for
stock will 10 very scsrCO and in demand. Rag
weods oven have been cut and a.o.od away 10
help out The winter supply. SG.uo hGyo taken
TIM By Tho forclocS" and Eavo bought fodder
aud straw, wherever they could get il. Those
who have hay are holding for higher prices and
n.such rates that dairyincn cannot indulge"
1t viii be near eight months before they can
c&pec. any permanent roioT from tho results OF
The drought, OK until about the Z0.h Of rcxt NAV
II has been Customary - increase tho stock of
cows as winter approaches 3D. Gs - keou UP n
supply of milk. lu. tho scarcity snd nigh prices
of :oed will csuse change in this programme
and the consequence will be that tho supply Of
milk will be short