Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1914-07-03
cfTYSCHOO[B()ARD
MEETS last NIGHT.
All Present Teachers Sue
ceed Themselves by
Unanimous Votes.
SOME GET INCREASES
Two Hundred Children in Schools
During Last Session Over Those
Reported Previous Year.

The City School Board was IN ses-
son two hours and half last night.
yl the members were present.
Superintendent Sweeney submitted
synopsis of his yearly report in
which he showed that the attendance
upon the public schools had increased
over two hundred over the previous
year. The colored schools, however,
showed a falling off of four. He
stated further that there was every
reason to suppose that still further
increase Of applicants for admission
to the schools would be made next
year, and the matter of aceommoda-
tions would be problem to be met
1t was ordered that the committee
on school houses and furniture make
inquiries as to the feasibility of Sc
curing certain rooms in the old Pea
body School Building, northwest cor
ner of King and Alfred streets, to
be used temporarily, or until the new
high school building shall have been
erected.
1t was also made apparent that
additional teachers would be required
at the opening of the schools in Sep
tember.
There seemed to he decided pur-
pose on the part of some members of
the board to close the old Howell
A-55l 55ll buila::ir-s. Oh Toiie srleer, s,ri-s
joining Washington School, and,
should no other accommodations be
furnished the scholars who are taught
therein to turn them into the streets.
Attention was called to the fact that
the structure had been condemned by
three grand juries.
After some discussion it was de-
termined to refer the matter to the
committee on school houses and furn-
iture who will report at the August
meeting.
The, following increases in. salaries
were made: Stanley G. Blanton, of
the High School, $1,1DO instead of
$1,000; E. B. Prettyman, of the High
School, $1,000 instead of $3.50; NJ. N.
Fisher, Principal of Washington
School, S1,100.instead Of $1,000.
Ali the present teachers were cand-
idates for reelection, and they will
succeed themselves as follows: :
HIGH SCHOOL-LEE BUILDING.
Conrad Johnson, Prin., Math. =
Stanley G. Blanton, Latin and
French.
Miss kroes Ficklin, History
Miss l.. P. Hoffman, English.
T. H., Ficklin,' Arith., Eng. Gram.
Phys. Geog.
;E. B. Prettyman, Latin and Science
GRAMMAR SCHOOL-LEE BUILD.
ING.
Miss Mary Payne, 7th Grade.
Miss Reubie L. Broadus, 9Th.
Miss Fannie Smith.
Miss Bessie King. 5th.
Miss Elizabeth Grehan, 4th.
Miss Kathleen Watson, 4th.
Miss Oreon Bruce. 3rd,
Miss Nellie A. Payne, 3rd.
Miss Catherine Johnson. 2nd.
Miss Julia Demaine, End.
Miss Mamie Davis, 1st.
Miss. Susan Fawcett, 1st.
SUBSTITUTES-Miss Eddie Dick
ert, Miss Coralie Greenaway, Flors
f. Glasgow and Helen Blake.
GRAMMAR SCHOOLS-WASHING
TON SCHOOL. 2.2F D.
NJ, N. Fisher, Prin, 7th Grade. sa
Miss NJ. Angola Neyett, 9Th. tsc
Miss Anna SUMMERS. 9Th. cti
Mrs Cora L. Kelly, 5th.
Miss Mary E. Boutz, 18th. !,
Miss Mary F. Grieg. 9TH.
Miss Janet A.. Carter. 9TH.
Miss Leila Beattie. 3rd
Miss Virginia Roxbury, srd.
Miss Margaret Bashford, End.
Miss Bessie A. Marks. End.
Miss Stella Waters, 1st.
GRAMMAR GRADES-SNOWDE,
SCHOOL-John F. Parker, Prinicpa
r. D. Lyles, P. H. Lumpking, and F
A. Diggs.
GRAMMAR. GRADEs-HALLC