Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-08-17

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b ...,trsme heat, in Peabody Hall, instead
lawn room. Judge Stuart presided and
L ,r,Ba trustees were present except Col.
I'LL, who is i'll absent from the city, and
p NJ; Vincent
81 ,i.ttoe approval OF the minutes of two
n III meetings, the chair announced that
81 bn.,Dess Tor which the meeting had
called WAS the election Of teachers
N. s"o, Came offered the following. which
GO. unanimously adopted
vc,.,.ss in the Judgment of this board, the
+ .o,;cs Of giving orders on salary, not yet due,
aa3s 10 r. feet discredit upon the school system,
barety declared that Its continuance on the
n.rtof any teacher VIII De- hereSiter' cohsaered
5ad cause for removal
Mr. Strauss moved that all the teachers
be reelected
tspdent had heard any grave objection 10
sny Of them.
r.ne much objection made to one coiored
.ascbsr bnt that charges against her had
.avpra times been Investigated by the board
snd dismissed as frivolous.
7, YEA. suggested by Mr.. w. F. Carne that
NJ strauss so modify his motion as to elect
,pbi,s and colored teachers separately,
which that gentleman did.
n, Lesdbealer asked if the Spperintend.
spr could give he relative standing OF all
the teachers now in office.
\ spot. Carne said he had not fully revised
E n. examination, owing to press OF work
,iocs the adjournment of the Peabody Nor
ma Institute. but there would Do very little
CHANGE aud that probably, to the credit of
tbe candidates. He then read the report Of
examinations Of all white teachers and can
dldaIes.
Several trustees said there were many
complaints concerning the teaching of one
OF the ladies'; one person declaring that he
had sent son TO her several years, and he
had learned nothing.
Supt. Carne replied that the lady in ques-
ton had filled higher position for many
years in very satisfactory manner, but
that when transferred to q lower grade, at
her own request, for reasons which he stat.
ed she hsd failed at first to maintain such
order as was desirable among the SMALLER
bows. His own opinion was that the Diff
culty lay in lack of strict discipline in
school or schools below, "a he did not see
how a teacher who had managed large boys
well, could fail to govern much smaller
oues.
Mr. Sweeney asked whether Mr.. Slrauss's
motion TO reelected the white teachers
would include Miss Abrand, the paid sub
sute.
Mr. Strauss said be so intended it, but as
the chair decided that it did not, he express
IL Included her in the motion, which was
then unanimously adopted.
Snpt. Carne then moved that Mics Nettie
j. Scharf be elected second substitute, Miss
Matte F. Mclean third aud Miss Cora Lse
Webster fourth, the order being that 10
which they had respectively passed the ex-
Summation, and suggested that. as vacancies
must be filed out Of the persons examined
Of the annual examination, the paid substl.
tute who stood highest, and then the three
teachers mentioned in their order be ap-
pointed to fill any vacancy which might
happen during the year
Mr. Strauss moved substitute making
Miss Webster second substitute.
Supt Carne protested against putting
young ladies' without special moral training
aud with lower examination records above
graduates OF normal schools.
A trustee asked whether the ladies men
Toned had asked for appoint ment.
Supt. Carne said they had not. but they
we're not obliged to serve because they were
elected
NJ. STauss'5 substitute was then rejected
snd the motion OF Supt. Carpe was carried.
Supt. Carne then read the examination
record OF the c0lored teachers and csndi-
dates, and all the present teachers were re-
elected, with the pfOyiso that if there should
he no employment for any OF them they Do
employed Is substitutes until there should
be- he also stated that some of the many
candidates had failed to bring him certifi-
Gates OF character and that others had failed
TO sign some OF their papers, so that he could
not Identify them, and that, therefore, he
would recommend no appointment of sub
stltute3 at present.
The Board then proceeded to elect JAM
tors, and B. T. Penn was chosen for Pea
body and Charles Brown for Seaton.
supt. Carue moved to postpone the cleo
ti9n OF jenitor for Lee as the teachers
there were very much dissatisfied with the
Incumbent and he thought from certain
statements they made that there might be
Gauss Of complaint.
Mr.. Sweeney thought the election had
te' PioCeeu duu tIeu Inc ledCutTS Cou:u
present. charges.
supt. Carne said the incumbent would re-
main until his successor should be elected
and there might be matters which would
prevent his reelection yet not justify his
removal.
trustee asked whether the janitor did
mol complain of the teachers.
he did.
~ Finally the election proceeded and VIM.
NsSett was re elected.
Washington School next came up.
enpt. Carne said the incumbent was q
Feeble old lady who could not manage the
furnaces of the new building and that one
d least Of the two ladies now teachers In the
academy building did not desire even her
temporary re-appointment. 1t was, how
ever decided to continue her until the new
OulIdlng should be occupied, aud the many
applications for the ianitorship of that build
'og were laid over unread.
Mr.. Leadbeater offered resolution di.
:ee'lng the committee on sohoolhouses and