Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-22
ALEXANDRIA AFFAIRS
ELECTION OF SCHOOL SUPERIN-
TENDENT PENDING.
Only One Candidate Unless City and
County Schools Are Merged-Gen-
eral and Personal Notes.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


ALEXANDRIA, Va, April % 1905.
The election of superintendent for the
Alexandria county public schools will take
place at the session of the state board OF
education which meets in Richmond April
81 Col. X. Kemper who has filled the
position for several years, is candidate
for reappointment, and it is understood that
he will be named without opposition. SO
far as is known there is no other applicant.
1t has been stated, however, that the state
board would consider the plan of merging
the schools of Alexandria city and county
and appointing one superintendent for the
district thus formed. In this event, 1t is
said, there might be other candidates for
the place. The name of Mr.. James E.
Clements, the present superintendent oil
schools for Alexandria county, has been
mentioned in that connection. Should the
consolidation take place Colonel kemper
would be an applicant for the new once
thereby created having stated his inten-
ton to his friends. Whether Mr. Clements
would make cob lest Tor the position is not
generally known.
The schools of both the city and county
have been maintained at a high degree OF
efficiency for several years, and it is under
stood that the patrons of both scholastic
districts are fully satisfied with the present
division and are not DESTROYS of a CONSOLE
dation. The last annual report of the SUI
perntendent of the schools of this city
showed that the work of the year had been
successful and satisfactory The total re-
cepts were shown to be $23,3771S. slightly
in excess of the disbursements. The sum
received from the city funds was S16,150
and the balance was furnished from the
state funds. The annual report of the SUI
perintendent also showed that the teachers
of the city schools were supplied with the
Alexander register instead of the teachers
register for Virginia public schools,
corning the cost of production and the price
of which there is now some controversy.
During the long incumbency of Colonel
kemper many improvements and extern
sions have been made in the school service.
1t is stated that he has the practically
unanimous Endorsement Of the people of
this city for reappointment.
Before Justice Cation.
William Hansbrough was before Justice
Cation in the Police Court this morning on
the charge of stealing a big shad which a
fish dealer had intrusted to him for delivery
to customer. The testimony of the dealer
was that the Shad had been sent, while the
customer declared that 1t had not reached
his premises. William was thereupon re-
quired to furnish the connecting link, but
the fish story he related was not accept
able to the court, and fine of IS was i'm
posed
Walter Hall, a small colored lad got into
trouble because of his delay in returning a
Wheelbarrow which he had hired for
cents from William McKenney. The ac-
cused told the court that by mistake he
had conveyed the implement to the wrong
place and had parted with twice the
amount of hire on account of the extended
use. Mckenny having recovered his prop
erty the case was dismissed.
General Matters.
Governor Montague will visit Alexandr
Thursday, May 4. to address the voters of
this city in the interest of his candidacy for
United States senator. Arrangements for
his reception and entertainment while in
this city are being made by the Montague
Democratic Club. He will speak the even
ing of May in the opera house.
1t is stated that Officer Samuel Ticer will
contest the right of the board of police
commissioners to remove him from the po-
lice force, claiming that the proceedings
CT the board when the resolution to that
effect was adopted We're irregular. The
advanced age of the officer and his alleged
physical infirmities were given as the rea-
son for the action.
Mrs. William Lee of Gloucester Va. IS a
guest at the home of Mr.. John S. BlacS-
burn, on North Washington street
The board of supervisors for Alexandria
county has granted the Washington, Alex
andria and Mount Vernon Railroad Com
pany permission to construct a siding at
the head of King street.