Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-01-26
CITY SCHOOL BORAD.

The Board met promptly at the hour last
night, present: Townshend D. FendalI,
ESQ. acting as chairman VIM. +. Carne,
esq, Superintendent of Schools, and Messrs.
Beach, r. L. Carne, Herbert, Leadoeater,
Mankiu, Marbury, Strauss, thompson ana
Vincent.
The terms of the officers having expired,
Hon. Charles 4. Stuart was unanimously re-
elected Chairman, and Mr.. Hubert Snowden,
clerk The minutes of the last meeting
we're then read ard approved.
The unfinished business, being the resolu-
t;oo changing the afternoon school hours OF
the while schools to ! p. III. was, en- motion
,nt Su,ari, tendent Carne, again postponed
mi; the NEXT meeting, after statement
from Mr.. Nsnk;n that he thought the peo-
nile Of the First ward opposed 1t on &c
rount of the shortuess of the dinner recess.
Mr.. Marbury, from the comm'tle on RI
nance and Accounts, reported as correct the
following bills, which were ordered TO be
Maid viz. Odorless Excavating Co., s., &C
count of Washington building r. NJ. "ea'
-, 'en. repairs to locks. 81 10; JOS higgins, new
q, igot, Peabody building. y 20; GAZETTE
oH; e. advertising, 81 L. {. Acton, CLOCKS
anG o Il bells, s4N5; Peake & Nails, E!ne
and ma lis, $500, and Il. Nlid'' can oe'''
$3.50. .,.,.,,,,., i, RI. i'm.
proyemenr of the Lee bulie'hS' anu wv
i.lerL ra.d -. communication from Inc con
tractor George Bryant, reque7,inS an y"
vance to purchase material, WHICH NC WIS
',"thor;ze,, to make ut his discretion.
On motion of the Superintendent, S1.'o
uas ennronrin led in favor of the Library
END Of Lee School to replace that amount
drown from il for the purchase OF penmah-
shin chart Misses Stoutenburg ana Nete't
wera relieved from loss of pay fur time io''
hy s;cL moss and Mr. Greenwich Tor slmllAr
losa on account tdeatll infamiiy SLOW or as
much as NAV be needed was appropriated u
navtwo-thrds Of subscription TO schoo' jour
nails the other third to be paid by teachers
he was authorized to rent from II. w; avery
. yard for the school at the Friendship En-
cine House at 81 month; to purchase
GOOD clock for Lee building, and 10 organ.
ize a new division of Snowdcn Scnool an"
employ Rozier D. Lyles. as substitute teacl'
er therefor, at $40 month, with appoinI,.
ment as regular teacher should ms "o'h
be approved. .,;, fro,,
The Clerk read communication rom
NJrs Constance Seaton Delaney, teacher Of
UaIlou-ell school, No. /, asking an increase
.ofSalary to $40 a month which her preoe
.cessor refused, and Mr.. Strauss moved &c
grant it, , ,,o o,;o,
Mr., r. l.. Carne oppressed the motion.
The salaries were now fixed by law ana II
would be both illegal and inexpedlent 10 IN
crease particular salaries. The Board coula
# il pleased change the bylaw, but thei
the CRYING evil which it had been made lc
prevent would again arise; the most peru
nacious would have their salaries raiset
without regard to merit the more recurring
would have to do as at present; our sam
,ries are small in Alexandria, because 'ns
,citv il poor; convince him that we can al
snrd to raise them and he would be oeh1n'
no man in voting to do so, but he would con
';nue to insist that teachers should be pal.
|. >rding to their qualifications ana eSperl
acc- -ot according TO the DIVISIONS Tue.
ence -igned to teach -,
my be ass oe, then, by request, stated en
Supt. Cal, '~b teachers are palh, ana ~
basis upon WIN. 'thdrawn his mo'on, I'LL
Strauss having ". &c the Com mlttees
letter was referee. rad Finance and Ac
Studies and Discipline whether chang
counts, jointly, to report hers and all ~
in the method of paying tea, "sble.. ;,
crease of their salaries is practI ><Dses a
On motion Of Il. L.Carne, Vel o2oll
gebras were adopted for use in the Hsf
schools of the city, and at $40 the B.
adjourned.
"REMINISCENCES Alexandria cores
pondent of the Washington Star in writing
about the proposed Twenty-Second of Feb