Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-30
COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD.


The annual meeting of the school
board of Alexandria county was held
yesterday at the county courthouse.
Present: James E Clements, superin
tendent of schools, presiding, and trus.
tees E. T. Sisson. Frank Hume, G w.
Salisbury, of Jefferson district; Harry
Bailey and A. P. Douglas, of Arlington,
district, and E. K S Doeble, w. n.
Febrey and S. NJ. Dodd, OF Washington
district; clerk, II Fl. Young; county
treasurer W. g. Wibirt and many ciii-
zens OF the county and several repre-
sentatives OF the large book firms Of
different parts of the country
The superintendent announced that
the business before the meeting was to
settle the accounts of the schools for the
fiscal year, to make provision for the
next year and adopt text books to be
used IN the county schools for the en-
suing four years, in accordance with
the rules aud regulations laid down by
the State board of education at its last
meeting in Richmond.
A bill of $40 for surveying the school
district and stalking the bound.
aries thereof, so that all railroads
could be accurately taxed by
the different districts for school
purposes, as required by an act of the
last legislature, was presented by Col.
J. f. Sickels ard was allowed as fol-
lows: Jefferson district paying SIS,
Arlington SIS and Washington dis
trict $40.
The schools were directed to be
opened on the 18th of September next,
and to continue for nine scholastic
months, the daily openings being 8 a.
m. and closing at $3.50 p. m.
The following days were designated
by the board as holidays for the ensu
ing year: Thanksgiving dsy; from the
afternoon of the 23id OF December,
1898, until the morning Of the ID day
of January, 1899; Gen. Washington's
and Gen. Lees birthdays; Good Friday
aud Easter Monday, and the 30th day of
May.
The clerk of each district board sub
mitted his financial report for the las;
fiscal year which was examined and
adopted, Jefferson district showing
balance OF $685., Arlington, LOCI Sc,
and Washington district, $685..
The selection OF text books was then
gone into, the gentlemen representing
each publ hing company being allows, d
twenty minutes to present their books
and their merits, among them being
Attorney Samuel G. Brent, who made
very eloquent appea! Tor Jones's his
tory, Venable's arithmetic and Maury's
geography.
The Superintendent had copies OF
nearly all the books present, and read
to the board the list of books to be Sc.
lected from as we'll as the regulations
adopte by the State board of educa-
ton for the guidance of the county
boards and the following books were
adopted: Warren Colburn's intellec-
tual arithmetic, Venable's new elemen.
tary and practical arithmetic and Ven
able's algebra, iSmithdeal's slant copy
books, Maury's elementary, manual
and physical Biographies, Hyde's prac-
teal lessons in Englsh and Hiddes's
practical grammar, JoOes's history OF
the United States. Lees primary his
tory of the United States, and
Smlthey's history of Virginia. Readers
stepping Stones to Literature" be-
ing series of eight readers. Merril!'s
spoilers, graphic progressive dictation
blanks, Weuster's full series of diction-
aries, Cutters phvsiologies, Stee es new
physics, Me;servey's bookkeeping. and
Tor higher classes Robertson's book
keeping and science of accounts and
blanks, Thompson's new short course
in drawing, Zuchtman's American mu
sic system and the Virginia school
register for teachers.
The teachers for the ensuing year
were elected as follows For Jefferson
District: White teachers, Misses NJ F.
Grigg, M. j. Bashford, and Ella Davis:
colored, L c. Hoffman, w. W. Jack
son, and Ellen Tancl. For Arlington
District White, II. S. Petty and Miss
NJ. Grace Douglas. The selection OF
teacher for the priucipalship of the
Balston school was left over INT | Fri
day, September I'd, there being contest
for that position. Colored teachers for
Arlington District were appointed as fol,
lows: I>aiah Hatton and Laura M.
Boston. For Washington District:
White teachers, Prof. S. F. Stalcup and
Miss Elsie A. Febrey; colored, Roberta
Whiting.