Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-02-07
SuHOoL BOARD.


present, and the chairman, Col. F. ].
Smith, presided.
J Mr.. Vincent reported that the cost o
umbrella stands five feet by one, fo
the school rooms would be about So 81
piece. The matter was referred t.
the committee on school houses ani
furniture, with instructions to ascertain
If cheaper receptacles, could be pro
vided.
The matter of having a waterpipe
laid to, and hydrant erected in Sea
ton Building yard was referred to the
committee on school houses and furni.
ture with instructions to have the work
done, not to exceed given cost.
Mr.. Vincent, rising to privileged
question, stated that certain remarks,
he had made at the last meeting had
been misconstrued and that he wished to
withdraw them. He asked the pardon
of the lady teachers, and said he had
no wish to reflect upon them, in any
way; some of his best friends were the
ladies in Washington School Building.
The superintendent was authorized
to purchase four sets of grammar charts,
to be paid for out of next years appro.
priation.
Several small bills for supplies and
repairs were ordered to be paid.
The board then decided to proceed
with the election of a teacher to fill the
vacancy caused by the resignation of
Miss Finch. Applications for the position
were received from Mrs. Pauline Jones,
Miss Atha z. Swaine and Miss Ivy V.
Hurdle and the name of Capt. w II.
Sweeney was also presented.
A motion to reconsider the vote by
which it was determined to proceed
with the election of a teacher and to
postpone the election, was lost by the
following vote Ayes-Messrs. Aitche-
son, Chapman, Csrne, Harrison and
Sweeney-5. Noes-Messrs. Thomp-
son, Mankin, Marbury, Strauss, Bryant,
Vincent and the Chairman.
A ballot for teacher was then taken
and resulted as follows For Mrs.
Jones, Col. Smith,; for Miss Hurdle,
Mr.. Aitcheson-1 for Miss Swaine,
Messrs. Mankin and Marbury-2; for
Capt. Sweeney-Messrs. Thompson,
Chapman, Strauss, Carne, Harrison,
Bryant, Vincent, Sweeney-S. So
Capt. w. II. Sweeney was declared
elected.
The Superintendent moved to fix the
salary at $40.
Mr.. Mankin moved to amend by
making the salary $30-the same as is
now being paid.
The Superintendent withdrew his
motion and the salary was fixed at $50
per month.
The investigation of the rumors con-
corning Mr.. W. 81. Greenwich, teacher
of Washington School No. 2, was then
resumed and Mr.. Greenwich was invited
TO appear before the board.
MIR. Vincent presented letter which
be had received from Miss Finch re-
questing him to visit Ter in reference to
the matter, saying, that as MIR. Yincett
seemed so bent on getting information,
she thought she was the one who could
give him the most. on the subject under
discussion. Mr.. Vincent also present
ed written statements from several
persons saying that they had seen Mr..
Greenwell visit Miss Finch's house and
carry flowers there.
Mr.. Greenwell then stated that three
young men who would appear before
the board were pupils in his room and
would corroborate his statement con-
corning his sending notes to the teach
ers on school business. He stated that
tho boys had volunteered to make
these statements.
Frank Hoy then stated that he had
carried notes to different teachers for
Mr.. Greenwell; they were notes con-
corning questions to be discussed by
the teachers in Mr. Greenwell's literary
class. He had voluntarily suggested
to Mr.. Greenwell that he would make
this statement before the board; the
other boys would make similar state
| ments.
The board decided that such further
statements concerning these notes were
unnecessary.
Mr.. Greenwell said he did not under
stand what WAS intended by the aft.
davits submitted concerning his visits
to Miss Finch's house and his taking
flowers there. He was sure that these
persons had not seen him go
to the house more than three
times. He did not deny having
teen to the house, CT having given
Miss Finch, or other teachers, flowers
but he did deny having given her an
inkstand. He said he felt outraged
that every little attention which he had
shown ladies had been SO magnifed,
and had now been turned against him.
He knew he had been e1onerated from
the gross charge first made, but now it
seemed that every little thing he had
ever done had been brought against
him. If misfortune had not overtaken
Miss Finch. these matters would never
have been heard of. He closed by
most solemnly denying any wrong
doing in connection with the subject
under investigation.
Mr.. Marbury asked the Superinten.
dent if other persons who, it was said,
possessed information concerning the
matter would appear as witnesses.
The Superintendent replied that he
had instructed the janitor to notify such
persons to be present.
The janitor stated that the persons
he had notified had declined to appear,
some saying that they had no state
ment to make and others that they
knew nothing about the matter.
Mr.. Harrison said that the three
| taochars who had haan invitod IN on