Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1911-07-07
JOINT I HIGH SCHOOL
FOR BOYS AND GIRLS.
School Board Takes Decisive Step
Last Night---New Principal
and Teachers.

proving the school facilities ut it. meet
ing last night
At the monthly meeting Of the City
School Board held last night all thu
/; members except the chairman were
present. and in his absence, Or. Smith
presided.
The resignation OF Captain Herber
! i.5yant Is chairman Of the board was
read and regret was expressed hy a}'
/ the members.
Dr. Smith said that he believed ttla,
; i, waS through = sense 81 duty that
/ Captain Bryant had rendered his resig
iu:,tion rs chairman: he would
! be- out Of the city much Of his time in
lie future and doubtless felt that
he had best retire; the speaker. how.
! ever, hoped that Captain Bryant
/: n,isht be induced to remain chairman
rs !cng rs he is member Of the
board.
Mr.. Carter moved that Captain
Bryant's resignation be laid aside and
that he be requested 10 retain his posi-.
+, lion.
! The superintendent and others spoke
III most culogstic terms Of the ser
ices rendered the school system by
Captain Bryant and then Mr. Carter
motion was unanimously adopted and
the clerk was directed TO inform
Captain Bryant, who is absent from
the city. OF the action of the board.
DR.. Smith was then unanimously
elected chairman pro temp"re.
Mr. Myers stated tha! on July he
with Superintendent !Swrrury visited
All the school buildings and was much
pleased with the condition III which he
found l!,rm lie submitted a report
OF .hc rulrinlltcr on school houses and
luyn'urr as !" what repairs and i'm
u.uNrulrn;S acre needed and the com
ni,lrc was authorized To have such re-
pairs and improvements made during
The rc,,.sS.
Mr. Thomson, from the finance com.
milrrr. reported that the city treas
urrl account with the board had been
examined by the committee and found
IT, he correct He presented The re-
port. accompanied hy The proper
vouchers. which showed the receipts
aud expenditures and 4 balance
on hand OF Sl4S. He ihvn con
eratuated The board on ihG fact that
the balance. though small, was on
tie righL side Of The ledger, the
first time for many years. The
report WAS accepted and the clerk vas
directed to certify TO the correctness OF
the same 10 :hc proper authorities in
Richmond.
The clerk then submitted his thirteth
annual report OF the receipts and cN-
penditurcs OF The board for the year
ending June 80, showing receipts Of
$2S, $500 and expenses $2S, $50. "a;
balance $l.4S. The report was re-
ceived and adopted.
Several bills for supplies and repairs
we're ordered "a he paid.
Tie superintendent read his report
Tor June, stating that the white schools
hal been closed for the summer recess
on Iunc 10Th and the colored schools
on the 2OtL and spoke Of the interest
ing exercises held by the young ladies
Of The high school on the evening OF
June l9. He then read his annual
report concerning the working Of the
schools, giving the attendance, etc ,
and other matters OF Interest.
A communication FROM j. /. Parker,
principal Of the colored boys school
suggesting that he be allowed to form
military company in that school 1t
no cost 10 the board, was received and
referred to the committee Oh studies
and discipline.
Bids for supplying the school build
iugs with fuel for the year wer. ex-
amined and the clerk was directed to
award the contracts TO the lowest bid
drrs-D. W. AitcheSon for anthracite
coal, and Il. +. Grover for Cumberland
| coal and wood.
On motion OF Mr.. Bradshaw com
m,tec was appointed to act in coniunc-
! ton with the superintendent to see
that the several ianitors perform their
duties in keeping the buildings clean,
ventilated, etc, aud the chair ap-
pointed Messrs. Bradshaw, Howard
and Carter on the committee.
The election OF teachers then came
up, when Mr.. Ramsay asked that ms
| resignation aS trustee, presented
several months ago. H. taken up and
| accepted, and that he he allowed tC
retire from the meeting. His rrqnes:
to retire was granted and later his
resignation was regrctfulIy accepted
by the board.
The election of teachers w:.S then
gone into, and The superintendent,
read list OF applicants for positions,
W. a. Anderson, OF Bristol, Tenn,
was elected principal Of Lee school II
place Of Conrad Johnson, resigned.
DR.. Smith insisted that 4 high schoo
with coedncatiou was essential III tins
city: thar Alexandria children were
going 10 Washington 70 receive higher
education than is offered here, and
that Council, he fet confident, would
supply The necessary funds 70 meet
the increased expense.
Mr.. Carter endorsed all that mao
beer said by DR.. Smith, as DID also
the superintendent.
The election Of teachers was then
proceeded with and al! the present
teachers save NJ. II. Janney and Miss
Alice Thomas were reelected. 10 nj
vacancies w. H. Cook, OF Chavlottes
Vile, and 5. G. Blanton, OF Richmond
were elected.