Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1881-08-20
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.
Arlington School Board.

a meeting OF the trustees for Arlington
School District Was held Monday evening last
at ths residence of Mr.. Harvey Bailey. Dr..
l. +. Gott. chairman. stated that the election
of teachers for the Schools of lns District was
the first business before the Board. whereupon
County Superintendent Georgs r. Adams pre-.
sented the following latter from Mr. James E.
Clements, deoling to bo candidate for ro.e elet-
tion as teacher of Walker School:
ALEXANDRIA Co Va. Aug. 6, 1851.
IIr. George r. adams. Superintendent Of
| Public Schools alexandria County,:
! Dear Sir: With deep feeling of grstitude to
you, to ex County Superintendent r l. Oarue.
and to the mem5ets of the Board OF School
Trustees of Arlington District. beg leave to
offer 10Y heartfelt thanks for the courtesy
shown me. the earnest support you gave me,
and for the con6douos you plsc,d 10 me, during
the six succ ,ssive years that vas elected and
employed as teacher of Walker School.
And, uow. as have eud:s7ored TO Ii myself
for another field Of labor. and as | have been
spoken of ss 9 ca1Gidste for reelection as
teacher. l. with great respect, desire you to TO-
fJrm the District School Board that am not
candidate for such position.
| hope that may, although not teacher,
still retain tho esteem and respect OF you and
your worthy associates ip tho School Rosrd, ani
that, while lsy aside lhst most honorable of
all professions the teacher, yet humblg ak
Iyou to remember me as one. wba!evec may be
bis business or profession, who will always make
the eroouraGeneot and Advancement of public
schools one Of the prime otj c:s of bis life.
Yours v:rg respectfully,
| JAMES e CLEMENTS.
Superintendent Adsus after claiming his
right to participate 10 the discussions or tho
District board, as provided for 90 pages 7 and
S of the Public School Laws. read before tho
board the following paper:
"The loss CT Mr.. James f. Clements as q
teacher is loss that may work very irjuriously
upon the discipline aud prosperity Of tue school
he has so long and faithfully taught.
There has been eoroled upon the books of
that school names of way yward boys who require
constant Wstcbtuluess, decision and 6rmuoss to
continue proper discipline 10 tho school that is
DOW the pride of the District. Mr. Clements
took charge of Walker School 10 January 1874.
Wheu its rolls were depleted, aud but boys
and girls Wero in attendance. In one week tho
number increased to 90 boys aod II girls, and
Continued until it became ono Of thu lagess
schools in the county.
MIR. Clements took great pride 10 his pupils,
and did all that could be done for their i'm
provement. giving from his own tuuds lib.
orally Tor the purchase OF premiums for hs
I scholars IS Incentives to study. | speak of
| MIR. Glenn .nss from personal knoWl,dge, hsviog
been from ooo to three timesio hs school room
every month GuriDs the long porlod he served
Us as teacher.
The appointment of Miss Wibirt, who has
been spoken Of, 10 FL the vacancy in Walker
school, will meet mg hearIy approval and
support. Her scholastic sttainments and WON
auly worth have for sometime past made it my
desire TO see her teacher Of one of the schools
Of tho DISTRICT.
"Mr. Clements ;etires from the school room to
another field tf labor, the praotc, of the law,
and predict for him promising iutuee.
His legal attachments, energy. industry and
uDsulIied honor. all of which he happily pos
sesses, will prove to him Suro key to ~ ure
prosperity and emipelce."
DR.. i. f. Gott offered tho following resolu-
ton. which was unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That in Mr.. James +. Clements
declining areappointment as teacher, Wa bseve
that Walker School hae lost an fi,lent ofioar,
and that this board desires to tbsuk hin for
bis past servtc.s, aud wishes him great SUCCESS
in the future.
Trustee Harvey Bailey moved that all II
p[lC-CuiuSS Ut ~Tltteu Oul IN lul Huu SpCet u
upon the records of the DIstric; School BJaro,
which was adopted.
The election OF teachers was then proceeded
with wnich resulted as follows: M IS May
Reed. IS teacher Of Columbia School; Miss
Minnie Wihirt, as teacher of Walker schoo';
Miss Ida Gray as teacher OF Kemper School.
ami Mr. G. w. Smith, as teacher Of Arlingttn
School.
1t was made 30 i'm ocraive law that all tho
teachers should sisn Contract to attend tho
normal sohools and telcdars lons.itutes when
lrsquested b7 the County Superintendent.
Trustee Bailey stated that the imyrovsments
:, 90 Arlington school house, c)lored, we're nearly
, ompleted. aud ready for desks; aud the Super.
iotendent was requested TO pu!oaaso a sufd-
cieDt number of i'm proved desks to seat seventy.
five uuDs.
There beiog 20 other business, the board adj
ljourned .utj .ct to the call of the Chairman.
II TIED TO TIE TRACK Willie Cantreu, the IL
year old con of the section superintendent on the
Indiana, Bloomington and Western railroad,
WAS sent to field Of Pekn. Wednesday After
noon for potatoes As he was on his way home