Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1912-09-06

MANY PUPILS ENTER.
Only Children of Resident Alexandra
ans Will Participate in The Free
Tuition.

All the members of the City School
Board were present at last nights
meeting.
Mr.. Myers, of the committee on
schoolhouses and furniture, reported
that everything was in readiness for
the resumption of studies on the 9th
instant. He said needed repairs had
been made, furniture procured, and
paint and whitewash used.
Mr.. Bradshaw, of the janitors' COM
mittee, reported that conditions were
satisfactory for the reopening.
Mr.. Carter, of the same committee,
made a report to the same effect. He
referred to the fact that the committee
had made an inspection of buildings,
grounds, etc., in an automobile kindly
rendered by Mr.. VIM. Desmond.
Mr.. A. H. Thompson, of the finance
committee, submitted sundry bills,
which were ordered to be paid.
At the August meeting of the Board
Mr.. Carter had spoke at length on
the advisability of utilizing city
grounds for the proposed new High
School building. Among other things
he said that from present appearance,
some time would elapse before the
city found itself in a position to ap-
propriate the money necessary for such
building as is contemplated, while
the need of the high school is becom-
ing pressing. Mr.. Carter had-no apol-
ogies to make for the city purchasing
the ground at the northwest corner Of
Cameron and Henry streets as the site
for the high school building, as the
city could not lose in such deal. Prop
erty in that section of the city was in
creasing in value all the time, and the
lot, he thought, was valuable asset
of the city. But he believed the school
building should be erected as soon as
possible, and in erecting the structure
on it's own ground the city would save
thereby.
1t was stated by DR.. Smith, the
chairman, and others that the matter
had gone too far for such change
in the plans. The City Council had
purchased the lot at Cameron and
West streets for the express purpose
of erecting the high school building
thereon, and in time would appropriate
the necessary money TO carry out the
programme.
Mr.. Carter brought up the subject
again last night. He said he did not
feel justified, under present conditions,
in pressing the movement for erect
ing the building upon the ground re-
Gently acquired by the city. He said
that Notwithstanding the expenditure
of money by the city for the better
ment of it's public schools, many peo-
ple of Alexandria, for reasons best
known to themselves, are sending their
children to private institutions O.
learning. He knew five families wht
have declined the tuition offered by the
city gratuitously and who will sene
their children to paid schools. All this
Mr.. Carter said, was being done IN the
face of the present public school facli
tiles. He thought the board should De
careful in it's expenditures under sucf
circumstances. Mr.. Carter reiterated
that the ground recently purchased oI
the City Council is valuable asset
but that building sufficiently large
for a high school could be erected
upon the city's property adjoining
Washington school building on Soutf
Washington street. He saw no goot
reason why building of larger pro
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square of ground recently purchases
when portion of it only would not b'
utilized. Should this idea be adopted
the speaker said the city would save
about $4,000. In closing his remark:
Mr.. Carter asked the chairman to re
lieve him from further service on tht
committee recently appointed to ap
pear before Council and urge thu
appropriation of sum sufficient t.
erect the new school building. H
moved that the committee be discharg
ed, and his motion prevailed.
MIR. Kirk, the clerk of the Schoc