Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1892-12-02


CITY SCHOOL BoARD.-At the month
IL meeting Of the City School Board
is, NIGHT there were present MessrS.
Iitcheson. BRYANT, Carne, Chapman.
Harrison. Marbury, Mankiu, Sweeney,
Thompson. Vincent and Supt Kemper.
The chairman being absent Mr.. Mar
bury was elected chairman, pro TEN.
Dir. Ajtcheson, from the committee
ON schoolhouses ant furniture, reported
that though the outbuildings atPeabody
school were in bad condition they were
mo-, in u dangerous condition and that
the committee thought it best to wait
fll vacation before renewing them. The
report was adopted.
MIR. Vincent. from the same commit
,z, reported that all of the 400 new
d,.-5s recently ordered had been re-
ICED and that 300 of them had been
,.Iared in Peabody and 100 in The Acad-
envy building sad that a corresponding
number Of old desks had been taken out
81 those buildings. : He recommended
that 100 more new deats be ordered.
Gapt. BRYANT asked how much cash
us on hand. He favored new desks
the board could afford them but
suew that pay day would soon come.
Supt. Kemper favored The purchase
ornew desks especially as the board
would be given time in which TO pay
far them. He thought that if 100 more
l5-ks were bought noy the best Of the
I'D ones now IN use in the white schools
eop]d he given TO the coiored schools.
on motion of Mr.. Carne 100 pew
ae,ks were ordered.
capt. Bryant, from the committee on
crmplainls and grievances, reported
,.atfbe charges brought by Mr.. J. G..
Cactev against the teacher OF Washing
TON school. No. ,. Of ill-.reatment of
li- son. had been investigated and that
fh,.eyidcnce was not sufficient 10 sup
port The charges. The report was
adopted.
S4perintenGent Kempcr then ex-
pressed his gratitude at having been APP
pointed to the position of Superinten-
Dent and the pleasure he felt ut again
brcoming associated with the board OF
which he had once been Il member.
lie said he hoped that his influence
with the board and his management OF
t.Iesthools would be one-halt as sue
cr--ti! rs had been Mr.. Carne's. and
promised to devote ali the time and Ell
ergy possible to keep up the efficiency
If the schools.
A communication from Miss Mimi
ralode complaining Of the room now
occinjied bv the art school and asking
for Observation-Disclosures was received
and referred to the committee on school
houses and furniture.
A communication from Miss \. NJ.
Davis asking to be elected substitute
teacher was received and referred to
the Superintendent
4 communication from Mrs. Charles
Evans complaining of the i'll treatment
OF her son by teacher of Washington
school was referred TO the committee
ON complaints and grievances.
The superintendent having brought
thc subject OF text books to the attcn-
ton of the board the matter was re-
ferred 10 the committee on studies and
decipliue. with direction TO report 10
the board which text books were now
in use and the date of their adoption.
The Christmas holiday for the schools
WIS fixed from the evening OF Thurs
day the 22d, to the morning of Jan: ;.
The committee on studies and dis
s.iplne reported it inadvisable to make
any change in the school hours and the
report WAS adopted.
The Superintendent was requested
20 rcport to the board the number Of
pupils Of The schools vino are now tax
Inc German lessons from Prof. Scharf.
I'ER.oNAL.-The Richmond CORE
@pon lent oftbc Petersburg APpeai says:
-rner, are very few people in Virginia
.,ven >uown and generally esteemed
us Mr. J. : Barbour Thompson, super
intendent Of the Richmond division OF
Inc Richmond and Danville Railroad.
II. has been stationed here only since
the first OF October, bat comingto Rich
moud knowing hundreds OF our repre-
sentative citizens, he felt 1T home from
,he start. Being nephew of The late
senator Barbour, and railroad and
,ali,jrtl protege Of that distinguished
}r,inian. Mr.. Thompson had oppor-
truifjes that few Young men have en-
loved. and vet if he had never had any
especial advantages he would have
worked 10 the front on his merits. Tie
was PAGE in the House of Delegates
iust about twenty years ago. lie was
popular rs a boy and all the politicians
about the capitol of that day remember
him with singular affection. III
Thompson entered the railroad service
OF the Virginia Midland railroad seve-
gal wears AGO and has risen step by step
until he now occupies one of the most
responsible positions in the Richmond
and Danville system. Never candl,
date for Office. believe, he is one OF
the best posted men OH Virginia and
national politics in this part of the
world. and is known personally well TO
more politicians in Virginia than any
one | know Of, with the exception OF
senator Daniel. Chairman Gordon, j.
Taylor Ellyson, Fitzhugh Lee and may
be one or TWO other old stagers. Dur
inc his recent severe indispositon
scores fpeople Of various sections OF
the State have called to inquire after
him and leave messages of sympathy.
This fact of itself attested very decided
7v the popularity Of the man. Mr..
Thompson married the daughter OF
Auditor MGrye, and there is no more
accomplish or highly esteemed lady
in Virginia.
Mrs. ]. s. Gardner wife of the Rev.
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