Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1910-04-08
SCHOOL BOARD.

A.ho nonibly meeting Of the City
ssbool Board held lsst night there we're
present, Capt. Herberi Bryant CHAIR
20 md Messrs Ysles, Thompson,
p,.d,haw Ramsay, Thomson Smith,
0,,,ey Msers snd the uperinieudent.
Tn. ,uperinttndsDt repoit;d that a
.>m ,.naj,s had been made ct Ssston
a,dL9s buil1ing'.
A rumber OF bills for supplies and IT
nsJ,a vera ordered ID be paid.
Ihe supefintendent reported that be
had purchased itut globes, two for
Washinstju aud tEo for Lse building.
Hs also reported that the Teschers' AS
,oeIston Of this district had been held
in thi. city or March "a, 20 add rs and
thas the session was very success al
one, there having been present between
two hundred aud fifty and three bun
dred teachers and 6Ve tupsrintendents;
the teschers we're q UGH pleased with the
meeting. the expense OF which bad
been small. His also reported that DR..
Dickermap, OF New York, had called to
ssa him 10 reference TO the colored trair-
inc school and had said that he would
psy 800 If the board would pay the
same amount for the Equipment of ,uch
q school. Hs also stated that the ex-
animation for ieschers would be held on
Ap,n 81, % and %. II . also reported
thst the library of Lee school was doing
we'll and thst library for Washington
scbool was needed; that the principal Of
that school had on hand about $40 to
bay ooks but that book case vas uec'
es,ary. he WAS authorized ID purchase
a suitable book case, the cost not to ex-
coed $40.
The superintender also reported that
the Cny @ icil some time ego had sp-
proprIsied 5000 for the installation OF
v; tor pipes aud water closeIs In Wsst-
iueton building but that 1t had since
been sscerlaIned that that SUN WAS cot
sufficient to delray the expense. The
matter Of improving the grounds Of Lse
school building was also discussed and
vsrioui tu ygettions maie-one, sro:ber
stag day."
Finally it was decided 10 place the
matter Of Installing wster closets In
Washington building and the improve
meut of the Lee school grounds in the
heads Of the chairman who was given
power to sssociStl with him such mem
bers IS be may choose end who after &C.
curing the proper plsns aud estimates
should ask the City Council to make the
necessary appropriation for the work.
The chairman named the superin-
(endent and the ether members OF the
committee on scbooIhOuses and furniture
DIR. Smith and Mr.. Stablr.-as his Is
soc'aes on the committee.
The superintendent then made bis re-
port of the working OF the schools Tor
the pat month. Hl stated that one
acber bad been absent one day and
that one case of corporal punishment
had been reported.
A communication from DR.. E. A,
Grmau Offering 10 deliver course Of
instruction on sanitation vas received
and tbs superintendent was requested
to make iueh arrangements ss nc mag
deem necessary In the matter
The m: tier OF t1e bills Of the electric
oomrauy for running the fan in Lee
school building was dislu'sed, bui WeOt
over without sciioD.
Mr.. L. h. Thompson, from the special
COMMITTEES sppointed for the purpose,
presented suitable resolutions concerning
the desth of Kosc.u,ko Kemper, late
tu oerin!e ldeDt Of schools OF this city,
ADD taey we're unanimously adopted snd
ordered to be spread upon the minutes
and that copy of the sane be seu' 10
Ghs family of the deceased.
The hoard then adjourned.