Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1921-04-14
OPPORTUNITIES FOR
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Four Presented to City
School Board Last
Night
WILL DECIDE APRIL 20.
School Teachers Urge Speedy Action
on Proposition For Increase in Pay
Other Matters Presented.

/ a delegation Of school teachers las;
night appeared befCr" the city schocl
board at the regular meeting of Shai
body and urged prlmp: acton cn
Their request for an increase in salary
I 1t was stated by tae teachers to tn
board that city council had not YET
acted On this matter. Assurances wc""
given the teachers oy the members Of
the board that the schoo! trustees
we've unanimously il favor Of the pro
posed increase and would do every
thing in Their power to have speedy
action taken on the matter by council
\ delegation OF women of the city
represented ty Mrs. ,lorr;s l.. Ho,ncl
ana Mrs. H. B. CatGA together with
Mess.s. Julian y. Williams, Carrot;
Pierce ana Howard VI Smith from tht
cham3er of commerce presented a pa
per advocating three opportunities
Which would vitality inc:ease the et-
fic.ency of the public school system.
They follow:
No. l offered by Ii: Y. NJ. c. a., t.
place course Of physical education ii
the high school without COS: for IL
s:rpc:;on.
No. .. presented D. the state bear:
Of education in It's aficr OF $1,000 :.
year toward the salary CT a sapelv:-
soy CT education to be associated W.T.,
the psesent superintendent Of schools.
No. 8. of Introducing in the pubic
schools vocational training through
the acceptance Of state aid to,the eX-
ten: of two-th:rds of the cost fer in
s:ruction.
To the foregoing Howard w. Smith
suggested the addition of fourth op
porsunity, namely domestic science
This suggestion was unanimously
adopted oy the committee and includ-
cd in their request.
Mr.. Williams explained that the
chamber of commerce is earnestly in
te.asted in he pub!:c schools ana is
ready and anxious i Le!p in any way
TO advance Alexandria and make i :"
more desirable place in which to re-
side. He assured the beard for full co.
operation and development on the
part of that organization for the
schools. An address along the same
lines was made by Carroll Pierce.
Among other things he suggested the
schools were not getting their ful.
SHIRE of the c;ty's revenge, adding
that the schools and churches are thc
educational index O. city.
Remarks also we've made by Mrs
Horner, Mrs. Caton and Mr.. Smith
The BOARD has called meeting for
April 20 for the purpose of consider
ing these matters aid il is hope
at that time TO have TIE state superb
tendent Of public education present
to obtain his views cn the matters t
be acted en-.
The beard fixed upon June 1G, =
and. IS fer the annual summer clos
ing Of the public sc;lco!s.
Tne sum &C $3.50 was appropriated
towards the expense Of conducting a
six weeks summer schcoI. 1t was
also decided to send r. Clay
don, prircipal, to the anr.;a; meeting
Of sc!lcol principals which Will be held
in Charlottesville Apriis29. The ooarc
received an invitatio, 10 attend the
Iiexerc:Scs at the Parker-Gray schoo'
Sunday afternoon. A check for 500
was received from tie al,;mni OF
Hallcwell school to kelp Gefray ths
! expense of the purchase of curtains
for that school.
ne committee on Scn00i HouScs
and furniture was authorized 10 make
necessary improvements to toilets and
plumbing ii West End School a com
plant against teacher was referret
Ito the superintendent for investiga,
.;,tion. A number of bills were audited
/. approved and orderei paid. Other bus
mess Of routine nature also was dis
posed of.
/ Attending he meeting were DR.. S
B. Moore, chairman: and Messrs. +
S. Leadbeatsr, Charles E. Tennesson
Gilbert j. Cox. S. H. Lunt, Jane:
! Bayre, c. E. Dare, Calvert Ferry
(, Dr.. Llcwellyn Powell, Ashby Bla