Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1882-11-24

COUNTY SCHOOL BoARD.-At a meetino
of the County School Board of Alexandria
county held at the Court House, yesterday,
there were present w. a. Cave, suncrintcn-
dent; +. S. X. Decide, W. n. Febry, John
Slater. John Robertson, w. II. Hatch
Washington c. Rcevs and Benjamin Austin;
Trustees Harvey Bailey and +. \. Green
ough were absent sick
The Superintendent stated that the meet
iny was called forthe purpose ofrcorganiziny
the Board, and TO adopt from the State list
II uniform series oi text books to lie used in
The public schools Of the county, the books
10 remain in use not less than four wears
from the date Of their adoption and in
trodGclon.
Mr.. benjamin Austin then nominated Mr..
+. :. X. Dccblc, Of Washington District, AS
Vice President of the Board, and he was
unanimously elected.
Mr.. Washington G. Reeves of Arlington
District, was nominated for clerk but de
clincd and nominated Benjamin Austin,
paying him an earnest tribute for the many
acts done for the advancement Of the public
school, IF The county.
Mr.. Austin Was unanimously re. elected
Clerk OF Tie Board.
The Superintendent stated that in per-
sugMlcc of The directions Of the State Board
of Education, he had appointed an advisory
committee, who had met. examined and
recommended for the consideration of the
Board such text books rs in their Judge
mcnt would be best adapted to the wants of
the public schools of the county, and sub
mitted the written report of the committee,
which was read and laid over to give the
agents present, representing the various
,.,,lN1 y,
behalf OF their various text books: Van
Antwerp, Bragg n Co., being represented
by Mcssrs. Patton and Whiting: the Uni
vcrsity Publishing Co.. by Mr.. DtIca: A. S.
Barnes Il Co., hy Mr.. Brawner: ID. Apple
ton X Co., by Mr.. Soper
After the agents retired, Benjamin Austin
moved the adoption of SO much of the re-
port ofLhc committee as embraced >;tickncy's
Child look of Language, Lupton's Scientific
Agriculture, Spcncerian Copy Books, Webs
tcrs Dictionary, Mcliullcys Revised Primer
and readers. Harvvy's Revised Grammar,
The Eclectic History OF The United States,
The Eclectic Geography AMI to substitute
Davies and Peck 5 Arithmetic for Whites.
Washington Reeves moved TO strike out
the Eclectic Geography and insert in lieu
thereof Maury's, which was accepted, and
the report IS amended was then adoptcd
unanimously.
The attention of the Board was called to
the fact that arrangements had been made
for the children attending the public schools
of Washington to attend the Garfield Me
mortal Fair, at the Capitol, Friday, Dec. / :,
at reduced rates. The Superintendent was
instructed to ascertain if the children AT.
tending the public schools in Alexandria
county would be admitted on the same
terms, if so, to allow the teachers to close
the schools on that day for that purpose.
The Superintendent announced the fol-
lowing committees:
Finance and Accounts-W. c. Reeves, W.
II. Hatch, John Robertson, W. y. Fchry
and +. S. X. Decide
School Houses and Furniture -Jno. Slater.
b. Austin, Harvey Bailey, F.. 4. Grccnough
and f. S. X Decide
Books and Printing!. Austin, John
Robertson, w. c. Reeves, +. A. Grecnolgh
and II. Bailey
Complaints and Grievances :. X.
Decide, John Slater, w. II. Hatch, f. Bailey
and b. Austin.