Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-02-03
LOCAL MATTERS.

LOCAL MATTERS,
district fair weather followed by light
~, s., urda, slight chsugts IN temperature,
,..g.to le-b winds shifting 20 noftheaSteriy'
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100 -cgooI. BOARD By Clint of drum
member. 4 quorum of the School
u o,,.is ny 1T Mcssrs. Aitcbeson, Bry
~ C.tne, Leadbeater, Maukin, Mar
AMI Vincent, wes obtained ahout a
,...ri,u. last uight, aud. The chair
q'' iIC K y5uoRd, lIr. Marhugy was
c...lll.au pro TEN. ana TIC minutes
", ~ ylaa.f.. ftom the committee on
au aud iurpiture, reported That
;,r .pe- 3 tie Peabody building had
..,nreh !laeed anGer he cellar ard
, ''e, repaired, and that tiadirg the
a.o..tnera rotied out, he hsd, after consul
,,.th ,rv,fni ether tIusie os, had the
l1.'o. t,sen n aua car ed Oft, considering
d,,,4fnu. 10 hen III. Theteport was
'' NJ. I.,lr,.ter. f5on The committee on
..,...f..l accounts, E, ported the following
,,..il.e..c.lf,c. aud hey were ordered 10 be
;l ~. WIN. gan : Sons, burying and
tra.air,ry water pipes, $40 10; Michael a.
uaaa,shsp veu;iisIcrs for Academy build
10 "a Il Wll'. call bells for different
,oSoo's \ 80; ) F Dyson, crsyoDs, sl2
III, rua,fniel d5nt of schoos called the
..'s,.ian of,be Buald 10 The new conditions
'.f.rfye 10 substitutes and asked what was
'ahs dole when teacbers were sick, or ex-
o,.si f.r other good reasons, and the paid
substitute filed their places. After some
oaoy.r.at,onal debate, the following reso.
In,iop offered by Mr.. VIM. 7. Carue. was
unanimously adopted. viz;
p,o.f TAa when teachers shall be absent
s,,n tbsjr -ch5oIs in consequence OF illness, or
ain in tHeir families the difference between
,tair ..,sri,s qua that OF the substitute shall be
3t5.p bus that N all other cases, no salary
b. allowed during absence,
The superintendent also said that there
vs. TO be meeting Of State and city super
ioteodeuls ia Washington on the 10. h, 10th
eodl7.h. at which some of the most emf
-ptteschers in the country would speak
and many interesting matters would be dis
cgs,sd which would instruct teachers.
Same of ours desired to attend, and ne asked
leave to permit them 10 close their schools
on cue or more afternoons for that purpose
The leave was granted.
Nr. Vincent said that the carpet in the
SUPPLEMENTARY. Office WAS very old and
was worn CUT and shabby, and moved that
the committee on schoOlhousCs and furni-
turs be su borzed to replace il, as the room
was used for the reception ofs!raugers. The
motion was agreed to without debate.
Mr.. aeadbeater asked the state of the
awwith reference to single sessions on rainy
DAYS
sup Carne explained that authority had
been given him by be Board to held the
children over uulil , p. M. and then dis
miss, When lhe-lHie Of the weather made it,
in his Judgment, necessary. As j! was fre-
oueutly too bad for girls 10 90 home and re-
turu be mad sutnoriZ-G Tie principal OF Ice
School to exercise bis power in the matter,
reporting her sCloC 10 him afterwards; nut
rs boys would q cut into The snow end rain,
he thought itiriudiCious to give them the
whole afiernoOu to DO So If there were
any delicate ones who might he injured by
returning, their parents could keep them
a. home aud he thought all the teachers
except perhaps ;he one who was constantly
complaining, would readily accept excuses
NOdoubt, most ef the female teachers would
prefer oue i'm all tie lime, as Ii
would give em more leisure and
time at their homes, hut none had
kept pressing Id ; matter bui the one. His
administration had b4en conducted, aud
would c,niuUe 70 bo conducted, on the
theory thai the welfare OF the children, not
the convenience Of ihe teachers, was to be
consulted. TIE regulation cf the school
hours belonged to the board and 10 him and he
should be in no wise offended if the authoii
ty delegated to bin should be withdrawn,
bur while it was so delegated, he must con
Iloue to exercise it TO the hestof his iuag
Beut, not to suit particular teachers Tie
power might I've vested ia the several teach
els, but he was sure that method would
Noduce confusion aud complaint, or It
might he given to the principals
Mr.. Leadbeater said he bad no detention
ofpaking motion on the subject he hat.
! merely asked the question because he had
been requested to do so. The board ad
burned at 9 O'Clock