Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-06-08

.ui,b ana Sweeney. In the absence of the
J.-t Superintendent Csrne was elected
s.,s pro tenn. aud read tbs minutes of the
1 h. meeting.
Tina chairman reportes; the purchase of
s .'Iot south of the Washington school lot
4 n'r Ness,.. Burke & Herbert, and the
a .,.c9tioa Of all the necessary papers
4 num ,er OF Eiiis reported as being cor
I ..al we're ordered 10 be paid.
4 u, Fendsli, from the COMMITTEES on
4 Lighthouses and furniture, reported plans
4 M proposals for hea ing the new building
sam A. Hubbard d Co, of Baltimore. two
4 .,stbotis Charles q. Bail & Son. and H /.
!,,,ory. of Washington, aud VIM. Cogan's
Inns. aud Thomas Hoy, of Alexandra. with
! .,ecommend.tion ofths last "a the cheapest
roe chairman and Mr. W. +. Carne both
! dressed themselves decidedly against the
,3ootion Of any plan which would involve
,cbsnge 10 the contract with Mr. Gib,on.
-operintendent Carne said, that as tie
r.ner would requira discussion and there
g.,a others upon which there would. proh-
.,y be no differences of opinion to be acted
r,oa he moved that further consGera ion
~ po.poDed until they should have been
1i.ojssd of which motion Was carried. He
,beo offered the following resc!n;Iocs, Whith
we're unanimous y adopted, viz:
Resolved, That tho Superintendent of Schools
~ and IS hereby authorized 20 close Washington
s,5oo Nos 8 aud 10, aud Lee School Nos. 3 aud
Tomorrow and reopen them on the l 18th day OF
Inv for Siug'e session each day of such length
=. he NAV think useful, model schools for The
Peabody Normal Institute
Resolved, That the several public schools of the
si;v except the divisions above named be closed
.. follows: Washington. June 18th Lee, June
9qtb Hsoweu ia 30tb; Snowden, July 1st.
Resolved That the Clerk be authorized to pre-
vide the usual cards of honor for the pupils re-
Dorted 20 be entitled to them, and that the super
ntendert procure the memorial medal.
Resolved That such sum a. may be necessary to
nav the slaries of substitute teachers and the
oense of Keeping the rooms occupied by schools
opened since the annual appropriation was made,
BE-, and is hereby, appropriated.
He then stated that By means of circu-
lar to county and city uperntendents he
had obtained the names OF l 400 teachers.
residing in 80 counties, west of the bay and
north of James River, and would probably
get in all 1000 or more. To each of those
he proposed sending circulars stating rates
Of board, ad antages Of attendance & and
be hoped to get from 800 to 500 of them to
sueud the Peabody Normal School, which
would be of consid -rable advantage To our
merchants. sc. He then offered the follow
ing resolution, which was unanimously
adopted, VIZ:
Resolved That the sun of of $50, or as much
thereof as may be necessary, be appropriate TO
pay for circulars aud postage thereon, for secur-
INK rs large attendance rs possible at the Pea
body Normal Institute about to be held here.
He also informed the board that the room
occupied by Washington School, No. l, had
be- n found too small and hot, and that he
had Deen about to recommend its removal,
when iufli med by Mr.. Paf that an adjoia
Ing one could be rented at low rate. He
therefore offered the following, which was,
Also agreed to without objection
Resolved That the committee on schoolhouses
snd furniture is hereby authorized to rent an adj
dltionsl room from Mr. A. B. Slaymaker for the
u.s. Of Washington School No. /.
o. thu application of teacher for remis-
sion of pay which she had forfeited for being
absent during the illness Of q member OF b r
fsmi =,
Mr. w F. Carue said that as the board had
made new reeu' alton affecting the salaries
Of teachers after their election, he would
move to suspend the operation OF the new
bylaw for the present session and pay the
teachers the sums forfeited bv necessary ab.
:cnce under it, which WAS unanimously
sgreed to.
TIE clerk laid before the board the ap-
piCation of Miss Nsttie G. Scharf, Of Acco
keej, Nd, for position in the schools,
which was received aud ordered on file.
Judge Stuart said that although in his
opinion his appointment 10 the bench did
hot preclude his coutiuusn nee in office as a
trustee, yet, as his great interest in the pub
lie schools and his desire to remain always
conected with Thorn might bias his mind on
the subject, he had submitted the question
TO an eminent lawyer, 10y whose decision he
should abide. He might not, therefore, at
lend another meeting, and he therefore de-
sired to return to the members of the board
his warmsst thanks for the uniform courtesy
and kindness towai de him during his men,
bsrshp o. lis raotion it was resolved
that this board will not change, in any par
tcular, the contract for building the new
Washington schoolhouse.
At the request OF Supt. Carne, Mr.. Bart
ht general agent for the Smead system of
hea'ipg al vent alton, was then allowed to
address the board ia explanation thereof,
aud when he concluded, the thanks of the
board were voted him and the board aG-
burned until to night, when the subject will
be finally disposed of.