Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1903-08-07
School Board.

Thomson, Jones, Carne, Bryant, Sweeney
Stabler and the Superintendent. Capt.
Bryant presided.
Mr.. J. T. Harrison was appointed
member of the committee on school
houses and furniture.
The Superintendent stated that little
or nothing had been done in the matter
of repairs this year and that little would
be done unless repairs were absolutely
needed nothing had been done in refer
ence to the proposed improvement of
Peabody Building as the City Council
had not finally passed the appropriation
for the work till the previous night and
that unless the work was commenced at
once there would hardly be time for its
completion before the reOpening OF the
schools. He stated that the bill passed
by Council provided that the work should
be done under the supervision of the City
Engineer
The Superintendent was requested to
ask the City Engineer to commence the
work on all the improvements at Pea
DOQy DullulnB IL OuCc'
The treasurer's annual report of the
receipts and expenditures of the board
accompanied by the proper vouchers,
was presented by the Superintendent
who stated that the accounts had been
examined by the finance committee and
found to be correct.
The report was accepted and the clerk
was directed to certify to the correctness
of the same to the proper authorities IN
Richmond.
The clerk then submitted his annual
report of the receipts and expenditures
of the board showing receipts $40, 767,-
&C and expenditures $2l, 5S7,75, leaving
deficit of $500, 90, and the report was
received and accepted.
Judge Gooch and Mr.. S. G.. Brent,
representing the b. F. Johnson Pub
fishing Company, appeared before the
board and the former asked that the new
arithmetics published by that company
be placed upon the text book list and
used when new classes were formed-not
to suppantlany other book, however.
The matter was referred to the commit
tee on studies and discipline.
The election of teachers coming up,
the Superintendent stated that W. ID.
Madella, of Snowden School No 8, had
been taken i'll last March and had con-
tinued so since he, the Superintendent,
had employed a substitute and had noh-
fed Dr. Madella that another teacher
would be elected
On the Superintendent motion all
the present teachers except for Snowden
School No. were reelected. Misses
Pearl Moore, Mary Grigg and Annie
H. Beattie were elected substitute teach
ers for the white schools.
For teacher of SnOwden SchOo! No. D
applications for the position were re-
>ceiyed from F. II. Rich and W. W.
Jackson. and on ballot being taken the
latter was elected by vote OF 6 to 2.
f. II. Rich, Bessie l.. Riddick, Mary
E Rich and Eva L. Stokes were elected
substitute teachers for the colored
schools
b. f. Penn, c. Griffin, w. Fortune
and Newton FAINT were elected janitors
the latter on the second ballot, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death OF
Charles Brown.
The applicants for the position were
Newton FAINT, JOS Whiting, Robert
Hopkins, WIN. Gray, David Middle
ton, r. II. Lyles, Alexander Conway,
and John Hawkins.
The clerk was instructed to commence
on Tuesday, September l, the issuing
of permits to children to attend the
public schools. go,
The matter of securing a suitable
place if necessary for issuing permits was
left in the hands of the Superintendent.
Mr.. Yates offered the following:
Resolved. That the school holidays
be restricted to such days as national
and S,ate holidays, and that all hall
sessions on account of stormy weather
be abolished by all schools above the
fourth grade.
2nd. That no holiday other than th'
above be granted except by special per
nit of this board
Mr.. Yates said he had been spoken t
nv patrons of the schools who complain
ed of too much holiday; that the school,
had been closed because there was clrcu
in Washington and that on rainy evening"
when but one session had been kept thu
larger boys were on the streets all the Tune
He had been asked who was to blam
for this.
The Superintendent said he acceple'
all blame; he had acted in the matte
as he thought best under the circum
stances; he objected to that section OF IN
resolution which prevented the Superin
tendent or principal of school from ex
ercising his discretion in keeping on
session on stormy days.
Mr.. Thompson thought the resolutlo
too sweeping.
Mr.. Carne said the purpose of the res
olution was in accordance with nj
views; he had had his attention called
the matter.
After further debate during whic
Mr.. Yates offer to amend so as to leaV
the matter in the hands of the Superb
tendent, It was thought that the object
the resolution had been accomplished an
it was laid on the table.
The following is the rule of the boar
now governing half sessions;
"The Superintendent may allow Il
omission of the afternoon session
schools composed of very small children
and a continuous session ending at 2
m in the other white schools, on storm
DAYS. A."