Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1890-10-03

CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-The beard met
promptly at 7:30 O'Clock. Present: Col
F. l. Smith, Chairman, and Messrs bf, ah''
W. F. Carue, Harrison, Leadbeater' " m au-
kin, Marbury, Strauss, Sweeney, hnu
ceot, with the Superintendent OF scnoois.
The minutes having been read the super
,ntendeut announced the oeatn OF M'ee
Altrepd and offered the following winch
was unanimously adopted. w:
This board having heard with great re-
o.et m. encouragement OF the death OF MISS
l. zze AioraDd, for TWO years past teacher
in Warrington School, desires to record lis
testimony Of her signal ability In tbe
management OF boys and her answering
f,city to Der duty and TO express lis deep
svmpethy with her tfll cted mother ana
ssters
He then stated that Der place bad been
flied during her illness by Miss Arneli, out
that she had declined serving ef,er the 81
Of Octobe. and he had placed the schooi ID
charge of Miss KuoxvilIe, as fret substitute,
and that she had managed the scnooi wen
for the past two days. and ss she was toe
ONLY gecor grade teacher VINO Wcuiu d.
capt me place and stood highest OF tne suo },
eti, In exarnina:lon. ne recommeuueu
Csp,, Bfysnt inquired into the relative
standtpg Of Miss Knoxville and Miss Arne!i.
SUIT. Csrne gave from his record tne
attending of all the substitutes as follows: Miss
XoaxviiIe. 70 per cent: Miss Arneli, IS per
c.nI: Miss Walsh, 70 per cent M'ss ficklln,
~ me-, cent: Miss Thomas. 20 per cent; Miss
Cn,cbeater. 81 per cent. He also stated that
Misses Aruen aid KnoxViile bad taken
Ds,ns. both last year and this. to be in a.
most Consistent attendance ON the schools.
LEARNING the methods of teaching ap0 Dc
coming scqua!pted with the chiidren
GA motion the board proceeded to eleot au
assistant teacher for Washington school
whereupon Mr. Sweeney nominated M5s
E.telle V. Knoxville. and Capt Bryant nom
mated Mics Alice f. Thomas, both giving
tAelr rs asone for their nominations.
Mr. w. F. Carne said that If he consulted
ala uersonal preferences, he should vote for
Mas Thomas, whom be had known all his
lifs while he had not known Miss Knox
vie personally until few hours, but he
was sure the latter, having taken pains to
hsc, ma aoousiuLed with the children and
mstho6s you'd have no trouble in msEa2-
inc the school, v bile he thought the former,
who had reVer taught and did not know the
school. was likely to fail; be should, there
fore vote for Miss Knoxville. Ihe vote
stood r.,
For Miss Thomas: Messrs. Bryant Harr-
cor, Leadbester, Mankiu, Marbury, Strauss,
smith and Vincent-S
For Miss Knoxville Messrs. w. F. Carne
ana Sweeney. 49,,
So Misc Thomas was declared elected.
On motion of the superintendent two
stoves and clock were ordered for the Pea
body building, and the Clerk was author Esd
to grant second permits 10 two sons OF Sc m {.
Siesou. who bad Withdrawn them on his re-
moyal to Washington, but had returned.
Supt. Carne also stated that there was
large increase in the number OF pupils this
wear: that Miss Butler had been placed In
charge OF new division OF Lee school, and
that it WAS probable that more coioreo
schools would be needed.
The Board then adjourned.