Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-06-03
,.uooI BoARD.-At the monthly

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s.i ;r westerly tonight; probably fair and
soIer sunday.
,.uoo,. BoARD.-At the monthly
s .;nC, Of the City School Board last
NET e. can't II. Bryant presided in the
Hlsn' ,o ~" Of the chairman and eight OF
ai=t 1--we trustees were present.
ill ,, Vine" Vincent. from the committee on
W, houses and furniture, repor ed
;.DoO' the cost of putting the name of
il. a' ,D[ school on that building in
N W., .t,ers exceeded the appropriation
q: .Dls ' for that purpose by SO, and ask,
pa'. sor IN additional appropriation OF
,s.- 81 sum which was granted.
i'3 ab 80 superintendent gave notice that
li. .orI5 close the colored schools
sss,wden, boys, and Hollowell; girls,
'ao wv nirht of June 30th, and Wash
Oh . 'n' school, white boys, on the morn
il5'o lime 18th, and Lee School, white
" " on MI the morning of the Both. lie
ss ..,od II that the colored schools would
:.. ~ 'beir closing exercises at public
a a,r and would include a cantata, and
l ll.n."5ed an invitation to the members
e? :.Sa hoard to attend the exercises.
o. III, clerk was instructed to have pre-
IN The memorial medal and the GER
ll,.@ y. Of distinction to BE- awarded to
li-'% ',niIs at the closing exercises:
'AT Fc COMMUNICATION from Prof. z. L..
, : stating that the course of Ger
sa r which he had taught in the schools
l' nN close on the Goth and Dist inst,
poI'r -eonesting the board to appoint
a .ln. once one capable ofjudging of the pre-
r... . Of his classes TO be present On
: ,,' DAYS and assist in the examina-
. ..,s, was received and the Superin-
. .n5ent was requested to extend invi-
. .,- 10 suitable persons to attend the
/ elaminations' -
,ss M.laws governing the salaries of
, ,- 50 as to make section 8 of ar
4 III, q read as follows
"a principal or vice principal shall
IL entitled TO increase Of salary unless
' abe shall have been rated at SO per
q, fine ,ast preceding examination
assistant. unless he or she shall have
I.n rated at 10 per cent. ; nor shall
assistant who has not made at least
4 S y, cent at his or her last examina-
4 fan receive more than $3.50 a year.
~ exclamation OF his amendment
1 sm. carnc said that it was intended
! mr,fc one or both Of two purposes.
4 btbc earlier days of the school system
I ,arhcrs of high Grade were not as east
4 obtainablc as now, and IS per cent.
4 1,s GOOD average in examinations !;
I ~w almost two-thirds of the teachers
I made 90 per cent. yet the promised
Increase Of salary for some OF these was
j stopped last year because teachers who
j had made IS per cent. once and then
j hIlen back into the cos zone at least OF
a yhom was getting $500, while better
4 sachcrs got but halfofiOstood on a foo.-
! ,y with them. The adoption of the
4 lreudmcnt would either save money
4 hrihe promised increase to the more
4 Competent and industrious teachers, or
q aiie The careless and slcthful to APP
Ill., themselves diligently to study and
i ecomo better qualified for their posi-
4 tens.
q Mr.. Sweeney had no objection to the
Z incndmcnt, but thought the notice too
A5rr He moved to amend the pro-
Il Used amendment by postponingits OPP
tation until September 1898. lie
q JARED that if this were not done some
q Tie teachers whose salaries were re-
q hccl would refuse to serve and new
aes altogether inexperienced would
veto be chosen to the injury Of the
# STOOLS. Teachers who made 30 pei
ant. and who, he understood, could
81 be rc-cxamined for five years, might
hn up 10 that standard too and then
allack as well as those who made "a
hUnt.
a NJ. Vincent said he would gladly
s Hefor the amendment. He knew about
AGeihirds of the teachers and had seen
,nething of their teaching, and he
8Aught there were two or three with
whose services the board could well dis
Fasc.
M. W. +. Carne strongly supported
amendment. The City Council, he
4l, had with difficulty given rs the
additional $1,000 necessary for the
aeOmised increase of salaries. and VIC
Teiitto the city to make the very
ei Use of it possible. We must get
ILL., best teachers we could with the
mans at our command; if those VIC
4yc would not work their way TO the
ifoat, they must yield to others who
sould. We had some of the finest
teachers to be found anywhere; we
Einicd all to be SO if we could effect it
.le trustees must not judge the cduca-
.oa ofthc present day by the manner
y which they had been educated. The
ny was past when the knowledge O
q ne things taught in q certain grade fit
'viaperSon to teach that grade. In
HcH grade the teacher should be one
'oo could teach any grade.
Snp.. Carne explained his system O
s9i;aing teachers. He put, ifpossible
ae best at the bottom and the top, fill
q ls!1 with the more Indifferent. If he
81 qua get all to attend schools of meth
~ IN vacation, read educational litera
iig constantly and try to improve
~lsfcn would come to the upper
,aleS as well prepared for the upper
: 9ey now come out of the primary
nu Iic progress would be much great
= lie had no fear-no hope, rather
~a;2Flke. He wished some teacher:
guIl strike, but there was no suci
g a luck. He could easily fill ali va
~, ~; Sweeney's amendment was los
VI ~ mat of the Superintendent WIS car
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