Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-06-30
CITY School Hoard.

Ar Adjourned meeting OF the Bolrt: was held
las! night. QUORUM bsing ob!siued by sending
around after trustees, little before uiLe clock
Thers uero then prasan:: 8. q. Neale. ESQ.,,
Chairman, and Nsssrs Beach, Carae. LEAD
bestc:. Malblrg, Snowcea. and Whit!lesey,
Truttc:s, and !be Superintendent CT Schools.
Tho minutes hasirg been approved. Mr..
Slowden from the Com ulit;es on Suowde1
School, reported very favo:abIy ol sn cxsmiua-
ton Of thst school,
Mr. Lesdbss.ar reported tbs. bo with Eessre.
Gregory AID Wilmington hsd examined Hal.
lowell scd Gusts Schools sad found them Gcing
woll
II. Carro reported tia: no h.d examined
Washington School Nos. SAD s, ana found
sslia(t c.ory progress there
1ha Chairman reported IN e:sni ASTON Of
Loo, Ecs. l snd By Mir. Beach ard himself.
with satisfactory results.
Tho Superintendent! reported an examination
CT the same schools and of Washington Nos.
snd +. snd expressed special satisfaction st the
progress ofthe last named which led been carried
fer beyond lis grade; he had not IS yet examined
all The papers III thetwo upper schools mentioned,
and could not, therefcre, report fully upon thom
Washington Nos. . ard he would examine TO-
morrow.
Tn, Eosrd then proceeded, as required by
| law, 20 compare The 'Nenkel" warrants held by
| tue Treasurer with these in exchange for which
| the Superintendent had Issued them, and find
| ing thtm OF equal amount warrant for war
rant dlrec!cd the clerk to certify the fact 10 The
Superintendent Of Public Instruction.
| On motion OF Mr.. Load heater, tho Superin-
| tendons was authorized to have tho numbers { f
| the educational Journal of Virginia now in his
ottico and all future volumes SIS completed.
properly bound.
The Board !hen proceeded &c Cleo. toschars,
when The following were unanimously ro.elect
| ed. VIZ:
Washington Schcol-Theodcre II. Ficklin,
a.. ID. llincips!; John s. Beach, Viee-Pruci.
| PSI Miss Fsnnio A. Wilson, LAT Assistant Mrs
yrsl9s BsSsS 20; as' sals Phillips Sd
Lee School-Mlss Virginia s ClsrksoD,
Pri1cnal; Miss Lillie Yaie;, 1:t Assistant; Miss
| Mary 7. Walsh. Sd.
Peabody schoo.-Mss Asgsia ". Plice
| Teacher.
SEowdcn Schco,-John T. Parker, Princi.
| della y.
| Hal!owcIl sehool-Mi:s Ida K. Morriss. Prin.
| cips!; Miss JenLia e. Arnold 1st Assistant;
| Mrs Constance 9. Darlington, -; Mira. JAne A.
| Crouch, 81
Gusts School Miss Sarah a, Gray, Teacher
On motion Of Mr. L'ad bcater, the election Of
| 81 sisistiRt in Lac School WAS postponed until
| The next mcgLiEg thu Superintendent. stating
| that Miss Fanny a. Mills expcc!sd to b sb!a 10
resume here place there in September.
| IEo following Jenltors ware then unanimously
| re-eiacteo, viz: Peabody building, John Cole
Washington building, Mrs Ha,thsJ. Clements;
Seh.on building, Joseph Williams; Lao build.
| lag, William Burke.
| Mi SnoWjen, from the Com mttee On Fiuance
| snG Accounts. reported as correct tha bill uf
| Ga5s2o r t'rouch for stationary S2} 81, which
WAS ordered 10 be ra;t.
! IN motion CT Mr.. Mssbury, tho comr:ttaa
| WAS discharged from The further consideration
of The City Treesurer'a application tor c2mpoE-
| satioH, and TIA! otic:r. who was present. was
| Requested to Tase q statement. L. ssid that
| though re had TO Gi.burse over $4,000 wear
OF school money, end give bond OF $1,000 for
lis sGie kecning, ha received no pey st ali for it,
Formerly, ho got $50 or $50 on the State fund,
Cut r. deGiilJn oil tho Superintendent Of Public
instruction or the 'HenSel' bill, had cut ,hs /
eli. though thH bill required considerable addi-
! tional york. Ho thought Sl5y a rasr. Cor -aoh
| n.oGG.sta compensation.
After he withdrawal, Mr.. Oarna moved ID fl (
tie !utura pay Cf tho Treasurer n. Slt0 q year,
leav!n2 The legality o! q payment for PISS. years
10 be Hereafter considered. Upon that motion
s convir4..onsl debale ensusd, some members
| while constituting the request Of the Treasurer
| reasonable, doubling tho legality Of any pay
moG! 5y Ito Bosrd, tho practice in all tho other
| citea CT The Stale batnE for tho Cisy Council to
2iVo moro liberal mpors Atom Tor all services
and, III l9nHlh, on motion OF MIR. Beach, tina
| sGtl:ct w,s rtco1luiited 10 tho COMMITTEE or
| FiAsDcs H:d Accounts. with orders to report on
| mat question ~ the next meeting, sat ST 10 n
n. ihi bOsrd adjourned.