Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1894-11-02

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SCHOOL. BoARD.-At the monthly
,osa,ipo last risi,i Of the City Scho'
i m,ard there were present Messrs.
aitcbeson, Carne, Harrison, Mankin,
AIarbnry. Strauss, Sweeney, Thomp'
- 'an Vincent and the Superintendent.
~ the absence of the chairman Mr..
strauss presided.
Before any business had been trans
Tod the Superintendent introduced
Mss Graei, of Philadelphia, who ad
dressed the board on the subject OF
Kindergartens.
Superintendent Kemper expressed
the thanks of the board for the inter-
1s,ing address Miss Graef had deliver
~ and a vote of thanks was extended
Action on the subject of establishing
l.indergartens was postponed.
Mr. Vincent stated that he had re-
caived a communication from the prin-
cinal of Washington School stating that
one of the furnaces in that school build
inc was out of order and needed re-
nairs and the committee on school
houses and furniture was directed to
have the repairs made.
The finance committee reported in
reference to the resolution to increase
the pay of the principal Of Washington
school fromSl, 200 to 81 400 recommend
;nr that, in consequence of the financial
c3ndjtion of the board no increase be
made 10 salaries at this time. The re-
port was adopted.
Several bills for supplies, &c, were
ordered to be paid.
Mr.. Vincent stated that question
had arisen between the committee on
scboolhouses and furniture and the
isnitors in reference to the latters' du-
ties in cleaning stoves, pipes, &C., and
asked that the matter be decided by the
board and the board decided that it
was the duty of the janitor to clean the
stoves, pipes, &C., 10 their buildings.
The Superintendent stated that at
the last meeting he was directed to di.
vide the lowest grade of Hallowell
School into three divisions, by which
the smallest children attended school
only on alternate evenings. This had
been done for time, but that at the
suggestion of Principal Parker, of
Snowden School, the second grade of
Hallowell School had been divided into
two divisions. Now the two lowest
grades in Hallowell School were divid-
ed INTO two divisions each, making four
halliday schools, and by this division
all the children attended school daily.
The superintendent also reported that
there were now but few white children
awaiting admission to the schools.
The Superintendent called attention
TO the matter of vaccination. He said
the health officer had called on him in
reference to the matter, and he submit
ted the question to the board.
Mr.. Strauss said the health officer
had also spoken to him on the subject
Mr.. Vincent moved that all pupils il
the public schools be required to be-
vaccinated and that those who were
not able to pay be vaccinated at the
city's expense.
It was stated that the board could
not make the city pay the expense OF
vaccinatipg school children, and Mr.
Carne called the attention of the board
to the rules which provide that all APP
picants for admission to the schools
shall have been vaccinated.
SIr. Vincent then withdrew his mo-
ton and the board decided that no &C
ton on the subject was necessary at
this time.
The application of Miss Mary Payne
for o position as substitute teacher wa:
referred to the Superintendent.
Col. +. l.. Smith was then reelected
chairman and Mr.. Hubert Snowder
clerk of the board for the ensuing year