Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-14
ALEXANDRIA COUNTY.

The annual meeting of the county school
board was held on Wednesday, the Eth
instant, at the county court house. Super
intendent OF Schools James f. Clements
presided, and Trustees John Robertson. E.
t. Sisson and George w. Salisbury of JEFF
ferson district. A. p. Douglas, Harvey
Bailey and George w. Veitch of Arlington
district. FL. c. Febrey and s. NJ Dodd of
Washington district, Clerk H. H. Young
and County Treasurer W. c. Wibirt were
present The clerks of the district school
boards submitted their accounts for the last
hscal year, which were compared with the
treasurer's books, found correct. passed
and copy thereof filed with the superin-
tendent- In opening :he session of the
board the superintendent complimented the
trustees upon the good condition of the
schools in the county, and said that three
fine brick school houses, suita BILE for graded
SCHOOLS, two for white and one for colored
pupils, had been constructed during the last
year, and that because of the rapid increase
IN the population of the county greater
school facilitieE buildings suitable for
graded schoois) were becoming more and
more a necessity every year. He said that
petitions had been sent and many requests
made for building new school house at
Cariln Springs. one at st. Elmo and Del
Ray for white children and one near Ar
lington for colored children. These requests
he would lay before the board and recon-
mend the construction Of these buildings as
soon as the school funds of the county
would permit. The superintendent an
nounced that the entire white schools of
the county would be brought into competi-
ton at the end If this scholastic year for
three prizes-one for excellence in general
studies, one TO- photography and one for
the best essay on a given sutherland that
the colored schools would be awarded prizes
in similar manner.
The board then proceeded to business and
Cd tel Incl
and guardians the necessity of prompt and
regular attendance of their children and
wards upon the daily sessions of the
schools, and that the superinten of
schools and the county treasurer confer
with the board of supervisors of the county
at Its next meeting as to the apportionment
OF the delinquent taxes that may be due
each school district of the county and re-
port the result to the next meeting of this
board" 1t was decided to open the schools
On the nth instant.
"A petition asking the appointing Of
Miss Daisy Spicer as teacher of Columbia
school was referred to the Arlington dis
trict school board, that board having en-
tire jurisdiction as to the election of the
teacher for that school.
A petition was received asking the board
to adopt the same kind of text books as
those used in the city of Washington, so
that children leaving the county schools
could. without further preparation, enter
the high schools of the District of Column
bia. The board decided that for want of
jurisdiction 1t could only order that the
petition be filed, as the county school board
has no power to change the text books
adopted by the state board of education at
Richmond for use in the public schools of
the state.
The superintendent was authorized to
draw a form for the monthly reports of
teachers to the parents, showing the
monthly attendance and progress OF pupils
to be printed and furnished each teacher
similar to those ROW in Use in Alexandria
city.
The board then adjourned to meet sub
ject to the call of the superintendent Of
schools.