Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-01-06
LOCAL MATTERS.

ror this district fair weather, followed by ram
,;rbt TO fresh southerly winds
c,rv SCHOOL BoARD.-The Board met
~, niobt promptly at the hour, all its
Ia, bsrs being present except Messrs. Fen
dali, Smith and Strauss.
u1 S:ln,nerintendent Carne, from the Com nit.
80 on Scboolhouses and Furniture, report
ts S tho, 10 it had been found practicable to use
e eia firpiture for the new schools for chill,
S,a unable to get into the regular ones, and
u.e only stoves and teachers desks and
eba etc. had to be purchased.
MI A. Vincent, from the same committee,
.ortsd an offer of Mr.. ]. II. Kuehling, OF
tTpYt to place new lightning rods
W tbs Peabody building, now insutfciently
U-otected. ami the committee was author
p pa IN accept the proposal and have the
n nor,, dome He also stated that the water
.,angcments at the same building were SO
saf.o,iva that il would be economical to run
W. ninea uDder the cellar, which was or
t Sa,od n he done and an appropriation for
the purpose was made.
A. aodheater. from the Committee on
r;nance and Accounts, reported number
- hills IN which orders from the Clerk were
onnanded for some items only. The Board
1T frat decided to recommit all such bills,
bnt after sufficient explanations had been
Ivan bv the clerk and the committees con-
eesrned thew were passed as follows: Il. d.
stanton. changes in gas pipes at Peabody
hnilding 81 Is; NJ Ruben, chairs aud table
for Sealon building, 81 rs; Thomas Hoy,
STOVES repairs etc. S7SS5; Thomas Il.
Monroe. painting and glazing, S1504 VIM.
Vincent, work at Peabody building,
supt Carne reported that he had found
twebty.four coored boys of LIST grade on the
reserye list and had directed the Principal.
IN send for them Only eleven had respond
cd and they, with two boys OF higher grade,
subsequently admitted. had heen organized
"a Saowdea School, No. Z. Twenty. i've
girls had heeu taken from the first grade OF
HaIlowel school, which was by FAR too full,
and organized as Hailoweil School, No. 8,
both schools being placed in charge OF Misc
Matte E. Brewer, who was teacher OIL
very little experience, but seemed to possess
good teaching powers ard TO be anxious TO
learn her new duties Both were halt day
schools. one at Seaton, the other at Lee
bndinr He had alse examined Miss Ada
V. Crurup. elsc;eh substitute teacher and
owen her a third grade certificate. There
were no white children on the reserve ''st
and therefore nobody for her to teach, end
~ there were only four days and half lost
bv ali the white teachers in the first ioar
months. her salary, il she did nothing else
hut substitute. would be upwards Of so
dsy if no more than the average absence 81
teachers occurred, while 10 put in an lack
pereuce1 substitute for u day nT hall day
when teacher was sick, would b far worse
than to close it. He presumed that the
Board did not desire this and therefore,
suggested that substitutes, cot otherwise
employed, be required to 60 every DAY TO
auch school as the Superintendent should
direct. and learn the method Of teaching.
Mr. w. +. Carne said that he had long
been DESTROYS Of introducing the study OF
vocal musioiul the white as had been done
in the colored schools. and as Miss Crump
was Il competent teacher, he understood, OF
vocal music, he moved that the Superir-
tendent be directed. in addition to her st
tendance at the different schools TO learn
the methods Of teaching, to have her organ
iye classes of vocal music in each school, if
practicable.
Superintendent Carne said he gladly sec
onded the motion, as he thought the NJ
raugement an admirable one, and il wac
unanimously adopted.
On motion of supt. Carne the Clerk was
authorized to grant new permits to Taiker
Tate, dropped for truancy from Snowden
school, but now promising amendment, and
to - Taylor. withdrawn from Washing
ton school for good cause and wishing now
10 return.
Some amusement was afforded by the
mention of an application sent to the Clerk
for the janitorship of Washington school
when vacancy should occur. Supt Carne
objected to its being received, saying that
the wife of the person had called on him
twice on the subject and pressed her claims,
and that he drought it rather premature to
be specializing on the death of au old lady
who might live come years yet.
At SIS the Board adjourned.