Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-08-27

COUNTY SCHOOL BoARD.-The Coun-
~ school Board met at the county
courthouse Oh Tuesday last, as report
ed IN the GAZETTE oil that date, q full
hoard being present, with the Superln-
ten2ent of Schools, James E. Clements,
comfy Treasurer w. G. Wibirt, and
clerk of the Board, Mr.. H. II. Young.
The reports from the several district
boards. as to the receipts and expendi-
fures of the last fiscal year, were SUBJ
uitted. compared with the county
~trcasurer's books, ordered to be record
ed. and a copy filed with the superin-
iendent. The following days we're
designated as legal holidays by the
hoard for the next scholastic year !:
Thanksgiving Day, Gen. Washington's
birthday, Gen. K. Z. Lees birthday,
the intervening days between the even
ing OF the 23rd day of December, 1896,
to- the 2nd day of January, 1897, Good
Friday, Easter Monday and the Both
day of May, 1897. Teachers for the
coming school year were then elected
as follows: For the Ballston school,
Miss Hannah Moore, principal; Miss NJ.
Grace Douglas, assistant; for Carne
school, Prof. Samuel F. Stalcup,
principal, Miss Elsie A. Febrey,
assistant; Hume school, Miss Mar
,aret Bashford; Rutlner school,
Miss NJ. F. Grigg. The election of a
teacher for Columbia school was post
ooned until the 31st day of the present
month, there being a warm contest for
the position. The following teachers
for the colored schools were selected:
Ear L. 'lerson school, Edward Hoffman,
nrincinol Hattie l. Jackson, assistant;
tor ct Scatt Soho n, Mrs. Susie B, Pinn;
Temner school. 'iah Hatton; Rosslyn
school, Miss Ella M. Boston
sumner school, Mrs. Robt'r'a Willy;
The Nth day Of September Wa. usLi uI
upon as the day for opening the sC-''ois
for the next session-the session to u,
of nine months duration. Dr.. w. Back
us and w. H. Olcott, a committee rep
~resenting Glen Carlyn (Carlin Springs
and that neighborhood, made q strong
appeal before the board for the estab-
lishment of a school at Glen Carlyn,
and said that if the board did not think
it was financially able to build a
school house at this time, to al least al
low them u sufficient appropriation for
the pay of a teacher and that
they would provide a suitable room
for a school until a new school
house could be constructed in
the future. The board refused to con-
at this time, because of the alb.
Scnce of a surplus in the school funds,
the construction OF a new school house,
but took under consideration the allow
ance Of a sufficient amount 10 employ a
teacher for the coming session, and will
announce its decision on the 31st day
of the present month. A similar APP
peal was made to the board by Messrs.
4. :. Doniphan, Andrew w. Schlevogt
and others for the new towns OF Del
Ray and st. Elmo, in the southern part
of the county, showing conclusively
that the school facilities in that section
were inadequate because OF so many
families having recently located homes
there. The board also refused to con-
-ider the question of building at this
time a new school house, but made an
appropriation for the pay of q teacher
and for room ron for the incoming
school year, and named the school the
F." Robertson School, No. s." in honor Of
Mr.. John Robertson, who has been a
trustee for many years, and elected
Mr.. Walter U. Narney as teacher. The
board then adjourned subject to the call
OF the superintendent.