Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-09-02
ALEXANDRIA.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

I
President F. l. Smith presided at a called
meeting Of the city school board lsst night and
! every member of the board was present. After
! the reference of a bill by Janitor Fontaine for
! extra services the superintendent Of schools re-
ported TO the board that the entries of both
branches of the white schools already exceeded
| the accommodations. There have been 627 Der
mits issued for the white boys schools and
/ Principal Ficklin reported COZ entries in Wash
I ington, boys school, whose eleven rooms would
/ accommodate only $50 pupils, and Principal
/ Yates reported an excess of 63 entries in Lee,
! girls school. He said the Peabody building
had an unused room which could be occupied
/ for girls school. but there was absolutely
/ no rooms in the Washington buildings except
tine basement where the furnaces and fuel were
kept. 1t was stated these Easements were very
much too damp for school purposes and the
superintendent was then directed to extend the
halliday system TO the second grade SO that
each teacher may have a double school, fifty in
the morning and fifty IN The afternoon, but 10
, discontinue the halliday system soon as it
shall be possible to get additional room. He
was directed also to open an additional girls
school at the Peabody building and
Miss NJ. Kroes Ficklin unani-
Taylor being unanimously elected substitute.
Janitors Penn and Jefferson of the white
schools and Fontaine of the coiored schools
were reelected and it ordered that Jauitor
Brown of the colOred schools be employed until
further orders H. f. Thornton, H. A. White
and Il. B. Thompson were chosen substitute
teachers of colOred schools, and after appoint
ing committee TO negotiate for the Columbus
street court house for school purposes the board
adjourned.
MOVEMENT FOR NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
For twenty years past the city school board
has made intermittent attempts to secure the
conversion of the court house on Columbus
street into public school building. and the
present pressure OF pupils on the too limited
facilities of the public schools has caused a
further movement in that direction. Last
night Mr.. s. L. Smith. president OF the school
board, and trustees Samuel A. NAPKINS, W. II.
Marbury, Henry Strauss and Vim. J. CarEe
were appointed a committee to negotiate with
the county supervisors on the subject. The
property is held BY the city and the
county jointly, and some time ago the city
council, by resolution, gave its interest in the
court house TO the school board and before the
purchase Of the Peabody building plans were
made to convert the court house into school
building. but the scheme not carried out
aid for many Years the court house has been in
the possession of the county officials, who 1t is
said, are now anxious 10 sell out their share and
bulld q new court house at Arlington. Eego-
uai1Onh viii be resumed OF this basis. The Old
court house was built by Congress while Alex
andrla was Iurt Of tie District Of Columbia
huu al TtlfOceShlDn was conveyed 70 TIC gov
ercor OF Virginia and his successors 'lor the
use of the county and corporation OF Alexan-
dria forever" The corporation has now
court house.
ATTEMPT AT BURGLARY Ell DAYLIGHT.
4 belated burglar, who attempted about 4:45
this morning TO enter the house of Conductor
Todd on King street adjoining the corner Of
Columbus street. was driven off by the pistol of
the lady of the house. whose husband was alb
sent. King street was amid its early stir, mar
set wagons had passed and early riscrs were
abroad. when the sho.s from an upper window
and cries OF "Police" awoke attention. Mr..
Lenuei Robey passing with basket of
bread on the opposite side Of the street. Young
Mr.. Hawkins was just about to leave his home
for the railroad depot, when the burglar made
an attempt to enter the house with
false keys. He was somewhat sheltered from
observation by two projecting windows,
but the noise awoke Mrs. Todd. who gave the
burglar the contents of four barrels of revolt
yer. She described him as a tall man with q
s!ouch hat. He quickly vanished around the
corner of Columbus street, and the lady had
two shots in reserve If he repeated his visit, but
the belated burglar escaped.
NOTES.
The virginia legislature has made Labor day,
September 8. holiday, and the Alexandria
banks will be closed according TO law. No
banking labor will he done on thas dav.
The funeral of the late Alfred kidvell took
place this afternoon from the Washington
Street Baptist Church and was attended by
many friends.
A meeting in aid Of the colored industrial
fair was held at the Third Baptist Church last
night
The democratic central committee Of the
city viii in few days open headquarters for
the campaign.
A chain gang tramp escaped yesterday and
hid in the new sewer on Royal street between
tribbon and Wilkes. He was seen there. but a.
no one cared to go in and arrest him he WAS
allowed TO go. He probably went out into the
marsh at the south end of the sewer.