Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-21

WEATHER PRoBABnTTIEs.--Fo tn 8
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SCHOOL BeARD.-At called meet
ipg of the City School Board held last
s. night there were present: Messrs.
thompson, Aitcheson, Mankin, Mar.
hary, Carne, Harrison, Bryant, Swee-
nav. Vincent, and the superintendent.
4 In the absence of the chairman MIR.
q sweeney presided.
8 Mr. Vincent, from the committee on
4 s,bool houses and furniture, reported
q that the repairs to the various build
& iors were now completed, except a
q blackboard in Seaton building, the
& cloth for which had been ordered, the
wall at Peabody building had been re-
q naired and the whitewashing &c., fin.
& iRsbed. He presented several bills for
q tbe repair work which were ordered to
q be paid.
q The chair stated that the next bust
ness in order was the election TEACH
q ers.
q Mr.. Carne asked if all the teachers
i ct present employed had discharged
q their duties and the superintendent re-
q plied that they had. Mr.. Carne then
4 moved that the clerk be directed to
q c.st the vote of the Board for all those
81 VINO were employed as teachers at the
q close of the last session.
q Mr.. Vincent said that one OF the
d teachers had been virtually suspended
during last session and that another
lived outside the limits prescribed
BY the rules, so that her election
would be contrary to the rules of the
board.
Mr.. Bryant moved, as substitute for
Mr. Carne's motion, that the teachers
Of the different schools be elected in
regular order. Carried.
Applications for positions as teach
ers were then read es follows: A. A.
Lott, r. B. Thompson, W. ". Jackson,
Eva L. Stokes, Rose w. Holland, Eva
V. Evans and Edith T. Madden, all
colored. 1t was stated that Miss Mary
Payne was also an applicant for posi-
ton as teacher in the white schools.
the Superintendent spoke in compli-
mentary terms of the teachers
meetings which were gotten up last
year by Mr.. w. 81. Greenwich and said
he believed the teachers were much
benefited by the meetings, which was
shown by the recent examinations. He
said Miss Virginia Roxbury had made
20 ner cant. at her examination, which
entitled her to second grade certifi-
cate and he believed the teachers
meeting, aided her in her examination.
The election of teachers was then
begun with Washington school, and
all the present teachers in that school
except for school No. 6 were reelected
as follows: T. n. Ficklin, principal !;
w. Fl. Greenwell, Fannie A. Wilson.
N. Angela Nevett, Anna N. Summers,
Cora L. Webster, s. Annie Schofield,
Virginia Ro1bury, Alice E. Thomas
and Alberta V. Sisson.
Mr.. Vincent then nominated Capt.
". n. Sweeney for teacher in Wash
ington school and presented letter
from Rev. R. l.. Carne recommending
Capt. Sweeney. Miss Mary Finch, who
taught school No. 6 during the last half
of the last session, and Miss Atha Swain
were also placed in nomination as teach
ers of school No. 6.
After some debate as to whether
Capt. Sweeney would accept a position
as teacher at the minimum salary, $3.50,
Mr.. Vincent moved that Capt. Sweeney
be elected and that he be paid the
maximum salary, $500, but subsequent
" withdrew his motion.
A vote was then taken for teacher of
school No. and Miss Finch received s
votes and Miss Swain 1-Mr. Mankin.
The election of teachers for Lee
School was then taken up and all the
teachers for that school, except for
school No. 5, were reelected as follows:
Mrs. Sallie Mcdaniel, principal; and
Misses V. Ada Grigg, Rubie Broadus,
Mary T. Walsh, NJ. ]. K. Ficklin, T. V.
Walsh, Nettie II. Francis, Oreon Bruce
and Maggie w. Price.
Miss Mamie M. Davis, who had
taught school No. during the latter
part of last session, was then elected
teacher of that school.
Capt. w. 81. Sweeney and Misses
Ivy V. Hurdle, Fannie B. Smith, Atha
Swain, Marian Witbsck and Mary
Payne were elected substitute teachers
for the white schools.
The next election was for teachers of
Snowden school. The Superintendent
said that in school No. 2, taught by w.
II. Madella, the discipline had not been
as good as it might have been but that
the teacher, whose ability was unques-
toned, had promised that good order
should be maintained in the future.
All the teachers we're then reelected
as follows: ]. F. Parker, principal !;
w. II. Madella, P. II. Lumpkins, N.
B. Pinn, R. A. Diggs and R. D. Lyles.
r. B. Thompson, w. w. Jackson, G..
L. Seaton. w. ]. Buckner and A. A.
Lott were elected substitute teachers
for Snowden School.
Hallowell School was then taken up
and the Superintendent said that &C.
cording to the rules of the board he
would not call the name of Louisa r.
Cabaniss, teacher of school No. /, as
she was resident of Washington.
Mr.. Thompson said that the teacher
had sighted her willingness to reside
IN Alexandria.
Mr.. Vincent said the rule on this sub.
Jeet had been passed some months since
and that although the teacher had had
time to change her residence she had
not done so.