Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-12-08
rar PUBLIC ScHooLs.-The twent

Tpr PUBLIC ScHooLs.-The twenty.
;x,G annual report of the City
ss91nsrintendent of public schools,
.bdwipg the operation of the school for
,5s wear ending July 81, has been made
, 80 school Board. In his report Mr..
Tao,per saws: at is with pride, as we'll
asors,ifcation, that l report satisfac.
r. pory progress in all; departments Of
scaooi work. The principals and their
a.sisrsnts have, with undated zeal and
mos. eommendable efficiency and fideli-
- discharged their duties, and the
..sboE4s. with some exceptions, have de-
,.5.s4 themselves SO earnestly to their
.tr -s and behaved so we'll rs to leave
no room Tor censure.
Your attention is again called to the
hc. that the number of pupils is an
nu,!!y Increasing and, therefore, in or
lar 10 provide suitable accommodations
"a meet this increase, it will be abso-
Intel. necessary to ask for larger APP.
D-oprls.ions from the City Council with
wbiea to employ additional teachers
and purchase the requisite school fur
pj,ure. In this connection l note
with pleasure that you have already
directed your finance committee to
br,nr his matter to the attention of the
crc authorities, and it is hoped they
vii 1--WE speedy heed hereto and fur
gsh the board with ample funds to put
the schools on first class footing and
proy.de for all that may seek to enter.
This am confident our city fathers,
recognizing "our public school system
g the corner stone of the temple OF lib.
erty aud the great hope of our civilizh-
ZION. will not fell to do. The schools,
taught in the main by the same teach
ars who have for SO many years been
identified with the system, are in salts
factory condition, aud the past year
SHOWS marked Improvement in disci-
pine and general efficiency. The teach.
ers consisting of four principals aud
twenty-nine assistants, have shown
every disposition to work in harmony
with the superintendent and have given
him cordial cooperation and support in
carrying out whatever,he hes suggested
or undertaken for the betterment of the
The course of study adopted when
the system was in its infancy has been
found inadequte in many respects for
she present needs of the schools, and
must be revised, if we would attain the
best results.
No changes of any Importance have
occurred during the past wear, nor
have our necessities required that
any should be made il respec:
Of either buildings, or school
We still have only FIVE
school buildings-three brick and two
frame. The three brick buildings used
by the white schools, are in good order,
well arranged, we'll ventilated, and gen.
srally kept we'll cleaned. The two
frame buildings, used for the colored
schools. while well adapted for school
being old require every
wear large expenditure of money to
keep them 10 anything like decent Or
der. Three of the school buildings have
Sarge play grounds attached, always
kept in good condition. In the matter
OF desks and other essential school ap-
planes, to which several important
additions have been made during the
year, there is nothing lacking, all the
schools being well equipped in these
particulars.
The finances, as usual, have been we'll
managed by our faithful and efficient
treasurer and clerk and much has been
accomplished in the way of permanent
betterments, and yet it is with regret
that | note small deficit.