Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-09-04

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UrATHER PRoBABIL1TIEs.-For this
- ar. cooler saturday morning north
s..y winds.
HI NJ CHANG will leave Wash,
" - ,o-morrow evening at 8 o'clock
.-7.' ..5,i.l train via the Electric Rail.
V-@ r Noun, Vernon. He will pass
.s.'rse This city at $50 o'clock and re-
,r-n abou, p,
.q3o. BoARD.-At the meetingofthe
49,, hool Board held last night, there
- 80 present. Col. F. l.. Smith, chair
re,N .essrs. Thompson, Aitcheson,
ya-5grv. chapman, barley, Bryant,
I'm. --' Harrison, Vincent, Sweeny ana
\. ,uperiniendent.
Mr. uceut reported that the COM
...,4..5a school houses and furniture
tsIra.len the buildings in fair order
ANN. next session, the painting &c.
a,yp. ueen finished.
The -aperjntendent and Mr.. Aitche-
I'M r-porteG that orders had been given
n necessary repairs to the fur
I'm, IN Washington building and that
.-.l reaairs would be made in time for
.1er Use.
Tr nance committee presented no
-sa5u a reference to obtaining more
nancy Ion the schools and the matter
~. continued till the next meeting.
tnauber of bills for supplies, re-
n3us were presented and the at
-.gr.oa the board being called to the
by.ru requiring all bills to be APP
r-9ytj by the finance committee such
a were referred TO that committee
with IRE request that report be made
taa, night.
Tae r.erk submitted the bids he had
received or furnishing fuel for the next
YEAR and the contracts were awarded TO
Ne--r-. w. \. Smoot Il Co. for furnish
ia. Clmberland coal and to Mr.. ]. r.
mm4man for furnishing stove and
MI coal and wood, they being the low
rs. 0id-rs.
!. aommunication from DR.. D. n.
Rust. requesting permission to send his
sou to the public school, stating that
while he resides in the county at pres.
IN, he is in business in this city and is
D city ak payer, was received.
a motion that the request be granted
was made and q substitute was offered
That the clerk be directed to send to
D-. Rust copy of the bylaw on the
sd. ect which provides how the child
-cu of non residents may be entered).
Tae substitute was adopted.
TIE finance committee reported on
.ae bills submitted TO them, APP
proving all but one, and deferring &C.
ou on that one until the next meeting.
The approved bills, amounting to S37S.-
q Tor repairs, supplies, &C., were order
Ell 10 be paid.
The election of teachers being next in
,rQrr communication from Miss Mary
'ayae Tor q position as teacher and one
rom Rosetta w. Holland for position
is substitute teacher were read.
The superintendent placed in nomi-
ation all the present teachers in the
White schools and they were elected as
ouows: Washington School-T. H.
1ickin, principal; w. II. Greenwell,
'annie A. Wilson, NJ. Angela hewitt,
Nuua \. Summers, w. II. Sweeney,
ora l.. Webster, S. Annie Schoheld,
Virginia RoXbury, Alice f. Thomas
md Alberta Y Sisson teachers.
Lee School, allie Mcdaniel, princi-
)al; Y Ada Grigg, Rubie l.. Broadus,
Nary T. Walsh, Mamie NJ. Davis,
Theresa Y. Walsh, Oreon Bruce, NJ. J.
<. Ficklin, Nettie H. Francis and
Maggie w. Price, teachers.
The following also nominated by the
were elected:
ubstitutes-Atha X. Swain, Julian
Smith, Fannie b. Smith, Pearl
Moore, Sophi r. Bowie and Mary
PAYNE.
The superintendent then placed in
all the present colored
eaehers and they were elected as fol-
ows
Snowden School,. f. Parker, prin-
'ipal, aud w. H. Madella, p. H. Lump
lins, r. B. Thompson, r. a. Diggs and
K. ID. Lyles.
acknowledgement E. Darnell,
principal, and Louisa r. Cabaniss, Bessie
K Spriggs, Sarah J. Derrick, Maggie A.
White aud Harriet +. Thornton, teach
-r- He also placed in nomination for
institute teachers in the colored
schools Geo. H. Seaton, Rosetta J.. Hill
lard. Susan b. Pinn and w. w. jack
SON and they were elected.
Ghc Superintendent stated that last
wear when the board was in need OF a
,cacher to fiji a vacancy they had found
q gentleman in every way qualified for
.Be position, who had agreed TO accept
.he salary which had been paid the
teacher whom be succeeded. This gen
.Ieman, Capt. w. H. Sweeney, had
.1me to the board as teacher of seven
or eight wears experience and he, the
,uperintendent, moved that his salary
be- liked at the maximum pay of teach
eys. 500, under the rules of the board.
The Superintendent motion was
adopted
The election ofjanjtors being next in
order communications from J. b. Mont
gomery and Rev. r. H. Porter, recon
meudiug Geo. McGoeans for the posi-
ton of janitor of Hallowell building,
We're read.
fn9 Superintendent nominated the
present ianitors and they were elected
as follows Peabody building. B. f.
Penn: Washington, Cornelius Griffin
Haliowell, Wm. Fortune: Seaton, Chas
Brown.
Mr. George barley was appointed as
q member OF the finance committee.