Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-07
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
BOARD DECLINES TO ADMIT GIRLS
TO HIGH SCHOOL.
Council Committee Recommends Sale Of
Electric Light Plant-General
and Personal.
Special Correspondence of The Evening Star.

Special Correspondence Of The Evening Star.
ALEXANDRIA. Va, October Z. 1904.
The city school board held meeting last
evening In the Peabody school building.
when the proposition to allow girls to enter
the Washington High School was consid.
cred. The matter came up on a petition
to provide for the admission of girls into
the high school after they have graduated
from Lee School for Girls. Some of the
members were opposed to granting the re-
quest, stating that proper facilities for CO.
education do not now exist in the high
school. The motion was lost by a vote of
5 to and the matter was referred TO tho
committee on studies and discipline.
A proposition which bore the Endorsement
of the majority of the school teachers and
many of the patrons, to have the hours of
the afternoon sessions changed to l to 3
o'clock from 2 to o'clock, at present,
was read and discussed at length. The adj
vantages of the proposed change We're
pointed out, but the board disposed of the
matter for the time by referring il to the
committee on studies and discipline. 1T is
said that this will be the last of 1t, unless
there is a change of view on the part Of
several Of the members of the board
Superintendent kemper reported the clos
ing of the room taught by w. w. jackson,
in Snowden School (colored), in accordance
with a resolution adopted by the board
The scholars in that room We're distributed
among the other rooms in the school He
stated that only 261 colored boys had re-
sponded for studies, while 81 permits were
issued In the absence of Chairman Bryant
Mr.. Carne presided over the meeting.
Recommends Sale of Franchise.
meeting of the joint council committee
on finance and light was held last night to
consider the proposition to dispose of tho
plant and franchise of the city electric
light works Most of the members OF the
committee were opposed to the PROPOSE
ton. The statement was made, however.
by Corporation Attorney Boothe that the
city had about reached the limit OF Its IN
debtedness, and in view of this fact. IL Is
said. the committee decided to recommend
to council the acceptance OF the oner OF
c. F. Thompson of Sl3,5O0 for the plant
and franchise Should council take this
action the mayor is restrained from making
it a law by his approval until an injunc-
ton issued upon the application of Coun-
Gilman Frank C. Spinks. is finally ruled
upon in the corporation court.
General Matters.
An informal meeting of the city demo-
cratic committee was held last evening In
the Hotel Fleischmann. The probabilities
of the present campaign were discussed,
and 1t was decided to hold public demon
STATIONS in the near future in the interest
of the party nominees. Mass meetings ad-
dressed by the prominent democratic
speakers in this section will probably be
held in the opera house.
Funeral services over the remains OF
Miss Effie Soper, whose death occurred
Wednesday, took place this afternoon at
o'clock from the residence of her brother
in-law, Mr. Frank Hamilton, Alb Duke
street The services were conducted by
Rev P. P. Phillips of st. Paul's Episcopal
Church
The first local foot ball game of the sea-
son was played on the fair grounds yester-
day afternoon between the team of the
Alexandria Athletic Association and the
eleven of the Oregons from Washington.
The result was victory for the local
players by a score of 10 to 0. Several hum
dred people witnessed the contest.
During the absence of Mayor Paff, who
went to Richmond on business, Mr.. ]. t.
Sweeney, president of the board OF alder
men, has been acting mayor
Mrs Mary Catherine Terrett, wife of Mr..
Thomas Terrett, died last night at the
home of her husband at Bailey's Cross
Roads, Fairfax county.