Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-09-02

sun I5'' h wster at 1901 q. m. snd
12ll P. III. --.e.--
ruvK rRoBABILlTIEs.-For this
" Ia t -i, and continued high temperature
'aI' ."nJsy. soutncrly WINS.
crry school BOARD ~ tao N l.
ring OF the City School Board
y ~ u Isst night there were present
W Ry,u Thompson, Aitcheson, Mankio,
n si'snnry barley, Bryant, Carne, Har-
-H aDn - Sweeney and the Superintendent
I's' ~. absence of the chairman Mr..
Sweeney s. presided.
'" VIZ litcheson, from the committee
lighthouses and furniture, reported
o1 ., tba repairs to the various build
! !ap, bsd been completed and that the
NY sooI. we're ready for occupancy.
'' ~" motion of the Superintendent
v,arc's elementary and physical ge-
-.,sn1ies we're added 10 the book list
s7o,ted nj the last meeting.
''si rnmber of bills for repairs ar
.n,',4. were ordered TO be paid.
' T1e contracts for fuel were awarded
tbs invest bidders: w. a. Smoot &
=, tor Cumberland coal ct 81 40, De.
" Arcbesou for stove coal at S5.15,
..i r. Il zimmerman for nut coal at
81 S! and Tor wood at 81 40.
the Superintendent reported that
n. ate Board of Education had
odopted three copy books, the graphic
. arT AID that tle Spencerian books,
g6;cn bad been adopted by the city
hard we're not included in the State
~ He said that in other matters in
mich he mad asked instruction he had
hen directed to follow the State regu-
i,riors and he believed this board Was
81, fined 10 the graphic system.
Mr. Carne stated that all the teachers
and pupils in the city schools, by pei
mission of the State Board, had been
rsupht The Speucerian sytem and they
won! have TO be taught over again If
another system was introduced. He
moysd that the board continue the
s,epcerian system in all the grades but
me first and his motion was carried.
Miss Settle app, sred before the board
IN the interest OF new atlas which
.5e would sell to the board at $40
e e.. Tue matter was referred TO the
committee on studies and discipline.
An application from Miss Mary
Psyae for - position as teacher in one
Of the white schools was received.
All tue present white substitute
teachers aud those entitled to teachers
csfnf.hi,s after the last examinations
WHO apylied Tor such We're elected sub
sulute teachers for the white schools
The election of colUred teachers WAS
then taAeu up. The superintendent
nominated ali the present teachers and
on motion OF Mr.. Carne they were also
reelected.
The Superintendent stated that L b.
Thompson, one OF the co!ored teachers,
wa, not receiving the salary that he
bel eyed him to be entitled o as he
had been appointed teacher at the
minimum salary of S25, though he had
hal several years experience when so
appointed. He was-Low receiving 500
per month.
Ga motion on Capt. Bryant, R. B.
Thompson's salary was raised to 500,
the same as the other teachers OF his
class and experience are receiving.
The Superintendent reported that q
vacancy existed among the teachers OF
Halowell school, caused by the death
OF Maggie a. White, whose place had
been filled for four months before the
closing of the last session by Ella NJ.
Adkins. Ia answer to CUES.
ton as 10 which OF the several
applicants would best fill the vacancy,
the Superintendent declined to make
8 recommendation, but spoke OF Filler
Adkius's qualifications.
Applications for the position were
received from the following: Ella V
Evans, Bessie L. Rddick, Mabel r
Rddick, Elizabeth F. Tancil, Mary A
Holmes, Mabel Cooper, Ellen NJ. AID
kins, R. w. Holland and Ella l.. Du'
lsny.
The ballots resulted
lst ballot-Holmes l, Adkins 5, Du
lazy
pad ballot-Holland l, Adkins 4, Du
lsny t.
$rd ballot-Adkins 3, Du'auy 4
50 Ellen N. Adkins was elected
teacher.
All the present cololed substitute
and those entitled to the SuperiutenC
ents certificates after the last examine
tons, who applied for such, were elect
ed substitutes for the colofed schools
a communication was received from
Col. T. H. Ficklin, principal of Wash
ngton school, asking that certai'
books Tor use in the highest grade b'
added to the list of text books adopted
at the last meeting. The request wa
granted with the understanding tina
these books be confined TO the nintl
grd..
Mr. Carne offered resolution pro
ylding that no pupil should be refused
admission to the schools because o
failure TO purchase any text book no
heretofore in use, but the other mem
oers held that such resolution woulc
De al variance with the State laws aut
It was defeated.
The clerk was allowed an assis;an
Tor tue week during which he issues
permits to pupils 10 attend the schools
The public school teachers as electe'
are as follows
Washington School.-Colonel T. 3
tieAhn, principal; and Messrs. w. h
GIreenwell and w. H. Sweeney, an
Misses Fanny A. Wilson, NJ. a. hewitt
Anns \. Summers, Cora l.. Webster
: Annie Schofeld, Virginia Roxbuly
ANce +. Thomas and Alberta V. Sissol
teachers.
Lee SCHOOLGIRLS. s. y. Mechanic
principal; and Misses V. Ada Grigl
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