Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1897-08-06
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c,lnAy EVENING, AUG. 6. 1897.
LOCAL MATTERS.

WEATHER PRoBABILTTIKs.-For TILL
49, Generally fair to.night and Saturday
northerly winds.
rrrv SCHOOL BoARD.-The monthly
Sa,ino of the City School Board was
Ii'JJisst night, present, Messrs. Taomp
no. Aitcheson, Mankin, Marbury
49, barley, Carne, Harrison,
1 "9 sweeney and the Superinten'
o' T.. the absence of the chairman Capt
Dan, Was called to the chair.
D ss@In+rjutendeut Kemper from the
.,o,mittee on school houses and furni.
. w. reportei in reference to the re-
."'y Of the books now shelved in one
- netba school rooms. He stated that he
y. an al the opinion that the school
.ooo, which now contained the books
MD bs made brighter by removing
w. h,ol.s aud uhi!ening the walls and
- moving the hoods over the win
a. A. ss! Substituting large skylight
,ssr.i5r. He still thought that 1t
Nil br a bad move to break
~. The rs emily rooms, as
~, -" rooms were in constant use
al IN Csc one OF the normal schools
'sonfd b- held here the assembly rooms
,,.r,,ll be- ae1,ed for such school.
The mmittee On schoolhouses and
t.[o,.rre was ns:rucied to carry out
.-. - concentrations that the books
moved from the school room on
~. hrs, N9or Of the Peabody building
.ai ,lsred ON the west wall Of the as
emily roous. aAd that the walls in the
s.S,nl room be whitened and a skylight
substituted Tor the hoods oyer the win
The discussion OF this subject brought
,,r fh. question of the use of the assem-
b'r rooms ior 4 library room, but no
scfiou wa IA ken in regard to this matter.
The superlutendent stated that on
ocaonnt cf the limited means at the
commapA o. The board no extensive re-
n.irs would be made TO the school
bindings this year, nor were such aD-
sjlntelY needed.
The committee on schoolhouses and
furniture, through Mr.. Aitcheson, re-
norted progress 10 reference to the an
nps repairs to the various buildings.
The communication from Rev. K. l..
Carp4 10 reference to his offer to sell
tolba board the chemical and philo-
sopbicaI apparatus, &c, used in the
lafe 81 Johns Academy, was taken up
and recommitted to the committees on
finance and school houses aud proper
~ with the request that report be
made at the next meeting.
The clerk was directed to commence
on Monday, September 9th, the issuing
of permits 10 children to attend the
schools
The superintendent called attention
TO several communications which had
been published in the GAZETTE in ref
erence to the ownership OF the colored
school buildings. He said there might
be some cloud on the title of one of the
buildings and suggested that the mat
ter be referred to some one TO ascer-
tain the facts in the case. The matter
was laid over.
II was decided 10 defer the election
ofteacners until after the examinations.
The matter OF eleciing principal Of
HaIlowell school (colored girls) was dis
cussed, but nc action was taken. Dur
lug the discussion the question of choos-
ing male teacher for that school was
preached, but majority of the trustees
seemed indisposed TO deviate from the
policy of electing female teachers fer
female schools, though none committed
themselves on the subject.
l'hs superintendent submitted Treas-
urer Harlow's annual report of the re
ceipts and expenditures of the board,
accompanied by the proper vouchers,
which were accepted and found to be
correct, and the clerk was directed to
certify to the same.
The clerk then submitted his annual
report OF the receipts and expenditures,
showing the receipts to have been
$40, 2l22 Is and the expenditures $2O,-
9l9.4, leaving deficit of $706 Sc. The
items making up these SUNG have here
toiore been published in the GAZETTE.