Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1900-08-03

,.,oor BOARD.-At the monthly
1 S.,Ns Of the City School Board held
iF'n i,nf vii the members and the Su-
''' st-,5-ut were present, and the
.' Imam. C1l. F. l. Smith, presided.
cue e. nogd Of Cty Treasurer Rob H.
J. ritn tae u ;. Fidelity add Guar
w. S',s Compmy OF Baltimore rs sure
~ was approved. ,,
w, Atcne-on reported that but lit
- ,on,ir, would he needed t. the
..' w ,uIdicg+, aid that these repair
~.,sr,tye, comp e'ed.
IN. clerk VAS directed to commence
=, Monday. september 3, the issuing of
o.,oi. 10 children 10 attend the
r,e Treasurer's report Of the r.
..'.t..pd expenditures Of the board,
son,npsaied ~ ms proper vouchers,
~. rr,sep'ei AID accepted. and the
os,k was dirrc ed to certify 10 Ihe col
s.o.--. Of the same TO the proper au-
t5on,i-s a, K c1mond
T,-cprk submitted his annual re-
~. Of abe receipts aud expenditures Of
,,s b1,r5. showing receipts 800, 1921
srd erpe.--- S2l 0S9.74 leaving a de-
fU s5j0.O3, and tue report was re-
c.vel and accepted.
d motion, the election of teachers
~. then proceeded WITH.
Tine Superintendent reported that
,bsre were three vacancies.
T5e resignation of Miss Mary I.
WL.1. Mrs. Annie Schofeld- Harrison
and Mis-. Neuie Francis as teachers
were received and accepted, and the
clerk was directed to express to them
the sppr-c.a ion of the board for the
Gtb.a. services they had rendered in
bs discharge of their dutie'.
o. motion all the teachers now in
The employ OF The board were re-
elected.
The application OF John S!andiford for
the position OF jauitOr OF Peabody
building was presented.
Tne .nltors of all the buildings ex-
csp' Peabody we're unanimously re-
elect d. and iOr janitOr of that build
ing zoe yo,e stood B. F. Psnn 10, John
Suu6iiOId ,.
FJrtAe positions OF teachers, made
vacant by he three designations above
mentioned. the applications OF Misses
Mary Payne, Kate l.. Smith, l.. Pearl
Hoffman. Of this city aud Gertrude F.
OC0nnor, OF Lenoxdale, Mass, were
received snd by unanimous vote the
three dr,t named were elected.
The Superintendent moved that the
salarle, OF Misses Payne and Hoffman
By reason OF their experience as teach
tr- be fixed at $35 per month instead
OF The mioimum sum. $25. and the mo-
ton was favored by MFR. Sweeney.
NJ s,Ts. Csrne and Bryant and Col.
i Smith favored the adherence to the
rules governing salaries and thought
II uOsdy,ebIe to ma ke exceptions, and
the >upsrltendent'5 motion was lost
A letter from tne B F. Johnson Pub
fishing Company Offering to substitute
Lees for J0nes's histories, without COS
to toe board, was received, and Mr.. w.
Gooco, agent for the company, Was
allowed to appear before the board for
ten mluu is and make statement.
The consideration of the subject WIS
postponed Ill the next me- t ng, It
which time representatives for 9TH r
histories Will be given a ten minutes
hearing.
Inc Urinary charts, issued by john
s1n d TO. for Use in primary schools,
Were au,hOrzed to be used in the
schools, and the supplementary books
were authorized to be placed on the
Its, hut net to be used without the
cln'ent Of the Superintendent and the
board.
10 speaking Of the charts Mr.. Carne
sad they were similar to the system
Introduced IN the primary schools by
The lat. Miss Maggie w. Price, whose
superior as primary teacher he said
he had never seen.