The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1871-02-11
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Two schools, one white and one colored will com.
menee TINS week or early the next. More colored
schools would have been in operation, but there has
oeen great difficulty in procuring teachers for them
All the schools in this district are rapidly In ,reaspg
In the number of pupils, and the system is working
as wen ~ could be expected, in view of the difficult
ues incident to the season of hs year. and the lack
OF money which the clerk of one of the Boards OF
trustees, (whose letter shall transcribe in another
pais OF TINS communcation) informs me isa great
niu"etance 10 the progress of the work
TUCKAHoE TOWNSHIP.
School No. l. white at Harve, teachers. 67 schol-
ars, NO. z Is scholars and daily increasing. No. 3,
at Haryie, teachers Sc scholars in attendance and
increasing. No. s, at Harvie, 27 scholars. (No Not
gsen'' coored 80 scholars, probably increase to 45
In Mr. Moncure's letter, he makes the following
remarks upon the prospect, after giving the result
OF the number OF schools in actual ope alton cbool
NO o. not yet opened but expects to be in fe days
arrangements have been made for the starting of
TWO more coored schools as as teachers can be
procured hope you can furnish two or more COM
petent teachers to take charge of them The schools
no" IN operation are progressing finely and daily
growing into public notice and favor. L am often
appealed to, start more in other sections of the
district"
Mr. Hugh A. Watt, clerk of Fairfield Dis
trlct, writes me in relation TO my enquiries,
upon the subject as follows:
FAIRFIELD DISTRICT, HfNRIoo Co., Feb. 4, 1871
DR.. j. N POWELL Dear sir-In compliance with
yours OF the Sd inst you have herewith the infor-
yOu WISH. WOulu Telilaf X mere tnat L1e
Board have been greatly retarded in their operations
ior the want OF money (Which although the township
mas Zed levy for the purpose of building the
houses, pun ichasing school furniture, yet no money
has reached their hsnds) to purchase furniture make
repairs to houses and to obtain houses open the
schools in.
Yours respectfully,
HUaH A. WATT
One coored school is in opere tion in Fulton with an
attendance of from 20 to 2I scholars and on the in.
crease. Five SCI ool houses rented, and when the
necessary alterations and repairs can be made and
the furniture procured, have the teachers and
scholars ready to begin with. And two other dis
trcts In which, as yet they have not been able to
procure houses, but where they endeavoring to
do so. Tho township has been laid eff in districts,
and the remaining districts viii have the schools
openfd as soon as possible.
Yours,
HuGH A. WATT
Clerk Fairfield Township
regret to inform you that no school has been
opened in Varina Township, though steps are now
being taken to put several into operation, which
think will be done in week or two more
The people in this township did not seem to apprs-
oiate the Importance of the subject, and were re
luctant to vote approp iation by taxaton at the
time of the election. But think, If the thing were
to do over again, they would act dffsreatly. bet
ter feeling prevails among them now, ami from the
animation and interest evnced on the part of the
trustees, and other prominent citizens augur
favorable result in q very short time
am, air, your obedient servant,
j. N. POWELL
County Superintendent for Henrico county.