Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-04-05


montblv meeting OF the City School
beard neld last night there were pres
ont col. +. L. Smith. chairman; Messrs.
,;tcheson. Mankin, Thompson, Strauss,
Grammar, Marbury, Harrison, Carne,
Sweeney, Vincent and Superintendent
Kemper.
letter from NJ. L.. Robinson, secre-
tary o. the colored training school, ask
inc for the loan of fifteen old desks for
the use of that school was received and
the committee on school houses and
furniture was directed to sell the
desks at price to be agreed upon by
that committee.
Two bills for supplies were ordered
TO be paid.
The clerk was directed to issue Sec
ond permits to Tom Hayes, Sam Robey
and Herman Scott, white, and George
Lee. colored, who had been withdrawn
from school, but who now wished to
re-enter.
The Superintendent stated that the
ianitor of Peabody building had been
called on during the past few months
to perform duties for various meetings
held in that building not connected
With the school, and for which he had
not been compensated, and on motion
of MIR. Strauss an extra allowance of
80 was made the janitor.
Mr.. Carne gave notice that at the
next meeting he would offer the follow
ing as bylaw:
Ordered, That whenever the board
shall grant the use Of Peabody Hall for
anv purpose, such order shall not take
effect until $3.50 shall first be paid to
the ianitor for his services.
The chairman, after calling upon
Mr.. Marbury to take the chair, said he
was absent at the last meeting when a
resolution offered by Mr.. Vincent, pro-
viding that no one not resident of
Alexandria should be elected a teacher
after the 30th Of June next. The
speakers object now was to have that
resolution rescinde1, and, should any
rule of that nature be subsequently
adopted, it be made to read mo person
not resident of the State of Virginia"
instead of mot a resident of Alexan-
dria" could be eligible for teacher.
He saw no good reason for the sweep
ing provisions of the resolution adopt
ed at the last meeting of the board,
and cited the case of Miss L. V. Walsh,
who lived but few miles outside the
city, in Fairfax county, who would be
compelled to resign or remove from
her family in order to hold her posi-
zion. The ruling was unjust, as this
lady had been a candidate on several
occasions for the position of teacher,
aud when finally elected she would a
few months later, by the terms of the
resolution, be legislated out of her
place. But it was not for her alone
that he desired the resembling of the
resolution. There were others who
would or might at some future time be
affected by it.
Mr.. Strauss moved the resembling OF
the resolution. Had he been present
at the last meeting he would have OPP
posed it, believing the movement to
be iupracticable. Suppose the board
should need teachers at any time and
be unable to find them in Alexandria,
wouldn't it be necessary to go else.
where for them? He concurred in all
Mr.. Smith had said regarding the sub
ject.
Mr.. Vincent said Miss Walsh's case
had been in his mind when he intro
duced the resolution, and he had hoped
some one would suggest a way IN
which she could escape its provisions.
lfany discrimination could be made IN
bar favor he wonld be clad.
Mr.. Carno suggested that persons
living within three miles of the city be
made eligible as teachers.
Mr.. Sweeney explained the position
he took when the resolution was before
the board. He favored it's terms and
had advocated a similar measure a few
wears ago. He, however, was ayerse
to the manner in which it was intro,
duced-i it being intended to accomplish
another purpose. He had voted Tor it
in order to be consistent. He favored
DIR. Smiths suggestion-to make resi-
dents of the State of Virginia eligible
as teachers.
A vote was finally taken and the res
oution was rescinded unanimously.
The chairman said he had examined
the State law and it provided that
school trustees could dispense with the
services of teachers at any time they
deemed proper.
The Superintendent stated that the
Board had given permission to the
Fairfax teachers to hold meeting at
Peabody building last February, but or
account of the bad weather they had
not met, and he now asked that they
be allowed the use of the hall for Apri
18th. the request was granted.
The Superintendent also stated thai
he had visited all the schools during the
past month and found them doing we'll
He had been compelled to employ Mis-!
wv Herbert as substitute teacher OF
several occasions and requested thai
permission be granted him tc so en-
plov her when occasion required. Th'
request was granted. The chairman
inquired if anything was to be dom
with the case of Miss Knoxville, o
would the board wait further action o
Miss Knoxville. After an Interchange
of views Mr.. Sweeney moved that tn
petition of Miss Knoxville, requesting
that she be permitted to appear befor
a committee of the board and make
statement, and, if necessary, produc'
witnesses, be granted, and that tn
board at the next meeting resolve ltsel
into a committee and investigate tn
matter. Mr.. Carrie offered the follow
ing as an amendment: And If TIL
board determines she has been withou
fault she shall be at once restored t!
her position in the school. The amend
ment was lost-ayes l, noes 10. MI